Bienvenidos! In this section I am entering tséntsaks, both traditional Amazonian and Australian as well as those obtained in Europe, into the database.
The majority of entries are accessible to all Premium members, i.e. anyone who has undergone or is undergoing training in the conquest and use of tséntsaks. Only a limited number of entries, concerning tséntsaks – often deadly ones – whose use is difficult and risky even for the tséntsakero, are reserved for advanced students following an Amazonian curandery course. In general, however, I recommend that readers DO NOT use tséntsak that has any other use than ‘customary’ (see below) until you are taught in some meeting.
The name given in the index is the traditional name common in the Amazon, in Castilian or local languages. Only for lesser-known tséntsak, I have chosen to give the name translated into Italian (e.g. mantid). The traditional name refers to the aents of the saetilla or its pásuk. Non-traditional tséntsak are also named in Italian.
This is the name used by the Shuar when speaking in their own language. It is not necessarily a Shuar word, because the name can be of Shuar origin in whole or in part (e.g. payaso tséntsak) or belong to other local idioms if tséntsak originated in other populations.
How our Dream is written in our first name and how it is possible to know something about the Dream from the penultimate letter of the name. An esoteric tradition, never before widespread.
Describes the appearance of arrows. The terms arrow, saetilla, saeta and flecha are used interchangeably. Pupils may see the arrow differently, but - as explained in the courses - this usually depends on the impurity of the arrow, which - when pure - should have the appearance described here.
List the main powers of tséntsak.
Explains the effects of wáwek, i.e. negative intrusion, if any.
Explains how the tséntsak is used, how it is thrown and how it is drawn. 'Throwing or drawing in the usual way' or 'in the usual way' means the normal throwing and, respectively, chupada, taught in the basic tséntsak acquisition course.
When possible, you will also find a photo indicative of the appearance of the aents or, sometimes, the plant or animal from which the tséntsak comes. The abbreviation n.d. (undocumented), usually in the arrow or wáwek fields, indicates that the appearance of the arrow or respectively the effects of the wáwek are not certain or unambiguous.