Brujas

The Magic and Power of Witches of Color

By: Lorraine Monteagut PhD

Narrated by: Diana Blue

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. A growing subculture of BIPOC witches, led by Afro-Caribbean immigrants, Indigenous Americans, and other witches of color, is reclaiming their ancestral traditions and contributing their voices to the feminist witchcraft of today. Brujas chronicles the magical lives of these practitioners as they develop their healing arts, express their progressive politics, and extend their personal rituals into community activism. They are destigmatizing the "witch" of their ancestries and bringing persecuted traditions to the open to challenge cultural appropriation and spiritual consumerism. Part memoir, part ritual guide, Brujas empowers listeners to decolonize their spiritual practices and connect with their own ancestors. Brujas reminds us that witchcraft is more than a trend - it's a movement.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Lorraine Monteagut, PhD (P)2021 Tantor

Read like a Telenovela

The book is not a bad book. it's not a how to but more a bunch of short stories with lessons and practices scattered through out the book. It reads at times like a Spanish Telenovela or a Romance Novel, and if you into that then you will enjoy the book. the Spanish pronunciation of words always annoyed me, and I wish they would choose narrators who speak the language. But I know maby people will love this book, sadly it was not for me. Not bad at all just not my type of reading material.

Ancestors importance in your everyday

What a great way to honor yourself and your ancestors. It was nice to hear more fact about how Brujas came about, and what the importance in my culture teaching, and how to honor others. Be it you are student, or teacher, there is something for all to enjoy.

I’ll be listening to this one repeatedly!

So much to say about this book. I have a physical copy and will tag so many places/chapters because there was so much relatable information/ stories. Love love love this book!

I wanted to love this book

I felt as if I was reading a diary.
i would have preferred more brujeria and less politics

Great material …

The topics are relatable however, wish they had a narrator who could annunciate the Spanish language better. Want the full effect lol