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The terms obeah and wanga are African diasporic words that occur in The Book of the Law (the sacred text of Thelema, written by English author and occultist Aleister Crowley in 1904): Also the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword; these he shall learn and teach. (AL I:37).
Obeah incorporates both spell-casting and healing practices, largely of African origin, [2] although with European and South Asian influences as well. [3] It is found primarily in the former British colonies of the Caribbean, [2] namely Suriname, Jamaica, the Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Tobago, Guyana, Belize, the Bahamas, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados. [4]
The Holy Books of Thelema is a collection of 15 works by Aleister Crowley, the founder of Thelema, originally published in 1909 by Crowley under the title Θελημα, and later republished in 1983, together with a number of additional texts, under the new title, The Holy Books of Thelema, by Ordo Templi Orientis under the direction of Hymenaeus Alpha.
An obia or obeah is a monster in West African folklore. It is described as being a massive animal that witches send into villages to kidnap young girls and wear their skin for a coat. It is also the common term in the Bay Islands of Honduras for a witch or the spell that is cast by the witch. This is most likely a traditional Garifuna word.
Federico Wanga (died 1218), Prince-bishop of Trento; Gilbert Imbula Wanga (born 1992), Belgian footballer; Gladys Atieno Nyasuna Wanga, Kenyan politician; Javier Wanga (born 1981), Aruban judoka; Jean Dénis Wanga (born 1975), Cameroonian footballer; Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga (died 2007), Angolan politician; Soleil Wanga, DR Congolese musician
The Obeah article now begins with this: "This article is about West Indian religion and magic. For obeah within the context of Thelema, see Obeah and Wanga." And it ends with "See also . . . Obeah and Wanga - the phrase 'Obeah and Wanga' as interpreted in [[Thelema]." These articles are now clearly distinct.
People in English-speaking Caribbean states that were colonized by the British commonly believe in this creature. The belief is also held by practitioners of Obeah , a form of mystical wizardry that encompasses traditional African beliefs and Western European, primarily Anglican, images and beliefs concerning the dead.
The occult (from the Latin word occultus "clandestine, hidden, secret") is "knowledge of the hidden". [1] In common usage, occult refers to "knowledge of the paranormal", as opposed to "knowledge of the measurable", [2] usually referred to as science.