Unlove isn’t romantic. It is substantial. As you try to portray what it is not, you are lost and living under the vivid evocation of delusional landscapes. We mustn’t run away from what we feel. At least try to clarify what stands up and what falls. Hunt after a hunt. Victory after victory. Death after a death… We still climb new heights. Is it as cold up here as I always thought it was? I breathe. At long last, I need to breathe… To let go..
Too often I hear the words ’well I work with fire spirits, what did you expect!?’ after someone has chosen to react in a manner..
I’m just going to jump into it. My grandfather passed away very recently. It wasn’t unexpected, he was very old, his health wasn’t the best...
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..
(Photo credit: Ghetto Tarot by Alice Smeet) “A man can be himself only so long as he is alone,…if he does not love solitude, he..
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..
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..
To me, the moon is the embodiment of the sacred feminine, the keeper of secrets and the reflection of our inner selves; a metaphor for..
I have to start by saying I am not a psychologist or counselor, although I did spend a portion of my high-school years thinking this..
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..
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