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Serpent Shod: April 2013
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Saturday, April 6, 2013. María Sabina, ruega por nosotros. A formidable Mazatec healer and now folk-saint of Psilocibina, María Sabina is a complex figure. The deception of Wasson. To gain access to the saint-children that would for him be an avenue to the Divine, was for her a corruption of their use as purgative medicine. Reading through her chants in Estrada's María Sabina: Her Life and Chants. The path of the tracks of your hands,. And the path of the tracks of your feet, says. It's sap and dew, says.
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Serpent Shod: Exu Ganga • Exu Mulambo
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Sunday, March 31, 2013. Exu Ganga • Exu Mulambo. Ponto Riscado of Exu Ganga. Beyond the normal confusion of misequating Exu of Quimbanda with Eshu of Orisha, and the normal bickering of who does Quimbanda better in the various houses, what is held in common are the Exus and Pomba Giras themselves. Every house may have slightly different interpretations, but these spirits are alive and well in Brazil. They can be tested, and will test in return. For more detailed differentiation). But ultimately, Exus...
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Serpent Shod: September 2012
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Friday, September 7, 2012. I believe it is in one of Matory's books (perhaps Black Atlantic Religion. Where there is an interview with a priestess of Yemojá in Trinidad, and she mentions how orishá is not about worship. She was mopping the floor - and was adamant to point out that as she was mopping, and water was being placed on the floor, she was interacting with Yemojá - for as oloshas and aborishas we make orishá, we do. Orishá. Hacer santo. Yemoja olodo, yeye mi Yemojá ore yeye o. Ora, lege, lege, l...
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Serpent Shod: March 2013
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Sunday, March 31, 2013. Exu Ganga • Exu Mulambo. Ponto Riscado of Exu Ganga. Beyond the normal confusion of misequating Exu of Quimbanda with Eshu of Orisha, and the normal bickering of who does Quimbanda better in the various houses, what is held in common are the Exus and Pomba Giras themselves. Every house may have slightly different interpretations, but these spirits are alive and well in Brazil. They can be tested, and will test in return. For more detailed differentiation). But ultimately, Exus...
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Serpent Shod: The Days of the Cyprians, First Offering
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013. The Days of the Cyprians, First Offering. The Feast of the Carthaginian has passed, and with it, the days of the Saints Cyprian begin. The period between September 16th, the Feast of Saint Cyprian of Carthage, and September 26th, the Feasts of the Saints Cyprian and Justina of Antioch- are referred to commonly as ' los dias de los Ciprianos. The Days of the Cyprians. San Cipriano, suplico. Que aquellos que estén ligados con hechizos,. Y poseidos del maligno,. So that the rabi...
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Serpent Shod: August 2012
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Thursday, August 30, 2012. Verdolaga • Purslane. Verdolaga (Spanish) Purslane, Hogweed, Pigweed, Pusley, Moss Rose, Miner's Lettuce, Cuban Spinach (English) Verdolaga francesa (Cuban Spanish) Ewé Omí, Pápásan, Ewe Oshisha (Yoruba/Lukumí) Beldroega, Portulaca, Beldroega-verdadeira, beldroega-pequena, ora-pro-nobis (Brazilian Portuguese) Xukul (Mayan) Ma Chi Xian (Chinese). It is a source of alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that is essential for healthy growth and development, and one that canno...
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Serpent Shod: The Days of the Cyprians, Second Offering
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013. The Days of the Cyprians, Second Offering. Continued from The Days of the Cyprians, First Offering. The Days of the Cyprians. Continued from First Offering. Within the varied prayers ascribed to Saint Cyprian of Antioch in the various books attributed to him, one of the standout prayers from the Portuguese versions is the Cabra Preta. Oração da Cabra Preta. From Catimbó: Magia do Nordeste. By José Ribeiro, Pallas Publishers, 1991; p. 49). The Work of the Black Cat Bone.
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Serpent Shod: February 2012
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Monday, February 6, 2012. Santa Muerte, Imminent Death. A personal shrine to La Niña Blanca, the White Saint Death. 8220;if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you”. Who is Saint Death? Of the Guadalupana, either in her Catholic guise as the Virgin Mary, or as the Mexica Tonantzin. The celebrations and ancestor reverence shown during los Dias de los Muertos. The past decade has seen a huge rise in La Flaca. Is this the ancient belief of the indios in the rulers of Xibalba and Mictlan, thos...
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Serpent Shod: March 2012
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Friday, March 2, 2012. Tonalli and a side of pastel pa' Rosa. Octavio Ocampo, "Skull", 1991. I’ve been pondering what to explore next, at least in this oh-so-public way, and the interest in La Muerte seems quite strong, so I will focus on her once again. It is also appropriate because it is the birthday of one of my primary teachers about La Muerte, Doña Rosa Rodriguez, who is now, to me, one of the powerful dead- los poderosos-. Destiny, resides in the head, and is the province of La Nina Blanca; teyolia.
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Serpent Shod: The Days of the Cyprians, Fourth Offering
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Friday, September 20, 2013. The Days of the Cyprians, Fourth Offering. Continued from The Days of the Cyprians, Third Offering. A Quimbanda working with São Cipriano, performed and photographed. Between the candles can be seen a vial of the oil (made by Wolf and Goat. Traditionally used to enliven the images and tools of São Cipriano within the cult,. And his ponto riscado. Drawn as the field of working. The Days of the Cyprians. Continued from Third Offering. Most Holy St. Cyprian. Great One, Blessed One.
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