Makåna illustrated by Raph Unpingco.
Ancient Guam: Religion

Animism

Ancient religious philosophy. Animism is the belief that everything in nature – living and non-living – contains a spirit or soul. In ancient CHamoru society,

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Ancient Guam Era

Aniti: Spirit

Aniti is the ancient CHamoru word which meant spirit. In its contemporary use, it has evolved to mean evil spirit or demon though some people

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Ancient Village Scene
Ancient Guam Era

Taotaomo’na

Taotaomo’na, the people of before, refers to ancestral spirits that inhabited the earth along with the living. Ancient Chamorros/CHamorus believed the world around them was

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