Erika Buenaflor, M.A., J.D., has a master’s degree in religious studies with a focus on Mesoamerican shamanism from the University of California at Riverside. A practicing curandera for over 20 years, descended from a long line of grandmother curanderas, she has studied with curanderas/os in Mexico, Peru, and Los Angeles and gives presentations on curanderismo in many settings, including at UCLA. She lives in Tujunga, California.
Foreword
The Great Weaving
By Luis J. Rodríguez (Mixcóatl Itztlacuiloh)
Introduction
Ancient Mesoamerican and Curanderismo Ancestral Veneration
Chapter 1
Locating the Ancestors You Wish to Venerate
Chapter 2
Invocations That Welcome Ancestors into Our Lives
Chapter 3
Colorful Ceremonies Honoring Our Ancestors
Chapter 4
Rebirth, Renewal, and Continuation of Our Ancestors
Chapter 5
Working with Deified Ancestral Sacred Energies for Healing Purposes
Epilogue
Healing Grief from the Death of a Loved One and Facilitating Their Graceful
Transition
Notes
Bibliography
Index
