<![CDATA[Traditional healing practices constitute an important form of cultural and ecological knowledge that requires documentation and preservation, particularly as oral traditions face the risk of declining transmission across generations. This study examines the representation of natural elements and spiritual values in the Sembur Pansang Mantras practiced by the Malay community in Kemuning Village, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, from an ecocritical perspective. The study employed a descriptive qualitative approach informed by literary ecocriticism. The data consisted of transcribed utterances of ten Sembur Pansang Mantras collected through in-depth interviews and audio-recorded recitations performed by three belian, traditional practitioners who perform healing rituals and transmit healing knowledge within the community. The recorded utterances were transcribed and analysed thematically to identify recurring representations of nature and spirituality, which were subsequently interpreted through an ecocritical framework to examine how the mantras construct relationships between humans, the natural environment, and the spiritual realm. The findings reveal that nine of the ten mantras incorporate natural elements that function not merely as metaphors but also as healing media believed to possess therapeutic powers. The spiritual dimensions of the mantras reflect Islamic beliefs embraced by the Malay community, particularly the recognition of divine power in healing practices. These representations demonstrate a worldview in which nature is not regarded merely as an object for human use but as a meaningful entity that is respected and believed to participate in human well-being. The study contributes to ecocritical and folklore studies by demonstrating how oral healing traditions encode ecological and spiritual relationships and highlights the importance of documenting traditional knowledge as part of cultural and environmental heritage preservation.]]>
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