Comience el año renovado: baños para la limpieza, el amor y la paz
El 2021 está ya a la vuelta de la esquina y tenemos muchas esperanzas de poder dejar atrás la basura del 2020. Ha sido un año horrible,...
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Omimelli
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Florida Water, learn to make your own!
Have you ever wondered what is in that nice smelling stuff called Florida Water? The original Florida water dates back from the 1880s,...
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Omimelli
- Nov 2, 2020
- 2 min
A Fiery Petition to Egún
We are all united by one fundamental and irresistible force: Egún. We also face a crucial moment where the fate of the most powerful...
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Papa Pimenta
- Jan 16, 2019
- 3 min
Cleanup on Aisle 13- Adventures In Entitled Woo
I wanted to take the time with this post and share an experience I had early on in my career as a spiritual worker. The post is about...
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Papa Pimenta
- Dec 14, 2018
- 4 min
Staying Clean: Being a Good Person as a Diaspora Spiritual Practitioner
Something on my mind of late that I’d like to take a minute to write about is this- it is important to stay “clean” and be a good person...
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Papa Pimenta
- Nov 12, 2018
- 4 min
What is Witchcraft in Hoodoo?
By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in a journal that has ceased publication. I am the sole owner of this content and have...
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Papa Pimenta
- Oct 13, 2018
- 4 min
Kimbanda and Kimban-Don't
Kimbanda and Kimban-Don't Updated. The other day I decided to take a virtual stroll through Etsy. On a whim, I typed in Exu. I was...
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Omimelli
- Sep 22, 2018
- 2 min
Prayers On-line to Pomba Gira, the Orisha and others?
Love and desperation are not really a good combination. When someone gets a whiff of desperation the immediate reaction is to bolt out...
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Omimelli
- Aug 11, 2018
- 3 min
Palo and Godparenting Skills
“A child has no wisdom, only potential. It is up to their fathers to give them wisdom so they may grow.” – A northern Bantu proverb. The...
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Omimelli
- Aug 9, 2018
- 6 min
Waste Not, Want Not: Collecting Materials for Spiritual Work
Oftentimes I like to think about those who have paved our way for our religious practices. Some names are paramount for me in Santería,...
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Omimelli
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
Top 5 Reasons why I Love Palo Monte
These are but 5 reasons, in no particular order. Everyone has their own top 5 and mine change from time to time. 1. It is ok to work at...
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Papa Pimenta
- Jul 17, 2018
- 6 min
Exu de Quimbanda, Master of Reality
By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in the Mystic Cup blog in 2011. Exu is an enigma. Pronounced “Eshoo” in the Portuguese,...
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Papa Pimenta
- Jul 16, 2018
- 4 min
Appropriation from African Traditional Religions
By Papa Pimenta In the modern internet-based society, cultural appropriation from African Traditional Religions occurs often. Everything...
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Papa Pimenta
- Jan 21, 2012
- 5 min
Lady Pomba Gira, The Great Witch - Who is She?
By Papa Pimenta Pomba Gira: the name has a deep mystique. Pronounced “Pohm-ba Shira”, this Brazilian female entity has a huge body of...
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Omimelli
- Dec 11, 2011
- 15 min
The Burning Rooster: When Politics, Money and Religion Ride in the Same Cart the Whirlwind Follows
I am a fanatic of Frank Herbert’s Dune and it is through the words of his character Rev. Mother Ramallo that I have summarized an issue...
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Omimelli
- Sep 17, 2010
- 6 min
Part 5: 10 Assumptions that New Comers to ATRs should not make
Misconception Number 5. I am entitled to learn and be trained. Let us analyze one of the definitions of the Merriam-Webster dictionary...
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