Latinx-Owned Spiritual Tools For Your Rituals
7 Latinx-Owned and Created Spiritual Tools to Incorporate into Your Rituals
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Spiritual tools are meant to assist you on your journey and with rituals. While you already possess all the magic within, these tools aid us in setting our intentions and working with the energy in and around us. Sometimes that simply means sitting down and journaling, or meditating. It could mean spending time in nature or practicing gratitude by acknowledging the things that you're thankful for. But in many spiritual traditions, considering the four elements — earth, water, air, and fire — is an important part of rituals. Representing these four elements in spiritual rituals can be traced back generations. Whether it's a candle to symbolize fire, shells for water, plants, flowers, crystals for the earth, and feathers or smoke for air, many tools have been created to honour all the elements.
On Noche Buena, many Latinx cultures celebrate by lighting candles, making traditional foods, leaving offerings on their sacred altars, and adorning their homes with poinsettias, a beautiful, festive plant native to Mexico, which is also affectionately called La Flor de Noche Buena or the flower of Christmas Eve. All the items used to celebrate this holiday are spiritual tools helping to convey the intention being set — the gathering of loved ones during a magical time of year.
For the full moon, Latinx spiritual traditions include singing and playing instruments to communicate with ancestors and guides, as well as burning sage and palo santo to cleanse their energy and the energy of the space. The tools are physical reminders of the magic we all have and how we can shift energy.
So, if you're looking to add to your spiritual toolbox this holiday season, consider checking out the many Latinx-owned online botanicas and small businesses to help increase the inventory of your spiritual tools. Here are 7 spiritual tools created by Latinx-owned businesses to incorporate into your sacred rituals.
Flower Power
The Flower Child Bruja's Flower Powered Nag Champa + Mountain Sage wand ($14) is a small flower-powered aromatic plant medicine wand intended to bless, cleanse, and scent your home and sacred spaces.
It’s All in the Cards
If pulling cards are your thing, a must-have deck is Erika Buenaflor's Mesoamerican Oracle Cards ($22). Intending to inspire the continued use and understanding of the ancient Mesoamerican tradition of doing divinatory work with the day signs, this deck invites us to connect with these day signs, and learn their sacred gifts and teachings.
Dressed for Success
If your intention is centreed around success, check out Brujeria Girl's Success Oil ($80), a powerful protection armor that can be used daily as a weapon against spiritual attacks. Shield yourself against the hate of others and come out on top.
Music is Magic
Visit Chiquita Brujita's La Botaniquita for a truly magical spiritual tool. The Shekeres ($125.00) are divinely handmade gourd instruments made from beads and a hand-cut gourd. No two are alike!
The Purrrfect Spiritual Tool
The Salty Witch's Black Onyx Cat ($46) is the perfect gift for yourself and a loved one. Onyx has existed for thousands of years, being used across many civilizations throughout time. It's still one of the strongest protection stones we know of, providing a shield around your aura to protect you from negativity.
What are the Cards Telling You?
Esoteric Esa's The Modern Spiritual Latina Oracle ($44) is a 28-card holographic Tarot oracle deck that pays tribute to Latin, MesoAmerican, and South American spiritual ancestry. This deck is where cosmic roots meet Latinx taboo history, and includes two bonus cards, making it a 30-card set.
Agua Florida Candle
Every household should have Agua Florida, a spiritual cologne used to cleanse yourself and your space of negative or stagnant energy. Check out Mia Fortuna's Agua Florida/Florida Water Fixed Candle ($26) to help remove any attached energies, and to calm the anxiety of high-energy places.
