Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices

by Lara Medina

For womxn who have been denied religious authority in patriarchal religions, home altars are sites of autonomous spiritual agency where we control what symbols, objects, and memorabilia represent our deepest selves and the teachings and memories we wish to pass on.

Art heals our wounded or just plain tired spirits. Art restores our psyche, our spirits, and our bodies to a balanced state of being.