Tupi · No. 075
Pajé in Trance with the Enchanted
Inspired by: The role of pajés and healers who communicate with spirits, and the maracá as a sacred instrument.
When he dances, the forest spirits dance with him.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 2250
- DEF
- 2100
- Level
- 6
- Type
- Spellcaster
- Element
- Light
- Constellations
- Sun · Fox
The myth
Among many Indigenous peoples, the pajé is the one who communicates with the spirit world through songs, dances, dreams and trance, in order to heal, advise and protect the community. In the sixteenth century the chronicler Hans Staden described how the Tupinambá held great respect for maracás, rattles consecrated by pajés. In the caboclo pajelança of the Amazon and Maranhão, healers receive the encantados in trance. These are sacred, living rites, with rules of their own in each people and community. The card is a MYTHENOR creation honoring that role, without reproducing any real ceremony.
Why it has this power
A level 6 rare, fusion only: Pajé of the New-Moon Herbs plus any Spirit. It rises from ATK 1000 to ATK 2250, with DEF 2100. It shifts to the light element, the presence of the encantados. Sun and Fox are the light of the encounter and wisdom. It is the region's strongest Spellcaster.
Did you know
According to Staden, each person had their own maracá, kept with care after it was consecrated.
Connections
- Born from the fusion of: Pajé of the New-Moon Herbs + Spirit
Where to get it
- Born from the fusion of: Pajé of the New-Moon Herbs + Spirit
- It never joins the collection: you summon it mid-duel, by fusion or ritual.
Sources
- Maracá — Wikipédia
- Pajelança — Wikipédia
- A religião dos Tupinambás e suas relações com a das demais tribos tupi-guaranis — Alfred Métraux