Animal Companions
Each person has an animal spirit companion (nawal) that shares their fate.
Every person has a nawal, an animal spirit companion whose fate is linked to theirs. What happens to the nawal affects the person, and vice versa. Shamans can identify a person's nawal and provide guidance on maintaining this vital relationship.
Your nawal walks beside you; protect it, and it protects you.
The nawal concept connects human fate intimately with the animal world.
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