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Brujas

The Magic and Power of Witches of Color

Lorraine Monteagut

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English
Chicago Review Press
03 January 2022
There is a new kind of witch emerging in our cultural consciousness: the bruja.

Witchcraft has made a comeback in popular culture, especially among feminists, and there is a new kind of witch emerging in our cultural consciousness: the bruja.

Brujas chronicles the magical lives of these practitioners as they extend their personal rituals to larger self-care and activist movements and use their services to empower young people of color. The bruja represents the new ""witch"" of the United States, a practitioner who melds ancient tradition with new technologies and mirrors the diversity and activist spirit of today's youth. Brujas reminds us that witchcraft is more than a trend - it's a movement.

Brujas follows this movement from its historical practices to its current manifestations. Through profiles of bruja practitioners who make their living offering magical products and services, author Monteagut examines the conflicts that have arisen as spiritual traditions are appropriated and commodified. Brujas also delves into the historical practices from which brujas borrow to provide readers with information and resources to begin their own spiritual practices and businesses. Above all, the bruja movement is about empowering people to find the healing magic in their own lives and to imagine a happier and healthier world.

'Brujas, Witches of Color are ancestral magical beings and the world we live in has tried to silence our voices...

This book is such a beautiful tribute to the different stories and experiences we go through as brujas...

Amplify the voice of Witches of Color by reading their stories.' - Juliet Diaz, author of Witchery and Plant Witchery

'Captivating, inspiring, and filled with tangible magick, Brujas offers a much-needed perspective that showcases the beautiful diversity of what it means to live a mystical life. Lorraine expertly weaves tantalizing narratives infused with love and hope, while guiding readers on a journey through often ignored histories, all while helping them establish a magickal practice that honors their own lineages and ancestors. A must-read for any witch.'- Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements, and Embody Your Magick

'This is an essential read for our community! This book approaches brujeria in such an inclusive and healing way.' - Valeria Ruelas, The Mexican Witch, author of Cosmpolitan Love Potions
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Imprint:   Chicago Review Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   576g
ISBN:   9781641603997
ISBN 10:   1641603992
Pages:   304
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Lorraine Monteagut is a Cuban-Colombian writer born in Miami, Florida. She holds a PhD in communication from the University of South Florida, where she began her research on bruja feminism and the reclamation of ancestral healing traditions. Inspired to the spiritual life by her great grandmother, who was an espiritista in Cuba, she facilitates astrology workshops and moon circles in her local community in Tampa, Florida. She loves hiking, gardening, and backyard beekeeping.

Reviews for Brujas: The Magic and Power of Witches of Color

Captivating, inspiring, and filled with tangible magick, Brujas offers a much-needed perspective that showcases the beautiful diversity of what it means to live a mystical life. Lorraine expertly weaves tantalizing narratives infused with love and hope, while guiding readers on a journey through often ignored histories, all while helping them establish a magickal practice that honors their own lineages and ancestors. A must-read for any witch. --Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch, Bewitching the Elements, and Embody Your Magick This is a spellbinding book--a magical, elegant study of the powerful and fierce movement that challenges capitalism's encroachment on spirituality, human rights, and the environment. --Ben Montgomery, author of A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South Important, informative, beautifully written, well researched, fun to read, practical, and mesmerizing--Brujas will leave you spellbound. Highly recommend. --Amanda Yates Garcia, author of Initiated: Memoir of a Witch More of this please! Brujas, Witches of Color are ancestral magical beings and the world we live in has tried to silence our voices. There is a rise happening, a roar thundering through our veins and the world will hear our voices louder than they can ever imagine. This book is such a beautiful tribute to the different stories and experiences we go through as brujas. Lorraine is one of the most beautiful souls I've ever met and her passion to bridge us together is apparent in this must-have book! Amplify the voice of Witches of Color by reading their stories. --Juliet Diaz, author of Witchery and Plant Witchery This is an essential read for our community! This book approaches brujeria in such an inclusive and healing way. --Valeria Ruelas, The Mexican Witch, author of Cosmpolitan Love Potions


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