There are many sites on the Web for researching all things Santeria and Lukumi. Some require registration and some are open forums. Most desire to inform initiates and non-practitioners. There are some have videos, some music and most sell products needed for ceremonies and the like. Enjoy! Original Products.com One of the oldest purveyors of products and publications for Lukumi and Santeria. OrishaWorld.com This site store offers...

Having special gifts are truly a blessing…for the most part. The Powers that Be, sometimes known as “God” or any of the other titles held, gives us these gifts when we are young. It is only the ‘Prove it to me’ attitude of the World that makes us a little jaded and unbelieving and we begin to close off these portals of information; becoming one of those who rely on the scientific realm or begin asking for the...

Spiritual workers known as psychics, gifted readers, seers, root workers, wise women called “Sister” or “Mother” or medicine men using the title “Dr.” have been in existence forever. Some use divination items such as tarot cards, crystal balls, pendulums bones, cowrie shells, glass or bowl of water, gemstones, or other items. Not use tools but all do nor does the fact that these readers use or not use these tools have any...

Traditionally entitled “Empress,” this major arcana or “trump” card portrays the energy of the Great Mother. She is Nature, around us and within us, an always unfolding Source of Power that gives life. She is sometimes protrayed as a pre-Christian Goddess, as the one whom the High Priestess is channeling down to earth for the rest of us. In medieval Europe, the Empress card was painted to represent whatever Queen...

Friends, This is a reprint from my very old website before I upgraded to the one I have now. It is part of a series of blog posts that I published a long time ago. Enjoy! – Jacqueline 01/28/07 “How Much Does It Cost?” I received a telephone call the other day from a female who was given my number by a respected candle shop owner in the area and one of the first concerns that she voiced was cost. Understanding that monetary...