Since the individual appears on earth He begins to interpret and worship his Natural environment, through different ceremonies That combine rituals, through which They express his religiosity The cult in its present form shows a syncretism Progressive of religious elements and concepts originating From different cultures, where the system of Beliefs of the indigenous, europeans and afro-descendants These elements are represented in the three powers Cacique guaicaipuro, queen María lionza and negro felipe It lacks a uniform organization, since cultivators They are scattered throughout the national territory and have no An equality in all their ritual activities. From there It is characterized by being non-exclusive, which is why many People venerate María lionza in silence or freely For this reason, in recent times it has been defined as A syncretic and utilitarian cult that has gradually absorbed the Religious heritage from all parts of Venezuela The cult of María lionza is a religion that has survived Through time in the imaginary of the collective, which is characterized For presenting three elements that are manifested in the rituals of Divination, possession and curanderismo. In possession rituals Two complementary poles are shown: The incarnation of the deities And the therapeutic sense. The priests and priestesses use their Sacred powers to seek relief for those who request it The healer is located within the scope of the religious, since he dominates The inevitable, the unpredictable and the uncontrollable He is a bridge between the normative And the existential order, a leader who can manipulate the superhuman through From the divination technique to prevent or predict the unpredictable Likewise, he lends his body so that the spirits speak through his mouth And heal with your hands, using the resources of nature Within the sociological aspect, María lionza is a social phenomenon And religious that sustains and expresses a set of beliefs whose sign External and visible (faith), it always adopts a social form, linked to Other structures: Economic, political and legal