"Nana Buruku" by Shloma Rosenberg
by Shloma Rosenberg, Babalorisha Afolabi
Awoyoyomi, Oni Yemoja
I am the senior priest of Ile Afolabi, centred in the Detroit, Michigan area. We are a religiously orthodox but socially and politically revolutionary house of the Culo Verde lineage of the Santeria / Lukumi tradition. I have been immersed in the tradition for 25 years and am dedicated to spreading the tradition faithful to our ritual lineage but in a socially progressive way. We have members all over the US as well as in England, Ireland, and Canada.
Many of these essays were written over 20 years ago (particularly the stories of Oba, Ogun, and Olokun, but others as well). Some need to be modified, but I still believe they hold up well. Keep your eyes peeled for more articles to come!
Feedback is always welcome at shlomarosenberg@gmail.com
The Religion
- The Lukumi Tradition
- Ile Afolabi - Our Lineage and Traditions
- Olorun - God in Yoruba Belief
- What is an Orisha
- Egun - Ancestor Reverence
- Olokun in His Own Words
- Oshun
- Ogun - As Told by His Mother, Yembo
- Oba in Her Own Words
- Power of the Orishas - I didn't write this one, but it's worth reading, esp. for beginners.
Commentary
- The Syncretism of Egun and Spiritism
- As Long As They Don't Shove It Down Our Throats - Gays in the Orisha Priesthood
- Asojano - AIDS, Poverty, and Divine Retribution
- Witchcraft and Paranoia
- Divination
- Cyber Santeria
- Orisha Groupies
- The Africa Question - Did They or Didn't They?
- Deep in the Heart of Darkest Africa
ARTS
COMING SOON!
- Lineage and Its Importance