▁bring ▁wealth ▁to ▁the ▁Amazon ian ▁Forest . ▁ ▁Their ▁complex ▁understanding ▁of ▁relationships ▁is ▁demonstrated ▁through ▁extensive ▁wed ding ▁rit uals ▁set ▁to ▁un ite ▁the ▁sp ouses ▁and ▁families ▁from ▁each ▁side . ▁“ Be coming ▁kin ” ▁and ▁establish ing ▁an ▁inten se ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁relationships ▁with ▁animals ▁and ▁plants ▁of ▁the ▁spirit ▁world . ▁To ▁become ▁a ▁re put able ▁h unter ▁of ▁sh aman , ▁men ▁contract ▁marriage - like ▁relationships ▁with ▁female ▁spirits ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁the ▁river . ▁The ▁spirit ▁women ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁are ▁called ▁s ach a ▁warm ig ura ▁and ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁called ▁y aku ▁warm ig ura . ▁A ▁stable ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁female ▁spirits ▁leads ▁to ▁fav ors ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁spirit ’ s ▁father ▁or ▁male ▁relative ▁who ▁are ▁protect ors ▁of ▁the ▁forest . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁ways ▁of ▁entering ▁the ▁spirit ▁world ▁and ▁this ▁ability ▁is ▁not ▁exclusive ▁to ▁men . ▁The ▁Nap o ▁run a ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁use ▁mountains , ▁wh irl po ols , ▁c aves , ▁and ▁large ▁rocks ▁as ▁doors ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁spirit ▁ ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁spiritual ▁experiences ▁and ▁understanding ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁through ▁every day ▁rit uals ▁such ▁as ▁story t elling ▁or ▁singing . ▁R una ▁myth ology ▁stories ▁include ▁the ▁former ▁lives ▁of ▁plants , ▁birds , ▁animals , ▁and ▁in animate ▁objects ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁accounts ▁of ▁spirit ▁protect ors ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁and