The Orishas

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

The richness contained in these two orishas, Yemayá the embodiment of motherhood and ruler of the oceans, and Oshún, her younger sister...

Oloshas at CLBA Press Conference The eyes of the world will be focused in the months and years to come on the evolution of the...

One of the most anticipated events for the Orisha community worldwide because it establishes the pattern that its practitioners will...

One of the most anticipated events for the Orisha community worldwide because it establishes the pattern that its practitioners will...

I have been meaning to write this post for days now, but lately time has been at a prime for me as you may have noticed by the reduced...

The root of all evil is discrimination. I have both taken and given hard rides on those rocky waters from different perspectives. Try as...

Today, December 12, is a special day for me. 15 years ago I gave all of who I am to Yemayá. There are so many lessons I have learned from...

It must have been nearly three decades ago when I had to gather dirt from a cemetery for the first time; it was nerve wrecking to do so...

I hardly need to establish my authority on this matter to write about it with full propriety, however, for the record I will. My...

This is the version that is used in my ilé, and it comes from the Organising Committee for the Odú of the Year in Cuba by the Miguel...

The following oddú was done in Florida by the Temple of Ministers Shangó Eyeife in Miami. Main Sign: Eyila y unle (12-8) Arayé elese...

I had originally posted this article on the Mystic Cup blog; however, during a server transfer, I lost a lot of the original posts. 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...

As originally posted on Blog The Mystic Cup Today I was asked while updating the Facebook page if I had a particular ebbó to start the...

Santería is a religion with a great deal of complexities, protocols and a rather systematic developmental approach related to the...

La tasa de éxito de los matrimonios Santería no ha sido, que yo sepa, oficialmente estudiada y medidas. Sin embargo, es inteligente...

The orishas manifest themselves in many ways. Some people are talented diloggún readers; they can divine with ease, grace and go beyond...

The success rate in Santería marriages has not been, to my knowledge, officially studied and measured. However, it is common wisdom that...

As a religious culture, the Lucumí in the Americas are not particularly attached to sacred temples and fixed structures, at least not as...