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Sergio Umbria

Since the individual appears on earth
He begins to interpret and worship his
Natural environment, through different ceremonies
That combine rituals, through which
They express his religiosity

The cult in its present form shows a syncretism
Progressive of religious elements and concepts originating
From different cultures, where the system of
Beliefs of the indigenous, europeans and afro-descendants

These elements are represented in the three powers
Cacique guaicaipuro, queen María lionza and negro felipe
It lacks a uniform organization, since cultivators
They are scattered throughout the national territory and have no

An equality in all their ritual activities. From there
It is characterized by being non-exclusive, which is why many
People venerate María lionza in silence or freely
For this reason, in recent times it has been defined as

A syncretic and utilitarian cult that has gradually absorbed the
Religious heritage from all parts of Venezuela
The cult of María lionza is a religion that has survived
Through time in the imaginary of the collective, which is characterized

For presenting three elements that are manifested in the rituals of
Divination, possession and curanderismo. In possession rituals
Two complementary poles are shown: The incarnation of the deities
And the therapeutic sense. The priests and priestesses use their

Sacred powers to seek relief for those who request it
The healer is located within the scope of the religious, since he dominates
The inevitable, the unpredictable and the uncontrollable
He is a bridge between the normative
And the existential order, a leader who can manipulate the superhuman through
From the divination technique to prevent or predict the unpredictable

Likewise, he lends his body so that the spirits speak through his mouth
And heal with your hands, using the resources of nature
Within the sociological aspect, María lionza is a social phenomenon
And religious that sustains and expresses a set of beliefs whose sign

External and visible (faith), it always adopts a social form, linked to
Other structures: Economic, political and legal

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