Posts belonging to Category African Faith and Traditional Medicine
Posted by Sis. Nicole Lasher on March 18, 2011
Women’s spirituality is ubiquitous in the Pagan community. Everywhere you look, people are embracing and exalting the Goddess. Many women are finding comfort and empowerment in the feminine spirits. Many men are coming to terms with their feminine side. A great many people are avoiding the pitfalls of putting gender and by extension, physical limits [...]
Categories: African Faith and Traditional Medicine, Anima and Animus
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Tags: anima, animus, balance, eshu, feminine, gender balance, male deities, male orishas, maleness, masculine, masculinity, men, men's rights, respect for men, respecting the masculine
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Posted by Sis. Nicole Lasher on January 19, 2011
As more people reclaim their ancestral faiths or explore different ones where their soul feels more at home, they find new tools. Well, tools that are new to them anyway. One that is slowly gaining popularity is the bochio. Bochio (also spelled bocchio or bocio) are basically small dolls or figurines that serve as charms, [...]
Categories: African Diaspora Spirituality, African Faith and Traditional Medicine
| Tags: bocchio, bochio, bocio, dahomey, dolls, fon, vodoun, vodun, voodoo, voodoo dolls, yoruba
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Posted by Sis. Nicole Lasher on December 9, 2010
I’m now making custom amulets and necklaces. If you like my style, but don’t see a particular item that you’d like in my current listings, use the custom order option to request what you’d like. I use a variety of materials, but mostly work with polymer clay because it doesn’t burst or fall apart when [...]
Categories: African Diaspora Spirituality, Amulets and Charms
| Tags: african, amulet, collares, crystal, eleke, lukumi, santeria, voodoo, voudun
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