Represent the nfumbi (spirit of the dead). They provide the skeletal structure and the "engine" of the practice.
Should the tone be or evocative/artistic ? Palo Mayombe- El Jardin de Sangre y Huesos
—the sacred sticks and woods—thrusting upward like fingers reaching for the moon. Each branch carries the memory of the mountain and the strength of the thunder. They are bound together by vines and chains, holding the spirit in a cage of iron and intent. Then comes the Represent the nfumbi (spirit of the dead)
The "Garden" is a poetic and literal reference to the cemetery and the wilderness (the monte ). For a Palero, these are not places of fear, but storehouses of spiritual ingredients: these are not places of fear