12/12/2019
🌱Machis are actually protectors of the Mapuche people; they propitiate the equilibrium between the spiritual and natural forces, diagnose the pain causes, and offer remedies for diseases based on extensive and ancestral knowledge of the healing herbs of their land. A machi is chosen by powers and spirits and must undergo a long and arduous initiation to take on the role. After that, machiluwun (a ceremony to consecrate the new machi) can be held.
