Urban Legend

Skinwalker

This skin walker  legend comes from Native Americans. The term "yee naaldooshii" which means "with it, he goes on all fours". A skin walker is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. For the Navajo People, witchcraft is just another part of their spirituality and one of the "ways" of their lives. Witchcraft has long been part of their culture, history, and tradition. Witches exist alongside humans, and are not supernatural. Often skinwalkers are claimed as a medicine man or which who has the highest power in the tribe. These people who have such power use it to their advantage of the power of evil by taking the form of an animal to inflict pain and suffering on others. To become a skinwalker it requires the most evil of deeds, such as the killing of a close family member. These are often called evil witches to Native Americans. As a child, I was told that they disguise themselves as the form of a coyote, owl, fox, or crow. Although they have the ability to turn into any animal or human they please. It's terrifying to think if someone you know may be one. You can't trust anyone. This creature is extremely dangerous and terrifying to Native Americans. They walk freely among the tribe during the day and secretly transform under the cover of night. The skinwalkers are able to take possession of the bodies of human victims if a person locks eyes with them. These evil witches do their practices in dark caves or secluded places to to initiate new members, plot their activities, harm people from a distance with black magic, and perform dark ceremonial rites. These ceremonies are similar to other tribal affairs, including dancing, feasts, rituals, and sand-painting. Skinwalkers also have other powers including reading others’ minds, controlling their thoughts and behavior, causing disease and illness, destroying property, and even death. Those who have talked of their encounters with these evil beings describe a number of ways to know if a skinwalker is near. They make sounds around homes, such as knocking on windows, banging on walls, and scraping noises on the roof. On some occasions, they have been spied peering through windows. More often, they appear in front of vehicles in hopes of causing a serious accident. These creatures are extremely serious and nothing you should joke around about. Native Americans are not suppose to speak of these creatures or witches. There so, this is all the information I can provide.