The novel Bless Me, Ultima is an
incorporation of everyday reality with mythology, visions, folklore, and magical
traditions, as best represented by the curandera, Ultima, she who can heal and remove
curses with great power and whose soul and life are bound up with the owl that
represents her.
In native belief systems, there is a life
force to trees, rivers, the earth, the wind, etc. that must be respected and may be
called upon by the initiated few to assist or harm humanity--for good or ill. The
"presence" of a river refers to this life force that imbues (saturates) inanimate
elements of the planet with spiritual qualities and the capabilities of imitating action
through volition (choice of will).
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