"Velatione" on a Chilean patient in Quiballo, near the holy mountain of Sorte, Venezuela. The "Velatione", from the Spanish "vela", meaning candle, is a cure, purification and energy recharge rite. The patient lays on an "oracolo", a drawing on the ground with esoteric symbols, made with talcum and surrounded by candles and fruit. She is then sprinkled with spirits and flower petals while three or four persons around her convey energy. The body is shaken with shivers, contracting spontaneously and uncontrollably.
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