AYAHUASCA AND ITS PHENOMENOLOGY
The presence of the Puma:
The apparent revolutions of the Sun correlate with seasonal and evolutionary cycles. If the Condor (or the eagle) is the living metaphor of the diurnal sun and of the sky, the Puma is, in the indigenous imaginary, the 'sun of the night' and of the earth. After setting, the Sun enters the mysteries of the night and of the earth, in the form of the Puma. As an earthly transducer of the solar force, it is associated with fire and with the force of volcanoes, just as the condor or the eagle is to the force of thunder. The Puma illuminates caves and abysses, lights the trails of forests, valleys and mountains. To hear its roar, to see the Puma, signals the advent of courage and strength, but equally announces spiritual challenges, the secret struggles taking place within hearts; universal source of strength and energy, power and night vision, intuition and superior talent, fearless and fierce, the Puma vitalizes the secret world of caves — it brings the power of transformation, the strength of Mariri.
To find new trails, discover the patterns, move through the night with safety and without fear, are attributes of the Puma. Victorious, the strength of the Sun brings confidence, ponderation, freedom, determination and intuition.