This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...From afar thou wilt raise thy arrows whence come the clouds. With them wilt thou put to flight the sickness. Thou wilt send us succor, that this invalid soon again may behold and feel himself well. No evil must come upon him. Thou wilt repel the sickness with the health of thy chimal, which is thy face, round about ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...From afar thou wilt raise thy arrows whence come the clouds. With them wilt thou put to flight the sickness. Thou wilt send us succor, that this invalid soon again may behold and feel himself well. No evil must come upon him. Thou wilt repel the sickness with the health of thy chimal, which is thy face, round about beneath thy heavens to east, north, west and south. With this formula thou wilt pardon me, who am thy son. Hail! my Father, my Mother, my Morning Star. 20. TO CURE ONE ON POINT OF DEATH adiu's naparinsir'sBidat inci'u'k To God, that thou art my Guide, my Morning' Star, gacko"kdara that sickness. hidick6'ok-am this sick one. nic.umatut thee cause to know h6gia only na'parin.6-k naparinsu'sBidat that thou art my Father, that thou art my Guide, inci'u'k konkidiospdcumbi'ak'a my Morning Star. With which God thee will sympathize. NOTE This is the last resort of the shaman, recited when the patient is nearly on point of death. The accompanying treatment is the same as for the other prayers. TRANSLATION Hail! thou who art my Guide, my Morning Star and my Father who art seated in the seven beautiful heavens. Thence thou watchest us and reachest unto us thy hand and thy foot that we may be held in them and go beholding these few days in this world where thou didst leave us. In darkness we grope for we are vile and with our filthiness do we obstruct ourselves. The heat must take itself hence that this invalid may recover. With these few words do we beg thy forgiveness. Thou wilt repel the heat with thy arrows and with thy chimales. Do not look askance. Thou must reach unto us thy hand that we may be gathered into it in all hours. Then will no evil befall us. With all manner of cold will our Lady purify us. Then will this invalid recover. So be it. Wit...
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Add this copy of Tepecano Prayers... to cart. $44.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Nabu Press.
