Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Reincarnation in African Traditional Religion One of the ways of increasing the ancestor’s vital force is by sacrifices and prayers from the living descendants. Hence the wish of Africans to have many children who will offer sacrifices to them after death. By an inverse movement the “force” of the ancestor flows into the [...]
SOURCE : Ancestors, Dreams and Reincarnation in New Orleans Voodoo Ancestors come into our dreams to speak their messages and admonitions, give guidance and assure us of their constant presence and protection. …when we conduct a ritual to our ancestors, whether it is as part of a larger service… or a simple daily offering, we [...]
SOURCE : Afro-Caribbean Spirituality Lecture Notes For the Yoruba people, the cosmos was conceived as having two realms – the first, called aye, is the material world, or the visible world of the living, and the second, called orun, is the spiritual world, where spirits, ancestors, and gods dwell. These two worlds are thought to [...]
SOURCE : GOREE: THE CONCENTRATION CAMP THAT LASTED FOR 400 YEARS For four centuries from 1444 to 1848 Goree was a slave concentration camp. On this slave depot the Portuguese, Dutch, French and British fought and killed each other over the black flesh of the blacks. From here they detained, tortured, raped, humiliated and shipped [...]
SOURCE : Sacred Texts: African Religion Ultimately, we are all Africans. Studies of mitochondrial DNA have proven that all human beings are descended from a small population (less than a hundred individuals) that emerged from Africa about 60,000 years ago. The earliest written religious texts as well as the first documented monotheistic religion also developed [...]
SOURCE : Heaven for a Thug?: Why Libation and Young Warriors Don’t Mix | Roots and Rooted When we pour liquor to a dead gang member we are praying for more gang members. When we pour liquor to a dead pimp we are praying for more pimps to be born and molded. In doing so, [...]
Getting the guidance and protection of your ancestors is very simple. Here’s what you do: Find a table in your house, that is in a place of honor. Put a white cloth on it. Now, also: – flowers – a cup of hot coffee – a shot of bacardi white rum – nine glasses of [...]
You leave water for your ancestors so they can refresh themselves. When the water is dry, they get angry. Anyone can pray to any god, but your ancestors are just for you. Call you mother! She’s worried about you.
