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Podcast: Hoodoo and Chill
Episode: Tortured by the Church: Paula & Teodoraβs True Story
Description: In this powerful first episode of the Black Witch Files, we uncover the true stories of Paula de Eguiluz and Teodora de Salcedo β two Afro-Caribbean women accused of witchcraft during the height of the Spanish Inquisition in the Americas.β¨ Paula, a dark-skinned healer who survived three witch trials, manipulation, and 200 lashes β only to rise again as a spiritual force.π― Teodora, a free Black woman who owned property, lost everything, and was erased from history β but not from memory.From failed healing rituals to confessions under torture, this episode dives deep into the intersection of:Colonial fear of African healing traditionsT...