Cleansing and Purification
Practices for removing negative energies and restoring spiritual balance.
Regular purification removes accumulated negative energies. This includes smoke cleansing with copal, ritual bathing, and cleansing by day-keepers. Before important ceremonies, participants are cleansed to ensure they don't contaminate sacred space.
Cleanse the body, cleanse the spirit; enter the ceremony pure.
Purification practices show the Mayan concern with maintaining spiritual cleanliness.
Living Tradition