Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees - (For historical purposes only)
From a book compiled in 1898 of spells and formulas collected from actual Cherokee Shamans.
Below is the original table of contents. Obviously, it can be difficult to grasp the meaning of some titles. For example, the "formula" that is called "To make children jump down" is meant to aid childbirth.
How the formulas were obtained
The A`yuninï (Swimmer) manuscript
The Gatigwanastï (Belt) manuscript
The Inâlï (Black Fox) manuscript
The Kanâhe'ta Ani-Tsa'lagï Etï or Ancient Cherokee Formulas
Character of the formulas--the Cherokee religion
Myth of the origin of disease and medicine
Theory of disease--animals, ghosts, witches
Medical practice--theory of resemblances--fasting--tabu--seclusion--women
Illustration of the gakûnta or tabu
Neglect of sanitary regulations
The sweat bath--bleeding--rubbing--bathing
Opposition of shamans to white physicians
The ugista'`tï or pay of the shaman
Ceremonies for gathering plants and preparing medicine
The Cherokee gods and their abiding places
To treat the crippler (rheumatism)--from Gahuni
Second formula for the crippler--from Gahuni
Song and prescription for snake bites--from Gahuni
When something is causing something to eat them--Gahuni
Second formula for the same disease--A`wanita
For moving pains in the teeth (neuralgia?)--Gatigwanasti
Song and prayer for the great chill--A`yûnini
To make children jump down -- (A`yûnini and Takwatihi)
Song and prayer for the black yellowness (biliousness)--A`yûnini
To treat for ordeal diseases (witchcraft)-A`yûnini
To shoot dwellers in the wilderness---A`wanita
For catching large fish--A`yûnini
Concerning living humanity--Gatigwanasti
For going to water--Gatigwanasti
Yûnwehi song for painting--Gatigwanasti
Song and prayer to fix the affections--A`yûnini
To separate lovers--A`yûnini 381 Song and prayer to fix the affections--Gatigwanasti
Miscellaneous 384 To shorten a night goer on this side--A`yûnini
To find lost articles--Gatigwanasti
To frighten away a storm--A`yûnini
