FUEGO! TIERRA! AGUA! AIRE!
El Walter—like The Magician/El Mago he’s always been—is here to remind you that you already have all the elements you need for your expansion and transformation. You got fire, you got earth, you got water, you got air—plus a special double-ended magic chancla wand, y de ñapita, a portal to infinity at your crown. El Walter knows you’re not playing.
What are you going to do with this multidimensional power? What will you manifest?
Whatever it is, remember: You are magical, strong, wise; you’re in touch with your intuition and able to translate it into action. Go ahead and wear your power like a fabulous cape. Be your divine self and shine with bejeweled sparkle.
And always—ya lo sabes—go through life con “mucho, mucho, mucho AMOR.”
♫ “Unfunky UFO” by Parliament (“you got all that is really needed”)
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If you didn’t know… Walter Mercado was a legendary Puerto Rican astrologer. He’s featured here in one of his many capes, holding a chancla-tipped magic wand in his right hand.
This is part of our Winter 2022-23 issue featuring Chancletazo for Your Soul by Marlène Ramírez-Cancio, The Tarot Issue.
Marlène Ramírez-Cancio
Marlène Ramírez-Cancio (2021-22 Aster(ix) Artist in Residence) is a Puerto Rican cultural producer, artist, and educator based in Lenapehoking, aka Brooklyn. She is the Founding Director of EmergeNYC, an incubator and network for emerging artists-activists in NYC and beyond, focused on developing the artistic expression of people of color and LGBTQAI+ folks. In 2021, she brought the incubator to BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, where she is currently Director of EmergeNYC and Practice Lab. Through Mujer Que Pregunta, Marlène works as a tarot practitioner and Process Doula to help BIPOC cultural workers shape their ideas, clarify their purpose, and make sure their projects align with the goals of their practice. When the dinosaurios roamed the Earth, she co-founded Fulana, a Latina satire collective whose videos have been shown internationally at film festivals, museums, and universities. Marlène serves on the Steering Committee of LxNY/Latinx Arts Consortium of New York, the Board of Directors of the National Performance Network, and the Board of Advisors of The Action Lab and the Center for Artistic Activism. She is the mom of a wonderful child, and is currently learning how to sew her own clothes. | mujerquepregunta.com
