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Days of Wine and Roses: Spiritism and Alcohol, Self-Control or the Lack Thereof

Alcohol and Spiritual Development?I was thinking tonight about the ways in which people hurt themselves. “The Days of Wine and Roses” is one of my favorite movies, not because it is upbeat, but because...

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Second Thoughts on working with Spirits

Are all spirits trustworthy?Interest in spirits, ghosts, Spiritism and spiritualism has been on the upswing the past decade or so. There has been a torrent of books, films, websites all about these...

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How to Test a Spirit Guide

Interacting with Spirits...a Difficult TaskAt one point or another most people that get a reading with a Spiritist and for that matter with a Santero, Palero, Mambo, Houngan, or any other African...

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A Few Notes on St. Cyprian

The Sorcerer SaintSomeone recently posted some questions on the blog in response to my previous article on St. Cyprian. Instead of simply answering the question, I decided to write an essay to be...

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Fraud Alert: Spirit Medium in Venezuela conducts Kariosha through Spirits of...

Religious Confusion and Theft There are few things in this life that truly get me angry. One of them is abuse, the other one in fraudulent practices misrepresenting African Traditional Religions. There...

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Plagiarism and Santeria: Blatant Disrespect for Intellectual Property©

I hardly need to establish my authority on this matter to write about it with full propriety, however, for the record I will. My professional and academic training is as a journalist. My career has...

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Spiritism 101: Considerations for Success

Thinking about Spiritual Development?Kit and I were having a conversation about the hard long hours that spiritual work entails. There is hard work and discipline required to attain a decent...

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Musings on Dates, Relations and the Future of Afro-Cuban Religions

Babalu AyeI have been meaning to write this post for days now, but lately time has been at a prime for me as you may have noticed by the reduced frequency of my posts on the blog. A week has gone by...

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Start the Year Refreshed: Baths for Cleansing, Love and Peace

Days of Wine and Roses Love Bath 2015 is upon us and there are many ways to start anew and here is how I like to receive the New Year: Clean, at peace and surrounded by love. I am going to share with...

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The Future of the Orisha Community: Strategy, Politics and Action

Oba Ernesto PichardoChurch of the Lukumi Babalu Aye “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many...

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