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Mexican Witchcraft | National Geographic


Mexico City home to 20 million people

Mexico City home to 20 million people most of them Catholics

the church forbids any dealings with

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

witchcraft saying it’s the work of the

witchcraft saying it’s the work of the devil

devil

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

get this believers find the tools of

get this believers find the tools of witchcraft at the Senora witches market

witchcraft at the Senora witches market

witchcraft at the Senora witches market this is a this is a afro-caribbean

this is a this is a afro-caribbean

this is a this is a afro-caribbean anthropologist Anthony zabaleta has

anthropologist Anthony zabaleta has

anthropologist Anthony zabaleta has studied the market for 25 years

studied the market for 25 years

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

in every cranny of this maze bruja or

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

witch doctors peddle their cures it’s a

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

along the goods the market provides

along the goods the market provides services in back rooms behind the stalls

services in back rooms behind the stalls

services in back rooms behind the stalls nearly anything is possible

nearly anything is possible

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 for

can have their spirits cleansed for

can have their spirits cleansed for engage in satanic rites it’s all here

engage in satanic rites it’s all here

engage in satanic rites 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 and

tongue of pig witches bind hexes and

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

black ribbon ready for burial and a

black ribbon ready for burial and a human braid curses like these are all

human braid curses like these are all

human braid curses like these are all too familiar to doctor zabaleta as part

too familiar to doctor zabaleta as part

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

of his research zabaleta has been

of his research zabaleta has been studying with Alberto Salinas a healer

studying with Alberto Salinas a healer

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

who’s come all the way from Texas

who’s come all the way from Texas Alberto is here to restock his hex

Alberto is here to restock his hex

Alberto is here to restock his hex fighting kit believe in witchcraft was

fighting kit believe in witchcraft was

fighting kit believe in witchcraft was just an abstract idea for doctors a

just an abstract idea for doctors a

just an abstract idea for doctors a Valletta

Valletta

Valletta until he had his own life-changing

until he had his own life-changing

until he had his own life-changing encounter with Blackmagic Zabaleta was

encounter with Blackmagic Zabaleta was

encounter with Blackmagic Zabaleta was traveling with Alberto and other healers

traveling with Alberto and other healers

traveling with Alberto and other healers in the mission what we found and what we

in the mission what we found and what we

in the 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 good entities Morin

Leucadia good entities Morin

Leucadia good entities Morin I had never encountered anything like

I had never encountered anything like

I had never encountered anything like God and probably never will again they

God and probably never will again they

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

came to a site where black magic was

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

rumored to take place doctors a Valletta

rumored to take place doctors a Valletta videotaped the events that followed

videotaped the events that followed

videotaped the events that followed short of peer America what is it over oh

short of peer America what is it over oh

short of peer America what is it over oh my god the healers had come upon nearly

my god the healers had come upon nearly

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

a hundred objects buried as part of a

a hundred objects buried as part of a hexing ritual my god look at that that’s

hexing ritual my god look at that that’s

hexing ritual my god look at that that’s unbelievable

unbelievable

unbelievable Oh hold it up for me my god this is

Oh hold it up for me my god this is

Oh hold it up for me my god this is casting a spell over someone this is for

casting a spell over someone this is for

casting a spell over someone this is for up the comics of somebody used to clean

up the comics of somebody used to clean

up the comics of somebody used to clean themselves they put there something I

themselves they put there something I

themselves they put there something I belong another person that they when the

belong another person that they when the

belong another person that they when the cast is spelled over this this is a

cast is spelled over this this is a

cast is spelled over this this is a monster it is black magic is it evil

just the the sense and the feeling that

just the the sense and the feeling that I had of the the the people men women

I had of the the the people men women

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

children who were captured and so to

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

speak and those objects that are

speak and those objects that are intended to to to break up marriages or

intended to to to break up marriages or

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

break up relationships or to bring

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

people together or more nefariously to

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

kill people and in people’s lives and

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

the healers felt they had to take action

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

and hickley for Alberto the mission

and hickley 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 turn somebody’s doing

into somebody’s turn somebody’s doing

into somebody’s turn somebody’s doing it’s obvious if these people have to

it’s obvious if these people have to

it’s obvious if these people have to find out

find out

find out and destroyed something they’ve done

and destroyed something they’ve done

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

and everybody felt badly in one way

and everybody felt badly in one way or another

with so much evil concentrated

with so much evil concentrated 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 a

disbelief and agreed to be cleansed a

disbelief and agreed to be cleansed a theme piya to use the Spanish word

theme piya to use the Spanish word

theme piya to use the Spanish word ritual sweeping and a cleansing to have

ritual sweeping and a cleansing to have

ritual 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 experience that day in that place

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

pushed aside science and challenged his

pushed aside science and challenged his the fact whether real or imaginary was

the fact whether real or imaginary was

the fact whether real or imaginary was very real on me of course an imagined

very real on me of course an imagined

very real on me of course an imagined effect or psychologically emotionally

effect or psychologically emotionally

effect or psychologically emotionally induced a fact that produces

induced a fact that produces

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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