THE JAGUAR AND ITS POWER.

Jaguars hold great religious and cultural importance in many cultures of South America, Central America and Mexico.
In South America pre-Inca and Inca cultures, Jaguars were seen as representatives of power, ferocity, and valor.  To the Andean people of today, they are a symbol of strength, courage, and spiritual power, playing a variety of roles ranging from a wise and powerful leader, to a fierce warrior, to a deadly monster. It represents the power to face one's fears, or to confront one's enemies.
Jaguars are also associated with vision because of their ability to see with clarity during the night and to look into the dark parts of human consciousness, often warning disasters. Cats have binocular vision, meaning each eye can work by itself, which provides them with better depth perception giving Jaguars more evidence to their connection with vision and foresight.
The Jaguar is an important figure in the religious belief of the Andean people of South America. They treat the soul of the animal as a companion, specially in the case of healers. The Jaguars will protect them from evil attacks, while they move between the earth and the spirit realms. In order for the shaman to combat whatever evil forces may be threatening him or for those who rely on the healer for protection, it is necessary for the healer to transform 'a cross over to the spirit realm.' The soul of Jaguars are used as a mean of protection because of its tremendous strength , necessary for the healer in order to dominate the 'spiritual entities' in the same way as a predator dominates its prey. It is said that Jaguars possess the transient ability  of moving between worlds because of its comfort both in trees and the water (jungles and swamps), the ability to hunt as well in the Nighttime as in the Daytime, and the habit of sleeping in caves (semi-arid mountainous regions), places often associated with the deceased ancestors.
The Aztecs associated Jaguars with royalty, war, and magical power. The highest order of Aztec warriors was known as the Jaguar Warriors or Jaguar Knights, and Jaguars frequently served as spirit animals to them and other Meso-American shamans (spiritual healers).
The Mayans primarily associated Jaguar with the Underworld and the Night. The classical Mayan god of the Underworld is represented as a Jaguar.