- Page 3 and 4: PRAISE FOR ESPIRITISMO “Hector Sa
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- Page 10 and 11: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thank you to Mama J
- Page 12 and 13: INTRODUCTION Everywhere truth, you
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- Page 20 and 21: into a society that was communal. N
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- Page 24 and 25: “One day, but you're too young no
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- Page 36 and 37: Chapter 3 THE WAR AGAINST MESA BLAN
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- Page 44 and 45: All spirits are undergoing a consta
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difuntos. By lighting a white candl
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Espiritistas also understand that e
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Already waiting patiently on the co
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The spiritual guides are divided in
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sudden trauma or unexpected shock,
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Madamos (Butlers) Because madamas u
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carved out of stone, and the Taino
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Angeles (Angels) The celestial ange
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Gypsy guides are by nature very rom
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who assisted them. This is similar
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calamities and conflicts occurred.
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Some mediums inherit an active facu
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Once aspiring mediums have found a
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mediums feel the currents and the s
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or heal the person by taking contro
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The central focus of group rituals
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wearing a white lab coat over their
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Chapter 8 REUNIONES Y VELADAS The r
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VELADAS (VIGILS) A velada is a cand
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But at that time, I just happened t
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to refer to a traditional herbal he
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All brujos have the capacity to lev
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price. Since many of them are suffe
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PRUEBAS (TESTS) The faculties and c
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then took a piece of cloth and rubb
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Chapter 10 LAS CAUSAS Illness is a
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causes. Thus karma constantly chang
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Jealousy is one of the biggest prob
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ut are generally attracted to and a
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members of the group will have thei
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ewitchment. When the source of the
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ecause they blame everything on oth
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Victims who are atrasado (set back)
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Chapter 11 SPIRITUAL HEALING Espiri
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equivalent of sealing a wound and a
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Brujos can transfer their cuadros t
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As I sat there, Berta stared at me
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Chapter 12 GETTING STARTED ON THE P
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center, she would experience proble
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santuario, or sanctuary. Not all br
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Fountains should be cleaned once a
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Next, you will begin to develop la
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And this lesson is very important f
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Boil the rue in a pot of water and
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Those who are not brujos can go to
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Contrary to popular belief, you do
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It was a few minutes after 6:00 PM.
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“She cannot give you that,” Irm
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GLOSSARY ahijados: apprentices of a
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darle luz: practices designed to gi
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fuerza: a person's personal or spir
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Mesa Blanca (white table): name of
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Santeria: Cuban spiritual tradition
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hector Salva was b