Paws and Butterflies

From Mexico to the Amazon river there is a certain feeling for animals
and spirits and healing that revolves around big spotted cats and jungle
butterflies.
The jaguar is a
good hunter,
likes the water
and climbs trees
and runs in the
grass. It can help
a healer find an
elusive remedy.
For the spirit
world is a misty
and beautiful
jungle where
trees have magic,
and water speaks
and people get
confused.

Butterflies go to the secret places in the forest and appear now and then
to teach the living. Some say they are our ancestors. The snake guards
their spirit road.

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The Rainforest of the Amazon

Where the jaguars live, there is a dry season and a wet season. Snowy
mountains on the west feed a great river called the Amazon.
Trees block out the light from the forest floor and so it is rather bare with
twigs and soil. Trunks rise high into the upper air, like a canopy over a
bed. Eagles and sloths and butterflies know the sunshine and the clouds
but the other animals prowl in the shade.
Jungle vines called lianas droop over the paths and are tough and woody
and must be cut with machetes. Insects whir and trill. The river chuckles
quietly in its brown flood. Monkeys laugh and chatter. Parrots flash
scarlet as they fly.
People live along the shore, in thatched huts. They travel in wood canoes
and cast nets for the fish. Not the biting ones such as the piranha. Those
can kill a person.
Anaconda snakes slither in the water, large enough to wrap around you
and swallow you whole. Pink dolphins leap alongside your boat.
It is a dangerous and beautiful world.

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Jaguar Shamans
In the Amazon forest there are
tribes who have a mystical healer
and fighter. He can see energy
nobody else sees. He can see
where the deer hides and the
caiman lurks. He talks to the
plants. To him their spirits appear
as humans who peek out from
behind the trees.
Such healers need a protective
spirit, especially one in the form of
a cunning and powerful animal.
Jaguars are very popular.
These humans paint their faces with black rosettes, and sing songs to
bring a big cat near, and dance as if on four feet. They take the strong
medicines such as ayahuasca and see
visions. They dream of being cats on
the hunt. They observe taboos.
Jaguar teaches versatility, being able
to run, climb and swim. It brings
fierceness, patience, camouflage and
strength.
Jaguar defends its territory. Jaguar
coughs and growls and sends others
running in fright.
Jaguar lazes in the sunshine, flopped over on its back, with its belly fur
white and fluffy. Jaguar plays foolish and happy. Almost as silly as
monkeys.

Butterfly Teachers
When explorers reached the Amazon they were amazed by the incredible
giant butterflies who would gently sit on their arms and drink their
sweat. Beauty in exchange for salt.
Many tales involve the idea of dead people becoming butterflies for a
time, to watch over the living.

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The butterflies travel together like a bright cloud, and to humans below it
is as if they follow an invisible road.
To dream of walking along
this road in the air is lucky,
for it can bring you gifts of
Power. Of knowledge and
hope.
But every gift has its price.
The road is guarded by a
huge anaconda snake. Very
frightening. Dreamers had to
get past.
Jaguar power helped.

White Eagles and Black Jaguars

In olden days in Mexico people joined brotherhoods. The White Eagles
were of the day. The Black Jaguars were of the night.
The lord of the black cats was a god named The Smoking Mirror,
Tezcatlipoca. A master of sorcery. Dangerous.
The lord of the eagles was a god named
The Rainbow Serpent. The brother of
Tezcatlipoca. Standing for justice and crop
growth and all that was supportive and
steady and good.
You knew they would clash, right?
Tezcatlipoca raged over Mexico, supported
by priests, fed by many human sacrifices.
The Rainbow fled southeast into Yucatan
and became known as Quetzalcoatl, the
Flying Serpent.
And in the jungles the healers just revered
the ordinary jaguars as usual.

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I hope you enjoyed this brief look at two fascinating creatures and the
environment where they dwell.
Using this energy in your reiki
I suggest you imagine butterflies coming near and a jaguar looking at
you thoughtfully. The shamans use rattles and you could shake a can of
pebbles if you like. Think of hunting and finding what is awry with your
clients health. Think of being led by blue butterflies. Of being strong as a
jungle cat.
Think of a phrase to awaken these helpers in your mind.

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How to heal with this attunement

Just say aloud (name of system) once and let the energy flow through
your hands and heal as you usually do.
How to take down this attunement
Just say aloud I am now accepting the attunement to (name of system)
from (name of teacher) in a way that is good for my health and spirit. So
be it.
And relax for a few minutes. You may sense energy tingling in your
hands or warmth, or if you close your eyes and let your mind drift away,
you may see unusual pictures. It really doesnt matter. It works even if
nothing is sensed at all.
How to give this attunement
Just say aloud I now attune (name of student) to the energies of (name
of system) in a way that is good for both of us, in health and spirit. So be
it.
Or you can put the attunement in a chi ball of imagined energy and let
the student pull it down when convenient.
Best wishes and love and light,
Stewart

Disclaimer: This energy system is intended for relaxation and wellness

and spiritual growth, but people with medical problems should of course
continue to see their doctors and get medical advice from a professional

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