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, 20202 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20184 min read
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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Papa Pimenta
Nov 12, 20184 min read
What is Witchcraft in Hoodoo?
By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in a journal that has ceased publication. I am the sole owner of this content and have...
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Papa Pimenta
Oct 13, 20184 min read
Kimbanda and Kimban-Don't
Kimbanda and Kimban-Don't Updated. The other day I decided to take a virtual stroll through Etsy. On a whim, I typed in Exu. I was...
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Omimelli
Sep 22, 20182 min read
Prayers On-line to Pomba Gira, the Orisha and others?
Love and desperation are not really a good combination. When someone gets a whiff of desperation the immediate reaction is to bolt out...
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Omimelli
Aug 11, 20183 min read
Palo and Godparenting Skills
“A child has no wisdom, only potential. It is up to their fathers to give them wisdom so they may grow.” – A northern Bantu proverb. The...
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Omimelli
Aug 9, 20186 min read
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
Aug 8, 20182 min read
Top 5 Reasons why I Love Palo Monte
These are but 5 reasons, in no particular order. Everyone has their own top 5 and mine change from time to time. 1. It is ok to work at...
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Papa Pimenta
Jul 17, 20186 min read
Exu de Quimbanda, Master of Reality
By Papa Pimenta This article originally appeared in the Mystic Cup blog in 2011. Exu is an enigma. Pronounced “Eshoo” in the Portuguese,...
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Papa Pimenta
Jul 16, 20184 min read
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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Papa Pimenta
Jan 21, 20125 min read
Lady Pomba Gira, The Great Witch - Who is She?
By Papa Pimenta Pomba Gira: the name has a deep mystique. Pronounced “Pohm-ba Shira”, this Brazilian female entity has a huge body of...
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Omimelli
Dec 11, 201115 min read
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 16, 20106 min read
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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