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 In Kensington, A Store Neighbors Believe In Author: Kia Gregory Source: Philadelphia Inquirer Title: IN KENSINGTON, A STORE NEIGHBORS BELIEVE IN Angel Perez leans on the counter in his botanica and listens intently as a tall blond woman tells him how she just lost her job - and her sense of purpose. Perez's Botanica Maria sits on Fifth Street in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia, between a laundromat and a pizza shop. The narrow, dimly lit store is stuffed with candles of various colors for various things, like red for love, yellow for good fortune, and green for money. There are candles dedicated to patron saints and candles for remedies, such as a "shut up" candle to stop people from slandering you. In the shop of Santeria wares, there are also beads, crucifixes, holy water, soaps, oils, and sprays such as Go Away Evil; porcelain statues of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Mother, St. Lazarus, a sitting Indian, and La Madama, a former slave who resembles Aunt Jemima; and ornate horseshoes decorated with gold mini-saints, cowrie shells, and flowers, which Perez makes in a workroom behind the store. | |
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| Kinda Snide Article | Feb 9th. at 6:59:16 am EST |
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Badger Breaking Ground (Denton, Texas) - Email Me "It will help you clear your mind," says Perez, 41, a slight man with silver streaks in his dark hair. "And focus on the good things, on your new job you're getting very soon." The cost for such clarity is $2. Crappy that the author couldn't keep their skepticism from tainting their article. |
| I Remember The Botanicas In Miami | Feb 8th. at 7:06:06 pm EST |
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Mediene Ragana (Mnts of Northeast Tenness, Tennessee) - Email Me The first time I walked into a Botanica in Miami, a lot of the patrons looked at me sideways as though to say - do you really belong here? Of course my Spanish was terrible then and not much better now and I didn't understand everything that was being said. But it was obvious that a lot of magic was being done there. My feeling is that if it helps a person to connect with their own innate divine energy - Go For It!!!! Blessings to all! :) |
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