At least nine colleges have paid “
La Espiritista,” a “queer,” “non-binary,” “trans,” “genderfluid,” “Latinx,” and “highly sexual” performance artist to do events on their campuses. La Espiritista is
female, but lists her pronouns as “They/Goddexx.” “Goddexx,'' she
writes, is a "nonbinary term for God and Goddess.” In a published piece titled the "I Am Goddexx Statement," she explains that the phrase "I Am" is "the precursor for casting vibrational spells and reclamation at its essence.“ Among the traits associated with being a “Goddexx,” La Espiritista
lists being “divinity embodied and let[ting] go of external pressure & perfection,” “own[ing] our sexiness as spirits offering to the world,” and “allow[ing] our radiance to shine and choos[ing] our pleasure.”
After her 2014 medical transition "from female to Goddexx,” La Espiritista
says she also began a “spiritual transformation” wherein she “started to connect back to [her] ancestors and spirit guides.” She claims that, after channeling these entities “through performance, word conjuring, intuitive readings, and vivid dreams” she was “told to connect back to the earth again and connect with the Orishas (forces of nature of the Yoruba people).”From that, she says she “learned how genocide, colonization, and white supramacy [sic] forced many Indiginous and African people to give up their spiritual and religious traditions.”On her website, La Espiritista lists a number of services she provides. When booking group events, one can
choose between tarot card readings, Japanese energy healing rituals, a “spiritual coaching package," and
performances. La Espiritista’s “Full-Spectrum Coaching” page goes into greater
detail regarding some of the work she does. She offers to help individuals “create and activate a powerful ritual to initiate [their] next evolution,” “break karmic and personal patterns that block [them] from love and trust,” and “craft a spiritual practice that aligns with your lineage and fuels your magic” in order to help people in expanding “their gender, sexuality, relationship orientation, ancestry, spirituality, creativity, and purpose-driven work.” She also promises to perform a “candle ritual burned on your behalf that I tend and pray to on my altar until completion” as well as to provide “guided meditations, spells, rituals, and exercises to support in integrating our work between sessions.” Services offered to individuals by La Espiritista
range from $90 to $180.
Campus Reform reached out to La Espiritista to inquire about how much she typically charges universities for her services, but has not received a response.
Princeton University, Green River College, San Diego State University, Western Washington University, North Carolina State University, the University of Washington Bothell, Eastern Michigan University, Colorado State University and the University of Wisconsin Stout are among the institutions that have invited La Espiritista to perform.
