Emilia Ortiz

Fall, 2019

What happens when a witch gets Wi-Fi? Meet the woman who uses sacred spirituality to enchant our daily lives (and maybe even save our mental health)The bruja—Spanish for “witch”—sitting across from me proudly sports a Brooklyn chest tattoo in sprawl­ing Gothic letters. I first notice it peeking out from under her baby-pink tube top, announcing her roots with the same defiance as her sharp Nuyorican accent when she greets me at the East Williamsburg vegan diner Champs—a favorite of hers, primaril...