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jaguar: (n) (Tupi, jaguara) (1) Described as a “leopard on steroids,” the jaguar is the largest of the cats of the New World. PGO (2) This regal feline became a symbol of authority and one's prowess in hunting and battle, as well as an integral part of mythology and a powerful spirit companion for shamans, who often associate the jaguar as a nagual, which will protect the shaman from evil spirits and when they move between the earth and the spirit realm. In order for the shaman to combat whatever evil forces may be maligning him, or those who rely on the shaman for protection, it is necessary for the shaman to transform himself and crossover to the spirit realm. The jaguar is often chosen as a nagual because of its strength, for it is necessary that the shaman dominate the spirits, in the same way as a predator dominates its prey. The jaguar is said to possess the transient ability of moving between worlds because of its comfort in the trees and the water, their ability to hunt as well in the nighttime as in the daytime, and their habit of sleeping in caves, places often associated with the deceased ancestors. (See, mallquis.) The concept of the transformation of the shaman is well documented in Mesoamerica and South America, and is demonstrated through the prominence of the runauturuncu, and other sculpture illustrating jaguar transformation. EWO (3) Some teachers of Inca shamanism use the jaguar as the archetype of the kaypacha. Others place it on an Inca medicine wheel. PGO (See, puma.)
jaladores: (Span.) (n) Literally, pullers; they pull anima into a crystal in dreamtime. JLH
jallalla: See, hayllalla.
jampi: (n) See, hampi.
jampiri: See, hampiri.
jampiy: See, hampichiy.
jap'eqay: (v) Keep in mind; to keep (something); to learn; to seize the heart; to make sick; to understand; to be sick due to Pachamama. RS
japu: See, hapu.
jatun: See, hatun.
jenin-yushinbaon carcel (Amaz, sp): (n) A prison (carcel in Spanish) of aquatic souls entered through the mouth of a huge anaconda and found in its abdomen. Shamans willling to rescue the souls of patients stolen by aquatic spirits have to enter this place through the mouth of the anaconda. Entering the body of an anaconda through its mouth is a common theme in Shipibo mythology (sp). AYV
Jenin-Yushinbaon Carcel. Those who wish to enter arrive by boat (right), leaving it to be
received by the guardians standing in the animal's mouth. One cannot enter from above,
where it has various well-situated radars. Note the yakuruna eating a fish in the lower left
corner. A detail from a painting by vegetalista Pablo Amaringo of one of his visions. AYV
jergón (Amaz): (n) A poisonous snake of the Amazon basin. AYV
jergón-sacha: (n) (Dracontium peruvianum, [also found references to it as D. longpipes, and D. loretensi] - PGO] ) has long been used by indigenous tribes to treat snakebites in the Amazon region, especially bites from the genus Bothrops. The mottled appearance of the plant looks similar to these types of snakes. To treat these bites, a cold-brewed tea is made from chopped up roots and is consumed. As well, chopped root is placed against the bite and changed periodically. A similar treatment is used by some tribes to treat spider bites, stingray wounds, and wounds from poison arrows infused with poisons taken from animals like frogs. In Peruvian natural herbal medicine, it is used as a natural remedy for gastrointestinal problems, hand tremors, HIV / AIDS, cancer, and to enhance general immune strength. WELF
josho oni (Panoan): (n) White ayahuasca, one of three kinds of ayahuasca distinguished by the Shipibo according to color. (See, oni.)
journey (Eng): (n) The ecstatic flight of the shaman; the taking of one’s consciousness and luminous body into non-ordinary reality, into the unknown, the nagual. This is often done to acquire information, to effect distance healing, or for pleasure. PGO
jucha: See, hucha.