#Santera

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Santera with Dove, Matanzas, Cuba.

Photo: Claire Garoutte

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Santera by Paul Green

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Se hacen limpiezas para quitar lo pendejo

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Santera #1 Comic Review

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can we see Selma! my girl deserves more attention (and one belly too full of food)

kskdjdks missed the parenthetical of this ask oops! Anyway.

Selma is Kalila’s mom/Idrees’ first wife (peep that 90s maternity wear lol). I don’t talk too much abt her bc I used to think she died tho now I think she might just be in like. Miami. Doing her thing.

I think this universe has witches, which I think I’m basing in homeopathy/phytotherapy with some fantasy sauce on it. Historically they would have occupied the same niche as midwives in the western world. Selma is a witch, however she’s Afro-Cuban so I think her work is influenced by Santeria in a holistic kinda way & she’s an Obá/high priestess also.

to be clear I’m not fictionalizing Santeria, which I think would be rude. I’m saying that Selma is a witch (fictional) and also practices Santería (very real) bc of her ethnicity:)

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Maurice Bitter (recueilleur et enregistreur) - Misa Santeria: Vaudou à Cuba - Riviera - 1967

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the more i delve into my spirituality the sicker i feel.

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Siempre inclúyanme en un post latino para odiar a EEUU, pero por qué estamos hablando en inglés? Cada vez que en un post de Sudamérica para gente de Sudamérica se habla en inglés, Kissinger toma fuerzas para revivir. Por cada comentario en inglés en este post OP tiene que escuchar una vez "El cóndor pasa" hasta que se nos laven las costumbres gringas.

Every time the copa américa is hosted by the united states an angel dies

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Florawisata San Terra de Lafonte

Florawisata San Terra de Lafonte

Florawisata San Terra de Lafonte resmi dibuka untuk umum pada akhir tahun 2019 silam. Sejak awal pembukaannya, objek wisata ini sudah menarik banyak wisatawan. Terlebih saat ini Florawisata San Terra terus dikembangkan agar fasilitasnya semakin baik. Tidak heran jika parba wisatawan baik lokal maupun mancanegara tertarik mengunjunginya. Penasaran seperti apa di dalam San Terra…

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Santera/ Spanish Harlem

Source: Gerardo Romo

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Me raised catholic/santera : IN THE TRASH WHERE IT BELONGS !

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🕯️Baños Espirituales 🕯️

Los Baños Espirituales or Spiritual Baths can be used for a wide variety of things. Generally, we're talking about baths when It's some kind of infusion or decoction made for washing a person specifically, but the same making process can be used to make other washes (for floors, doors and windows, etc.) The term "bath" also includes things like head washes, foot washes, and more.

⚠️This information below is to be used only by my black and indigenous peoples as this was written by an Afro-Indigenous Latina for our people. If you're not one of us don't appropriate, and let this be a source of education only⚠️

Altough we call them baths, normally it's not a thing that you would lay down to soak in. These are 90% of the time something you'd throw over your body and just let it run, more like a shower. To keep the water running is to keep things moving, not stagnant. With some exceptions, of course, like sweet baths or flower baths, where you want to soak in, to literally "soak in" the sweetness and blessings.

Among their many uses, we can categorize them as baños de sal o baños salados, baños amargos o de hierbas amargas and baños dulces.

Baño Salado or Salty bath: A bath where the main ingredient is salt, normally, coarse salt grains. These are done to cleanse and purify deeply and thoroughly a person. After a salt bath you must always do a sweet bath or you'll be weakened to malignant spirits and energies.

Baño Amargo or Bitter Bath: A bath where the main ingredients are bitter herbs, such as. These are done to protect and drive away evil spirits. They're what you'll reach for 99% of the time to cleanse, instead of a sweet bath, as it doesn't weaken the person, but fortifies them, and you don't always have to do a sweet bath afterwards.

Baño Dulce or Sweet Bath: A bath where the main ingredient is sweet herbs, flowers, and things like milk, sugar or honey. Within this category you'll find specifically baños de florecimiento or "flowering baths" done with mostly flower petals and with the specific purpose to bless and fortify a person.

These are just the kinds of baths that are widespread in curanderismo and brujería traditions across all latin america, our shared, common cultural knowledge. There's many other types that are more specific in use, such as baños blancos, which aren't mentioned here for a reason. Those kinds are Religion-specific and have to be learnt from a proper authority within the tradition, such as a mãe de santo, pãe, babalawo, santera, etc. The making of these religion-specific baths involves specific preparations beforehand that have to be followed to honor the Gods and Spirits involved and called to bless you through that bath (cleanse you, protect you, heal you, etc), there's specific songs and prayers to use, often in african or african-derived languages or in indigenous languages, the deep knowledge and initiations necessary to do offerings done before and after to any entities, deities, or spirits involved, etc. Don't be reckless nor disrespectful. That'll completely beat the purpose of the bath you intend to make. Before you run off to try to do something you found online, always consult and respect the guidance of spiritual authorities and learn your ways from respected Elders.

To make your own baño:

If you're using soft parts (leaves, flowers, stems) you'll be making an infusion of these for your wash or bath. Bring water almost to a full boil. Place your herbs on the container you'll be using (traditionally you use a palangana, plastic or porcelain or metal, anything, but any big bowl or basin at hand will do), then pour the water on the herbs and start shredding them, to release their juices. Give them a good massage and mix the water. All the while, say your prayers and give thanks to the water, the herbal allies you're using, the Ancestors, the Creator, and all the Spirits who walk with you and watch over you.

If you're using hard parts (roots, barks, shells, fruits, etc) you'll be making a decoction, "cook" the ingredients in your water and leave it for at least another 5 minutes before taking it out of the stove. Same thing, when it's at a decent temperature for you to put your hands in the water, but still not cold, shred them, massage to release the juices, mix the water, all while praying aswell.

It's recommended to use fresh ingredients, but if all you have is dry herbs, or other dry ingredients (shells, peels, etc) you should also add a little prayer asking the water, the Ancestors, God, whomever you pray to, to revitalize and awaken these spirits to aid in their task.

In ATRs, afrobrujería and afrocuranderismo traditions, as in any african derived practices, is a common recommendation to let the water run from the nape of your neck down, and never touch your hair or head. This is because the Spirit(s) that are located in your Head cannot be washed or in contact with just about any herb or Spirit, and it requires a special care and knowledge to prepare head washes that fit each person's Spirit(s). The only way to learn that is to ask an Elder, a Priest or Priestess of a religion from the same Ancestral Line your Ancestors hail from (and thus, their Spirits). For example, if your Ancestors where taken from Yorubaland: santería, regla de ocha, ifá, candomblé, macumba, umbanda, and a long etc, depending on what region they were settled into on this side of the Ocean. The Priest or Priestess will perform divination for you and ask the Gods (like the Orixá) who rules your head and what kind of taboos you have (including what you can and cannot use in baths).

The simplest Baño Salado includes only coarse seasalt. A simple Baño Amargo would take rosemary or pine, rue and yarrow, no salt, but you can add things like lemon peels or lemon slices. A simple Baño Dulce is milk with sugar or honey and roses, and for a Baño de Florecimiento specifically, flowers of three colors (red, white and yellow, for example) with sugar and a splash of florida water or some alcoholic drink (like vodka or rum), to which you can also add orange blossoms, orange blossom water or simply orange peels/slices.

🕯️May this aid you and yours in your spiritual journey. With love, Nao🕯️

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Santera / Spanish Harlem

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Ramón Casas Carbó - La Santera (1915/16)