Palo Mayombe

Lukumí and Palo Rituals Overexposed: What to show and not to show.

Dec 18, 20206 min read

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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La privacidad de los rituales Lukumí y de Palo Mayombe. Lo que se muestra y lo que no.

Omimelli

Dec 18, 20206 min read

La privacidad de los rituales Lukumí y de Palo Mayombe. Lo que se muestra y lo que no.

Ya hace 10 años que escribí este artículo. Sin embargo, las realidades que subrayé en aquel entonces se exacerban ahora y llenan de...

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Comience el año renovado: baños para la limpieza, el amor y la paz

Omimelli

Dec 9, 20205 min read

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 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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Racism among orisha people in the Americas? Framing constructive conversations about a race inequity

Omimelli

Jun 29, 20205 min read

Racism among orisha people in the Americas? Framing constructive conversations about a race inequity

The subject of racial inequity, bias, and discrimination makes many people feel discomfort. Racial perceptions and inequities are linked...

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SANTERIA EN TIEMPOS DE COVID-19: DERECHOS Y PRÁCTICA, PERCEPCIÓN Y REALIDAD

Omimelli

Jun 28, 20206 min read

SANTERIA EN TIEMPOS DE COVID-19: DERECHOS Y PRÁCTICA, PERCEPCIÓN Y REALIDAD

Está en nuestras manos como individuos el permitir que la razón guie nuestros actos. El permitir que sea la misericordia la que tome precede

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Cleanup on Aisle 13- Adventures In Entitled Woo

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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Staying Clean: Being a Good Person as a Diaspora Spiritual Practitioner

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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Omimelli

Sep 2, 20182 min read

Yaya in the Night

The place and role of women in the Palo Mayombe communities is fundamental. There is no tata without a yaya and vice-versa. Yet, when we...

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The Difference between Inspiration and Delusion in Santería and Palo

Omimelli

Aug 27, 20183 min read

The Difference between Inspiration and Delusion in Santería and Palo

This will be a short and targeted rant. This week I have seen a few prime examples of people who act based on emotions; both in Santería...

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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 10, 20182 min read

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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Waste Not, Want Not: Collecting Materials for Spiritual Work

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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Apropiándose de religiones tradicionales africanas

Omimelli

Jul 16, 20186 min read

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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Plagiarism and Santeria: Blatant Disrespect for Intellectual Property©

Omimelli

May 10, 20137 min read

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

Jan 5, 20137 min read

Sign of the Year 2013 Musundi from Cuba

It is not my common practice to re-post articles from other blogs on The Mystic Cup, but this one is of particular interest to me as a...

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Part 5: 10 Assumptions that New Comers to ATRs should not make

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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Part 4: 10 Assumptions that New Comers to ATRs should not make

Omimelli

Sep 12, 20106 min read

Part 4: 10 Assumptions that New Comers to ATRs should not make

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

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Part 3: 10 Assumptions New Comers to ATRs should not make

Omimelli

Sep 3, 20104 min read

Part 3: 10 Assumptions New Comers to ATRs should not make

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...

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