How Indigenous Peoples Knew the Eternal God
The conception of a supreme deity among the indigenous peoples of the Americas did not arise as a copy of European monotheism, but as a philosophical response to the mystery of existence. While Abrahamic religions erected the image of a personal, moralizing, and personified "God the Father," Amerindian cosmologies conceived the Absolute in an abstract manner: as the primordial matrix of energy, language, and the equilibrium of the cosmos. To understand how different civilizations of the continent developed this idea, it is necessary to analyze how this Single Principle unfolded in their respective cultures: The Creator Principle * Yamandú (Guarani) — The Primordial Light and Word: For the Guarani, the Absolute is Yamandú (or Nhamandú). He has no physical form or image; he is conceived as pure energy that emerged through self-generation from nothingness (Pitũ Ypy). Before creating matter, Yamandú conceived sacred language (Ayvu), spiritual love (Mborayu), and song. He is t...
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