Paloma
who am I?
Hola spiritual family!
My name is Paloma & I am a Finnish-Dominican intuitive tarot reader, healer, psychic & a spiritual bruja also known as Bruja Luna Paloma.
Throughout my life, my passions have varied but always somehow centered around people, community work, and now today connecting with BIPOC individuals who are drawn to spirituality, magic and the occult.
Especially here in Finland, where I noticed a lack of representation in spiritual circles when I started on my journey.
There is so much to learn when it comes to spirituality, Dominican voodoo & magic and ancient Finnish practices. With Dominican magic, I love the fact that it brings communities together. A space where people can connect through music, our ancestors and experiences with the spirits lwas.
I plan on continuing my learning journey every day.
my credentials
I haven’t always been on this path. In fact if you would’ve had asked me 10 years ago what inspires me I would’ve given you a different answer.
I have a bachelor’s degree in tourism and business management, with a major in event production, and many years of experience in the travel and event organizing field. I believe this background has shaped me into the person I am today, giving me the ability to communicate and build connections with people from all over the world. As a former competitive swimmer and swimming coach, water has always been and still is an important element in my life. I now incorporate its energy into the magic I practice for myself and with my clients as well. Alongside teaching and working with people, I have also organized several events with the intention of bringing the Afro-Finnish community together.
but what do you do when the spiritual spaces around you don’t feel like they’re calling to you?
When I began working with tarot and exploring spirituality more deeply, I started meeting others in the field and attending different events. What stood out to me, however, was the lack of representation and spaces for black and brown practitioners. So what do you do when the spiritual spaces around you don’t feel like they’re calling to you?
You create your own.
In 2025, I held the very first BIPOC Witch Circle in Finland. From the beginning, my dream was to create a space where we could come together, connect, and be ourselves without fear of being exoticized or misunderstood. It’s something I’m deeply proud of, and I hold big visions for where it can grow in the future.
where it all started…
I was a very intuitive and imaginative child
always believing there were energies surrounding us but couldn’t quite explain what was going on. I attended a Catholic school in Dominican Republic for a few years, but it never truly resonated with me even as a child. I never liked labels or people trying to fit me into a box or mould me into something I am not.
Now as an adult while I began researching and connecting with my roots - I found out that within family lineage, I am not the only one who practiced spirituality. There have been other practicioners before me. On my mothers side there were doulas and Shaman’s working with herbs and on my father’s side many generations who worked with spirits & the 21 divisions or otherwise called Dominican voodoo. This was something that sparked a curiosity in me. So I wanted to learn more.
I bought my first tarot deck in 2019 when I was visiting family in London. I felt called to the traditional Raider-Waite Smith deck and started studying the meanings of each card to get myself familiar with them. That moment opened a door to a path that led me deeper, and I’m truly grateful I chose to walk through it.
When I sit down in a reading with a client, I tune in to the energies surrounding us. I like to work together with my ancestors and spirit guides and ask for guidance when it feels called for.
my identity
I always wished there had been an elder in my family who could have taught me all of this, but there wasn't. I had to learn on my own, study, find community and connect with teachers in order to truly deepen my knowledge. One of the most beautiful things about this path is that the learning never ends, and as an adult I have found my own community and elder practitioners whose stories I love listening to.
Calling myself a bruja is a big part of my identity, and I carry that title proudly. It is a way for me to connect with my Afro-Dominican roots, and I feel that I am reclaiming a word that my ancestors could not freely use, because they had to practice their spirituality and magic in secret. I want to challenge the negative ideas that people often attach to the word bruja. It is not automatically evil or something to be feared. Throughout my spiritual journey, I have learned so much about what it means to be a bruja, and that learning continues every single day. I think that is the most beautiful part of it.
My ancestors practiced magic, and it was only after colonization that they were taught to fear their own traditions. Many witches have been healers and practitioners who served and supported their communities in countless ways. Every time I make a positive impact through my work and help another person, I think of them.