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Tobacco, one of the four (sweetgrass, sage and cedar being the other three) sacred plants of Indigenous Peoples has a very long history. Considered to be a sacred medicine, it was used Santa Muerte is a folk saint originating from Mexican Folk Catholicism, a blend of Catholicism and indigenous beliefs. She is an amalgamation of Mesoamerican and Catholic beliefs, often represented as a skeletal Paying homage to the 'Pachamama' central to Bolivian culture AP News Portal:Mesoamerica Selected article Wikipedia HISTORY OF TOBACCO The Mayans and Aztecs of South America used tobacco in their sacred ceremonies Stock Photo Alamy The "Curandera" and the Spirit Code In every Northern village, the Curandera held the secret of the "Spirit Code." She understood that illness wasn't just physical; it was often a "Susto" (fright)

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