Emily's Internship with Aurora Saqui
I have spent a few weeks with a Mayan healer by the name
of Aurora Saqui. Although my expectations of interning
with a healer were highly romanticized and slightly
ridiculous, I was still able to grasp the essence (if
that's not too vague) of what role a healer plays in
a community. My hopes of learning the names, faces, and
characters of Mayan medicinal plants are satiated for the
time being. I've actually gained so much from these
three weeks, that I've decided to use this material
for my undergraduate thesis. Although Aurora showed me
how to collect and prepare certain medicines, I could only
partially grasp the most important part of her healing
which is an intimate part of Mayan spirituality. She has
blessed me with her wisdom and stories. I now have a
collection of Mayan legends with a collection of Mayan
recipes exclusively from the memory of this woman. I
spent endless hours strolling back and forth on her
medicine trail, stooping, studying, and kind of hoping
that someday I can make a real connection between the
chemical constituents of plants and the Holy Spirit.
It's not a far stretch really.
Emily Carlson
Eastern University
of Aurora Saqui. Although my expectations of interning
with a healer were highly romanticized and slightly
ridiculous, I was still able to grasp the essence (if
that's not too vague) of what role a healer plays in
a community. My hopes of learning the names, faces, and
characters of Mayan medicinal plants are satiated for the
time being. I've actually gained so much from these
three weeks, that I've decided to use this material
for my undergraduate thesis. Although Aurora showed me
how to collect and prepare certain medicines, I could only
partially grasp the most important part of her healing
which is an intimate part of Mayan spirituality. She has
blessed me with her wisdom and stories. I now have a
collection of Mayan legends with a collection of Mayan
recipes exclusively from the memory of this woman. I
spent endless hours strolling back and forth on her
medicine trail, stooping, studying, and kind of hoping
that someday I can make a real connection between the
chemical constituents of plants and the Holy Spirit.
It's not a far stretch really.
Emily Carlson
Eastern University
1 Comments:
At 6:56 AM, KansasWheat said…
Please, I would like email contact information for Aurora Saquoi if you could provide it to me. I had an experience here in Toronto Ontario with a Mayan Destiny person who gave me a drug while he was meeting with me to tell me my destiny and I would like to know what it was that he gave me. It was a clear liquid, golden in colour and he placed a dot of it about the size of a dime in the middle of my palm, had me rub it into my palms, cover my nose & mouth with it and inhale deeply. We talked for 3 hours but I was in a trance like state and dont recall any of the conversation. I am concerned about what the drug was and upset that I was not given prior knowledge, permission or information about it beforehand. If you could help with Auroras contact information I would be very grateful. Many thanks
Post a Comment
<< Home