▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁physical ▁and ▁visible ▁through ▁Ay ahu as ca ▁rit uals ▁or ▁dream s . ▁Ay ahu as ca ▁rever ed ▁as ▁a ▁sacred ▁or ▁mag ical ▁plant ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁medicine ▁and ▁spiritual ▁purposes . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁im part ▁wisdom ▁and ▁instruct ▁in ▁he aling . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁all ▁medicine ▁and ▁mother ▁of ▁all ▁plants . ▁Other ▁kin ships ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁relationship ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁grand m other ▁figure ▁is ▁constructed ▁by ▁others . ▁This ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁relationship ▁to ▁each ▁is ▁unique ▁for ▁every ▁person ▁and ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator ▁or ▁communic ator ▁between ▁two ▁world s . ▁Other ▁plants ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁medic inal ▁and ▁spiritual ▁purposes ▁and ▁are ▁treated ▁by ▁the ▁communities ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁respect ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁give ▁another ▁human . ▁The ▁union ▁between ▁plants ▁and ▁humans ▁also ▁extend ▁and ▁is ▁reflected ▁upon ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁and ▁their ▁god - like ▁figure . ▁R it uals ▁that ▁include ▁ay ahu as ca ▁and ▁gu y ama ▁plants ▁allow ▁the ▁people ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁strong ▁commun ion ▁between ▁the ▁humans , ▁nature , ▁and ▁god ▁which ▁provides ▁the ▁resources ▁surrounding ▁them . ▁During ▁these ▁rit uals ▁the ▁participants ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁renew ▁their ▁relationship ▁between ▁their ▁resources ▁and ▁it ’ s ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁relationship ▁than ▁and ▁domin ion ▁and ▁explo itation . ▁When ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁its ▁spirits , ▁they ▁believe ▁that ▁spirits