You don't practice Santeria? You ain't got no crystal ball? Actually, you don't need one — instead, the botanicas that sell spell-casting Santeria charms specialize in candles, soaps, incense and body ...
After years of stigma, Santería and other Afro-Caribbean religions have come out of the literary closet, judging by some new novels. As Fina is initiated in the darker practices of palo monte, she ...