Living with the Lwá

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...

I am watching with concern and alarm the growing trend to offer consultations, initiations, seminars and introductory workshops on African Traditional Religi...

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...

Last week I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant in Atlanta. I had placed my order and decided to peruse the local Hispanic newspaper while my lunch arrive...

Por Papa Pimenta En una sociedad moderna basada en el Internet, el apropiarse de religiones tradicionales africanas pasa con demasiada frecuencia. Se ve de ...

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

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

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...