Comparing Pomba Gira to another spirit to help you make sense of her or syncretising her is foolish. There is nothing more frustrating than someone..
A question I get asked regularly from people walking many different paths is: ‘Why don’t the Spirits stop them? Why didn’t they tell me?’ You..
I love the way they work… The full moon in Scorpio had just occurred and here in Spain that meant it was early afternoon. I..
A lot of us find Quimbanda independently. Exu and Pomba Gira steer you towards them like adults shepherding school kids on a field trip; a..
(Image: 13th-century mosaics adorning the Baptistry of Florence, Italy. Photo by Paul Williams) No. Absolutely not. Quimbanda came into being during the slave trade..
The sun was just setting as we made our way down the track to the cabula; a tiny purpose built brick building not much bigger..
Living a nomadic life is exceptionally freeing but it has it’s disadvantages; especially with some of my spiritual practices. I am fortunate enough to have..
I have sat for three days trying to write this piece, trying to put into words how I feel about Pomba Gira and my experience..
Every Quimbandeiro you speak to has a different description of Exu. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the cult of Quimbanda, Exu is..
My Consulta had arrived. I was in the middle of Guanajuato, Mexico alone, a week before my 35th birthday when I decided to stop ignoring..
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