Curanderismo
Since the beginning, there have been different ailments, all sorts of suffering, many kinds of pain, diverse superstitions and  always someone with some new found solution or a newly discovered remedy or a newly discovered medicine or procedure or even a new age therapy.  Some conditions,situations or problems are resolved with faith some are resolved through the marvels of modern science other solutions are non-scientific, some natural some supernatural, and then you have, CURANDERISMO, experience a traditional healing.   Alberto and Lydia Salinas.
The young man believes he has been having bad luck in since he was cursed by a lady who told them she was a witch after he and two others ridiculed her. One became unclean spirit possessed.	A Vietman Veteran Latino male from the San Antonio area drives 4 hours one way to visit the healer for a monthly spiritual cleansing. He was healed from a diagnosed heart condition with a tea.
A young Latino female with pressures and stress from worries of office work for a dentist visits the healer for a regular monthly cleansing with arromatic incense and lotion and herbal branches.	The healer, Lydia, performs an exorcism cleansing ritual on the Latino female that is unclean spirit possessed.
This woman goes to sleep and wakes up with bruises on her body. She believes it is the work of witches that come to suck her blood out. The healer provides her with a proteccion amulate.	Four generations seek traditional herbal cleansings, herbal baths, herbal remedies to ward off negative influences. The healer prays over and blesses the family.
The unclean spirit is tormenting and torturing this poor woman. The unclean spirit in her not only makes her suffer but suffers itself as it is ritually cast out of the woman's body by the healer.	This woman consults the indian spirit of Anapee through the medium Lydia. The woman seeks the protection against ill will, jealosies and curses from others towards her daughters and her family.
This young woman requests of the sacred spirit of Anapee for blessings of light, understanding, love and peace in her heart and soul.	This woman is grateful to the spirits of light, the medium that channels the spirits and for the spiritual enlightenment and support in life that only the traditional ways curanderismo can provide.
This woman finds answers to many of life's trials and tribulation in counseling with the spirit of El Nino Fidencio.	This woman has been healed of unclean spirit possession.
This man suffered severe cronic pain in his head for two years.  He could no longer function.  He would fall down.  He wanted to die.  The healer gave him a tea and 3 cleansings and he is healed.	Complete family unites in crisis coming together as one family member is in need, the whole family pulls together to seek family counseling and resolve in curanderismo.
This woman finds comfort in the curandero who treats her for fobias of evil spirits sent by witches that cause strange unexplainable noises in her house and bruises on her body.	This young man suffered from severe diabetis and was hooked on drugs. Unable to sleep, and when able to eat or drink, unable to keep anything in his stomach. Three treatments and healed.
This woman is suffering from extreme severe back pain. The healer rubs her back with limon juice and then with egg white, then in five minutes the pain is completely gone.	This woman comes to the healer petitioning help to be able to find a job. The healer first cleanses from evil influences, negative energies and bad luck from curses from others.
This man seeks the curandero for a cleansing from bad luck. His prayer is to win the lottery.	This gentleman prays for the healer to help for proteccion from any evil and from ill will from others around him in life.
THE ART AND POWER OF CURANDERISMO.