spiritual lineage

My lineage is quite diverse! I am privileged and blessed to be born into a family of Folk Catholics and Espiritistas, a family that held onto oral tradition closely.

I study Espiritismo and mediumship under the guidance of my grandfather, Ramiro Graña, and my mentor, Tania Martinez. My paternal lineage is of four generations (that we know of) of practitioners of Cuban Espiritismo Cruzao, specifically from Manzanillo, Cuba.

I serve the Lwa and my personal Exu and Pomba Gira under the tutelage of my mentor, Chiron Armand, Houngan Asogwe (senior priest) of Haitian Vodou, and Tata (senior priest) of Brazilian Quimbanda .

Chiron Armand is a gifted shaman and root doctor, and is an incredible teacher, mentor, and advisor to me in developing my spiritual gifts of mediumship, shamanism, trance, and being of service to the spirits of the land through devotion and ceremony.

I am a practitioner of Isese Ifa (non-initiate) and member of Ile Orunmila Afedefeyo in Los Angeles, led by Baba Fesegun and his daughter Iya Fayomi.

I have also learned so much about Espiritismo from my colleague, Apetebi Iyamile/Nicole Novaton (Lucumi Priestess of Oshun).

Tarot was primarily a self-study journey for me. My early teachers were authors, especially:

  • Theresa Reed

  • Rachel Pollack

  • Eileen Connelly

  • Lindsey Mack

The blogs that have informed my practice are:

  • Truly Teach Me Tarot by Vivien Ní Dhuinn

  • Little Red Tarot by Beth Maiden

  • Crystal Clear Reflections by Diana Rodgers

Podcasts that I have adored include:

  • Fortune's Wheelhouse

  • Root Lock Radio

  • Tarot Bytes

  • Myth Tarot Love

  • Between the Worlds Podcast

Other Notable Teachers and Guides:

Aja Daashur of Spirit House Collective (mediumship development via Spirit House Collective)

Mary Grisey (mediumship development via Spirit House Collective)

Helen Vonderheide (akashic records via Spirit House Collective)

Erika Buenaflor (trance journeying, curandurismo)

Sanyu Estelle Nagenda (ancestral veneration & research, quantum energetics, dream interpretation)

Tara Rin Burke (dream interpretation)