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    Lukumí and Palo Rituals Overexposed:  What to show and not to show.
    Omimelli
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 6 min

    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;...
    615 views2 comments
    Comience el año renovado: baños para la limpieza, el amor y la paz
    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,...
    164 views0 comments
    Florida Water, learn to make your own!
    Omimelli
    • Nov 30, 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,...
    472 views0 comments
    A Fiery Petition to Egún
    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...
    479 views0 comments
    Cleanup on Aisle 13- Adventures In Entitled Woo
    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...
    155 views1 comment
    Staying Clean: Being a Good Person as a Diaspora Spiritual Practitioner
    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...
    188 views0 comments
    The Impact of Social Networking on ATRs
    Omimelli
    • Aug 11, 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...
    18 views0 comments
    Waste Not, Want Not: Collecting Materials for Spiritual Work
    Omimelli
    • Aug 10, 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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    100% Guaranteed: Beware of Binding and Scammers
    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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    Apropiándose de religiones tradicionales africanas
    Omimelli
    • Jul 17, 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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    Appropriation from African Traditional Religions
    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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    Plagiarism and Santeria: Blatant Disrespect for Intellectual Property©
    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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    The Burning Rooster: When Politics, Money and Religion Ride in the Same Cart the Whirlwind Follows
    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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    Part 5: 10 Assumptions that New Comers to ATRs should not make
    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...
    24 views0 comments

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