nah breh, i know I'm not ready for all that. I give fruit offerings from time to time and sometimes money but mostly just poruing libations. Old habits die hard and laziness is holding me back from consistency
The African Traditional And Diasporic Religions Thread (Santeria, IFA, 21 Divisions, Sanse + etc)
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Guvnor
Da Speculative Spectacle®
Oh, that sounds more like Espiritsmo or Santerismo to be specific. Do you have an ancestral altar as well or space where you honor them?
Also from what I was told you can only know who you are a child of if three babalawo's do the reading for you or in the lucumi way with the shells by an ocha priest but that's something people do if you are getting ready to do kariocha and are going to get initiated. Until that point you're supposed to consider obatala as the orisha over your head since he is the owner of all heads and makes all human beings. I was told to honor obatala and to try to learn about the other orishas as much as I could. There are people who sell readings where they determine your head orisha but I'm not sure if they are legit or not and that's now how its usually done. I had somone who did a read like that for me and told me who my orisha was but I take that reading with a grain of salt. Even if your a child of Eshu like Scamuwell said, you have to be careful and shouldn't do work with orisha unless you are initiated.
I had one. I had some work done in my room so I had to take it down.
Guvnor
Da Speculative Spectacle®
Oh I see. Well your egun come first, you should put one back together if you can and work on building a relationship with them before anything. You should leave water for them there and can give them offerings there too.
I will I had some radiator leakage in that corner so water warped things.
xoxodede
Superstar
@$cam-U-Well_Jack$on
I have a few questions --
I have had a few scary visits -- most come during astral projection.
But, last night I had a dream where I was on a plane -- with my family members -- and it was about to crash -- and my family on the plane -- it was like 10 of us on the plane in the dream. We started singing this song -- Oya, Oya, Oya - it was a full on song -- I never heard the song ever in my life. We all sung it -- and new all the words.
During the song we moved our bodies in unison in a circular movement -- and we were the only ones on the plane who were doing it. While we were doing it (singing and moving together) -- the plane started again -- and stopped us from crashing and dying.
Is Oya reaching out to me?
I have had a few incidents where my dreams had Orishas in them -- usually wearing all white. I think it's Obatala -- he always comes. He either has his back to me -- and in my room. Or I see him front view with the beaded mask on.
I don't practice Orisha worship or veneration. But, I do practice honoring my ancestors via an altar and offerings.
I have a few questions --
I have had a few scary visits -- most come during astral projection.
But, last night I had a dream where I was on a plane -- with my family members -- and it was about to crash -- and my family on the plane -- it was like 10 of us on the plane in the dream. We started singing this song -- Oya, Oya, Oya - it was a full on song -- I never heard the song ever in my life. We all sung it -- and new all the words.
During the song we moved our bodies in unison in a circular movement -- and we were the only ones on the plane who were doing it. While we were doing it (singing and moving together) -- the plane started again -- and stopped us from crashing and dying.
Is Oya reaching out to me?
I have had a few incidents where my dreams had Orishas in them -- usually wearing all white. I think it's Obatala -- he always comes. He either has his back to me -- and in my room. Or I see him front view with the beaded mask on.
I don't practice Orisha worship or veneration. But, I do practice honoring my ancestors via an altar and offerings.
xoxodede
Superstar
@T'krm
A few more of my personal faves.
Company Of Prophets : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Slave Religion The Invisible Institution In The Antebellum South BY Albert J. Raboteau : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The sanctified church : Hurston, Zora Neale : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/collectionofprom00clar - This is a general bible verse book -- but good when working and meditating.
A few more of my personal faves.
Company Of Prophets : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Slave Religion The Invisible Institution In The Antebellum South BY Albert J. Raboteau : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
The sanctified church : Hurston, Zora Neale : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/collectionofprom00clar - This is a general bible verse book -- but good when working and meditating.
AlainLocke
Banned
This is the best video by a Black person about what magick in general is. More Black practitioners of the occult arts are needed.
Old vid from FB
Ghana
Ghana
Cel 510 kid ados forever
Veteran
I'm trying to learn more about Africa.
Even tho I'm Ados.
My African knowledge bad
Even tho I'm Ados.
My African knowledge bad
$cam-U-Well_Jack$on
Superstar
Don't feel bad. It's never too late to learn one's history/heritage.
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@$cam-U-Well_Jack$on @Guvnor I took my first steps into Santeria. I joined a family have a Godmother and God Siblings.