Ancestors

Consider adding this to a cleansing bath or sacred floorwash. If you haven't used this...

Earlier this week the Minister of Antiquities announced the discovery of the tomb of 5th...

The botanicas, or spiritual supply houses, in Spanish Harlem light candles, sell incense, and perform...

The etymology of the word come from Olde English and literally (like many other toasts)...

There are probably some who have wondered at my silence in the wake of recent...

Giving thanks for those we love, the food on our table, the roof over our...

In New Orleans Voodoo the shells are often used for offering, blessing, and healing. Anyone...

What does it mean to rebel under extreme oppression? What will we "remember remember" about...

Then there are the people that seek my help in dealing with Haunted Houses. There...

Listen closely to their words, Their thoughts, their fears. They still love us in death,...

The ancestors should be important to all of us! We should recognize and celebrate whichever...

We ate silently. Then we spoke of the people we loved, and the people we...

There is a mistress of the cemetery, a bride dressed in white lace, she knows...

Obviously these things are not about real life. Seeing is believing however, and when most...

I remembered that when dealing with the ancestors, dumb supper or not, Silence is important....

Reconciliation is a huge issue. I feel like there is no way to write this...

New Orleans Voodoo has many ways of connecting to our treasured dead. Every sip of...

The tradition of New Orleans Voodoo celebrates it's dead every day of the year. They...

One thing that strikes me as ironic as we being the ancestor remembrance discussions is...

Holder played the laughing and mischievous Baron Samedi, the king of the Dead. In the...

The ancestors are, by definition responsible for our own creation. In turn in the traditions...

Honoring and recognizing the Ancestors comes first, last, and always in African Traditional Religions.

I received a promotional keychain from the Bacardi company some years back that even spoke...

Babalu Aye is an Orisha, or demi-god, in the religion of Santeria, more properly known...

It seems after her unfortunate death her remains were placed in a cave in Gheel,...

You can be a Christian, Pagan or even an Atheist and still create a vision...

Sango is a king, a god, a warrior. This year's World Sango festival was held...

Tea leaf reading has stolen the historic spotlight here, and most people are unaware of...

Isis is representative of beauty, love, abundance, marriage, fertility, healing, the power of the Moon...

I have the utmost respect for Ms. Alvarado and I have long enjoyed her artwork...