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Each title in her collection provides valuable insights and practical guidance for those seeking to enhance their spiritual and personal growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e introduces readers to the profound connection between humans and the animal kingdom, offering healing wisdom and spiritual lessons. \u003cem\u003eCleansing Rites of Curanderismo\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a comprehensive guide to purifying rituals and energy cleansing, essential elements for rejuvenation and emotional wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSacred Energies of the Sun and Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, Erika explores the powerful influences of celestial bodies, sharing ways to harness their energies for personal transformation. \u003cem\u003eVeneration Rites of Curanderismo\u003c\/em\u003e delves into ancestral spiritual practices, offering a pathway to honouring and integrating ancient wisdom into modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eErika Buenaflor's books are ideal for anyone intrigued by spiritual healing and self-improvement, offering practical solutions and a deep understanding of Curanderismo traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"animal-medicine-by-erika-buenaflor-9781591434115","title":"Animal Medicine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e by Erika Buenaflor is a guide to connecting with animals and their spiritual wisdom through ancient shamanic practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBuenaflor details the trance journeying techniques and shapeshifting practices of ancient Mesoamerican shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo. She explores how to strengthen our connections with our spirit animal guides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this guide, Buenaflor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe 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. 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These practical and incredibly effective shamanic cleanses heal, purify, and revitalise 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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. 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