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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 listening to divination...

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 if you intend to wal...

By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in a journal that has ceased publication. I am the sole owner of this content and have edited and updated it...

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 curious. And quite frankly...

Love and desperation are not really a good combination. When someone gets a whiff of desperation the immediate reaction is to bolt out the door. Desperation ...

“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 relationship between...

Oftentimes I like to think about those who have paved our way for our religious practices. Some names are paramount for me in Santería, such as the great iya...

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 odd hours of the nigh...

By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in the Mystic Cup blog in 2011. Exu is an enigma. Pronounced “Eshoo” in the Portuguese, these powerful entit...

By Papa Pimenta In the modern internet-based society, cultural appropriation from African Traditional Religions occurs often. Everything from eclectic Pagani...

By Papa Pimenta Pomba Gira: the name has a deep mystique. Pronounced “Pohm-ba Shira”, this Brazilian female entity has a huge body of lore of her amongst the...

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 facing us as religiou...

Misconception Number 5. I am entitled to learn and be trained. Let us analyze one of the definitions of the Merriam-Webster dictionary for the word entitleme...