Healing Powers Of Curanderismo

Author : Pablo Serra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798698734963

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Healing Powers of Curanderismo by Pablo Serra Pdf

The Generations Old Healthcare System Widely Practiced Today...Despite the marvel of modern medicine, Curanderismo remains as relevant to modern medicine as it has done for timeless generations. Originating from Mexican American traditions, this healing art is still widely practiced throughout communities focusing on physical healing as well as spiritual healing through rituals, practices and mores.If you are: -Wanting to connect more with Mexican culture -Looking to deepen your understanding of natural healing-Seeking to further your knowledge to better yourself and other professionally-Or wish to develop personal practices for your own benefitServing as an indispensable guide to health professionals, students of Mexican American culture and to urban ethnologists and medical anthropologists. This book will take a deep dive into Curanderismo, and its vital importance to modern medicine with comprehensive and practical info. The Practice Of Curanderismo Curanderismo is the practice of a Mexican American folk medicine with significant historical importance and utilises healing techniques that are deeply rooted in native Mexican culture. This guide will walk you through how Curanderismo is practiced and how it is taught and passed on as a healing tradition. We will answer questions and reveal why Curanderos stay in high demand alongside the revolutionary and life saving technologies of modern medicine. Included In This Comprehensive Guide To Curanderismo: -Step-by-step instructions for the practice of Limpias, shamanic cleansing rituals to heal, purify, and revitalize people as well as physical spaces-A history on Curanderismo, its relevance, importance and more-Examinations of the multiple types of Limpia ceremonies including fire rites for transformations, water rites for cleansing and influencing, and sweeping rites for divination-Exploring the sacred stories behind Limpia rituals and traces these Curanderismo practices to their indigenous roots -Applications for curanderismo, where these practices are commonly used for healing, their effects and treatments-The unique philosophies that construct Curandisimo, the soul's involvement, strength of one's family, and the deep social connections involved with the tradition.Limpias You will discover and learn about the tools and practices of these shamans so you can conduct the most common practice within Curanderismo: Limpias. With practical and effective applications you'll be able to cleanse, heal, purify and revitalise people and spaces with herbs, flowers, eggs, feathers, fire, and water.But not only will you be able to help those around you but empower yourself, as Limpias are an incredibly powerful tool for spiritual growth, soul retrieval, rebirth, and gracefully opening up pathways for new beginnings.So click add to cart now and discover the most profound remedies for personal, spiritual and professional enlightenmen

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591433125

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Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

A tutorial on the ancient practice of limpias to heal the mind, body, and soul • Offers step-by-step instructions for the practice of limpias, shamanic cleansing rituals to heal, purify, and revitalize people as well as physical spaces • Examines different types of limpia ceremonies, such as fire rites for transformation, water rites for cleansing and influencing, and sweeping rites for divination • Explores the sacred stories behind limpia rituals and traces these curanderismo practices to their indigenous roots Exploring the essential tools and practices of Mesoamerican shamans and curanderos, specifically the ancient Yukatek Maya and Mexica (Aztec), Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D., provides a step-by-step guide for conducting the most common practice within curanderismo: limpias. These practical and incredibly effective shamanic cleanses heal, purify, and revitalize people and spaces with herbs, flowers, eggs, feathers, fire, and water. They are also powerful tools for self-empowerment, spiritual growth, soul retrieval, rebirth, and gracefully opening up pathways for new beginnings. Drawing on her 20 years’ experience as a curandera and her graduate studies focused on Mesoamerican shamanism, the author traces modern curanderismo practices to their indigenous roots. She explores the sacred stories behind limpia rituals and examines different types of limpia ceremonies in depth, such as fire rites for transformation, water rites for cleansing and influencing, and sweeping rites for divination. She outlines how limpias work holistically to enable one to let go and cleanse the body, mind, and spirit of limiting beliefs, traumas, and broken stories; heal acute and chronic illnesses such as depression, insomnia, and anxiety; and revitalize and activate sacred spaces by renewing their essence and clearing negative energies. She explains the healing properties of the plants used in limpia rites and how to perform the medicinal chants used by the curanderos. In addition, the author details how the practice of platicas, heart-straightening talks, supports limpia rites by encouraging one to vocalize their needs as they eject traumas and unwanted energies from the body, setting the stage for self-awareness and healing. Sharing the story of her own complete healing from a catastrophic injury with limpias as well as inspirational testimonies from others who have experienced limpias, the author provides a personal and thoroughly practical guide to the ancient shamanic method of limpias to promote healing and personal transformation in our times.

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591434122

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Animal Medicine by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

• Includes an alphabetical guide to 76 animals, explaining each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision • Details the trance journeying techniques and shapeshifting practices of ancient Mesoamerican shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo • Explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides In this guide, Erika Buena or explores the animal mythologies, spirit journeying techniques, and shapeshifting practices of ancient shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo. She examines how indigenous Mesoamerican peoples used animals in their ceremonial healing and divination rites and explains the innate gifts and powers that different animals embody. She explores why certain animals are associated with and provide access to the nonordinary realms--the Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld--wherein deities, ancestors, supernatural beings, and medicine can be connected with or obtained. The author explores shapeshifting practices in detail and the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits we can gain by engaging in shapeshifting practices. She also explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides. Offering an alphabetical guide to 76 animals most prevalent in ancient Mesoamericanlegends, ceremonies, and medicinal rites, the author details each animal’s spiritual gifts, shapeshifting medicine, the realm they are associated with, and their symbolic meaning when they appear in a dream or vision. Providing multiple methods to connect with animals for spiritual guidance, self-empowerment, and healing, Buena or reveals how each of us can enrich our lives with ancient Mesoamerican wisdom for working with animal guides.

Author : Eliseo Torres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1753
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1792457685

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Curanderismo: The Art of Traditional Medicine Without Borders by Eliseo Torres Pdf

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591434979

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Veneration Rites of Curanderismo by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

A guide to connecting with your ancestors and healing your lineage • Shares traditional veneration rites and practices to connect with your ancestors, including limpia rites, trance journeys, energy work, and sacred gardening • Explores ancestral altar-making practices, sacred tools for altars, and how to invite your ancestors to take an active role in intervening on your behalf • Describes the deification process of esteemed ancestors and how this opens access to special powers for those sharing that ancestor’s lineage Exploring the diverse and dynamic ancestral veneration rites of the ancient Mesoamericans as well as those practiced in contemporary curanderismo, Erika Buenaflor shows how we can draw from these traditions to reconnect with our ancestors, deepen our healing journeys, and shape our lives. She explains how ancestors contain sacred energy that can continue in their direct physical heirs, be reborn in the landscape at sacred sites, or manifest in other beings that inhabit the same lands. She describes the deification process for esteemed ancestors and how this opens access to special powers for those sharing that ancestor’s lineage. Buenaflor examines the ancient sacred offerings and ceremonies used to ensure ancestral aid, guidance, and intervention as well as the ancestors’ well-being and comfort in the afterlife. Bringing the knowledge into the present day, she shares numerous veneration rites and healing practices to strengthen your bonds with your ancestors, including limpia rites, ritual craft-making, trance journeys, shamanic breathwork, energy work with past and present lives, sacred gardening, and ancestral altar-making. She introduces you to Nepantla spirituality, the path of reclaiming sacred liminal space, and shows how you can heal your ancestral lineage and reclaim your esteemed ancestors, those who anchor you with a feeling of belonging to something greater, divine, and beautiful. Whether you are able to create a long and detailed family tree or have no knowledge of your grandparents or even parents, this book offers many ways to connect with your spiritual forebearers, heal your lineage, and receive spiritual aid as you reclaim your ancestors and welcome them into your life.

Author : Juan Espinoza
Publisher : Juan Espinoza
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9798223308324

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The Handbook of Curanderismo by Juan Espinoza Pdf

Are you interested in learning about traditional Latin American healing? Are you fascinated by its history and how it relates to and can be used alongside modern medicine? This book is a practical guide that will help you understand it better! Curanderismo has been practised in Latin American countries for centuries and has a rich and vibrant history along with a proven track record of healing. Using traditional medicines was once the only way of healing the sick prior to European discovery of the continent but, far from it being extinguished when Europeans arrived, Curanderismo has continued to flourish and hold an important part in society. Inside the pages of this book, you will discover more about this ancient practice, with chapters that include: Instructions for the practice of shamanic cleansing rituals Different types of limpia ceremonies Sacred stories behind limpia rituals Treatments for the head and neck Curing ailments of the gut Alleviating rheumatism and arthritis Healing of infections Treatment of cancer And much more... Curanderos have long been feted within their Latin American communities but their powers are not limited to curing what can be seen. They are able to administer shamanistic and spiritistic remedies for mental, emotional, physical and spiritual illnesses as well, often using little more than simple herbs, water, or mud to affect cures. If you are fascinated by Curanderismo and want to know how it fits in the modern world, get a copy and start now!

Author : Atava Garcia Swiecicki
Publisher : Heyday Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1597145718

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The Curanderx Toolkit by Atava Garcia Swiecicki Pdf

A practical guide to understanding and using Mexican healing traditions in everyday life Arranging ofrendas. Brewing pericón into a healing tea. Releasing traumas through baños and limpias. Herbalist and curandera Atava Garcia Swiecicki spent decades gathering this traditional knowledge of curanderismo, Mexican folk healing, which had been marginalized as Chicanx and Latinx Americans assimilated to US culture. She teaches how to follow the path of the curandera, as she herself learned from apprenticing with Mexican curanderas, studying herbal texts, and listening to her ancestors. In this book readers will learn the Indigenous, African, and European roots of curanderismo. Atava also shares her personal journey as a healer and those of thirteen other inspirational curanderas serving their communities. She offers readers the tools to begin their own healing--for themselves, for their relationship with the earth, and for the people. The Curanderx Toolkit includes more than 25 profiles of native and adopted plants of Baja and Alta California and teaches you to grow, know, and love them. This book will help anyone who has lost connection with their ancestors begin to incorporate the herbal wisdom and holistic wellness of curanderismo into their lives. Take the power of ancient medicine into your own hands by learning simple herbal remedies and practicing rituals for kinship with the more-than-human world.

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591433798

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Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

A practical guide to ancient Mesoamerican solar and lunar rites for healing and transformation • Details shamanic rituals and practices for each period of the day, including dawn, sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight, to best harness the energies of the sun, night sun, and moon for specific purposes, such as divination, journeying with animal spirit guides, or spiritual wisdom • Incorporates shamanic breathwork, dreamwork, mantra chanting, mudras, dancing and movement, toning, chakra work, crystals, herbs, and limpias (shamanic cleanses) • Explores how nighttime energies are affected by the phases of the moon, offering specific practices for each phase Ancient Mesoamerican shamans and modern practitioners of curanderismo--a Latin American shamanic healing practice--divide each day and night into distinct periods based on the sacred rhythms of the sun and moon, with each time offering opportunities to connect with specific celestial energies for healing and transformation. In this hands-on guide to working with the sacred energies of the sun, night sun, and moon, curandera Erika Buenaflor details the rites, rituals, and deities for each part of the day and night and explores the sacred tools and techniques used by ancient Mesoamerican shamans for harnessing solar and lunar energies. She explains how the sun is the source of soul energy that heals, animates, strengthens, and revitalizes us on many levels, while night energies are transformative and conducive for connecting with nonordinary realms. She explores rituals for dawn, sunrise, and midmorning to harness the energies of creation and new beginnings; for noon and afternoon to promote peak strength and spiritual wisdom; for sunset and dusk to bring about transformation, perform divination, and journey with animal spirit guides; and for midnight and predawn to facilitate shamanic dreamwork, connect with the ancestors, make offerings, and regenerate at the deepest levels. She also explores how nighttime energies are affected by the phases of the moon and offers specific practices for each phase. By intentionally tuning our activities to the rhythms of the sun and moon, we can invite in their sacred energies of abundance and healing for more healthy, creative, mindful, and happy lives.

Author : Robert T. Trotter,Juan Antonio Chavira
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780820340715

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Curanderismo by Robert T. Trotter,Juan Antonio Chavira Pdf

The practice of curanderismo, or Mexican American folk medicine, is part of a historically and culturally important health care system deeply rooted in native Mexican healing techniques. This is the first book to describe the practice from an insider's point of view, based on the authors' three-year apprenticeships with curanderos (healers). Robert T. Trotter and Juan Antonio Chavira present an intimate view of not only how curanderismo is practiced but also how it is learned and passed on as a healing tradition. By providing a better understanding of why curanderos continue to be in demand despite the lifesaving capabilities of modern medicine, this text will serve as an indispensable resource to health professionals who work within Mexican American communities, to students of transcultural medicine, and to urban ethnologists and medical anthropologists.

Author : Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780834843868

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Earth Medicines by Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz Pdf

Winner of the 2022 Eating the West Award! Winner of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Book Award! An accessible guide to time-honored Indigenous wisdom, healing recipes, and wellness rituals for modern life from an experienced curandera. In Earth Medicines, Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz, a curandera (or traditional healer) who is a Xicana with Tewa ancestry, combines Indigenous wisdom from many traditions with the power of the four elements. This modern guide is designed to support readers on their path to wellness with lifestyle practices and recipes perfected by Ruiz in her twenty-five years of training and working as a curandera. Ruiz teaches readers to be their own healers by discovering their own ancestral practices and cultivating a personal connection to the elements. These healing recipes and rituals draw on the power of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire—a reminder that the natural elements are the origins of everything and can heal not only our bodies, but the mind and spirit as well. In chapters organized by each element, readers will first find recipes and advice for: Promoting inner harmony through Hydrotherapy for Headache Relief, Mayan Tea to Calm the Mind, or Ginger Fire Honey Chews Nurturing beauty inside and out with Tepezcohuite Honey Mask, Salt of the Earth Deodorant, or Sweetwater Herbal Mouth Rinse Taking care of the spirit by creating an ancestral altar, making loose incense, or performing a Mayan Bajo Steaming Ritual

Author : Donald Joralemon,Douglas Sharon
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0874806402

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Sorcery and Shamanism by Donald Joralemon,Douglas Sharon Pdf

The curanderos of northern Peru, traditional healing specialists who invoke Jesus Christ and the saints with a mescaline sacrament and a shamanic rattle, are not vestigial curiosities nor are their patients rural illiterates without access to "modern medicine." Instead, many of these shamans have thriving urban practices with clients from all levels of society. Sorcery and Shamanism documents the lives and rituals of twelve curanderos, offering a perspective on their curing role and shared knowledge. Authors Donald Joralemon and Douglas Sharon also consider the therapeutic experiences of over one hundred patients, including case histories and follow-ups. They offer a broad view of the shamans' work in modern Peruvian society, particularly in connection with gender-based conflicts. The significant work goes a long way toward dispelling the stereotype of shamans as enigmatic and wise, showing them to be pragmatic curers confronting the health effects of everyday aggressions and betrayals.

Author : Erika Buenaflor
Publisher : Bear
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1591433401

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Curanderismo Soul Retrieval by Erika Buenaflor Pdf

A step-by-step shamanic guide to navigating the non-ordinary realms, locating lost soul fragments, and reintegrating them • Explains how the soul is a form of sacred energy that can escape when someone experiences trauma or stressful situations • Explores how to work with the 5 Mesoamerican cardinal directions to connect with lost soul fragments, create the ideal space for them to return, and ensure a lasting soul retrieval • Details how to enter a trance journey for navigating the spirit realm through shamanic breathwork, shamanic dancing, toning methods, as well as hand postures Drawing on her more than 20 years’ experience working with present-day Mesoamerican curanderos/as and the ancient shamanic healing traditions of the Mexica and Maya, Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D., provides a step-by-step guide for the curanderismo practice of soul retrieval. She explains how the soul is a form of sacred energy that can escape when someone experiences trauma or is threatened by challenging and stressful situations. Its absence can be responsible for a host of negative conditions including physical ailments, depression, insomnia, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. Exploring how to retrieve this sacred energy, or soul fragments, as well as resolve cases of soul theft, the author details how to journey through the non-ordinary realms of the Underworld, Middleworld, and Upperworld to locate lost soul fragments and reintegrate them. She explains how to enter a trance journey, providing instructions for shamanic breathwork practices, shamanic dancing, sounding and toning methods, as well as hand postures (mudras) to facilitate trance states. She explores how to perform soul diagnosis, create a loving and nurturing space for soul fragments to return, and work with the healing wisdom of the 5 Mesoamerican cardinal directions: South, West, North, East, and the Center, which marries the other directions and offers a portal to other worlds. She offers pressure point exercises to release the energies of traumas and contemplative exercises to continue the reintegration of soul fragments after the trance journey. She also explains how to connect with animal guardians to aid you in the soul retrieval process. Revealing how to achieve a lasting retrieval of soul energy, Buenaflor shows how the dynamic process of curanderismo soul retrieval can heal many forms and degrees of trauma and help people move forward in life with more clarity, self-awareness, empowerment, and greater depths of authentic self-love.

Author : Eliseo “Cheo” Torres,Timothy L. Sawyer
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780826336415

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Curandero by Eliseo “Cheo” Torres,Timothy L. Sawyer Pdf

Eliseo Torres, known as "Cheo," grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Niño Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient problems. From Curandero ". . . for centuries, rattlesnakes were eaten to prevent any number of conditions and illnesses, including arthritis and rheumatism. In Mexico and in other Latin American countries, rattlesnake meat is actually sold in capsule form to treat impotence and even to treat cancer. Rattlesnake meat is also dried and ground and sprinkled into open wounds and body sores to heal them, and a rattlesnake ointment is made that is applied to aches and pains as well."

Author : Elena Avila,Joy Parker,Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781585420223

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Woman Who Glows in the Dark by Elena Avila,Joy Parker,Clarissa Pinkola Estes Pdf

"An autobiographical account of how a psychiatric nurse specialist became a folk medicine healer; this also explains the origins and practice of one of the oldest forms of medicine in the New World."—Kirkus.

Author : Jennifer Koshatka Seman
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477321928

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Borderlands Curanderos by Jennifer Koshatka Seman Pdf

Santa Teresa Urrea and Don Pedrito Jaramillo were curanderos—faith healers—who, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, worked outside the realm of "professional medicine," seemingly beyond the reach of the church, state, or certified health practitioners whose profession was still in its infancy. Urrea healed Mexicans, Indigenous people, and Anglos in northwestern Mexico and cities throughout the US Southwest, while Jaramillo conducted his healing practice in the South Texas Rio Grande Valley, healing Tejanos, Mexicans, and Indigenous people there. Jennifer Koshatka Seman takes us inside the intimate worlds of both "living saints," demonstrating how their effective healing—curanderismo—made them part of the larger turn-of-the century worlds they lived in as they attracted thousands of followers, validated folk practices, and contributed to a modernizing world along the US-Mexico border. While she healed, Urrea spoke of a Mexico in which one did not have to obey unjust laws or confess one's sins to Catholic priests. Jaramillo restored and fed drought-stricken Tejanos when the state and modern medicine could not meet their needs. Then, in 1890, Urrea was expelled from Mexico. Within a decade, Jaramillo was investigated as a fraud by the American Medical Association and the US Post Office. Borderlands Curanderos argues that it is not only state and professional institutions that build and maintain communities, nations, and national identities but also those less obviously powerful.