The Orishas

Dealing with Eleguá is dealing with succinctness. Yes, he can certainly like to make you go around and around in long elaborate...

There is a profound fascination with status and finery in the Santería community. This fascination is no accident; it is in essence a...

African Traditional Religions face growing pains in the Americas and abroad. Because most practices are centered in small communal and...

For those who are new to Santería or Lukumí spirituality the concept of ‘feeding’ one’s head could sound pretty alien. However, lavishing...

Article originally posted on Jan. 3, 2011. The followers of the Orishas and Ifá all over the world await with both happiness and anxiety...

Here are 10 interesting stumbling blocks that have put a halt on many well-intended seekers of African Traditional Religions (ATRs). 1....

#7 Everyone in the ATR communities is well read, stable and trustworthy. There is not one religious group with a congregation that will...

In 1573, Thomas Tusser wrote the following: "A foole & his money, be soone at debate: which after with sorow repents him to late." In...

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

“Unfairness is one of the things that bother me the most. However, I do recognize that life has always mysterious ways to impart lessons...

Assumption #3: The entire ATR community is LBGT friendly. If you are a gay man or woman or a transgender this article will present some...

One stumbling block discussed 9 more to go. There are many reasons why new comers to African Traditional Religions (ATRs) could have an...

Orisha, Ifá, Voodoo, Umbanda, Candomble, Kimbisa, Kimbanda, 21 Divisions, Sanse, 7 Divisions, Kumina, Obeah, Hoodoo, Palo Mayombe and the...

The ways of the Orishas are mysterious indeed. It has been years since I saw my godfather for the last time, we saw each other last in...

Spiritism is a practice is based in the belief that spirits exist as non-physical beings and can indeed communicate with the living in...