The Araona live in fear of castigation of their gods for any action or crime committed. One group of the Baba (gods) are considered as beings of evil and vengeance. Any strange natural phenomena resulting in damage are attributed to them. As well, in all the trees and animals there are malignant spirits or "jichis".

Women are prohibited participation in Araona religious practices, and cannot know the names of their gods, nor can they participate in the ceremonies dedicated to them.

Following Araona mythology, Baba Bizo and Baba Jote created the male and the female from pieces of branches that fell in a strong wind, converting the men first and the women last. Of the leaves that were scattered by this wind came the birds.

The elk /obelisk was created from mud and the resin of the siringa plant. The pecarry was made from the vegetal sap (tadada and huini selena), the monkeys, turkeys and tucans were created from rattans and the reptiles were made from blood. The creator of all the animals was Baba Jote.

The creation of the agoutis and squirrels is attributed to a small being called Nizo. These animals maintain a symbiotic relationship with certain venemous reptiles.

Araona religion has many gods, in accordance with their material and existential needs. They consider all of life to be regulate by the action and presence of the divinities, both good or bad.

MAJOR GODS

Baba bizo Good God
Baba Jote Creator God
Baba Sicuamala God of Time

FUNCTIONAL GODS

Baba Zoto Tiger God (evil)
Baba Tsaja God of the Seeding
Baba Ehuoho God of Purification
Baba Huotesa God of Destruction

MINOR GODS

Baba Sicuasí God of the Dead
Baba Dotsi God of the Birds
Baba Tsicuamama God of the Jungle
Baba Huabo God of the Animals
Baba Isahua God of the Marshes
Baba Manu God of the Rivers

There are sacred places and objects dedicated to the rituals that celebrate the Gods. The Babatae is a temple where only the older men enter. There they dance and recite religious canticles, that in some instances have therapeutic functions. There are also rites that are carried out in the jungle, at locations where the manifestation of a spirit has been seen. Normally the carriers of these jichis are largetrees, since it is deduced that the size is related with magical aspects. One of the rituals practiced is that of purification. When a stranger arrives in the village, the men start to chew leaves, which they blow in the face of the visitor. This has the goal of removing the evil spirits that the visitor could bring.