The Academy.
Every course here was written by Elder Tata Rompe Pecho, sitting head of Munanzo Kota Lima Temple of Nkisi Malongo. Our written records begin in 1815. What you learn here comes from that house and that record, not from assembled posts and borrowed wisdom.
We are not a marketplace and we are not a certification factory. We are a religious house teaching what it knows, in the order that makes the work usable.
Start Here
The foundations. Taught by a real Elder, backed by a real House and lineage.
Practice and Craft
Candle work, spiritual baths, protection, sigils, prosperity work.
Readings & Divination
How consultation works. Our divination vessels, bone divination, and shells as working methods.
History & Lineage
Where the tradition came from, how a Cuban house formed, and what entering a lineage actually means.
Why Learn With Our Courses?
01. Learn the framework
You cannot practice what you cannot name. The Academy teaches the worldview, the history, and the vocabulary first, because without them the practice is guesswork.
02. Practice with a House
A course teaches you the framework. A workshop puts you in a room with a teacher and a community. The Academy is step one, and it is the step that makes step two work.
03. Decide honestly
Not everything here is for everyone. Some people need a reading before they need a course. Some need a conversation first. The house will tell you which one you actually need.
Course Categories
Real, verified, working wisdom from a reputable source.
Start Here
Introduction to African Traditional Religions.
Practice and Craft
The daily work, the meat and bones.
Readings & Divination
Consultation, accuracy, and repair.
History & Lineage
The deep material. The reason why behind things.
Featured Courses
Explore the courses below. Search, filter, and find what fits your path.
We Make Your Online Learning Easy
Learning that comes with the house attached.
Most online spiritual education is assembled from fragments. The concepts sound familiar and the structure is missing, and the person teaching it has no lineage, no accountability, and no one to answer to.
What you get here is a curriculum with a house, a teacher, and a standard. When something is closed practice, we say so. When something is taught differently in different houses, we say that too. When something is wrong, we correct it.
You are not buying a video library. You are enrolling with a religious house that has a written record, an elder who answers for what he teaches, and a community that will still be there after the course ends.
What Students Have To Say
Students have completed our courses and left reviews. Here is what they have to say.
“Enlightening. Extremely easy to read through and understand. Very detailed in a way that was respectful to the closed practices. Just enough information to make you yearn for more. 100/10”
Labellazilla
Introduction to African Traditional Religions
“Extremely informative. It is a privilege to be able to have information shared in such an accessible and comprehensive way especially in the age of mis/information! Tata put some much care into the way that he shares this knowledge and I could not be happier to be able to learn so much history and context that you truly can not find shared the way that it is here. Thank you Tata! Highly recommended for anyone on their spiritual path or anyone who just wants to learn more about ATRs in general from a REAL elder!”
Jamie-bu
Introduction to African Traditional Religions
The Academy teaches you the framework. The house teaches you the work.
If you want to learn in a room with a teacher and a community, we run live workshops. They are two to three hours, one topic each, and they are the fastest way to find out whether this is the path for you.
Join the community on Discord: https://discord.gg/HvTgkCK9Km
Meet the Instructor
Sitting head, Munanzo Kota Lima Temple of Nkisi Malongo
Tata holds the lineage of this house and teaches from it directly. He does not compile. He does not affiliate. When you learn a concept in the Academy, you are learning it as this house holds it, and you can see the difference between a tradition with a record and a trend with a following.
Questions People Actually Ask
Do I need initiation to take a course? No. Every course in the Academy is written for people who are new to this. Initiation is a separate path and it is a personal decision between you and the house. Nothing on this page requires you to have started anything.
Do I need to be Latino to take a course? No. You need to be serious. That is the entire requirement.
What do I get? The course itself, the lessons inside it, and access to the discussion that goes with it. You are learning from a house with a record, and you can ask real questions of the person who wrote the material.
Is this a certification? No. We do not issue certificates and we do not promise credentials. In this tradition, lineage is relational. A certificate cannot carry that, and we would rather be honest about what we actually offer than sell you a document that does not mean anything. If you complete a course you receive a record of study with a non-profit religious organization, and that is all it is.
How much is it? Each course has its own pricing and it is displayed on the course page clearly. No hidden fees, no gimmicks, no games. You deserve the education without the illusion and shady tactics.
Support the Academy
Every course we write is paid for by the community, not by an algorithm.
If the Academy helped you, a donation keeps it running and keeps the next course coming. Every dollar goes to course production, workshop costs, and the site itself.
Give to the Academy: https://kotalima.org/donate/