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.

“Beautifully written, carefully researched, gorgeously illustrated, Buenaflor’s book offers a practical guide to healing our ancestral wounds.”

• Introduction 1 The Soul Concentrations of Sacred Essence Energy within the Body 2 Our Sacred Center and Trance-Journeying A Portal to Other Worlds 3 Locating Lost Soul Pieces Navigating the Upperworld, Middleworld, and Underworld 4 Soul Retrieval WorkAnimal Coessences and Animal Guardians 5 The South The Space of Discovery and Understanding 6 The West The Space of Death and Releasing 7 The North The Space of Ancestral Medicine and Guidance 8 The East The Space of New Beginnings Notes Bibliography Index

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.

“Beautifully written, carefully researched, gorgeously illustrated, Buenaflor’s book offers a practical guide to healing our ancestral wounds.”

• Introduction 1 The Soul Concentrations of Sacred Essence Energy within the Body 2 Our Sacred Center and Trance-Journeying A Portal to Other Worlds 3 Locating Lost Soul Pieces Navigating the Upperworld, Middleworld, and Underworld 4 Soul Retrieval WorkAnimal Coessences and Animal Guardians 5 The South The Space of Discovery and Understanding 6 The West The Space of Death and Releasing 7 The North The Space of Ancestral Medicine and Guidance 8 The East The Space of New Beginnings Notes Bibliography Index

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.

“Beautifully written, carefully researched, gorgeously illustrated, Buenaflor’s book offers a practical guide to healing our ancestral wounds.”

• Introduction 1 The Soul Concentrations of Sacred Essence Energy within the Body 2 Our Sacred Center and Trance-Journeying A Portal to Other Worlds 3 Locating Lost Soul Pieces Navigating the Upperworld, Middleworld, and Underworld 4 Soul Retrieval WorkAnimal Coessences and Animal Guardians 5 The South The Space of Discovery and Understanding 6 The West The Space of Death and Releasing 7 The North The Space of Ancestral Medicine and Guidance 8 The East The Space of New Beginnings Notes Bibliography Index