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A man emailed me and said he wanted to share his spooky story time about his father who was a landlord and was renting a unit to a woman who practiced Santeria in the unit and all the creepy events that followed.

I want to add a quick disclaimer that I know nothing about this subject and I don't mean any offense to any religion.

I know that everybody's different.

I have different beliefs.

That said, the man says that he grew up in Louisiana and is used to people believing in hoodoo, voodoo, Santeria, which are all different.

But there it's commonly accepted that if somebody practices or believes in something different than you, you just accept it as their truth.

You don't discredit it.

And that's where his story gets wild.

Shamans, a supposed curse, Santeria, possession, all hit strangely close to home for me.

The first major symptom that led to my MS diagnosis, which was vision loss, was while I was investigating Skinwalker Ranch.

Medical explanation? Yes.

Things started moving again.

Well, I want to dive into that because... having read the book, the way I digested it, it really, yes, it is that odyssey component, but I think it's a very layered spiritual journey.

And with your exploration into all these different, you know, religions and practices and, you know, you went and had a Santeria kind of cleansing and where you were ordained as a santoria kind of deity priest yeah well yeah yeah and and then you met with a shaman and then you go to the uh the the orthodox uh nuns it's it's this very deep kind of spiritual journey um and none of it was necessarily things i was searching for it just was landing on you they were like this was the next step yeah it was in front of Really?

Okay.

Returning for the annual Halloween appearance is the legendary Miss Aida, a highly respected practitioner, spiritual teacher, and author whose knowledge comes from generations of family traditions.

Born into a Cuban family deeply rooted in Santeria, Palo, and Brujeria, Ms. Aida describes experiencing spirit encounters at the beginning of just two years old.

Raised among spiritual practitioners, she learned traditional methods of protection, spiritual cleansing, and resolving life's difficulties through magical practices.

As initiated Santeria and Polera, Ms. Aida served as a communicator during spiritual masses connecting participants with messages beloved to become deceased spirits.

Beyond her spiritual background, Ms. Aida served in the United States Air Force, and she built a distinguished career in nursing, eventually earning a master's degree and working in the healthcare administration.

Today, she's recognized author and authority on traditional hoodoo and conjure, with appearances on the Travel Channel, Discovery, HBO Max, Cork TV, and, of course, the Typical Skeptic podcast, as well as other independent podcasts.

Yeah.

So.

But I mean, here's another clip of him talking about this demonic realm.

This is the guy who was like doing Santeria and sacrifices and things like that to get what he wanted.

And this is a clip of him as he's like realizing what this is all about, like what this thing is that he's involved in, how powerful it is.

The rapper says he was involved in the Afro-Caribbean religion known as Santeria for 12 years straight.

Gunplay says he was faithful to the religion and is still not letting that religion down.

Let's check it out.

You know what I'm saying? That's it.

It's just all about consistency.

As a folk religion, Santa Muerte lacks any official governing institution and is largely unstructured and informal.

Because of this, it's absorbed many influences from other religions, such as the African diaspora religions Palo Mayombe and Santeria.

New Age influences have also become integral to Santa Muerte.

Indeed, most devotees practice their faith any way they see fit because there's no overarching body stipulating rules and regulations.