In the modern world, the word “Medicine” generally means synthesized chemical pills with Greek names in plastic bottles. But indigenous cultures use the word “Medicine” more broadly, it can mean a song, a story, an embrace, or a spiritual gathering. We’ll look at some of the ways in which a ritual can be medicinal.
j. Snodgrass is a Religious Studies teacher, a playwright and author whose books include “Supernatural Shakespeare,” “Sun Dance,” and some sermon anthologies called “Chaos.” He lives with Elizabeth and their four children in Buffalo.