Though her origins are controversial, Guadalupe, just like the dahlia flower, is indeed a native of Mexico. Her image and importance to Mexico, Mexican-Americans, and Latinx communities around the world cannot be questioned. She is revered. Many turn to her for healing and guidance. It made me think of curanderas; how they are also often turned to for healing and guidance. Sometimes it’s an elderly woman or man in the neighborhood, greatly respected and loved. Other times it’s your own family matriarch, who passes down her knowledge just as it was passed down to her.