🦇 Honoring the Shadow and the Sacred Ancestral Echoes In Taíno tradition — the Indigenous lineage of Borikén (Puerto Rico) and the Caribbean — the bat is a revered messenger. Bats dwell in sacred caves, portals to the spirit world where the souls of the departed reside. When dusk falls, they emerge to feast on guava, a fruit believed to nourish the spirits of the dead. To the Taíno, the bat was a bridge between life and death, a keeper of the underworld’s wisdom, and a guide

Day 8 – From Survival to Communion As the moon wanes in Leo, her fire dims just enough for us to listen. This is the time when the body softens, when we stop running and begin receiving. The Taíno Behique — the healer and medicine keeper of Borikén — knew this balance well. Their plant allies were more than remedies; they were relationships. Every leaf had a song, every root a spirit, every flower a story of survival. 🌿 The Ancient Pharmacy of the Earth Cassava fed the peop