Roots… I see so many similarities between this Misa and the Ring Shout traditions of the African American south, Hatian Vodun & Shango Baptist ceremony
The Ocha house I came out of was one that veered more towards the Nigerian way of doing things. However the way we cultivated egun/ancestors reflected our Spanish Afro-Carribean Espirtismo inheritances. Eventually our misas became a bit less “old school”. Makes me nostalgic about a time in my life when i was always having to raid the stores for white flowers and cigars nearly every other weekend.
Espiritismo can be really tough at times but so good for keeping your head on straight and able to handle life and not be handled by it…
mucho ache!
wow….that DOES look like a ring shout…
(via brujo-billonario)
i love these altars…a testament to the power and beauty in simplicity.
