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Chapter 11<br />
SPIRITUAL HEALING<br />
Espiritistas work causas by healing both the causa and the encausado. This<br />
process is known as levantando las causas, or lifting the causes. It is also<br />
known as sanación, or healing. Depending on the causes and the depth at<br />
which they have possessed and attached to the individual, they are dealt<br />
with in various ways.<br />
Not everyone has the cuadro to be able to lift causas. That is usually<br />
left to the work of brujos and mediums. Depending on their capabilities and<br />
the strength of the causas, brujos may be able to handle them in private<br />
rituals with clients. Cases in which the causas are particularly strong or<br />
stubborn may require veladas. Mediums who are not brujos can sometimes<br />
work collectively during veladas to remove causas, the collective force<br />
gathered from the group giving them the ability to overpower the causal<br />
spirits.<br />
The process of lifting causes consists of three steps and may occur in<br />
one or multiple sessions. The first step, called investigation, is to find out<br />
the root of the causa through consultation with the medium or spirits. This<br />
is the most important step, because it ultimately determines the proper<br />
treatment. This investigation can take place during private consultation with<br />
a brujo, in a session, or in a velada.<br />
If the causa is determined to be coming from other people via brujeria<br />
or human magnetism, the espiritista may prescribe a nullification or<br />
counterattack. For this, the victim will most often be directed to work with a<br />
brujo privately. If the causa is determined to be a spirit, a levantamiento is<br />
performed by a professional medium and assistants in a private setting or
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