Posts belonging to Category African Diaspora Spirituality
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
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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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Posted by Sis. Nicole Lasher on January 13, 2010
About 14 years ago, a neighbor of mine returned from a vacation with his family in New Hampshire. He was feeling “under the weather” when he got back, but that turned to severe stomach pain within a few days. He went to his doctor, and they didn’t find anything wrong with him. They tested and [...]
Categories: African Diaspora Spirituality, Herbal Medicine, Soul Spotlight
| Tags: botanica, favorite botanica, healer, medicine
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