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LunarLove
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posted March 09, 2020 09:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LunarLove     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hey all,
I have been to botanicas in the past and one time paid a lot of money for a sub par shell reading that was based off what the woman thought i was like (stereotype basedon how i was dressed/how i look/ like i had torn up hands and face messed up bc i got attacked by a pitbull a few weeks earlier- she proceeded to tell me i was recently in a fight with a man/ boyfriend and i need to leave him and not get into physical fights with people anymore, to just keep my mouth closed and leave “him”...:but there was no such person just the dog.

I have now come to consider that perhaps botanicas are only favorable for those who actively practice within that tradition. I understand that, as why would a botanica priestess help someone who is not in active communication with their spiritual guides, etc. But I am someone who looks at all different types of practice regardless of association, as i do the same with religion as that is how i have always done . But , I wonder if that is frowned upon in certain circles, like I am being offensive just going into a botanica asking for help without being active in that custom. I do not speak Spanish and am typically the only customer not conversing in it. I never thought that would be a big deal but the more i study sociology, i am more aware that perhaps I am being disrespectful to their store just even coming inside.

I am very drawn to shamans, priestesses, and the like and wish i could speak all languages but i do not. I am polite, and mean no harm or disrespect.

Anyways, any advice appreciated!

Thank you

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Randall
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posted March 10, 2020 05:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That one sounds like a fraud, but that doesn't mean all are.

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Randall
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posted March 11, 2020 09:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I don't think it is disrespectful just coming into their store.

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LunarLove
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posted March 11, 2020 08:51 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LunarLove     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Randall- ya i dont typically think it is but there is a lot of talk of gentrification in the area and i think (perhaps my own projections) i feel like i am seen like that( tho i lived here all my life-) .
I was just wondering... : /

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Randall
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posted March 15, 2020 05:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Go with your gut.

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