LA TOLTECA 2.0. #2 July 24, 2020 July 22, 2020 – Posted in: Blog
LA Tolteca 2.0. #2 July 24, 2020 …
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LA Tolteca 2.0. #2 July 24, 2020 …
Continue readingWe were energized and happy to receive submissions for the first edition of La Tolteca 2.0. We are now open for new submissions. Please read GUIDELINES in this blog. Once you got that down, send to: ana@anacastillo.net. Short staffed right now on volunteers we won’t be able to answer queries that are already posted here. Three features in La Tolteca 2.0 at this time: We will be looking for selfies with masks and original photos…
Continue readingWelcome former contributors, new contributors, readers & viewers. We’re back with the same positive vibes and desire to support our creatives, artists, writers, book warriors and those who put the active in activists and walk their talk.
Continue readingGUIDELINES LA TOLTECA 2.0 is making its return here at www.anacastillo.net It is a virtual zine with ongoing posts. You may submit to ana@anacastillo.net Youl’ll receive an automated response and nothing further. (If you don’t receive the automated response alert me on FB messenger) For consideration to the following new features only unpublished, never posted on SM, original images and material. If your work is selected it will be posted the following Friday. If not,…
Continue readingFor now, on behalf of my loved ones to your homes, please stay safe, be well and don’t forget you have a voice.
Continue readingThese Times I In these times, you and I share, amidst the air you and I breathe, inspiration we take from day to day thriving, opposition we meet, the sacred conch shell calls us, drums beat, prayers sent up, aromatic smoke of the pipe are our pledge to the gods. An all-night fire vigil burns where we may consume the small cactus messenger of the Huichol and of the Pueblo people of New Mexico, red…
Continue readingAfter you make you list of top worst fears take a moment. Don’t judge the fear. It’s yours. Own it. The only way to confront it is to name it and give it the weight your life, heart and actions have placed on it. Let’s remember how many courageous people have come before us in their times who faced their greatest fear head on–they cleared a path for us. Our task now, is to keep…
Continue readingWe are entering Spring Equinox. The world is on alert and populations are challenged as never before. As a Chicana/mexicana-indigena I grew up and have always had limpias as part of our lives. We do all kinds of limpias–sweeping with a huevo, usamos hierbas y aquas preparadas, baños. Friday is a good day for a limpia. You don’t have to find a curandera, santera, or modern bruxa/os. If you’d like a recommendation on how to…
Continue readingChicago workshop on the 18th was cancelled last week. It would have been a good idea to cancel considering the pandemic the world is experiencing but it was cancelled because of a personal family medical emergency. Ultimately, it all ties in. If you are interested in working with me on your writing now or in the foreseeable future please do reach out via anacastilloworkshops@gmail.com with any questions. Until now, I hesitate to blog bc before…
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