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Volunteering to Help Families at the Border Changed This Latina’s Life

HipLatinaDecember 14, 2018August 20, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 14, 2018August 20, 20200973

Day after day, there seem to be more and more news stories of the people seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border only to be turned away. Some as complicated as migrant parents still being separated from children at the border...

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Your Weekly Tarotscope For December 16- Dec 22, 2018 Revealed

HipLatinaDecember 13, 2018August 20, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 13, 2018August 20, 202002540

Theme Of The Week: 2 of Wands As clairaudience (clear hearing) being one of my strongest intuitive pathways, many times when I pull a card I’ll be reminded of songs. For this week’s pull, I’m hearing “Stuck In The...

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Your Weekly Tarotscope For December 9- Dec 15, 2018 Revealed

HipLatinaDecember 6, 2018August 19, 2020

by HipLatinaDecember 6, 2018August 19, 202004140

Theme Of The Week: Page of Cups You have something in your hands that you’re not quite sure what to do with, this week. Part of you is curious, but another part of you is hesitant. You are leaning more...

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Why Reclaiming Bruja Identity is Important for Afro-Latinas

HipLatinaNovember 29, 2018August 25, 2020

by HipLatinaNovember 29, 2018August 25, 202001779

Identifying as Afro-Latina is a driving force to my craft as a Bruja. So much so that Brujas of Brooklyn is rooted in las 21 Divisiones. This is a syncretic faith, from the Dominican Republic, that is heavily framed around...

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Your Tarotscope For The Week of September 2- Sept 8, 2018 Revealed

jackieAugust 30, 2018September 17, 2020

by jackieAugust 30, 2018September 17, 20200950

Theme of the Week: The Hierophant As the infamous Mr. Miyagi said, “Wax on, wax off.” The first week of September the tarotscope’s is all about observing and learning. You may even find yourself teaching others a thing or two, while...

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What Inspired Me To Embrace My Inner Bruja

jackieAugust 27, 2018September 17, 2020

by jackieAugust 27, 2018September 17, 20200266

Growing up Roman Catholic on both sides of my family, I was taught to staunchly stay away from anything that remotely resembled occult practice. That went double for my Latina side. My mom is so superstitious, I grew up with...

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Allow August’s Full Moon Call Upon Your Intuition and Ancestors

Cindy RodriguezAugust 24, 2018September 16, 2020

by Cindy RodriguezAugust 24, 2018September 16, 20200442

August’s full moon is on August 26 and if you didn’t know already, in Pisces. Meaning this month’s full moon is ruled by the planet Neptune, associated with our dreams, imagination, and emotional sensitivity, says Jennifer Lucero-Earle, ArcanaDance™ creator &...

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Your Tarotscope For The Week of August 12 – August 18, 2018 Revealed

jackieAugust 12, 2018September 14, 2020

by jackieAugust 12, 2018September 14, 20200398

This week’s theme is Page of Cups. We all like to look at certain situations through rose-colored glasses. Usually, when we date someone new who we really like, all of their flaws fall by the wayside and all we can...

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Meet The Mexican Witch Fighting for POC and LGBTQ Visibility

Yvette MontoyaAugust 11, 2018September 14, 2020

by Yvette MontoyaAugust 11, 2018September 14, 202001201

To the many practicing brujas out there, “brujeria” is a way to heal intergenerational traumas in both themselves and in their communities. It’s a re-connection to many of the esoteric practices that were nearly erased by colonization and a reclaiming of the...

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Your Tarotscope For The Week of August 5 – August 11, 2018 Revealed

HipLatinaAugust 5, 2018September 11, 2020

by HipLatinaAugust 5, 2018September 11, 20200661

A lot has gone down this summer. We had two eclipses, mercury went into retrograde on July 26 and we’re still feeling it, and the full moon on July 27 was the longest eclipse of the century—pretty intense to say...

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How to Prep for the Blue AND Pink Moon This Month

Cindy RodriguezMarch 27, 2018October 23, 2020

by Cindy RodriguezMarch 27, 2018October 23, 20200372

First, let’s start by letting you down very carefully in stating that you will not literally see a “pink moon.” I know, we’re sad too. Who doesn’t want to see a pink full moon?! Interesting fact though, its named after...

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Latina Feminists Are Reclaiming Their Inner Bruja Like We’ve Never Seen Before

Johanna FerreiraMarch 8, 2018October 30, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMarch 8, 2018October 30, 20202 1923

Like many Latinas, I grew up with a very Christian/Catholic upbringing. My mom’s side of the family has always been predominantly Christian, while the majority of my dad’s family identifies as Catholic, whether they practice it or not. Anything outside...