 Espiritistas believe these beings can influence the world in various ways and that the espiritistas, in turn, can also influence the actions of the spirits.Espiritismo has never had a single leader nor center of practice, and as such its practice varies greatly between individuals and groups.In all cases, Espiritismo has absorbed various practices from other religious and spiritual practices endemic to Latin America and the Caribbean, such as Roman Catholicism, Curanderismo, Afro-Brazilian Macumba, Santería, Vodou, Shinto, and Neo-Pagan cults like Antinous.