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Lorraine Avila’s Debut Novel Explores Brujería, Afro-Latina Girlhood, & Community

Sofía AguilarMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

by Sofía AguilarMay 26, 2023May 26, 202301093

Afro-Latinx stories remain underrepresented and underappreciated in the Latinx community, the publishing industry, and beyond. Bronx-based Afro-Dominican writer Lorraine Avila might know this better than many. Not only is she unafraid to call out anti-Blackness in Latinidad, but also to place...

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10 Latina-Owned Items to Help You With Your Meditation Practice

Nicole YoungJanuary 20, 2023

by Nicole YoungJanuary 20, 2023085112

As the new year begins cleansing or meditation practices can help clear out any negative energy and help you on your healing journey in 2023. Luckily, many Latina-owned brands have created tools you need to banish bad energy from your...

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Digame: Esoteric Esa is Decolonizing Ancestral Spiritual Practices

Virginia IsaadDecember 21, 2022December 27, 2022

by Virginia IsaadDecember 21, 2022December 27, 202203013

Jasmin Alejandrez-Prasad aka Esoteric Esa is an astrologer, psychic tarot reader, and bruja and founder of Souliminati. She created the Modern Spiritual Latina oracle and hosts the award-winning podcast, Better Work Bitch! She is dedicated to eliminating the negative misconceptions around...

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10 Latinx-Owned Spiritual Gifts for the Bruja in Your Life

Nicole YoungNovember 18, 2022

by Nicole YoungNovember 18, 2022010429

Brujería and spirituality are only growing in popularity as more of us get in touch with our roots and ancestral wisdom and healing so you likely have a friend or two who identifies as a bruja. No matter how they...

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7 Brujas Share How to Protect Your Energy This Year

Nicole YoungJanuary 31, 2022February 3, 2022

by Nicole YoungJanuary 31, 2022February 3, 202208253

The New Year always gives us the opportunity to start fresh. It’s a time to leave the past behind us and make way for new opportunities. If you’re having trouble letting go of energies that have kept you stuck for...

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Holiday Gift Guide for Spiritual Latinas from Latina-Owned Brands

Virginia IsaadNovember 24, 2021

by Virginia IsaadNovember 24, 2021010450

The holiday season and end of year is the optimal time to take care of our spiritual well being. Oftentimes we overlook giving self-care and healing modalities to ourselves or those we love. This year, give the gift of spiritual...

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Latina Astrologer Breaks Down Spiritual Methods to Support Mental Health

Virginia IsaadMay 18, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 18, 202105408

There has been a rise in prioritizing mental health over the recent decade, and if you ask an astrologist like me I’ll attribute much of the energetic influence to the Pluto in Capricorn transit that began in 2008. It has...

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Bruja Discusses Stigma Surrounding Brujeria as Spiritual Practice

Virginia IsaadMarch 31, 2021April 1, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 31, 2021April 1, 202109385

Brujeria has been long associated with oppression and fear. Brujeria is a Spanish term for witchcraft and carries a heavy personification of equal parts liberation and a tormented ill-dignified reputation. Historically speaking, brujeria is a colonized term used to separate...

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What it Means to Be Spiritual and How to Maintain Spiritual Grounding

Virginia IsaadFebruary 28, 2021March 3, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 28, 2021March 3, 2021010910

As we enter the Age of Aquarius, which is an Astrological year — yes, we undergo Astrological years — many of us are being called to explore spiritual concepts and what it means to live more in alignment with what...

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Green Bruja Discusses the Importance of Spiritual Hygiene and Sexual Energy Wellness

Virginia IsaadFebruary 12, 2021February 17, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 12, 2021February 17, 2021014175

When it comes to sex the focus is always the physical but not enough attention is on the energy transference that also happens. Sex feels different with different people for a reason and how you feel afterward is also an...

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Rituals & Limpias For Your Astrology Sign to Usher in the New Year

Virginia IsaadJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 22, 2021January 22, 2021031105

2020 was The Great Awakening, cosmically speaking. It was likely a year filled with so many rough transits. Ready to get a head start for 2021? You’ll want to sift through and take a look at my personally curated limpias...

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Holiday Gift Guide 2020: Gifts for the Modern Bruja

Nicole YoungDecember 4, 2020December 4, 2020

by Nicole YoungDecember 4, 2020December 4, 202003988

If the non-stop Christmas music wasn’t an indication, here’s a heads up that it’s holiday season. That means it is the one time of the year when you get to give gifts to the ones you love, like that one...