The legend of “El Cadejo” is very popular in El Salvador, although it is also known in Central America, Mexico and part of South America. This legend comes from the times of our indigenous ancestors, who usually believed that the dog helped humans in their passage into the afterlife when they died. With the arrival of the Spaniards and Christianity to our lands, the legend was changed to show the difference between good and evil.
The Legend says that the Cadejo is actually a spirit of a ghost represented with the appearance of a dog which has red and sparkling eyes. There are two types of Cadejos: the white Cadejo that represents the good and the black Cadejo that represents evil.
God, in his effort to protect us, decided to create a good spirit, which is represented by a white dog. However, Satan saw this and decided to also send to Earth a black evil dog that fought against white with the purpose of defeating God.
The black Cadejo, represents the evil, often appears to those who wander in the villages late at night or those who perform immoral acts or have a bad conscience and behavior; so it has pursued his victims for a while to scare them and then it hypnotizes them with his huge red eyes (similar to coals) when they are caught steals their soul leaving them like fools to the rest of their lives, this is called in El Salvador that a person has been “played by an evil spirit”.
Moreover, the white Cadejo has blue eyes and represents a spirit of light that protects all faithful believers, it does not allow that the black Cadejo steals the soul of the newborn babies or toddlers, (mainly those that living away from the villages)
The people say that the black Cadejo can easily be scared away from places or dwellings where appears, for getting rid of this spirit you must burn incense, commonly known as “Sahunmerio in El Salvador”
The next time you leave at night from anywhere in El Salvador don’t go alone in the street or be careful and be sure to look back always because maybe a black dog it could be following you…
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Spirits have followed me all my life. Though when I was little I befriended a large black wild dog. I thought her to be a wolf. She kept herself secret from the people who feared wolves, but didn’t seem to fear me. More so the exact opposite. She showed me great kindness, love and acceptance. Something I was not use to. She protected and guided me when I would explore the woods. Her eyes were a beautiful golden amber and she never let harm come to me. Even when I had to insist she leave as people started to question if wolves in the area had not all been killed and butchered. I never truely felt alone. As if she was always with me. When we moved to are new home I got to see a lot more animals. As the woods was around my home with less houses. Though here I saw a black dog with chains around it’s neck. It would always watch me from the trees and not come closer like the other animals. If I tried to go near it. It would start to walk away. Passing behind a tree and seeming to vanish. Then in my home. When sitting in the living room. Closing my eyes. In the darkness of my lids. I can see a black wolf like figure near me. It passes around me, but always keeps its distance from me. I do not know what it wants or what it means. Or if it has to do with the strange things that happen in my life. Like my brush with the afterlife when doctors stopped my heart many times and only my sister was able to stop the other side from taking me. I seem to have a deep connection with spirits and nature and so wish I could visit places where legends like these originate. To learn about the world of spirits and perhaps unravel the mysteries that surround my entire life. Why they speak to me, protect and guide me. And perhaps. Why so many strangers find me and speak of something special about me. Knowing so many things about me. That I never told anyone about. One with strange eyes was astonished I could see the fire in his eyes when he grew angry. He asked to see my hands and said he had been looking for me. For I had something he called the mark of the wolf. Though searching online only gives me old stories of the werewolf pentagram and Hollywood made up stuff. So I have never been able to find answers. To the mark or why people say they can see my wings.
The chained dog is most likely the spirit you came in contact with, though i feel that it keeps its distance to honor your wishes