Author Yvette Montoya didn't grow up playing LoterÃa, but she discovered the classic Latino party game in college. There, she fell in love with LoterÃa itself, but also the vibrant art and imagery of its boards and card decks. Now, Montoya has reinvented her own version of the bingo-like game with
Mystical LoterÃa, a game set and book that give the traditional version a spiritual twist. In today's episode, Montoya talks with NPR's A MartÃnez about incorporating brujerÃa–her witchcraft practice–into
Mystical LoterÃa. They also discuss the resurgent interest in ancestral veneration within Latino culture, the need to move beyond Western healing modalities, and
DÃa de Los Muertos.
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