You hear chanting permeating the darkness. As drums beat and worshippers dance around a ritual fire, their voices crescendo as the spirits of their “gods” enter their bodies. Their eyes roll back in their heads and they jerk, shake, roll on the ground, and act out the specific attributes of their possessing spirits. You are witnessing the worship of a follower of a number of cults scattered through Latin America, the Caribbean and the deep southern part of the U.S. Continue reading →