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 : The Soul’s Journey via Reincarnation The spirit world is vast and complicated… just as we die in this world and sink into the ground to be ‘reborn’ in the next, the same happens there. Spirits are believed to undergo a series of ‘deaths’ or transitions from one plane to the next and these [...]
SOURCE : CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Congo The irreligion and ignorance of the Congolese have often been exaggerated and misrepresented. They are not so debased as many pretend. They recognize a supreme God, Creator of all things, but they seem very largely to ignore His immediate Providence and His interventions in the affairs of this world. They [...]
