A personalised brujeria practice in which I use tools including astrology, tarot, oracle, and bruja techniques (altars, petitions, affirmations, meditations), as well as vision-led coaching, to help inspire and empower women through self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and self-love so that they can live their best lives with bold authenticity, reclaimed sovereignty, and in alignment with their soul purpose.

What do I mean by “Brujeria”?

My Brujeria is a sacred, spiritual and mystical practice with roots in my Latin American, female lineage and belief systems, which is an eclectic mix of Basque witchcraft, the rituals, Angels and saint veneration of Roman Catholicism, and Indigenous American animism.

My maternal grandmother’s family came from Vichuquen, a village in Southern Chile known as “El pueblo de las Brujas” (the village of the Witches). My great grandmother, Julia, who was of Basque origin, was the healer of her nearby hamlet, which sat between the lake of Vichuquen and the sea. She was known as a seer and a healer who, with her deep faith yet practical and feminist approach, helped women with her herbal medicine and spell work. Her approach, where the mystical and spiritual meet the practical, is one I follow in my own modern practice.

Julia was referred to as a Bruja, the Spanish word for witch. This word had – and continues to have – derogatory connotations and was often used for an old woman who was feared because she was powerful and unconventional in her magical beliefs and practices. In my family we have reclaimed this word and use it to describe a woman who is magical, intuitive and wise, connected to nature and the elements, who communicates with spirit (angels, saints and ancestors), and who is dedicated to serve others with her sacred knowledge and gifts.