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, Riverside. A practicing curandera for more than 20 years, descended from a long line of grandmother curanderas, she has studied with curanderx in Mexico, Peru, and Los Angeles and gives presentations on curanderismo in many settings. The author of several books, including Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo, she lives in Tujunga, California.

“Once again Erika Buenaflor brings us a useful, powerful, and gamechanging modern look at ancient wisdom. This book not only helps us cultivate a walkable bridge between ourselves and our ancestors, it provides much-needed rituals around the important transitions of death, dying, and grief. Every practitioner interested in ancestral work, regardless of their cultural background, needs a copy of this book.”

• Foreword The Great WeavingBy Luis J. Rodríguez (Mixcóatl Itztlacuiloh) Introduction Ancient Mesoamerican and Curanderismo Ancestral VenerationChapter 1 Locating the Ancestors You Wish to Venerate Chapter 2Invocations That Welcome Ancestors into Our Lives Chapter 3 Colorful Ceremonies Honoring Our Ancestors Chapter 4Rebirth, Renewal, and Continuation of Our Ancestors Chapter 5Working with Deified Ancestral Sacred Energies for Healing Purposes EpilogueHealing Grief from the Death of a Loved One and Facilitating Their Graceful Transition NotesBibliography 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, Riverside. A practicing curandera for more than 20 years, descended from a long line of grandmother curanderas, she has studied with curanderx in Mexico, Peru, and Los Angeles and gives presentations on curanderismo in many settings. The author of several books, including Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo, she lives in Tujunga, California.

“Once again Erika Buenaflor brings us a useful, powerful, and gamechanging modern look at ancient wisdom. This book not only helps us cultivate a walkable bridge between ourselves and our ancestors, it provides much-needed rituals around the important transitions of death, dying, and grief. Every practitioner interested in ancestral work, regardless of their cultural background, needs a copy of this book.”

• Foreword The Great WeavingBy Luis J. Rodríguez (Mixcóatl Itztlacuiloh) Introduction Ancient Mesoamerican and Curanderismo Ancestral VenerationChapter 1 Locating the Ancestors You Wish to Venerate Chapter 2Invocations That Welcome Ancestors into Our Lives Chapter 3 Colorful Ceremonies Honoring Our Ancestors Chapter 4Rebirth, Renewal, and Continuation of Our Ancestors Chapter 5Working with Deified Ancestral Sacred Energies for Healing Purposes EpilogueHealing Grief from the Death of a Loved One and Facilitating Their Graceful Transition NotesBibliography 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, Riverside. A practicing curandera for more than 20 years, descended from a long line of grandmother curanderas, she has studied with curanderx in Mexico, Peru, and Los Angeles and gives presentations on curanderismo in many settings. The author of several books, including Cleansing Rites of Curanderismo, she lives in Tujunga, California.

“Once again Erika Buenaflor brings us a useful, powerful, and gamechanging modern look at ancient wisdom. This book not only helps us cultivate a walkable bridge between ourselves and our ancestors, it provides much-needed rituals around the important transitions of death, dying, and grief. Every practitioner interested in ancestral work, regardless of their cultural background, needs a copy of this book.”

• Foreword The Great WeavingBy Luis J. Rodríguez (Mixcóatl Itztlacuiloh) Introduction Ancient Mesoamerican and Curanderismo Ancestral VenerationChapter 1 Locating the Ancestors You Wish to Venerate Chapter 2Invocations That Welcome Ancestors into Our Lives Chapter 3 Colorful Ceremonies Honoring Our Ancestors Chapter 4Rebirth, Renewal, and Continuation of Our Ancestors Chapter 5Working with Deified Ancestral Sacred Energies for Healing Purposes EpilogueHealing Grief from the Death of a Loved One and Facilitating Their Graceful Transition NotesBibliography Index