Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Brazilian Quimbanda: Who are Exu and Pomba Gira?
For Quimbanda, the Exú are but men who died in impurity, spirits of dead people chained to evil, who, having been human can better carry out human wishes. Neither Exú nor Pomga-gira are demonic. Rather, they are entities working from death in favor of the [...]
SOURCE : Temple of Kimbanda: Advice from Exu
The possession is a complete and real phenomenon. The Exu “mount” the individual in the same way that a human being mounted on a horse. The Entities “climb” the ground for the body of the individual, penetrating initially by their feet, then “rising”, and this is a unique [...]
SOURCE : Daniel Pellizzari refutes Madison’s claims
The recent postings about NYC Voudu, Pomba Gira Botanica and Madison caught my attention. This woman claims familiarity with brazilian african-syncretic religions, but doesn’t seem to have a minimal notion about Candomble, Quimbanda or any of the branches.
Let’s choose a Madison’s text. Here it goes:
> Sat. Aug 24th at [...]
SOURCE : AKES – Allan Kardec Educational Society
In 1984 a small group of friends decided to give a formal character to the activities they started in 1980. Thus the Allan Kardec Educational Society was founded in Philadelphia to promote the Spiritist philosophy in the United States. Two activities defined its initial years: the bimonthly publication [...]
