Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons James Arthur Baldwin was an established...

When I visited a faith healer on the island of Siquijor by the name of Annie Ponce, I was welcomed into what seemed like her family home. Annie Ponce took us into her healing practice room, where Catholicism were prevalent, and depictions of Jesus Christ adorned the walls. Annie Ponce's Walls I sat down, and she asked me and my friend a few questions about ourselves. The usual; our names, where we were from. Then, the healing ceremony began. Annie selected an oil from her cab

Paulo Coelho, Paul Macleod, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Born in Brazil's capital, Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Coelho is an internationally renowned author. After being admitted into a psychiatric hospital for questioning and not complying with the expectations of his Roman-Catholic society, Coelho travelled far from home, through Europe and Northern Africa. His work pertains to spiritual ideas, in which the protagonist often learns