Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
“Black magic” is not who you work with or even what methods you use, it is what you do and why. If you pray to God with hatred in your heart and ask Him to strike down an enemy, then you are performing “black magic.” If I burn a candle in front of my nganga [...]
I don’t “worship” anything or anyone but God, but of course I honor all His helpful spirits too.
SOURCE : Hoodoo (folk magic) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “[In] Hoodooism, anythin’ da’ chew do is de plan of God undastan’, God have somepin to do wit evah’ thin’ you do if it’s good or bad, He’s got somepin to do wit it . . . jis what’s fo’ you, you’ll git it.”[12]
Like its better-known cousins Voodoo and Santeria, Palo Mayombe is one of the witchcraft-oriented religions which emerged when African tribal peoples were brought to the New World with the spread of the slave trade.
SOURCE : Occult Crime: A Law Enforcement Primer The spirit of the nganga obeys its owner’s orders which are given in a secret ceremony conducted by the Mayombero. The rituals stem from the Mayombero’s belief in God, or Sambia who “made menga, blood, to give life to the first man and woman. Then, through their [...]
I’m not God. I’m just a messenger. Where does God live? In a church? No! God lives in the jungle. God sees everything you do, both the good and the bad. If you have something you need to do, and the spirits have advised you against it, then pray to God, and explain “God, I [...]
(Kongo) – God. Pronounced “zombie,” as in “Primero Nzambi,” or “First, God!” When the Portugese colonized the Kingodom of Kongo in the late 15th century, missionaries assumed that the pre-eminent Bantu deity – a creator god named Nzambi – was the same as their God. So the word for “God” became “Nzambi.” In African practice, [...]
The god of your house is your nganga. You can lie to me, you can lie to everyone, but you can’t lie to your nganga. If you’re doing a consultation for someone and their muertos (spirits) start talking, just ignore them. The only spirit you need to listen to is your nganga. When you get [...]
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.
After I die, I’m going to go to Hell and become a spirit guide for people who practice black magic. (several years later) I don’t believe in Hell. After we die, we will go to another dimension. When we get there we’ll find out that we have a head start on everyone else. You have [...]
