Tonight, the Monster Lore Team explores the darkest rain forests in search of the darkest shaman of the Amazon basin, the Kanaima. These black sorcerers often appear in jaguar form. Are they men, monsters, or both. This one gets darker than dark, so buckle up.

References:

The two Primary Sources:

Dark Shamans Kanaima and the Poetics of Violent Death - Neil L. Whitehead | Hikikomori Feral - Academia.edu

https://www.academia.edu/49284713/Dark_Shamans_Kanaima_and_the_Poetics_of_Violent_Death_Neil_L_Whitehead

Taryl Janick’s A return to dark shamans: kanaima & the cosmology of threat. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Other references:

Shapori & Irariwë & Hekura spirits: Shamanic Battleground: Magic, Sorcery, and Warrior Shamanism in Venezuela | Zeljko Jokic - Academia.edu

https://www.academia.edu/16340376/Shamanic_Battleground_Magic_Sorcery_and_Warrior_Shamanism_in_Venezuela

Tiger shapeshifters: Penard, Frederick Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. De menschetende Aanbidders der Zonneslang. 3 vols. Paramaribo: H. B. Heyde, 1907.

Therianthropes & ayahuasca visions: Hancock, G. (2007). Supernatural: meetings with the ancient teachers of mankind. The Disinformation Company

Oh, Oh, Oh No!!! Join us for this very special Christmas ruination special as MOZ digs Krampus out by the roots so we can get to the heart of the lore surrounding this most foul fiend, the still beating heart of a demon that may be lurking in the shadows outside your window as you listen along with the Monster Lore Tour.

Meet Stu, ex-soldier and military intelligence who, when freshly back from the battlefield, stared into the eyes of a Chindi and traveled through the abyss he glimpsed therein to find the light on the other side. You might want to bring a friend. This ride is gonna get scary.

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