Panama · Guna Yala
Grandmother and star powers from the living Guna tradition.
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spirit · Guna / Panamanian
Grandmother Who Shapes Each Child
In Guna tradition Muu is a grandmother spirit who forms each child in the womb and governs birth. Guna chant traditions describe a spiritual journey to her realm in difficult childbirth; those chants remain the knowledge of specialists and are not reproduced here.
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spirit · Guna / Panamanian
The Morning Star Sister
In Guna storytelling Olowaili is linked with the morning star (Venus) and appears among the celestial siblings of the creation narratives. Guna Yala has also used her name for civic institutions.
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