Jesús Cuauhtémoc Villa
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Jesús Cuauhtémoc Villa
@chuycucuy.bsky.social
Anthropologist
Chicano (¿y qué?)
Co-Founder & Director of Programming, Sonoran Desert Cultural Preservation Society (sonorandesertculture.org)
Curandero
Death worker
Jewish 🪬🍉
Leftist
Pan & Poly
PhD candidate, ASU Transborder Studies
Thanatologist
May 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
February 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Our nonprofit’s curanderismo workshop series is off to a beautiful start! Thanks to AZ Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities for funding us and allowing us to offer community education and empowerment for free ❤️‍🔥 Check us out at sonorandesertculture.org - ¡la cultura cura!
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Teaching two classes for Phoenix College, TAing a third for ASU, starting my dissertation fieldwork, semifinalist for a Fulbright Fellowship, offering a free monthly curanderismo class for the community…it’s gonna be a BIG year, but it’s all good, exciting, fulfilling work. Pa’rriba y pa’lante!
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Jesús Cuauhtémoc Villa
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Happy New Year, Chag Urim Sameach, and happy night 7, familia! 💙🕎🕯️

De las 12 verdades del mundo, hermano bueno, que me digas 7:
7 días de creación
6 puntos de la estrella
5 libros de la Santa Torá
4 matriarcas
3 patriarcas
2 Tablas de Moisés
1 Casa Santa de Jerusalén, y 1 es Adonai, nuestro Dios.
January 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Chag Urim Sameach! Happy night 6, fam 💙🕎🕯️

De las doce verdades del mundo, hermano bueno, que me digas seis:

Seis puntos de la estrella del Rey David

Cinco libros de la Santa Torá

Cuatro matriarcas

Tres patriarcas

Dos tablas de Moisés

Una Casa Santa de Jerusalén, y Uno es Adonai, Nuestro Dios.
December 31, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Chag Urim Sameach! Happy night 5, familia 💙🕎🕯️

De las doce verdades del mundo, hermano bueno, que me digas cinco:

Cinco libros de la Santa Torá

Cuatro matriarcas

Tres patriarcas

Dos tablas de Moisés

Una Casa Santa de Jerusalén, y Uno es Adonai, Nuestro Dios.
December 30, 2024 at 4:28 AM
First volunteer flowers of the season! Alyssum and a gorgeous sunburst cempasúchil - a nice little wink, nod, and blessing from the ancestors 💚
December 29, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Chag Urim Sameach! Happy night 4, familia 💙🕎🕯️

De las doce verdades del mundo, hermano bueno, que me digas cuatro:

Cuatro matriarcas: Sarah, Rivqah, Rachel, y Le’ah

Tres patriarcas

Dos tablas de Moisés

Una Casa Santa de Jerusalén, y Uno es Adonai, Nuestro Dios.
December 29, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Shabbat Shalom & Chag Urim Sameach! Happy night 3, familia 💙🕎🕯️

De las doce verdades del mundo, hermano bueno, que me digas tres:

Tres patriarcas: Avraham, Yitzhaq, y Ya’akov

Dos tablas de Moisés

Una Casa Santa de Jerusalén, y Uno es Adonai, Nuestro Dios.
December 28, 2024 at 3:27 AM
As of this morning I’m officially a Ph.D. Candidate in the ASU School of Transborder Studies! Now on to fieldwork, dissertation writing, and - con el favor del Creador, la Creadora, y los ancestros - becoming the second Dr. Villa of the house 😁📜🎓🪬

Gratitudes in the comments - pa’lante!
December 11, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Never thought I’d be a dog daddy, but like. What am I supposed to do? Look at this perfect girl 😭
November 25, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Something beautiful for a fresh start 🪬
November 16, 2024 at 8:09 PM