Editing Cherokee spiritual beliefs (section)

==Evil==

Traditionally there is no universal evil spirit in Cherokee theology.

An Asgina (ᎠᏍᎩᎾ) is any sort of spirit, but it is usually considered to be a malevolent one.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kilpatrick |first=Jack Frederick |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |title=The Wahnenauhi Manuscript: Historical Sketches of the Cherokee |year=1966 }} pages 185</ref>

Kalona Ayeliski (ᎪᎳᏅ ᎠᏰᎵᏍᎩ "[[Raven Mocker]]s") are spirits who prey on the souls of the dying and torment their victims until they die, after which they eat the hearts of their victims. Kalona Ayeliski are invisible, except to a medicine man, and the only way to protect a potential victim is to have a [[medicine man]] who knows how to drive Kalona Ayeliski off, since they are scared of him.<ref>Jack Frederick Kilpatrick. The Wahnenauhi Manuscript: Historical Sketches of the Cherokee. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1966</ref>

U'tlun'ta (ᎤᏢᏔ "[[Spearfinger]]") is a monster and witch said to live along the eastern side of [[Tennessee]] and western part of [[North Carolina]]. She has a sharp forefinger on her right hand, which resembles a [[spear]] or [[obsidian]] knife, which she uses to cut her victims. Her mouth is stained with blood from the [[liver]]s she has eaten.<ref name=Tennessee>{{cite web| title=Native Americans: Story-Tellers Myth-keepers and the Story-Telling Tradition| url=http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/myth/nativeamericans.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528123725/http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/exhibits/myth/nativeamericans.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=May 28, 2010| work=Tennessee Myths and Legends| publisher=Tennessee State Library and Archives| access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref><ref name=Supernatural>{{cite web| title=Supernatural Beings: Utlunta (Spearfinger)| url=http://www.tc.umn.edu/~wetz0025/tsalagi/pantheon/nonhuman/| work=Cherokee Pantheon| access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> She is also known as ''Nûñ'yunu'ï'', which means "Stone-dress", for her stone-like skin.<ref name="Sacred Texts">{{cite web| title=66. U'tlun'ta, The Spear-finger| url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cher/motc/motc066.htm| work=Internet Sacred Texts Archive| publisher=Evinity Publishing INC| access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>

Uya (ᎤᏯ), sometimes called Uyaga (ᎤᏯᎦ), is an evil earth spirit which is invariably opposed to the forces of right and light.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kilpatrick |first=Jack Frederick & Anna Gritts |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |title=Notebook of a Cherokee Shaman |year=1970 }} pages 100</ref>