Santero/Santera Term Analysis

Presently, Celia wades into the ocean. She remembers something a santera told her 40 years ago: “there’s a wet landscape in your palm.” This turned out... (full context)

Felicia is distressed when the man, a santero, announces that Elleguá desires a goat. Herminia tells her she has no choice if she... (full context)

...appearing to shrink. Neighbors brought advice and food. Finally, her great-aunt Alicia brought in a santera, who saw the “wet landscape” in Celia’s palm and promised that Celia would survive. (full context)

...Felicia knows exactly what she wants: another husband. Early in the year, she visits a santero who’s known for his divination skill. Though the santero casts the shells repeatedly, he gets... (full context)

The santero gives Felicia a simple spell to perform in order to cleanse herself of evil. Felicia... (full context)

...about Felicia, who’s gone missing, or her faraway grandchildren. She decides to track down the santera from east Havana who’d helped her as a young woman. The santera, now elderly, remembers... (full context)

Most newly initiated santeras look radiant, but Felicia grows ill and old before her time. Her hair loses color,... (full context)

...shells on the beach before the tidal wave. Her daughter had been buried as a santera, a last request which Celia couldn’t refuse. Now Celia goes for an ocean swim wearing... (full context)