Temple of Nkisi Malongo
Temple of Nkisi Malongo
Spirituality has existed for thousands of years, possibly since the beginning of humanity. In our African Traditional Religion of Palo Mayombe or as it’s proper name, Nkisi Malongo, it has existed as a set of religious beliefs for thousands of years. Medicine is a more modern practice that only really began it’s journey somewhere about […]
Ignorance gave birth to Arrogance, Fear and Hatred. Each one of these three can only exist within Ignorance and so they return you back to Ignorance. This is why the worst enemy of Ignorance is Ignorance itself. When someone is ignorant, they are their own worst enemy. When you get readings from ATR’s and they […]
There is so much depth to secrets and mysteries hidden from the plain eye in the world of the living. The living only have to live and they complicate even that. Its no surprise that divination and readings are such a staple in most African Traditional Religions. These ceremonies in and of themselves are life […]
There is so much emphasis on our blog about elders and our priests speak of elders so commonly but very rarely is the term actually defined. In this growing environment of the internet and all the resources available to the public at the end of a click, there is still so much confusion as to […]
First, we want to give a disclaimer that not everything I will mention is exactly the same for all houses and some do things somewhat different but all the core concepts and steps are still taken. We also would like to add that nothing said herein is meant to offend or disrespect anyone, just educate […]
Lineage is one of the most important things in all of spirituality, not just this tradition. The subject of lineage is often discussed but in passing, its not properly emphasized or understood. It is due to this issue that so many people find themselves in terrible situations as elders and as god children of elders […]
From an Nkisi Malongo perspective, just about everything people think they know about Sirens is wrong. The general public opinion is that Sirens are wildly seductive, promiscuous women that lure men to the “abyss” aka into love, destruction or both. There is no other context as to how or why they came to this conclusion. […]
First I would like to acknowledge that this is a very complex subject and there are several different understandings to this subject. What I am writing about is my understanding and I am making an attempt to simplify the complex and sometimes misunderstood concepts for others to get a grasp, or an understanding of these […]
There are so many reasons to not want to learn spirituality from random people or from books with unknown sources, some of them are quite obvious and others are only known if you go deeper into thought about the concept. In almost every circumstance this is a bad practice because traditional religions are structured in […]
There is entirely too many lies circulating the internet about the tradition informally called Palo Mayombe. The traditions proper name is Nkisi Malongo, which translates to sacred medicine in distant lands. This traditional religion that many falsely claim to be of Cuban origin is native to Central Africa, specifically what we know to be the […]