The beast and the gentleman. The predator with an easy smile. The suitor who will consume you.
"When you enter my vision, my gaze seeps into every corner...
The Wandering Quimbandeira
The Wandering Quimbandeira
Within every Exu there is that potent volcanic primordial power just bubbling under the surface. No matter how aristocratic, charming or relaxed they are, it is always...
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 befitting an...
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 saying Ezili...
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 know. ‘Bad...
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 was working...
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 symbol here,...
(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 when Brazil...
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 than a...
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 regular conversations...
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 of who...
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 legion, so...
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 the hints...
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After many years of searching Silver found her home in Quimbanda; an afro-brazilian cult filled with fire and darkness. She wanders around the globe bringing balance back to the Universe and aiding those with an unwanted spiritual echo.
Under her Spirits sharp gaze Silver founded the Quimbanda House of the Sovereign Wolf to bring Quimbanda back to its roots and original purpose; freeing the oppressed and obliterating the oppressors.
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The basics of Pomba Gira
Comparing Pomba Gira to another spirit to help you make sense of her or syncretising her is foolish....
The Corruption of Tata’s & Yaya’s
A lot of us find Quimbanda independently. Exu and Pomba Gira steer you towards them like adults shepherding...
Satan & Exu: One and the Same?
(Image: 13th-century mosaics adorning the Baptistry of Florence, Italy. Photo by Paul Williams) No. Absolutely not. Quimbanda...
Exu – The Man in my Life
Every Quimbandeiro you speak to has a different description of Exu. For those of you who aren’t familiar...
Pomba Gira: The Mystery & Heart of the Crossroad
I have sat for three days trying to write this piece, trying to put into words how I...
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