Seeking answers
            Prior to reading the Novel, "Outside The bones" By Lyn Di Lorio, I performed a background check on the author to get a better understanding of why she wrote this Novel.  Its evident that Di Lorio incorporates some of her personal experience into the text.  Soon after the death of her father, according to Outsidethebones.com she visited a Santeros House in Puerto Rico. However details of why she went to this man who performed witchcraft are missing. I speculated that she wanted to come in contact with the spirit of her father, and visiting The santeros house became a routine. Who knows, maybe Di Lorio is disguising her actions behind Finas character and would also perform witchcraft to obtain anything she desired. That, I will personally ask her myself during Wednesday class.  I can relate to the book, in the sense that I was Born in the Dominican Republic and over there just like in Puerto Rico unnatural things happen. There are millions of stories about them. Ive also known individuals who would go visit altars, the places where they hold the session with the santero. The santero is possesed by a spirit and supposedly speaks to you about your life, problems, future, etc. People leave this places amazed, and go back to visit with frequency. Ive never been a fan of witchcraft or anything that has to do with spirits,  not due to fear, but merely because I believe that we as humans create our own destiny.  This so called "Santeros" represent one saint in specific, whether its is San Miguel Or Anaisa, etc and once the spirits takes over their body, the spirit addresses the body as the "Caballo" which means horse.  This name works because horses are meant to be rode by someone on top, which serves as a deeper understanding of what is happening when the spirit is inside the Santeros body.   There are not too many books that addresses witchcraft the way Di Lorio does, she turns it into a fascinating love story in a sense, not healthy indeed. Love makes us all do stupid things, however casting a spell on someone is just desperate.  Her novel is not only entertaining but it creates awareness amongst the Spanish culture, of the causes and consequences of performing witchcraft ; such as blood sacrifices which is something the main character of the Novel is trying to get away from.  People will go over and beyond to solve problems in their lives, or to seek truth. The Santeros take advantage of people like this, not only do people have to pay for a consultation, the santeros also manipulate them into buying products to increase their "fortune, love, etc".   What a scam.