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Mexico City home to 20 million people

Mexico City home to 20 million people most of them Catholics the church

most of them Catholics the church

most of them Catholics the church forbids any dealings with witchcraft

forbids any dealings with witchcraft

forbids any dealings with witchcraft saying it’s the work of the devil

saying it’s the work of the devil

saying it’s the work of the devil but for many Mexicans the allure of

but for many Mexicans the allure of

but for many Mexicans the allure of magic both good and evil is irresistible

believers find the tools of witchcraft

believers find the tools of witchcraft at the Senora witches market

afro-caribbean anthropologist Anthony

afro-caribbean anthropologist Anthony zabaleta has studied the market for 25

zabaleta has studied the market for 25

zabaleta has studied the market for 25 years in every cranny of this maze bruja

years in every cranny of this maze bruja

years in every cranny of this maze bruja or witch doctors peddle their cures it’s

or witch doctors peddle their cures it’s

or witch doctors peddle their cures it’s a market for even the most gruesome

a market for even the most gruesome

a market for even the most gruesome wares along with goods the market

wares along with goods the market

wares along with goods the market provides services in back rooms behind

provides services in back rooms behind

provides services in back rooms behind the stalls nearly anything is possible

the stalls nearly anything is possible

the stalls nearly anything is possible spells can be cast or lifted customers

spells can be cast or lifted customers

spells can be cast or lifted customers can have their spirits cleansed or

can have their spirits cleansed or

can have their spirits cleansed or engage in satanic rites

engage in satanic rites

engage in satanic rites it’s all here

it’s all here

it’s all here purses fly powered by wing of bat and

purses fly powered by wing of bat and

purses fly powered by wing of bat and tongue of pig witches bind hexes in

tongue of pig witches bind hexes in

tongue of pig witches bind hexes in black ribbon ready for burial in a human

black ribbon ready for burial in a human

black ribbon ready for burial in a human grave curses like these are all too

grave curses like these are all too

grave curses like these are all too familiar to doctor zabaleta as part of

familiar to doctor zabaleta as part of

familiar to doctor zabaleta as part of his research zabaleta has been studying

his research zabaleta has been studying

his research zabaleta has been studying with Alberto Salinas a healer who’s come

with Alberto Salinas a healer who’s come

with Alberto Salinas a healer who’s come all the way from Texas Alberto is here

all the way from Texas Alberto is here

all the way from Texas Alberto is here to restock his hex fighting kit

believe in witchcraft was just an

believe in witchcraft was just an abstract idea for doctors a Valletta

abstract idea for doctors a Valletta

abstract idea for doctors a Valletta until he had his own life-changing

until he had his own life-changing

until he had his own life-changing encounter with black magic zabaleta was

encounter with black magic zabaleta was

encounter with black magic zabaleta was traveling with alberto and other healers

traveling with alberto and other healers

traveling with alberto and other healers on a mission what we found and what we

on a mission what we found and what we

on a mission what we found and what we saw that day was just unbelievable in 30

saw that day was just unbelievable in 30

saw that day was just unbelievable in 30 years of research field research into

years of research field research into

years of research field research into Leucadia including Diddy’s Mullen I had

Leucadia including Diddy’s Mullen I had

Leucadia including Diddy’s Mullen I had never encountered anything like that and

never encountered anything like that and

never encountered anything like that and probably never will again they came to a

probably never will again they came to a

probably never will again they came to a site where black magic was rumored to

site where black magic was rumored to

site where black magic was rumored to take place doctors a Valletta videotaped

take place doctors a Valletta videotaped

take place doctors a Valletta videotaped the events that followed what is it over

the events that followed what is it over

the events that followed what is it over time oh my god the healers had come upon

time oh my god the healers had come upon

time oh my god the healers had come upon nearly a hundred objects buried as part

nearly a hundred objects buried as part

nearly a hundred objects buried as part of a hexing ritual oh my God look at

of a hexing ritual oh my God look at

of a hexing ritual oh my God look at that

that

that that’s unbelievable hello hold it up for

that’s unbelievable hello hold it up for

that’s unbelievable hello hold it up for me my god this is casting a spell over

me my god this is casting a spell over

me my god this is casting a spell over someone this is haptic arnux of somebody

someone this is haptic arnux of somebody

someone this is haptic arnux of somebody huge to clean themselves they put

huge to clean themselves they put

huge to clean themselves they put something I belong another person that

something I belong another person that

something I belong another person that they wanna cast a spell over this is

they wanna cast a spell over this is

they wanna cast a spell over this is most of it is black magic though is it

most of it is black magic though is it

most of it is black magic though is it evil just the the sense in the feeling

evil just the the sense in the feeling

evil just the the sense in the feeling that I had of the the the people men

that I had of the the the people men

that I had of the the the people men women children who were captured and so

women children who were captured and so

women children who were captured and so to speak in those objects that are

to speak in those objects that are

to speak in those objects that are intended to Daz to to break up marriages

intended to Daz to to break up marriages

intended to Daz to to break up marriages or break up relationships or to bring

or break up relationships or to bring

or break up relationships or to bring people together or are more nefariously

people together or are more nefariously

people together or are more nefariously to kill people and in people’s lives and

to kill people and in people’s lives and

to kill people and in people’s lives and there was a horrible thing

the healers felt they had to take action

the healers felt they had to take action and quickly for Alberto the mission

and quickly for Alberto the mission

and quickly for Alberto the mission suddenly turned extremely dangerous when

suddenly turned extremely dangerous when

suddenly turned extremely dangerous when you break spells and evil spirits are

you break spells and evil spirits are

you break spells and evil spirits are concerned you are in danger you’re going

concerned you are in danger you’re going

concerned you are in danger you’re going into somebody’s territory

into somebody’s territory

into somebody’s territory somebody’s domain it’s obviously these

somebody’s domain it’s obviously these

somebody’s domain it’s obviously these people happen to find out that you’ve

people happen to find out that you’ve

people happen to find out that you’ve gone and destroyed something they’ve

gone and destroyed something they’ve

gone and destroyed something they’ve done and they may try to do something to

done and they may try to do something to

done and they may try to do something to you

I became physically I became I was ill

I became physically I became I was ill and everybody felt badly in one way or

and everybody felt badly in one way or

and everybody felt badly in one way or another with so much evil concentrated

another with so much evil concentrated

another with so much evil concentrated in one place

in one place

in one place the healers felt their spirits were in

the healers felt their spirits were in

the healers felt their spirits were in jeopardy dr. Zabaleta suspended his

jeopardy dr. Zabaleta suspended his

jeopardy dr. Zabaleta suspended his disbelief and agreed to be cleansed

Olimpia to use the Spanish word ritual

Olimpia to use the Spanish word ritual sweeping and a cleansing to have

sweeping and a cleansing to have

sweeping and a cleansing to have whatever might have attached itself to

whatever might have attached itself to

whatever might have attached itself to us to take it off of us and hence make

us to take it off of us and hence make

us to take it off of us and hence make us whole and put us back together his

us whole and put us back together his

us whole and put us back together his experience that day in that place pushed

experience that day in that place pushed

experience that day in that place pushed aside science and challenged his beliefs

aside science and challenged his beliefs

aside science and challenged his beliefs the effect where the real or imagined

the effect where the real or imagined

the effect where the real or imagined was was very real on me and of course an

was was very real on me and of course an

was was very real on me and of course an imagined effect or psychologically

imagined effect or psychologically

imagined effect or psychologically emotionally induced a fact that produces

emotionally induced a fact that produces

emotionally induced a fact that produces physiological change is valid and it’s

physiological change is valid and it’s

physiological change is valid and it’s real but I’ve seen many things that I

real but I’ve seen many things that I

real but I’ve seen many things that I simply cannot explain

dr. Zabaleta story is not uncommon

dr. Zabaleta story is not uncommon science doesn’t always conquer the

science doesn’t always conquer the

science doesn’t always conquer the supernatural and for those who believe

supernatural and for those who believe

supernatural and for those who believe witchcraft is all too real

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