Description: As part of an ongoing research project on rituals and ceremonies rooted in the Indigenous cultures of Anahuac, I have actively participated in various sacred practices, including temazcal ceremonies and health brigades organized by Zapatista communities. This fieldwork has taken place primarily in the heartlands of Mexico, specifically in Tlaxcala, Nexquiquiapan, and Texcoco. Through these immersive experiences, I have been learning directly from the guardians of ancestral nahual knowledge. Central to this research is the act of “praying for corn,” a powerful expression of political, physical, and spiritual resistance—a struggle for food and medicinal justice led by those who have inherited millennia-old traditions. This work weaves together activism and spirituality, honoring corn not only as a vital crop but as a sacred being deeply tied to identity, territory, and survival.
