I'm curious about skinwalkers, water babies, and other Native American entities. Please share what you can about them. Are they good, bad, or what?
2007-01-18 04:40:12 · 8 answers · asked by cutie_cutie_74 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
are they only a part of Navajo culture?
2007-01-19 08:44:04 · update #1
According to Native American spiritual belief a skinwalker is someone (usually a shaman or medicin man) that can change their shape into that of an animal, usually one or more of the sacred power animals (usually owl, crow, raven, wolf, fox or coyote although they can and do assume other shapes as well.)
2007-01-18 05:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Skinwalker is a shape shifter that is mostly seen in Native American lore. A skinwalker can be either male or female, more usually men though. They gain this power through some initiation into witchery way. They are mostly seen as mutated versions of an animal. Also, it is believe meeting eyes with a skinwalker would allow the skinwalker to absorb themselves into your body. They have the power to read human thoughts and also can make any human or animal noise which can prove fatal as they can lure you by the sound of a relative. Hope that helps.
2016-05-24 03:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A skin-walker is a person who can travel in the skin of an animal. It has to do with Navajo witchcraft. While they can't be detected by humans, animals can see through the skin-walkers disquise.
The word for skinwalker in Navajo is "yee nadlooshii" and means "walk/travel like an animal" . It is to be avoided, as it is not a kind creature.
2007-01-18 04:49:36 · answer #3 · answered by firey_cowgirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Skinwalker is a kind of witch in Navajo lore. Look up Tony Hillerman's works. Very good novels with Navajo mythology woven in.
2007-01-18 05:30:24 · answer #4 · answered by drpjergei 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A skinwalker was a being that could change into another creature. Typically signified in traditional dances by individuals wearing animal skins taking the persona of the creature, trying to take up the spirit of the creature.
2007-01-18 04:49:53 · answer #5 · answered by niakbor 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Carlos Casteneda studied "sorcery" with a Yaqui medicine man.
Don Juan said that there is a point on our spirit. And when one can control the position of that point, one can take on other forms.
Don Juans version of sorcery was more refined that that of the past. Not playing around with every little thing, but realizing our
spirits have great power.
2007-01-18 10:19:09 · answer #6 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its a form of lice known as the dust mite
2007-01-18 06:13:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a streaker :)
2007-01-18 04:48:18 · answer #8 · answered by myangel_101211 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋