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Jaguar, Power Animal, Symbol of Solitary Path, eclaiming Power, Sha!e shifting, Psychic "ision
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Jaguar, Power Animal, Symbol of Solitary Path, eclaiming Po wer, wer, Sha!e shifting, Psychic "ision
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#he Jaguar0s me%icine inclu%es seeing the roa%s within chaos an% un%erstan%ing the !atterns of chaos, mo1ing without fear in the %arkness, mo1ing in unknown !laces, sha!e shifting, !sychic 1ision, facilitating soul work, em!owering oneself, reclaiming !ower2
#he -lack Jaguar0s me%icine inclu%es the same as jaguar but in a%%ition kee!er of the circular time continuum, gatekee!er to the unkno wable2
#he South American name for jaguar, 0jaguara0 is translate% as 0carni1ore that o1ercomes !rey with a single boun%20 there is an .n%ian legen% that says the jaguar came by its beautiful s!otte% coat by %abbing mu% on its bo%y with its !a ws2 #hese s!ots easily hol% the jaguar a!art from other big cats2 /hat also hol%s them a!art from other big cats is the fact that they are unri1alle%2 #here are no other !re%ators that can com!ete with this !owerful cat2 #hose with this !ower animal generally make brilliant lea%ers an% %i!lomats2
Accor%ing to 3ayan beliefs, the journey of the sun across the sky an% the %arkness of night re!resente% the infinite journey of human consciousness an% its transformations2 #he mi%%ay sun0s !osition was com!are% to the 4agle, flying high in the sky, to then !lunge below the hori5on, just as we !lunge into the %ark to face our s!iritual challenges an% to be transforme%2 #he hi%%en sun was sai% to be Jaguar, whose s!otte% skin re!resents the stars glittering6shining in the night sky2 7ence it was calle% the 8Jaguar Sun28 Jaguar is the earth father, hol%ing the authority o1er the sacre% !ower of an% in the earth, an% the animals who li1e u!on it2 #he force that li1es within the mountains, gi1ing them their 1olcanic an% transformati1e !ower, is the same un%erworl% source of energy an% !ower containe% within the Jaguar Sun2 #he 3ayan wor% for Jaguar is .X an% it is !ronounce% 0eesh02
Similarly to the tiger, this solitary hunter stalks silently an% !atiently, to then strike with lightning s!ee%2 #his symbolises the im!ortance of knowing when it0s best to take the solitary !ath in stalking one0s own %reams2 9or the nati1e !eo!le of the rainforests, e1erything contains the essence of the Jaguar2
Jaguar, Leo!ar%s an% Panthers are 1ery ancient an% !owerful !ower animals6totems2 #hey embo%y aggressi1eness an% !ower, but without the influence of solar energy2 -lack Panther0s !ower is lunar &moon2 Peo!le with a Jaguar, Panther or Leo!ar% me%icine ha1e the ability to multi:task2 #hey ten% to be loners an% are 1ery comfortable with themsel1es2 ;ften they are %rawn to other solitary !eo!le2
.f this is your !ower animal, you must learn to !ace your work : in all as!ects of your life : an% not !ush too har%2 /omen who ha1e Jaguar, Panther or Leo!ar% totems often bring their chil%ren u! alone, whether it be through %i1orce or just circumstances in their li1es2
4ither sex hol%ing this !ower animal ha1e the !otential to %e1elo! clairau%ience, the ability to hear communications from other forms of life or %imensions an% shoul% trust their thoughts an% inner 1isions as they are base% in reality2
Jaguars ha1e huge !aws an% a broa% hea% with mighty strong jaws2 #hey often kill their 1ictim by !iercing the skull with one ra!i% bite2 #he jaguar growls, snarls an% makes %ee! grunts : it %oes not roar like a lion2 Peo!le with this !ower animal generally !ossess a goo% comman% of language, although their wor%s can ha1e a ten%ency to cut, tear an% shre% others a!art2 Learning correct communication skills is of foremost im!ortance for these !eo!le2
#he jaguar0s !owerful bo%y is ca!able of taking them hun%re%s of miles in the search for foo%2 #hey are agile climbers2 #hey teach us ho w to fulfil goals6%reams through !liability an% stea%fastness2
Jaguars are at home in the %ark with their excellent night 1ision2 #hey mo1e fearlessly, whether night or %ay, teaching us how to trust our !ersonal instincts2 Latent !sychic sight may be stirre% in those with this !ower animal2
#he jaguars !referre% habitat is usually swam! an% woo%e% regions, although they are also able to li1e in scrublan%s an% %eserts2 Jaguars li1e in ca1es an% canyons close to fresh water2 .n mythology ca1es are linke% with retreat an% isolation, a !lace to go to ai% soul work2 /ater is linke% with the emotional bo%y of humans2 /hen the jaguar boun%s into your reality it is asking you to go within, to release your fears, to heal your emotions an% to awaken your inner sight2 /hen you come out of retreat the jaguar will be there awaiting you2 .f you choose to follow his lea%, he will gui%e you into the un%erworl% where the secrets of life an% creation are to be foun%2
Jaguar Symbolism JaguarJaguar &Panther6Leo!ar%
#he main focus of this entry will be the jaguar, but it shoul% be note% that the black !anther is actually the same s!ecies as the jaguar2 #he black coat is sim!ly a color 1ariation2 Jaguar is a
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As for the mythology an% legen%s, the jaguar was seen as a go% in Peru, 3exico, an% $uatemala, in !re:?olumbian America2 #he 3ayans, A5tecs, an% .nca all worshi!e% the jaguar in some form2 .n the !antheon, the jaguar go% was secon% only to the snake go% in religious im!ortance2 At the #em!le of the Jaguar at ?hichen .t5a, the king ha% to walk beneath a frie5e of a !rocession of jaguars %uring his coronation ceremony2
.n 3ayan mythology, the jaguar was seen as the ruler of the @n%erworl%, an% as such, a symbol of the night sun an% %arkness2 #here were 3ayan !riests calle% -alam who officiate% at only the most im!ortant ceremonies2 Along with the A5tecs an% 3ayans, the .nca also built tem!les to the jaguar2
#he jaguar is re!resentati1e of !ower, ferocity, an% 1alor he is the embo%iment of aggressi1eness2 9or some, the jaguar re!resents the !ower to face oneBs fears, or to confront oneBs enemies2 7owe1er, they are also associate% with 1ision, which means both their ability to see %uring the night an% to look into the %ark !arts of the human heart2 #he jaguar often warns of %isaster, he %oes not offer any reassurance2 Along with !hysical 1ision, jaguars are also associate% with !r escience an% the foreknowle%ge of things to come2 ?ats ha1e binocular 1ision, meaning each eye can work by itself, which !ro1i%es them with better %e!th !erce!tion2 #his gi1es more e1i%ence to their connection with 1ision an% foresight2
#he jaguar, s!ecifically !anther, is linke% to the oman go% -acchus &$reek Cionysus2 -acchus was su!!ose%ly nurse% by !anthers, an% in some %e!ictions he is ri%ing a chariot !ulle% by the large cats2 -acchus is often thought of as the go% of wine an% mirth, but he is strongly linke% to the unleashing of %esires2 So, the !anther, too, is a symbol of subconscious urges an% abilities2 #his is something the A5tecs an% 3ayans also ha% a notion of2 -oth !eo!les s!oke an% taught about the !ower of becoming half: jaguar an% half:human, because a !erson who can %o this can be ri% of all of his cultural restrictions an% inhibitions2 .n other wor%s, he can finally act u!on his hi%%en %esires2
#he Jaguar #otem
#he me%icine that we learn from Jaguar as a totem is of integrity an% im!eccability2 #he s!irit of this sacre% cat eats away at the unclean as!ects of human beha1ior2 -rother Jaguar teaches us the !unishments of our ina!!ro!riate beha1ior towar% our fellow humans an% other creatures of 3other 4arth2 7e will also offer rewar%s of goo% me%icine to those of us who walk in their !ersonal integrity while walking in an im!eccable manner in our journey through this lifetime2
.f you fin% that the totem of Jaguar is entering into your %ream worl% or your real worl% it might be rewar%ing you for u!hol%ing your integrity in a situation where you coul% ha1e abuse% your authority2 Dou might ha1e chosen to not be self:ser1ing in a situation or you might ha1e %eci%e% not to be ju%gmental against another !erson2 Perha!s you were kin% to someone while others were cruel or !erforme% a goo% %ee% when it was not ex!ecte%2 .f you are hearing the roar of Jaguar %ue to rewar%s for goo% beha1ior let yourself be fille% with well being an% continue to ser1e your fellow humans with com!assion an% the integrity of an o!en heart2
;./@CEEF #he Jaguar #otem
A ?lose "iew of a ?a!ti1e Jaguar, Panthera ;nca -uy #his All!osters2com
-rother Jaguar remin%s us to not wai1er in our resol1es to be our own !ersonal best at all times2 #o remember to maintain our %ignity, %e1otion, an% com!assion no matter what contrary influences surroun% us is another lesson we learn from the totem s!irit of Jaguar2 #he totem of Jaguar teaches us that !ersonal integrity will always allow for mistakes, embraces forgi1eness, an% to humbly make corrections of self to kee! a balance in our s!irit2
#he 3ayan !eo!les belie1e% that the totem of Skygo% was Jaguar an% e1en after the %eath of this go%:like being that Jaguar woul% roam the %reams of the 3aya an% their !riests looking for %ishonorable beha1ior2
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