Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Report of a Kumina gathering in Jamaica
Kumina is both a religion and dance that has been retained from the African heritage. It is kept alive in St. Thomas by people who drum and dance while speaking the Bantu language of the Congo.
It is the practice of bringing down spirits of the dead to [...]
SOURCE : Kongo Religion in Jamaica : Kumina
Kumina, otherwise known as kalunga or kaduunga, features flat-footed inching of the feet (or the kongo step), a steady, but often subtle, forward-thrusting of the hip with the rib cage and arms moving against the hip, followed by wild spins and sudden breaks, signalled by the lead drum. [...]
SOURCE : The White Darkness : Voodoo Diary (Between Death and the Devil)
“Where did you get this great guy who’s already got so much Gede in him?” she asks my interpreter as she flings her arms about me. “He’s mine!” I return her embrace and the guardian of the graveyard cracks a lascivious smile. “Are [...]
SOURCE : Palo Monte Video Documentary (Cuba)
I’ve added a couple dozen Palo Mayombe videos to my YouTube playlist, but the best find of all is probably this short documentary on vimeo. A lot of truth here in a short 5 minutes. (Hat tip: Candelo)
El Palo Monte from colectiva on Vimeo.
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 : Heroes of the Ultraculture! – Ultraculture International | Google Groups
Voodoo is a Bad Tradition.
The basic mechanism: displacement of an individual human consciousness from their body and temporary replacement with a parasitic life-force-harvesting energy – this kind of psychic body prostitution in payment for magical favors – is inherently problematic.
AAAW! You say, but it [...]
