‘Arbol de la virtud’ (tree of virtue) by @lamasburgariotti According to Mapuche beliefs, understanding virtue as "life cleansed of evils" and "evils" as embodied in disease. The tree of virtue is covered with red bark; symbolically, the red is the menstrual blood that covers the walls of the uterus and its liquid environment acts as an activating element for all biological processes. Photo credit: @cecilia_armand_ugon #zakariarugs #lamasburgariotti