Espiritismo: Puerto Rican Mediumship & Magic

One of the first books to explore this influential spiritual and magical tradition, covering its philosophy while also providing a practical hands-on guide.Espiritismo is the Spanish word for Spiritism or Spiritualism, spiritual traditions that emerged to great popularity in the US following the Civil War. In the US and Canada, Spiritualism’s primary focus was on communication between the living and the dead. The spiritual tradition traveled around the world, especially in Latin America, where it evolved in different ways. The Puerto Rican influence on modern Western magic is deep but largely unheralded. Beginning in the early 20th century, Puerto Rican immigrants to the US introduced Espiritismo to the US spiritual landscape, strongly affecting the way magic was practiced. Hector Salva’s book places Puerto Rican Espiritismo in this broader perspective.

Why We Carry It
Hector Salva writes from inside the tradition, and this is one of the first books in English to treat Espiritismo as a practice rather than a footnote in somebody else's history of Spiritualism.

Who It Is For
Practitioners with Puerto Rican or wider Caribbean roots, and anyone who wants to know where a good deal of modern American folk magic actually came from.

Try It With

• American Brujeria
• Working Conjure
• Florida Water