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Espiritismo: Puerto Rican Mediumship & Magic

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cacique: Taino chief.<br />

cadena: group of spirit guides, also called courts and commissions.<br />

casilla: term used to refer to a medium by the spirits.<br />

causas de nacimiento: negative entities and karma that are present at birth.<br />

causas: negative entities that wreak havoc and cause illness.<br />

cemi: Taino god or spirit guide; also the stone or material in which the god<br />

or spirit guide lives.<br />

centro: temple or meeting place, usually a separate structure, where<br />

espiritistas practice <strong>Espiritismo</strong>.<br />

Chamanes: group of spirit guides that consists of shamans.<br />

Chango: African deity of the Santeria pantheon associated with power and<br />

strength.<br />

clave: automatic writing or the use of writing in magical works and<br />

divination.<br />

commission Santera: group of spirit guides connected with Santeria.<br />

commission: term used to describe a group of spirit guides, also called<br />

courts and chains.<br />

corriente: emissions of energy given off by every spirit.<br />

Criollos (Creoles): people of mixed Spanish and Taino blood.<br />

cruzado: to be hexed or cursed; to be “crossed up” or blocked.<br />

cuadro spiritual: spiritual frame that contains all the spirits, karma, and light<br />

that a person has.<br />

curandero: healer.

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