domingo, 27 de mayo de 2012

Ceremony of the dead culture Guambiano

Guambiano cosmogony is structured in a dual system: the masculine and feminine, hot and cold, sun and moon. Plants, trees, landforms and "Madretierra" keep spirits that may be beneficial or malevolent. The Murbik, Guambiano healer is the person who knows the medicinal plants and healing, prevents diseases and acts as intermediary between men and spirits, guiding the souls of the dead to their new home. The shaman cleansing ceremony practiced or Pishimaruk, for the cleaning and restoration of social and biological balance lost. They are used in the ritual plants considered "hot" as coca and maize.
 
By purifying the soul of the deceased person the amount which is the supreme being called God.