Temple of Nkisi Malongo
Temple of Nkisi Malongo
Cowrie Shells are commonly understood as a thing that does not exist within Palo Mayombe but does exist within Lucumi.Even to the extent where several practitioners of both traditions have stated with great conviction as if it were a fact.I have not publicly spoken up on this subject before because it felt as though I […]
Theres a saying in Nkisi Malongo, “Los reyes descalzos” or “The Barefoot Kings.” This saying was in reference to Bakongo. There are two main reasons I have personally heard behind the saying but I’m sure there are others as we don’t all have the same lineages and stories. One involved Cuba and another was before […]
Plants and Animals are two sides to the same coin: Life. Plants are indeed living creatures and as such, they too have responses to things you would not believe they have responses for. Plants can see, plants can feel, and plants can hear. All of these things have been proven scientifically over a course of […]
In spiritual warfare it is common for someone that really knows what they’re doing to target your loved ones when they want to actually hurt you. Elders understood this and had tricks to handle the unlikely scenario of people wanting to break up successful couples and/or marriages. These tricks were specifically made to lock the […]
In recent times many people have been sprouting up seemingly out of nowhere claiming to be psychic mediums and have been making a very lucrative living off the assertion that psychic mediums are real. This has lead to many people questioning, “are psychic mediums real?” Without a doubt the people are real but are these […]
Elders are pillars of traditions, they embody the principles and are custodians of wisdom and history of traditions. They are undeniably a necessary and critical part of these traditions. Tradition without history is not tradition, it is simply something that will be. See, every living thing must have origins; plants have roots and people have […]
In Nkisi Malongo, the candle is such a simple and yet powerful instrument with many mysteries. Some of these mysteries I will not touch in public, others I will openly speak about in the spirit of teaching people that there is really so much to learn about something as simple as a candle. See the […]
There is a question that has been brought to me several times recently and I wanted to address it in an open and in-depth manner so that people can be aware of the correct steps that are taken in order to actually initiate into “Palo Mayombe” or Nkisi Malongo. First, I want to give a […]
First of all, I would like to stress the importance of knowing your history, both your personal one and the general history of the world. There is also something to be said about learning from the correct sources, if you have an elder please reach out to them and don’t learn from random people on […]