Reed: That's Cheech Marin reading from Rudolfo Anaya's book Bless Me, Ultima. Time stood still, and it shared with me all that had been and all that was to come. My bare feet felt the throbbing earth and my body trembled with excitement. She took my hand, and the silent magic power she possessed made beauty from the raw, sun-baked llano, the green river valley, and the blue bowl which was the white sun's home. The magical time of childhood stood still, and the pulse of the living earth pressed its mystery into my living blood. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of the river sang to the hum of the turning earth. Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. Papa, can a new religion be made?' - Wikipedia contributors, 'Bless Me, Ultima,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, (accessed May 1, 2017).Cheech Marin reads from Bless Me, Ultima. Antonio says to his father: 'Take the llano and the river valley, the moon and the sea, God and the golden carp-and make something new. In addition, he reflects on the pull between Catholicism and the continuation of Ultima's spiritual legacy and concludes that he does not need to choose one over the other, but can bring both together to form a new identity and a new religion that is made up of both. At the conclusion of the novel, Antonio reflects on the tension that he feels as he is pulled between his father's free, open landscape of the llano, and his mother's circumscribed river valley of the town. However, one night Antonio witnesses the death of a man back from the war, which makes him question his religion and identity, and sparks his journey towards manhood.

Following an immediate bond with Ultima, Antonio learns of the many herbs and barks, which she uses in her ceremonies.Tony's progress in learning about life is grounded in Ultima, who is highly respected by his parents. Ultima, known as “La Grande” in the Márez household, embodies the wisdom of her ancestors and carries the powers to heal, to confront evil, knowledge of how to use the power of nature and the ability to understand the relationship between the living and the spirits. The novel opens as the protagonist, Antonio, approaches the age of seven when his family decides to house Ultima, an elderly curandera. Set in the small town of Guadalupe, New Mexico just after World War II, Antonio Márez y Luna (Tony) tells his story from the memories of his adult self, who reflects on his growing up.

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