 Santería, more properly called "La Regla Lucumi" (as the Yoruba were called in Cuba) is famous for its magic based on a knowledge of spirits and how to interact with them.Definitions of spirit possession, channelling and mediumship within the Brazilian 'cultos' is recognised to correspond with what appears to be the majority view as described by ethnographers of spirit possession worldwide.There are a number of descriptions available concerning what happens when someone becomes possessed.