THE FLOOD

by Jose Benitez Sanchez

The Flood brings about the change from the first to the second world.

As the floodwaters retreat, Takutsi Nakawe, Grandmother Growth with her feather wand and her cane, spreads calm, preparing the rain and seeds to spring forth in the new world.

Watácame, the first man, transforms into the sacred maize, peyote and deer, becoming Kauymarie, the Older Brother Deer the interpreter, who stands here with Tatewari, the Fire god and first shaman, also in the form of a deer.