CROSSING OVER CEREMONY

The ancient Taino people perceived the transition of a human soul from the realm of the living to the realm of the dead as a journey to a symbolic land called CoayBay. This place was imaged as being the very womb of the Earth Mother AtaBey, the Cosmic Matriarch, from which all life had emerged and to which all life returned, and it was associated with a number of symbolic objects that represented that womb. Among these objects were specially designed clay…

Our Video Is Cited In 2018 Scholarly Research Project article by University Of Miami researcher Jorge Luis Morejón

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"As seen in the video El Cordon (2014), produced by Green Parrot

Productions and Miguel Sague, behíque of the…

Lokono culture spirituality and tradition …

Estudio con respecto a reptiles sagrados Robison Rosado. Para leer el documento haga clic en este enlace

The Pigorini Cemi is an extraordinary piece of Taino artistry that combines elements of native Taino, European and African culture in one intricately crafted object.

It is put together from Taino hand-woven cotton fabric (sarobey), native seashell beads, native seeds, as well as European glass beads, European wood and European…

Arima Born: Revealing the History of Arima and its Mission through the Catholic Church’s Baptismal Registers, 1820–1916

The Catholic Mission of Santa Rosa is something that helped to make Arima a distinctive town in Trinidad, accounting for nearly half of the Amerindian population of the colony in the 1800s. The baptismal registers of the Catholic Church in Arima, including…

This series of videos is a presentation of the Taino sacred creation narrative.…

A PRAYER TO THE TAINO DIVINITIES AND THE DEPARTED ANCESTORS

written in the Taino language using Taino script…

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The Four Sacred Directions

Jorge Estevez

These excerpts are derived from the contributions by Jorge Estevez to the online post…

Los behikes del CIRCULO ESPIRITUAL INDIGENA CANEY celebraron las ceremonias de Luna Llena y el Solsticio de Verano en comunidades alrededor del mundo este pasado mes de Junio 2019.

The behikes of the CANEY INDIGENOUS SPIRITUAL CIRCLE celebrated the Full Moon ceremony and Summer Solstice ceremony this past June in…

Los behikes del Circulo Caney se dedicaron a celebrar las dos ceremonias del mes de Mayo LA LUNA LLENA y SIRIK en locales de diferentes partes del mundo.

The behikes of the Caney Circle dedicated themselves to the celebration of the two ceremonies of the month of May, FULL MOON and SIRIK in localities all over the…

Los behikes del CIRCULO CANEY celebraron la ceremonia de Luna Llena en el mes de Abril  en varios sitios del mundo

The behikes of the CANEY CIRCLE celebrated the April Full Moon ceremony in various sites around the…

The traditional medicine wheel altar of the Caney Circle is isnpired by information acquired directly from the Spirit Realm by the Circle bohitius as part of bohitiu journey.

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On the weekend of March 23 and 24 2019 a number of the behikes of the Caney Indigenous Spiritual Circle participated in the annual Behike Retreat. The retreat was held at the community center and museum site of Yukayeke Manicato in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Important concepts were discussed and the behikes celebrated the March Full Moon and 2019 Spring Equinox Cenremonies.…

El gran estudioso de la cultura indo antillana, Sebastian Robiou Lamarche reconocio que los antiguos tainos idearon un enlace entre las energias del kasike (jefe) de la comunidad indigena y el resplandor dorado del sol. Tambien esa gente pensaron que esta relacion se extendia a la luz dorada del dia y el fulgor del cielo seco durante el tiempo despejado. Por…