Real traditional Brujería is a very secretive tradition accessible to very few people. (When written correctly in Spanish, as opposed to Spanglish, Brujería has an acute accent over the i. You must be mentored by a real brujo/a, and it is not a type of magic that you handle lightly. When you ask Mexican American folks what Mexican folk magic is called, they will often refer to it as Brujería, again, sometimes as a joke, but it’s what we continue to call it nonetheless. While this is traditionally inaccurate, there is a large tendency for folks to diverge from tradition after immigration—much like how you have Voodoo, Haitian Vodou, Puerto Rican Voodoo (Sanse), and New Orleans Voodoo. Still, it would be damaging to my culture to write a book that is not actually about real traditional Brujería. I wanted to help preserve the meaning of Brujería and I wanted to differentiate between the traditional kind and what we call Brujeria here in America. Thus, I coined the term American Brujeria to describe this unique path. Scissors to Ward off Nightmares The most common use for scissors is to ward off nightmares. Everyone has their own way of doing it, but the idea is that an open pair of scissors is placed somewhere around the person while they sleep. Some place the open scissors under the pillow, others place them under the bed. Some place them on the bedside table, and others tack them to the wall above the bed. I don’t recommend that last one—they might fall on you during the night. Some also say that the open scissors should be placed on top of an open Bible that is under the bed. Red Ribbon for Hands/Wrists Before doing healing work with the hands or handling objects that may contain bad energies, it’s common to wrap red ribbon around the hands or wrists to block the evil from entering through them or coming up the arms into the body. This way, curanderos and other spiritual workers may handle the energies of sickness and other negative things while staying protected. Wearing red ribbon around the wrist also protects against Ojo and other forms of spiritual attack. Vicks VapoRub to Cleanse a Home In my years serving as resident demon wrangler for my paranormal investigation team, I have had to get rather creative on more than one occasion when supplies were low. This is when I turn to the ancestors they knew that sometimes all you have is Vicks VapoRub and the Lord. Camphor and eucalyptus, two of the main ingredients in Vicks, carry a powerful vibration that banishes evil and calls in angelic entities and beings of light. In a pinch, you can use Vicks to assist with cleansing and protecting a home from negative entities.
✔ Author(s): J. Allen Cross
✔ Title: American Brujeria: Modern Mexican American Folk Magic
✔ Rating : 4.7 out of 5 base on (782 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1578637457
✔ ISBN-13: 9781578637454
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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