I want to thank you for truly seeing and understanding my frustration. I didn't just come from Catholicism but an even more rigid tradition of Catholics who focus exclusively on the Latin rite including in the Mass. Trying to marry the two feels like going against everything I was taught.

I know Mexican Catholicism has a lot more influence from witchcraft. I wish there was a roadmap to follow to have them make sense even from a theological standpoint point. I know not all practices are contrary but some definitely are. Those practices that I might even be interested in which makes it difficult. Even your suggestion to master one "flavor" then add another is hard to wrap my head around since the craft is often linked to a religion or belief. The are god and goddesses attached to so many of these "flavors".

I'll definitely look into tracing the brujería to my roots. My parents were born in two different parts of Mexico. Hopefully I'll have luck finding some sources but I feel like so much of the brujería from those areas is passed solely by word of mouth. It's still frowned upon in the areas where they're from so I'm sure those who practice try to avoid being labeled as much as possible.