BRUJOBROS

I was born in Lima, Peru, a place steeped in a form of Catholicism unlike any other, where African-Diasporic, Native South American, and Iberian traditions fused in order to provide a unique type of worship and magical system which is still being practiced 400 years later and where magic is as common as going to school or work. It was commonplace to witness a procession in October with thousands of attendees in purple surrounding the colossal icon of the Lord of Miracles, signifying that they themselves had witnessed something miraculous the year before, members of my family included. Miracles and mysticism were and still are everywhere. It was my mother who first introduced me to these authentic occult traditions. She was a part of the Hermanos Seguidores de Jesús, a Catholic-folk healing congregation. Among saint statues and rose colored light, the women would perform healing works through whispered prayer and enigmatic hand gestures which they call el fluido. It is this environment,..

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Primary location: Syracuse United States