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Some of the meanings of the African symbols sewn into quilts were kept secret. Scholars suggest that some African American women who made quilts might have been in a secret society that retained the true spiritual meanings of the symbols in their quilts. Only initiates trained in quilt-making received the spiritual meanings of the African symbols.
The mastery of ritual forms is considered imperative in Vodou. [206] The purpose of ritual is to echofe ("heat things up"), thus bringing about change, whether that be to remove barriers or to facilitate healing. [207] Secrecy is important in Vodou. [208] It is an initiatory tradition, [209] operating through a system of graded induction or ...
The ritual practise of Ulwaluko is a highly respected and sacred cultural practice among the Xhosa and some Nguni speaking peoples of South Africa. It has been alleged that the impact of the practice may threaten the self-esteem of a homosexual young man, although it is not compulsory for any person to participate.
And sacred African rituals honoring African deities are being held on the waterfront in a local park. Nicole Johnson, a substance abuse therapist, has been studying Vodou for nearly three years.
Ukuthwasa is a Southern African culture-bound syndrome [1] [2] associated with the calling and the initiation process to become a sangoma, a type of traditional healer. In the cultural context of traditional healers in Southern Africa, the journey of ukuthwasa (or intwaso) involves a spiritual process marked by rituals, teachings, and preparations.
Ifá is a Divination system and a Religious text [1] in Yoruba Religion, originating from Yorubaland in West Africa. It originates within the traditional religion of the Yoruba people, and is also practised by followers of West African and African diasporic religions like Cuban Santería. Ifá is an ancient divination system originating from ...
One legend regarding Ayelala's origin suggests that she was a slave woman initially sacrificed by the Ilaje people in an attempt to reconcile with the Ijaw people. [1] This gesture followed an adulterous affair between an Ilaje man and an Ijaw woman that had triggered a feud between the two communities. [1]
In the period of initiation, the man, to begin with, abstains from certain foods, and eats only a small amount of food of the foods he does eat. He complains about bodily pain. He dreams many things (he has become a house of dreams). He finally becomes ill and goes to a diviner to seek help, but the man stays unwell for perhaps two years.