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BOOKS - AFRICAN-BASED TRADITIONS | |
| Book of Palo, Deities, Rituals | |
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By Baba Raul Canizares. Deities, initiatory rituals, and ceremonies of Palo, an African-based Cuban religion similar to Santeria. Features never-before-published sygils, workings, and over 200 translations of herbs and palo sticks from Cuban Spanish to Bantu and English, including each plant's scientific classification. The book also features many photographs of rituals, initiations, and sacrifices. |
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Item #: BPALOD |
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| Diloggún | |
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by Ócha'ni Lele. The diloggun is more than a tool of divination. It is a powerful transformational process, and the forces that are set in motion when it is cast determine the future evolution of the adherent. The Diloggun is the first book to explore this Afro-Cuban oracle from the perspective of diaspora orisha worship. It is also the first book to explore the lore surrounding this mysterious oracle, which is the living Bible of one of the world's fastest growing faiths. The twelve families of odu that are available to the diviner include 192 omo odu, the children of the odu, and each of these patterns or letters has its own proverbs, meanings, prohibitions, and sacrifices. Ocha'ni Lele provides the secret but essential information that the adept diviner needs to know to ensure that every element affecting a client's spiritual development is taken into consideration during a reading. His book is also the first to detail how to properly end a session so that negative vibrations are absorbed by the orishas and fully removed from the diviner's home. For those seeking the wisdom of ancient Africa, The Diloggun is an indispensable guide to the mysteries of the orishas. Hardcover, 624 pgs. |
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Item #: DILOGG |
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| Four Seasons of Mojo | |
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by Stephanie Rose Bird. The changing of the seasons can feel magical-greens changing to browns and golds, snow melting to show fresh buds. We all recognize these tell-tale signs, but few are aware of the powerful impact each season has on our spiritual lives. Four Seasons of Mojo infuses ancient techniques, rituals, and methods from around the world to use each season's inherent energies to supplement body, mind, and soul. Designed to further spiritual practices by learning from neighboring cultures, this book provides readers with useful ideas unrestricted by geographic borders, ethnicity, religion, or magical path. Included are recipes and concepts from the Caribbean, African American soul food, Buddhist Meditation practices, sacred Hindu rites, Old European traditions, Australian Aboriginal dreaming lessons, and Native American wisdom. Softcover, 229 pgs. |
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Item #: B4CMJO |
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| Powers of the Orishas | |
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By Migene Gonzalaz-Wippler. During the slave trade, the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria who were brought to Cuba were forbidden the practice of their religion by their Spanish masters. In order to continue their magical and religious observances safely, the slaves opted for the identification and disguise of the Orishas with some of the Catholic Saints worshipped by the Spaniards. In this manner, they were able to worship their deities under the very noses of the Spaniards without danger of punishment. The purpose of this book is to present the major Orishas of Santeria in their syncretic identifications with some of the Catholic Saints. The book has been divided into sections, each dealing with a specific Orisha, the attributes, paths or aspects, necklaces, initiations, foods, herbs, legends, ebbos, and other pertinent information about the particular deity. This allows the reader to glean as much data as possible about each Orisha in capsule form. Paperback, 126 pages. |
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Item #: BPOWOR |
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| Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones | |
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by Stephanie Bird. Explore the history, mystery, and magick of hoodoo! Hoodoo is an eclectic blend of African tradition, Native American medicine, Judeo-Christian ritual, and European magick. Tracing Hoodoo`s roots back to Africa, Hoodoo practitioner Stephanie Rose bird provides a fascinating history of this nature-based healing tradition, showing you how to use Hoodoo magick in your everyday life. Soft Cover 274 pgs. |
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Item #: STKSTN |
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| Voodoo and Hoodoo | |
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By Jim Haskins. Voodoo men, Hoodoo women and root doctors . . say they know how to use eggs, graveyard dust; forks in the road; the numbers 3, 7, and 9; pins and nails; red flannel bags; yellow homespun; urine, feces, and blood; shoes and clothing; black cats and black hens; doorsteps; and the interior and exterior corners of houses to conjure good and to conjure evil. Voodoo and Hoodoo tells how these spiritual descendents of African medicine men and sorcerers 'lay tricks' and work their magic, and explains the hold these practices have had on their believers, from the Old World origins until today. Paperback, 218 pages |
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Item #: BVOOHO |
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| Way of the Elders: West African Spirituality and Tradition | |
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by Adama and Naomi Doumbia. Contemporary West African culture harbors rich and meaningful spiritual traditions. Yet, there are few written records of West Africa's major beliefs, rituals, and ceremonies. The Way of the Elders co-authored by a West African native raised in the Mande tradition offers rare and authentic insight into the spirituality of West Africa, and particularly the Mande culture. This spiritual guidebook explains fundamental beliefs, such as reverence for the One Spirit, that permeate tribal life. Offerings, charms, herbal healing, shamans and their functions, the importance of wildlife, and the four elements of nature are discussed in detail. The second half of the book is devoted to sacred living and focuses on village life, sacred music and dance, pregnancy, birth, childhood initiation, marriage, death, and funerals. Softcover, 240 pgs. |
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Item #: BWAYEL |
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