A group for the serious study of Mexican Curanderismo, for persons who believe themselves to be curanderos or curanderas, or who are interested in the topics of brujeria and curanderismo as practiced in Mexico, the Southwest part of the US, and Central America. Skeptics are welcome, as our interest is to view this from both a scientific and even skeptical viewpoint and/or a viewpoint of belief and even participation. Keywords: curandero, curandera, bruja, brujo, santeria, magic, healing, herbs, herbalism, Mexico, Mexican, hierbas, saints, shaman, shamanism, grimorio, grimorios, Fidencio

"Y no por eso ocurre que dichas artes carezcan de valor porque si ciertamente no tuvieran y no pudiera hacerse mediante su auxilio muchas cosas prodigiosas y perdiciales las leyes divinas y humanas no hubiesen despleigado tanto rigor para perseguirlas y exterminarlas."