The alchemy of plants and fire permeate the area. We have burned plants to purify and cleanse our spirits in the same way we use water to purify and cleanse. One thing displaces the other, and leaves behind a more intense essence. And who are "we" ? You and I are we. We launder our clothes, we wash our bodies, and we cook our food and boil our tea. If everything is energy, and energy is transformative, then it is possible that we can send the medicine near and far distances