Tsentsak
are invisible pathogenic projectiles or magical darts utilized in indigenous and mestizo shamanic practices for the purposes of sorcery and healing.
Among the witches, as in effective sorcery anywhere, drug-taking is not random but functional. The witches drink natema because it opens the door to the spirit world and allows the witch to acquire his own pack of tsentsak.
The tsentsak are legion, shaped like figures from a psychedelic dream: giant butterflies, brilliant serpents, elephant-sized jaguars, and forms unknown to the world of man. In behavior they are something between a virus and a guided rocket.
By following certain procedures, a witch can obtain a force of tsentsak who will perch on his head and shoulders and cling to his arms, alert to do his bidding.
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