Pronounced “kur-ahn-dehr-ro,” it is Spanish for “healer,” it differs from doctor or nurse (in Spanish, doctor or enfermera) in that it refers to a person who uses alternative healing methods, including herbal methods and magic for healing. In some ways, Curandero also means a “good Witch.”
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Deborah Blake, author of several books, including Llewellyn's Little Book of Witchcraft and the new Llewellyn's Little Book of Spellcraft.
If you ask most witches if they use spells, they will...