A religion found primarily in Brazil that combines African religions with Roman Catholicism and Spiritism, as well as indigenous lore. Although based on earlier traditions, its beginning is credited to the medium Zélio Fernandino de Moraes in Rio de Janeiro at the start of the Twentieth Century.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...