Peregrinacion a Wirikuta, February 2

A peyote hunt with blessings and rites for the god of the desert springs. This is a ritual event with ceremony performed for the collecting of peyote, a small hallucinogenic cactus. Peyote is revered to have great curative powers bringing luck, long life, protection, and connects its users to their spirit world. The ritual begins with blessings and homage to the god of the springs with votive offerings. There is fire, which represents their grandfather, Tatewari, and an evening of storytelling around the fire. Finally, there is sleep. At sunrise the fire is stoked and a final ritual of circling the fire to say goodbye to the Tatewari is performed, after which the hunting of peyote begins. Later the harvested peyote is processed and sampled. These slides document the traditions and rituals associated with this event.

These slides are housed in LSF Container C.

A descriptive narrative of these slides is found on audiocassette #2 side A, which is housed in LSF Container RR.