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The '''[[Celtic Cross]]''' is one of the most popular and enduring [[Tarot]] spreads. It is used as a practical method for [[divination]] by laying out the cards in a pattern that resembles a [[christianity|Christian]] cross of the style found in formerly [[Paganism|pagan]] regions.
'''[[Candomblé]]''' is an [[African diaspora religion]] that developed in Brazil during the 19th century. It arose through a process of syncretism between several of the traditional religions of West and Central Africa, especially those of the Yoruba, Bantu, and Gbe, coupled with influences from [[Christianity|Roman Catholicism]].


The Celtic Cross spread was first mentioned in print by [[A.E. Waite]] in his 1910 book, ''[[The Key to the Tarot|A Pictorial Key to the Tarot]]'' as "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination." Waite likely created the spread himself and ascribed it an "ancient Celtic" pedigree as an imaginative means for giving the spread some credibility as a [[divination]] tool. However, it is also possible the spread was utilized by [[magician]]s of the [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]] and Waite discovered it through them.
Candomblé revolves around spirits termed ''orixás'' (orishas) or ''santos'' ("[[saint]]s"). Believed to mediate between humanity and Olorun, the ''orixás'' have been varyingly conceived as ancestral figures, or embodiments of forces of nature. Each ''orixá'' equates with a Roman Catholic [[saint]]. In Candomblé altars, the ''orixás'' are often represented with images and statues of Roman Catholic saints.


<p><small>Artist: [[Travis McHenry]]</small></p>
Although it is usually a dancer who becomes possessed, sometimes spectators will too. A possessed person is called a ''cavalo'' (horse); being possessed by the ''orixá'' is deemed a privilege.
 
<p><small>Photographer: [[Travis McHenry]]</small></p>
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