#african traditional religions

[southernmermaidsgrotto]

Tag yourself!

{made with the Ancestors and Great Spirits of the African Diaspora in mind, here's what I associate with each day of the week and the children of the diaspora born therein:

Monday's child is fair of face

Tuesday's child is full of grace

Wednesday's child is full of woe

Thursday's child has far to go

Friday's child is loving and giving

Saturday's child works hard for a living

And the child born on the Sabbath day

Is bonny and blithe, good and gay.

Monday: masters of finding new roads and moving forwards, tearing down blockages, trailblazers and warriors. Artists of all kinds, writers, poets, singers.

Tuesday: embodiment of thunderstorms, winds, omens, they're powerful conjurers with hot hands, always busy, always moving. Often times scholars, historians.

Wednesday: defenders, protectors, of humanity and nature as a whole. Warrior spirits at their core, but also great diviners and mediums.

Thursday: eloquent muses of the arts of love and war alike, great beauties who lead armies with equal charm and force. Sweetening, love and luck workings come easy to them.

Friday: personification of abundance and status. A commanding presence. Building legacy, great manifestors and conjurers, specially for work and finances.

Saturday: guardians of waters and the beyond. Community leaders, gifted healers, divine messengers. Carrying all the wisdom of the Elders and Ancestors.

Sunday: priests and priestesses that defy status quo, very old Ancestors coming back to reshape and rebirth reality. They will enter your life and purge every aspect of it.}

#Hoodoo #Rootwork #Conjure #Black Conjure #African american conjure #Hoodoo aesthetic #Hoodoo academia #I've had this in my drafts for so long!!! #enjoy :') #ATRs #ADRs #African Traditional Religions #African Diasporic Traditions #African Diasporic Religions #African Diaspora #afrolatine #afrolatinos

[kemetic-dreams]

Bakongo spiritual protections influenced African American yard decorations. In Central Africa, Bantu-Kongo people decorated their yards and entrances to doorways with baskets and broken shiny items to protect from evil spirits and thieves.

This practice is the origin of the bottle tree in Hoodoo. Throughout the American South in African American neighborhoods, there are some houses that have bottle trees and baskets placed at entrances to doorways for spiritual protection against conjure and evil spirits.

In addition, nkisi culture influenced jar container magic. An African American man in North Carolina buried a jar under the steps with water and string in it for protection. If someone conjured him the string would turn into a snake. The man interviewed called it inkabera

#inkabera #nkisi #hoodoo #african american #african traditional religions #kongo #bantu #central africa #north carolina #bottles #african #afrakan #kemetic dreams #africans #brownskin #afrakans #african culture #afrakan spirituality #glass #dishware #wood #glassware #hearts

[wytchwyse]

Witchcraft Supplies & Occult Publishers

A growing list of resources for Magic.

It is imprtant that we support our occult shops and publishers. but also all relevant supplies are helpful as well.

#witchcraft #occultism #sorcery #folkmagick #occultbooks #paganism #Pre-christian religions #african traditional religions #afro caribbean traditional religions

[lionheartapothecaryx]

Spelman’s first graduating class of 1887 during the Gilded Age.

Vintage Black Glamour & History ✨

#hoodoo #black femininity #aphrodite #the love witch #venus #haitianvodou #black glamour #leveling up #hypergamy #beauty spells #erzuliefreda #african traditional religions #pagan community #witches of color #witchblr #oshun #vintage black glamour #vintage glamour #victorian age #the gilded age #spelman #black owned business #witchcraft #black women in luxury

[tchallasbabymama]

I’ll be moving in a couple of weeks, and I’m procrastinating on packing by planning out the interior design 😅

The plan is to make something out of black-and-white pictures of my favorite deceased authors to decorate my writing space as sort of an ancestral altar/vision board art piece.

I can’t decide between these two for Toni Morrison because they both give very different vibes that I love equally:

🚨 HELP🚨

#cecewritessometimes #cece’s ramblings #toni morrison #black writers #ancestors #ancestral veneration #ancestor altar #hoodoo #african traditional religions #vision board #work from home #manifesting

[empireoftheblackpanther]

#black is beautiful #black is divine #black is gold #african traditional religions

[drawing-cards]

I feel as if materialism takes away from the purpose of practice. You are trained to believe that with more, you can achieve more. That is not the case. Realize that you can achieve your goals within your practice without spending money. When you understand that, you may be interested in studying more and engaging in meaningful practice.

#witchblr #divination #witchcraft #hoodoo #african american #african traditional religions #tarot #crystals #numerology

[la-femme-au-collier-vert]

I was watching In Our Mother’s Garden (2021) on Netflix last night and was surprised to see Dr. Zauditu-Selassie cook for and feed the ancestors at around the 1 hour mark in what fits Dr. Brenda Marie Osbey’s description of an authentic voodoo tradition. Dr. Zauditu-Selassie explains her family of creole descent was matrilineal and “believed in Hoodoo,” though she is now a priest of Obatala in the Lucumi tradition. I understand many of the African diasporic religions share commonalities, though distinct, such as feeding the ancestors, but this is probably the closest to an authentic and respectful depiction that exists out there.

I’ve linked a list of additional resources on Lousiana Voodoo and Hoodoo here.

#Louisiana #voodoo #hoodoo #african traditional religions #In our mother’s garden

[onyxeve]

#african traditional religions #african #african art #divinemasculine #divine feminine

[theblissfulstars]

Total Solar Eclipse: April 8th, 2024,

This Solar eclipse on April 8th 1:27 pm starting in the state of TX and ending in Main for the U.S packs quite a punch. Places and people where the eclipse is visible will be most impacted, and of course please check houses and personal planets on the axis of Aries and Libra to see where you will be most impacted.

This eclipse is all about initiation regarding major reform surrounding ideas of nationalism and homeplace with a Cancer rising. With Cancer ruling the uterine reproductive system, I wouldn't be surprised if a major theme surrounding reproductive rights was brought to head this eclipse, as well as major conflicts surrounding immigration, borders, and national identity. With the ruler of the ascendant being in Aries, we can expect explosions, harm and destruction to play a major role as well within the overarching theme of this eclipse.

This destructive energy is hoisted up in the 10th house for this eclipse showing that there's going to be a broadcasting of the gory details in a shocking and upsetting way. This eclipse is taking place with a hard conjunction to Chiron, illuminating our collective wounds surrounding war, destruction, and patriarchal ways of being. The aforementioned configuration is square Ceres in Capricorn denoting that this is going to be a time of mass end and brutal climax.

With the ruler of the 10th house and eclipse ruler in the 8th house in Pisces, along with the influence from Ceres, we can expect the reaper to come for major political figures in a jarring and showy way. With the sixth house Ceres placement, and even the eighth house influence, this could be a significant “self-reapping” of a prominent political figure or even a secret taking out of a figure.

Mars is conjunct Saturn by one degree in the 8th house in Pisces, showing that there is a karmic exposure of secrets surrounding shared resources. Pay close attention to taxes during this time particularly institutions that deal with our taxes, as their rear ends will be exposed. Similarly, religious institutions as well are also going to be exposed surrounding practices, ideologies and behind the scenes behavior that's going to create schism and redirection of funds. This is going to come as quite a shock to the world, with Jupiter being conjunct Uranus and the 10th house, it is going to cause a major impact on not only the economy,but the environment. With comet 12P swinging past earth during this time until June 2024 which it only does in its eccentric elliptical orbit every 71 years, we can expect seismic activity, vulcanism, unrest and the fall of empires, how so…medieval, no?

There's going to be a major standoff in the global legal system as well with Ceres square Mars and Saturn, especially regarding crimes done in the dark, under the guise of religion and surrounding death. On a less grand stage, the federal legal system is going to be going through reform and reconsideration. Pay very close attention in particular to legal proceedings surrounding Donald Trump during this time.

The energies of this eclipse are somewhat like the ten of swords, where you hit rock bottom and have no choice but to change. This definitely marks a major pivoting point and a point of diplomatic relations with Venus being in the ninth house conjunct Neptune. Divinity and Destiny is at play here and with the North node in the ninth house, I cannot stress this enough, Creator is involved in the world right now. Destiny has a heavy hand move wisely.

The cards I pulled for this eclipse are as follows: 9 of cups reversed, 5 of cups reversed, 10 of pentacles reversed, 9 of wands.

#astrologer #astrology #zodiac #western astrology #horoscope #divination #april 8 2024 #solar eclipse #spiritism #spiritualism #african traditional religions #voodoo #hoodoo #vodou #candomble

[aniwaaqada]

Years ago, I wrote a fic (1.2 chapters) for Black Panther soon after seeing it. I was so enthused, but lost my steam, yet I've kept up daydreaming/imagining it with no end.

Ya'll I don't even consume tv, movies, comics, books etc. fr. I've barely watched the Marvel productions. I only fr read fanfic--a very weird contradiction, I know.

But Erik and Aki(my MC) keep coming back week after week, day after day. They really want this story written and I am tired of me for refusing to stick it out.

I got my Scrivener doc ready, tons and tons of research and reading to do, and a very hazy plot that needs extensive updating.

My "What if..." question is: What if Erik became reigning King of Wakanda, as King N'Jadaka, not so much King Killmonger ?

Who would this Erik be? How would he show up as a Black American? How would he show up as a Wakandan?

How would he support his personal communities and black people around the world?

How is/was he supported with his tragic backstory that his first thought as King is not to massively throw the world into chaos?

What are his solutions to librating Black people and the rest of the POC world?

How would he love? How would he handle Linda?

What Bast's and Erik's relationship?

How would he cleanse himself as a warrior/person surrounded by death/negativity?

and so on and so forth

To me, he would be an Anti-Hero. Compassionate and Ruthless with a similar kill count. Crafty and Introspective. Devotee of Bast and also a practitioner of his mother's lineage. Deeply in love with a woman, but I personally say not with Linda.

Oh, and my version of Erik is definitely Yahya, not MBJ. His vibe is right for me, for this.

What are your thoughts?

Let me get back to plotting, cause I AM writing this.

Peace to the Nation

Oh, and call me Waaqa.

#black fanfiction #marvel multiverse #black panther #black panther fanfiction #erik killmonger #erik killmonger fanfiction #scrivener #african traditional religions

[southernmermaidsgrotto]

I have something beautiful to share with you all: give this a listen. What do you think it is?

There's many different versions of this song, just type "Misibamba" on spotify or youtube, and enjoy. It's specifically an AfroArgentinean song, with most of the versions of this song recorded in Buenos Aires. According to african scholars, the song was originally in kikongo, possibly from the Benguela Nation, and it's traditionally sung to call on God (Nzambi Npungu). Some of the words have gone through slight (and not so slight) pronunciation or spelling changes but it's still recognizable for scholars in Angola!

What scholars say about it being originally used to call on God fits our own oral tradition and custom too, it's a religious song. Our elders sing it in times of need, when you need that extra ancestral and divine protection or guidance, and Elders say it was originally sung by our Ancestors in the slave ships as they were crossing the atlantic !!!

And it's not even the only song that remains! there's many other songs in african languages and derived dialects, remembered and sung by afroargentine Elders across the country. After so many years of denial and historical whitewashing, I'm so, so deeply grateful for all the afroargentine and african scholars, and afroargentine collectives and associations, working to preserve our music and dialects, and finally bring them back to the light, to remember and honor our Ancestors.

#Afroargentina #Afroargentinean #Afrolatinos #Afrolatines #Afroargentine #Afroargentines #history #afroargentine history #kikongo #angola #benguela #Nzambi Mpungu #ATRs #ADRs #African Traditional Religions #african diaspora #black argentina #black argentines

[kemetic-dreams]

Other Kongo influences at Congo Square were documented by folklorist Puckett.

African Americans poured libations at the four corners of Congo Square at midnight during a dark moon for a Hoodoo ritual.

#congo square #hoodoo #libations #congo #african traditional religions #african #afrakan #kemetic dreams #africans #brownskin #afrakans #brown skin #african culture #afrakan spirituality #african tribe #african travel

[lionheartapothecaryx]

Grounding yourself is an important part of your spiritual practice that is often overlooked, when it comes to our spiritual hygiene. It’s so easy to do a reading, a couple of rituals, venerate ancestors or spirits and then casually disregard your own energy in the process. Grounding helps you recharge and prevents spiritual burnout along the way, because it regulates the nervous system. When working with a variety of different energies, it’s fairly easy to overwhelm and overload your senses, so we using grounding techniques, to disperse this energy that we have collected within peacefully.

a few helpful grounding techniques:

1.) Meditation - Using breath work, we can channel and release energy, through a variety of different methods. You can use a crystal, dispel energy simply using your breath or other methods if you are familiar with it.

2.) Earth Techniques - Using the earth to disperse and stabilize your energy is also a very common practice. You can do this using the ground beneath your bare feet or even plant allies that you are familiar with like trees, etc. Just be aware if you have a significant amount of energy that you need to expel, it can cause the plant to mature early. This is why it’s good to have a working relationship with your plant allies.

3.) Crystals - Certain crystals like clear quartz and black tourmaline are great for resetting your energy and dispersing it. This can be done through a variety of methods, like placing it under your pillow, holding it your hands etc. Please make sure you source your crystals from reputable shops.

4.) Spiritual Baths - In the Hoodoo, Ifa, Vodou and many other Afro-Indigenous Religions it’s fairly common to take a spiritual bath. Spiritual baths can have a variety of uses, including grounding. If you are familiar with your plant allies you can create a spiritual bath for yourself or purchase one from a trusted source. I myself make spiritual baths for my patrons but only those who are local to me at this time.

5.) Words of Power - Now this one is more for a more experienced practitioner but there are certain words in various traditions, that are used to ground and dispel energies. Usually these words are sacred to their select practices.

I hope this short guide was helpful to you in some way. If you enjoyed it, please feel free to share, like and spread these helpful tips within our community. I also offer tutoring packages to those in need, which can you can find by clicking on the title of my site: Lionheart Apothercary & Botanica

You can find me on Ig @lyonessahartx

#hoodoo #black femininity #aphrodite #the love witch #haitianvodou #venus #grounding #meditation #crystals #witches of color #african traditional religions #vodou #pagan community #witches of tumblr #black witches #practical witchcraft #witch community #witchblr #tarot reading #astrologer #black women in luxury #self care #zen #spiritual bath #black owned business #black history month #leveling up #self love #erzulie freda #pink aesthetic

[asanee44]

#african spirituality #african traditional religions #traditional african religions #african spirit #asanee 44 #Youtube

[empireoftheblackpanther]

#african kingdom #african traditional religions #african empire