The Sunday Mail
TRADITIONALISTS and faith healers share one common resource in the conduct of their practices – water.
Many people are treated through water therapy by different practitioners.
Sekuru Friday Chisanyu
Indeed, water is life.
Water is a precious renewable resource that can also be used for treatment.
Traditionalists and faith healers can even use water to heal and assist someone who is far away through meditation, sending spoken words and prayers.
The traditional practitioners put water in clay pots and clap hands while communicating with the ancestors on behalf of the troubled person.
On the other hand, faith healers pray for the water to be annointed and have healing powers.
The patient can use this water to bath or drink, depending on the type of problem.
Some traditional healers splash water on their patients to solve their problems.
Sometimes, the practitioner can simply dip his or her walking stick in water then instruct a patient to bath using that water.
This therapy removes bad luck and draws good opportunities for the patient.
A sick person can drink this water to treat ailments in the body.
Patients are sometimes taken to rivers and dams for cleansing. It is believed that bad omens are destroyed and swept away by the water.
The use of snuff mixed in water is commonly used by traditional healers on their shrines, it removes bad luck.
Both traditional and faith healers consider the conservation of the environment, especially water sources as this ensures the sustainability of their practice.
Besides, water is important for the survival of all living things.
