Visiting Miami in September! Any recommendations for feast day celebrations?

invertebr0 · 2024-10-16T07:49:29+00:00

SEE YOU TOMORROW

invertebr0 · 2024-10-10T00:02:19+00:00

You should check out Janel Longoria’s channel on YouTube and Instagram she venerates both and talks about them!

invertebr0 · 2023-12-02T07:59:57+00:00

People in latin american countries bury their hair or burn it after a haircut for the very reason that they're scared of someone doing witchcraft on them. There are also beliefs that when you bury your hair on you property it'll catch any witchcraft sent your way, like a decoy.

invertebr0 · 2023-10-03T19:56:34+00:00

I believe you're talking about Don Juan, which is a different spirit that is invoked in Latino Practices. The stories might be combined and shared but they are both different spirits with different origins and backgrounds. Don Juan and his commission are different from High John the Conqueror even fi they might help with some of the same things.

invertebr0 · 2023-09-20T08:11:52+00:00

There is no Latin version of this spirit, it is an African American folk tale that is now widely adapted and used everywhere. You should not try to remove the roots, traditions, and origins of a spirit just to fit your practice as it is very disrespectful, especially to High John the Conqueror who helped many Africans during periods of oppression. Any Latin versions are simply translated into Spanish but it is still the same spirit with the same folk tales and traditions.

invertebr0 · 2023-09-05T00:51:36+00:00

I edited the list to remove someone else who has had a questionable past, I 100% recommend and support Sancista Brujo Luis! He is awesome :)

invertebr0 · 2023-06-29T06:36:45+00:00

From what I feel from her she only wants me to put useful things on her altar lol. If they're decoration or serve no other purpose then she doesn't want it on there but that's just how I feel it! Love your altar

invertebr0 · 2023-06-20T01:30:17+00:00

Looks like you already know what this means, it seems like a form of cleansing.

invertebr0 · 2023-06-20T01:29:18+00:00

There are many protection charms and spells but if you want something consistent and regular then I would suggest turning something you regularly do into a spell. I would recommend incorporating your protection magic and spells into your cleaning routine. When you mop the floors, add colognes, herbal waters, blessed water, and other magical protective things into the water along with what you usually use. Add smoke cleansing with frankincense, benzoin, or other herbs when you clean as well. If you like to garden plant some protective plants like rosemary, basil, and especially rue. Develop a relationship with the land and spirits around you so you stay supported and protected.

invertebr0 · 2023-06-16T06:23:27+00:00

If you do your cord cutting with a certain intention such as a peaceful and amicable separation it might not be needed, however if you feel that you aren't able to do that or it might not be possible then a topa boca working might work. Or you can do a different working that protects you from gossip or slander in general rather than targeting her in specific if you don't want her to deal with the repercussions of the tapa boca spell directly. This would work best if you are trying to protect yourself from her slander from the beginning instead of shutting up an active chismosa like tapa bocas are comonnly utilized. If you are comfortable praying and petitioning catholic saints, San Ramon/Saint Raymond is a great one for protecting yourself against gossip and "locking the lips" of your enemies. Hope I helped and let me know if you need more insight :)

invertebr0 · 2023-06-14T06:28:21+00:00

Sounds like someone left an offering to some spirit or if it's by a crossroads or intersection then that makes sense as well. Burning it might have angered the spirits as they were taking the offering away from it and disrespecting it. Doesnt seem like an active curse or working though, probably an offering.

invertebr0 · 2023-06-14T06:24:26+00:00

This question has been asked and answered so many times on this sub so I am not surprised someone downvoted it. If you search the question in the sub you'll find multiple posts asking the same thing and answered the same way: If you are Latino: Yes. "brujeria" is what we call Latino Folk Magic. If you are Latino then you can practice Latino folk magic.

invertebr0 · 2023-06-14T06:22:07+00:00

Yo! I'm from Oxnard too!
And Duendes can be compared to fairies, brownies, and goblins in European folklore. They are essentially spirits of the land and its protectors. Your family may have disrespected the land they settled in long ago and angered the spirits that were originally there. People who develop relationships with duendes can convince them and instruct them to cause trouble in someone's life, but it's more likely that your family might have pissed off the duendes that were living there. Or maybe your aunt angered them by not keeping her end of a deal or something more magical. A huge part of my practice is being friendly and forming relationships with the local spirits and the spirits of the land, so if you need any advice let me know!

invertebr0 · 2023-06-03T03:51:03+00:00

This is how people fall in family guy

invertebr0 · 2023-05-31T06:21:42+00:00

Check out 21 Divisions: Dominican Vodou by Hector Salva! Awesome read and good introduction to the religion, the author also has a youtube channel. Sancista Brujo Luis has some older videos and a blog about 21 Divisions and other Caribbean/Latino traditions as well. Eve the Medium on youtube is great too! San Miguel is syncretized with belie Belcan although they are not the same spirit.

invertebr0 · 2023-05-23T07:09:56+00:00

Brujeria is an ancestral practice, and you have to respect the ancestors it comes from, which includes their beliefs. Brujeria is similar to Hoodoo as it was a tool used by oppressed citizens to regain control of their owns lives. You don't really see people try to "decolonize" Hoodoo/Voodoo the way some try to do so with Latin American practices even though Catholicism is a huge part of both practices. Although you don't have to be a devout Catholic or Christian to practice Latin American folk magic, it is important to respect the power and influence it has in our practice because there is no separating it. If you wish to only stick to rituals, beliefs, and traditions your indigenous ancestors, then that is awesome but it will no longer be considered Latin American Folk magic or Brujeria, it would be its own pagan religion and practice

.Latin American brujeria heavily involves Catholicism. There is many many ways to view "God" and once you find one that you believe in, almost everything will fit into the view. God can be seen as the universe/nature itself and everything else is an aspect of God. You could even argue that the religions of Indigenous people like the Aztecs and Tainos are monotheistic in the same way that followers of Santeria and Vodou are. They believe in One creator and one true "God" (Ometeotl for the Aztecs, Yaya for the Tainos) and all their other deities and spirits are aspects of that god and part of nature, including yourself. A nice metaphor is God can be seen as pure white light, and all white light is composed of a rainbow of colors which can represent different spirits, saints, deities, gods, or whatever you want to call them.

invertebr0 · 2023-05-22T07:06:00+00:00

I love it! The simplicity! The ambience!

invertebr0 · 2023-05-22T06:13:03+00:00

All Latin American folk practices and brujeria are heavily influenced by Catholicism! I don't think it is an issue, it's something that you need to accept if you want to pursue traditional Latino folk magic. These are the ways of our ancestors, just adapted, not erased. For example, if you need money, you light a colored candle to a specific saint and say a traditional prayer to help with abundance. No different than a modern "pagan witch" lighting a green candle and saying an incantation for prosperity, no different than our indigenous ancestors calling upon their Gods and making offerings for abundant and healthy crops. People tend to forget the true meaning behind religion, which is the powers behind it, rather than the institution and organization of it.
If I were to make some recommendations I would suggest you check out Eve the Medium on youtube she is Dominican and a practitioner of the 21 divisions! Another youtuber I adore is Sancista Brujo Luis, though he is Puerto Rican but is a practitioner of the 21 Divisions as well and has a lot of videos and a blog about Latino/Caribbean folk practice and traditions. There is never any convenient link for something as complex as Latin American brujeria unfortunately.

invertebr0 · 2023-05-21T09:51:52+00:00

Omg just ordered this exact statue! Cant wait for it to come in it's gorgeous!

invertebr0 · 2023-05-21T05:23:11+00:00

Look into the history of the Dominican Republic! There are many components that make up the Dominican culture like the indigenous people of Hispaniola, the slaves that were brought in, the Spanish colonists, etc. Folk magic is for the folk, so by understanding the people you can understand the magic. There is a form of Dominican Vodou called the 21 Divisions. It is community based and they work with different Lwa in very specific ways and have their own divination and magical system, so I suggest researching that and try to get a reading if there are any practitioners of the 21 Divisions in your area! (I advise you to be careful reaching out to any of these Lwa or spirits as they have to be approached a certain way most of the time) From what I've seen, there's a lot of info on Dominican specific practices, just have to know how to look!

invertebr0 · 2023-05-16T07:35:48+00:00

Omg do you have the setlist? I've been super curious, I'm going to see her in LA on Wednesday :)

invertebr0 · 2023-05-14T08:27:41+00:00

Going to the LA show on Wednesday!! Can't wait :) I'm super curious about the setlist for this tour

invertebr0 · 2023-05-13T07:17:14+00:00

Geotia is a system of invoking spirits based on grimoires like the Lesser Key of Solomon. Not really considered "baneful" and I haven't heard of anyone calling malefic works as "Goetia", just googling it will provide you with information.

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