Satellite view of the Amazon Rainforest, the destiny of Jordan's jornada today. Source: Wikipedia Commons, created by NASA, with modifications by the World Wildlife Fund. Today, a young man, Jordan, the son of a friend, travels on his evangelical mission to Manaus, Brazil, and twice, since learning of his endeavor, we have sung after speaking his name in the temazcales of Durango, in the Valle Guadiana of Mexico. I accompanied my brothers and sisters, including el Oso Hector, Oso Margarita, Goyito, Antonio, Martin, and others in the steamy heat of two ceremonies, during the waxing moon of mid-June. In the temazcales of Durango we speak of “todas nuestras relaciones,” or, “all our relationships,” or, sensu lato , “all of my relatives.” The “guia,” or, “guide,” during each of four doorways may ask the “caminantes,” or, literally, “those who walk,” to speak, pray, or reflect. Caminantes generally focus prayers often focus on those with whom each caminante has relations...
Here, now, and temazcal.