CUranderismo - Spiritual Healing Work
Curanderismo is the Spanish term used for a holistic system of Latin American folk healing or Spiritual Healing. Curanderismo is not a single approach or technique. Rather, it is a dynamic system with its own theory of the origins of disease and a diverse array of healing modalities offered by a variety of specialists. It blends religious beliefs, faith, and prayer with the use of herbs, massage, and other traditional methods of healing and can be defined as a set of traditional beliefs, rituals, and practices that address the physical, spiritual, psychological, and social needs of the person.
The Spanish verb 'curar' means to heal. Therefore, curanderismo is translated as a system of healing. The goal of curanderismo is to create a balance between the patient and his or her environment, thereby sustaining health. Curanderismo is used to treat ailments arising from physical, psychological, spiritual, or social conditions. Illness is said to be caused by either natural or supernatural forces.
A Curandero, literally translated as "healer" from Spanish, uses herbs and other natural remedies to cure illnesses, but his primary method of healing is the supernatural - rituals, ceremonies, prayers, incantations and amulets.
Naturally caused illness is treated with herbal medicine, massage, and prayer. Much of this illness is thought to be brought about by intense emotions caused by trauma or a specific event. A startling event such as a fire, earthquake, dog attack, car accident, emotional stress due to break-ups and other traumatic events may cause a person to become ill.
Spiritual influences should also not be overlooked. Supernaturally caused illnesses or conditions are initiated by witchcraft, sorcery, or other 'negative' influences on the person. Physical symptoms might manifest as nervous breakdowns, paranoia, schizophrenia, depression, or excessive worrying. Supernatural forces can also create social problems. A person who has a streak of continued bad luck, or who suffers from marital problems, the loss of a job, or car troubles will deem the problem to be caused by a supernatural force. To heal these ailments and remove the hex or problem, the curandera uses rituals, spiritual cleansings, herbs, and prayer. Imbalances in a person's spiritual and metaphysical life can also disturb the balance of energies in a person's life and result in physical sickness. Some reasons for these imbalances are:
Early signs of such 'contaminations' are restlessness, depression, insomnia, nightmares and paranoia and loss of sense of meaning and purpose in your work and life only to mention a few!
Whilst no guarantee of part or whole of a cure can be given, Spiritual Healing can be beneficial to sufferers of any form of disease or illness. This form of healing is often used to supplement other forms of treatment the patient may be receiving from a General Practitioner.
Curanderismo employs a variety of techniques to restore this balance in a person's life and can help to restore health and well-being (emotional, physical and spiritual). But healing can be given successfully to a person who is of any denomination or even agnostic or atheist.
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- Unhealthy Spiritual Practices
- 'Spiritual Contamination' resulting from the invocation of energies that can cause sickness without a proper cleansing afterwards
- Carelessness in meditation, invocation or other spiritual exercises without a proper cleansing afterwards
- Prolonged stays at places that are spiritually contaminated (graveyards, hospitals, funeral homes) without a proper cleansing afterwards
- Negativity sent agains the person (intentional or un-intentional)
- Refusal to accept a spiritual calling
