Lukumí and Palo Rituals Overexposed: What to show and not to show.
It has been ten years since I wrote this article. However, the realities I underscored then are exacerbated now, making me heartsick;...
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Omimelli
- Dec 9, 2020
- 5 min
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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Omimelli
- Aug 10, 2018
- 2 min
The Impact of Social Networking on ATRs
I am watching with concern and alarm the growing trend to offer consultations, initiations, seminars and introductory workshops on...
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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
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
100% Guaranteed: Beware of Binding and Scammers
Last week I went to my favorite Mexican restaurant in Atlanta. I had placed my order and decided to peruse the local Hispanic newspaper...
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Omimelli
- Jul 16, 2018
- 6 min
Apropiándose de religiones tradicionales africanas
Por Papa Pimenta En una sociedad moderna basada en el Internet, el apropiarse de religiones tradicionales africanas pasa con demasiada...
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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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Omimelli
- May 10, 2013
- 7 min
Plagiarism and Santeria: Blatant Disrespect for Intellectual Property©
I hardly need to establish my authority on this matter to write about it with full propriety, however, for the record I will. My...
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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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