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The orisha does discriminate and so must we!
One Elegua tells the other..."Let's add a little chaos into the registro to see if the diviner is awake!"Years ago, I was at a Batá to Oyá and while she mounted my godfather and dispensed advice to...
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A Few Notes on St. Cyprian
The Sorcerer SaintSomeone recently posted some questions on the blog in response to my previous article on St. Cyprian. Instead of simply answering the question, I decided to write an essay to be...
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One Bread Pudding, Two Happy Orisha
A delicious creation for Aganjú or for Oggún. In our ilé we celebrate two anniversaries in the month of December. Mine is on December 12th and my husband’s is on the 13th. As you can imagine, there...
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Oddú of the Year 2013: A Glance at Lukumi Communities around the World
Ó fe jèkí té Olúwo sè èla awo, èrí ikin la wa sé, ó fe jèki tè Olúwo sè èla awo, èrí ikin la wa sé èla awo. The Oddu of the Year is an interesting subject that gives us Santeros plenty to talk about...
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Appropriation from African Traditional Religions
In the modern internet-based society, cultural appropriation from African Traditional Religions occurs often in my opinion. Everything from eclectic Paganism adopting deities, to commercial Conjure...
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Sign of the Year 2013 Musundi from Cuba
Sign of the Year 2013 by the BantuIt 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 Palera. It has the Sign of the...
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Oddú of the Year 2013: United States by the Temple of Ministers Shango Eyeife
Oddú of 2013 determined in Miami, FLThe following oddú was done in Florida by the Temple of Ministers Shangó Eyeife in Miami. Main Sign: Eyila y unle (12-8) Arayé elesse eleddá (problems that emerge...
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Oddú of the Year 2013: Organising Committee for the Oddú of the Year in Cuba
Ó fe jèkí té Olúwo sè èla awo, èrí ikin la wa sé, ó fe jèki tè Olúwo sè èla awo, èrí ikin la wa sé èla awo. This is the version that is used in my ilé, it comes from the Organising Committee for the...
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Honoring Oshún and her Sacred Pumpkins
A plate of goodness, oven roasted pumpkin seeds. One of the best lessons I ever learned from my godfather Awó Jorge Puig Kaiser, Iwori Oddí is that it is a blessing to share a meal with family, friends...
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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 professional and academic training is as a journalist. My career has...
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