We just finished re-reading Bless Me Ultima, by Rudy Anaya. It is a book about growing up in a small village in Northern New Mexico as seen from the eyes of a young boy. Ultima is a curandera who comes to live out her last days with his family. The book delves into the ways of being and living in a household where the father is a caballero (cowboy) and and his mother is a farmer. . Antonio, the main character, is introduced to the magical world of Ultima, the Godlen Carp, and Catholicism. He struggles to understand the power and meaning of God or Gods and how these Gods or versions of God fit into his own life and the lives of his people. Ultima introduces him to the world of the brujas (people who use spirit to do evil things), to the sacred power of Spirit and to grow into a man. It is well worth reading.
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