Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens
The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions
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Throughout Africa and beyond in the diaspora caused by the slave trade, the divine feminine was revered in the forms of goddesses like the ancient Nana Buluku, water spirits like Yemaya, Oshun, and Mami Wata, and the warrior Oya. The power of these goddesses and spirit beings has taken root in the West. New Orleans, for example, is the home of Marie Laveau, who used her magical powers to become the "Voodoo Queen" of New Orleans.
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens shows you how to celebrate and cultivate the traits of these goddesses, drawing upon their strengths to empower your own life. In addition to offering a guided tour of the key goddesses of the African religious traditions, the book offers magical spells, rituals, potions, astrological correspondences, sacred offerings, and much more to help guide you on your own transformational journey.
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Release date
July 14, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781541415324
- File size: 223487 KB
- Duration: 07:45:35
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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March 23, 2020
In this elegant, if peculiar, primer, Dorsey (Love Magic), a voodoo priestess, explores the oral traditions of African religions to reveal the strength and beauty of female deities. Structuring her study around divine spirits, goddesses, and voodoo queens, Dorsey presents mythological and historical backgrounds of orishas (West African gods) such as the water spirit Oshún, the creator Mami Wata, the goddess Erzulie, and folk saint Santa Muerte, who “holds a prominent place in the lives of many Afro-Latinx practitioners.” Dorsey details ways to create a sacred space and enhance one’s spiritual exploration by concocting potions, establishing rituals, offering gifts, designing cleansing waters, and cooking meals. For Dorsey, the feminine focus and mix of cultures and traditions embedded into these all-too-often hidden and suppressed faith traditions can help “navigate to an empowered future.” Those interested in African and pagan religions should enjoy this broad survey.
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