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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;...
Omimelli
Dec 18, 20206 min read
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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,...
Omimelli
Dec 9, 20205 min read
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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,...
Omimelli
Nov 29, 20202 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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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...
Papa Pimenta
Jan 16, 20193 min read
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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...
Papa Pimenta
Dec 14, 20184 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Aug 10, 20182 min read
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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,...
Omimelli
Aug 9, 20186 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Jul 17, 20183 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Jul 16, 20186 min read
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Appropriation from African Traditional Religions
By Papa Pimenta In the modern internet-based society, cultural appropriation from African Traditional Religions occurs often. Everything...
Papa Pimenta
Jul 16, 20184 min read
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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...
Omimelli
May 10, 20137 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Dec 11, 201115 min read
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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...
Omimelli
Sep 17, 20106 min read
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