The Roman shield of state
Pocket-sized and wrathful Eastern guardians
Ancestral and animal guardians of the Pacific and Americas
Invisible celestial bodyguards
007skaty The Feathered Serpent's Shield
A grid of gold and pearls on his sacred shield, With tiny golden frogs where his power is revealed.
007skaty Drag the protective light to learn how divine guidance shields us from harm.
007skaty Deified ancestors manifested as the mano, establishing a sacred bond of mutual care and divine protection between Hawaiian families and sharks.
Which marine animal is one of the most famous physical forms taken by a Hawaiian ʻaumakua?
What is the Hawaiian word for a family guardian spirit that is a deified ancestor?
007skaty Active spiritual protection in Hawaii requires humans to heed these silent warning signs.
According to Hawaiian oral history, what does it mean when a pueo flies repeatedly across your path?
What is the Hawaiian name for the native short-eared owl often revered as an ʻaumakua?
Shark protection laws: Hawaii was the first US state to ban the shark fin trade, partly influenced by deep cultural respect for the shark as an ʻaumakua.
In Mesoamerican tradition, what is the term for the personal animal spirit that shares a human's soul and destiny?
How is a person's specific nagual traditionally determined in southern Mexican cultures?
A natural object or animal believed by a particular society to have spiritual significance and serve as an emblem. Native clans of the American Northwest carve these animal protectors onto cedar poles to display family lineage.
Which feathered serpent deity was the patron protector of priests and artists in Aztec mythology?
What did the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl protect and govern to help humans organize their lives?