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Bruja Breaks Down How Marijuana is a Spiritual Amplifier

Virginia IsaadApril 20, 2021

by Virginia IsaadApril 20, 2021019622

Yvette Montoya, aka the Bratty Brujita, is an intuitive medium, a Palera, and a green witch focusing on spiritual sexual wellness and hygiene. She’s a first-generation LA native of Mexican and Chilean descent and a journalist. She offers readings, brujeria...

Culture Lifestyle

Bruja Discusses Stigma Surrounding Brujeria as Spiritual Practice

Virginia IsaadMarch 31, 2021April 1, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMarch 31, 2021April 1, 202109392

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...

Culture Lifestyle

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

Virginia IsaadFebruary 28, 2021March 3, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 28, 2021March 3, 2021010942

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...

Lifestyle

Your Weekly Tarotscope for February 2 – February 8, 2020 Revealed

jackieJanuary 31, 2020July 21, 2020

by jackieJanuary 31, 2020July 21, 202005076

Theme of the Week: The Emperor It is up to you, and only you, this week to go out and get what you want. We have the power firmly in our hands. There is a saying, “If you want something...

Culture Lifestyle

‘Brown Girls Who Bruja’ Creator Tonya Gonzalez Talks Sisterhood and Spirituality

Virginia IsaadAugust 5, 2019July 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 5, 2019July 29, 202003700

Brujería in Latinx culture is more than just a spiritual ritual. It’s reclaiming ancestral traditions and empowering women in the face of cultural erasure. For Tonya Gonzalez, creator of the “Brown Girls Who Bruja” Instagram account, it’s also about sisterhood...

News and Entertainment

Reporter Gets Backlash for Story on Brujeria and Drug Dealers

Araceli CruzMay 8, 2019August 6, 2020

by Araceli CruzMay 8, 2019August 6, 202003308

We came across a ridiculous story on Twitter yesterday that proves why representation matters. A local news station in Georgia — WBS-TV — did a story on brujeria but didn’t cover in an informative or factual way. The story centered...

Lifestyle

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 7110

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...