Botanica San Antonio

CRAP. I brought my personal candles and all I needed was some ingredients to carry out my work. I overspent here in the 3 figures because I had my work prepared for me.
I have to remember not to ask for consultation. The priest, Jesus, is awesome with what he does, I just cannot afford to have my work prepared especially when I know what to do.
Disappointed in myself. I am going to test to see the results though, that is for sure.
All i know is that this better work because I need my work to be done. I pray that my intent will be carried out =)

Splendid.

I would give them 5 stars, but they don’t speak fluent English here. I luckily speak Spanish, but they should really have someone who can speak English well here at all times.
That said, they had most if what I needed to pick up although (again) it was mostly in Spanish (with some translation on the walls). The couple that owns the place is really sweet and helpful. The prices are on par with other stores that sell the same items, but the sizes are great.
They also have items from different spiritual disciplines, so there is something for almost anyone. They will also order items for you. Give this place a chance. It’s worth the drive and is across from a cupcake shop. Can’t beat it!

Using one’s intuition is the best way to find a botanica, and San Antonio (St Anthony) is the patron saint appropriate for my situation, and they were just blocks from where I was running errands today when I needed a botanica. The staff was very patient and kind about my high school Spanish, after a few sentences they handed me over to the santero who is fluent in English who took me back into his altar room. He was totally on point with his consultation, as well as being super cool and very open; he put me at ease immediately. There is no hard sell, no cold-​reading BS (I am experienced with readers, and can tell when I am getting hustled, and there was none of that at San Antonio) They are fully stocked, clean (spiritually and in terms of tidiness), and I will definitely be returning.

Full disclosure: as an atheist, I think all of this religious/​spiritual/​magic is total hogwash.
Still, this business caters to a particular niche, and who am I to judge (back-​peddle: Ayn Rand is also total hogwash, but I do agree with her «we must judge» philosophy. Mainly because being non-​judgmental is boring.)
But I digress. The woman who is always here is courteous, helpful and clearly knows her clientele and products. And although Food 4 Less sells the same candles for ½ the price, do you REALLY want to support Food 4 Less when you can support this amazing small business.
Plus, if you buy your candles at Food 4 Less, who knows what kind of nasty hex she’ll cast on you.
Why not hedge your bets. Everyone wins.

…Where to begin… out of random chance and desperation we ventured into this hidden nook in the pasadena woods; The San Antonio Botanica
I called on a sunday morning hoping to make an appointment for a friend (who shall remain nameless). Weve been in search of someone «legit» and well… let just say RICHARD is as legit as they come!
I wont go to much into detail on what went down that day but As my friend was taken to the back room I decided to brave it out and wait outside! (no i was not scared!) anyways… my then skeptic friend is now a believer! Richards card readings were super duper accurate, his shell readings as well and his ability to see things that were never brought up was on point!
I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND RICHARD to anyone seeking spiritual guidance… believer and non believer welcomed-​hes pretty young but dont let this disourage you… like the say «age aint nothin but a number» if anything this makes it really easy to talk to him! all in all hes a cool cat!
oh yeah and regarding the place… it pretty easy find as it was located in a small plaza off Lake, parking was a piece of cake and the shop itself was clean, Friendly, and organized! The lady at the counter was very helpful and answered my foolish curious questions!
Candle to entice lover: $ 5
natural healing book: $ 20
herbs and what-​not: a few dollars
visit with richard: PRICELESS!

Go to Richard if you want the reading of your life. Sometimes he says things you don’t want to hear, but if you want someone to tell you your perfect– pay anyone 20 bucks and they’ll tell you your a king or queen.

this is a great convenient store. it has TONS of merchandise. i was able to find everything i was looking for and more. i got candles and candle dressing such as oils and perfumes. i went back to get a reading by a guy richard. he was very accurate and detailed about it. he asks if you want to know detail, and of course i said yes and he let it all out. this shop has eveything you can ask for, even medicine for when your sick and to loose weight. i go there every week now, and i love it. there is an older lady who works there and she is great with customer service. i even started telling her my life story and she gave me NATURAL medicine for my stress and nerves! THIS IS MY NEW WALMART! :)

Came here the other day to buy a book and some trinkets for my friend. It’s a very well kept place, not like a dungeon or anything but like a cozy pharmacy but your pharmacist is a Santero priest. Good prices.
Getting a reading from Richard, the priest in the back room, only cost me about $ 40. Very knowledgeable and a nice guy too; you can sit with him for hours! The readings were very precise and helpful; no BS at all. Recommended it to all my friends.

I just came here about two weeks ago in search of High John the Conqueror root. I got a huge piece about an inch and a half in diameter for $ 3.99 which is a lot cheaper than other places I’ve checked out. The place looked very tidy and clean, almost like a medical pharmacy…
There was a priest to Yemaya there who does readings who is pretty knowledgeable. He’s fairly young, around his 20’s-30’s. He doesn’t «work» there, he just does readings was what he said.
There was a whole wall of herbs, candles and a variety of other things I’ll have to check out sometime.

This Lady is Super accurate in her readings. If you are into it try it !!