Nagual
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In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual or nahual is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart. Nagualism is tied to the belief one can access power and spiritu
The Nahuals described in the Borgia Codex, metamorphic creatures capable of changing their physical form into any other animal form or even into human forms at will.
A pre-Columbian Chatino stela possibly depicting a nagual transforming into a jaguar. His name is inscribed in Zapotec glyphs on his abdomen and translates to "Five Alligator".
Tonal (mythology)
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Tonal is a concept within the study of Mesoamerican religion, cosmology, folklore, and anthropology. It is a belief found in many indigenous Mesoamerican cultures that a person upon being born acquire
Nagual
…to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart. Nagualism is tied to the belief one can access power and spiritual insight by connecting with the tonal animal within. The word nagual derives from the Nahuatl word nāhualli , an indigenous religious practitioner, identified by the Spanish as a 'magician…
Sculpture known as “Señor de Las Limas”, Archaeological Museum of Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico