Posts Tagged ‘Candles’
The Quimbisero’s Cry
Bendicion Santo Cristo kuenda. Primero Nzambi que todas la cosas. Por la senal de la santa Cruz Sambia manda que yo reza. Wiriko Bantu! The ceremony known as the “Llanto” (cry) of the Kimbisero is one of the most beautiful ceremonies that exist. Apart from the classical ceremony that is done to the deceased mayombero…
Read MoreEL COBO DE LA DIOSA GODDESS CONCH SHELL Notas de…
EL COBO DE LA DIOSA GODDESS CONCH SHELL Notas de un etnologo investigando en el campo, en un altar espiritista cruzado In the year 2001, I changed area for my field researches into afrocuban religions and moved to San F.co de Paula, one of many suburbs of La Habana. People were still proved by the…
Read MoreLE SACRE FIAMME DELLA CANDELORA As it is Our custom…
LE SACRE FIAMME DELLA CANDELORA As it is Our custom to do this folk Magic ritual of the Candlemas flames, giving thanks for the light and blessings received during the past year, renewing a request and asking for Divine Providence in the name of Our Lord and some delightful and protective Angelic Beings. A blessing…
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Men have always been obsessed by the possibility of literally see the invisible and its many inhabitants into this plane, with their own profane eyes. As a matter of proof, like a salad of mythology dressed with pseudo science, spiced up by superstitions, garnished by hope and folk religion. A dish mostly eaten by ignorants,…
Read MoreA candle’s flame is an instrument of sublimation of the…
A candle’s flame is an instrument of sublimation of the Spirit’s Will and prayer’s words, to make a wish come true. M. J. Read, the silver door
Read MoreCandle burning services are a solid tradition within Conjure and…
Candle burning services are a solid tradition within Conjure and Spiritual Churches in North America. They are a quite advanced technique of prayer with blurry boundaries between religion, magic, folklore and mysticism. Many people also eventually read the wax remnants, if there’s any left, as an omen. Here follows a strange one indeed…
Read MoreLe Fiamme Rituali della Candelora The ritual flames of Candlemas,…
Le Fiamme Rituali della Candelora The ritual flames of Candlemas, a folk catholic ritual of our ancestors, where the truth, life and path of Our Lord is aided in one’s life by several angels, one of Them being St. Barachiel. May those lights bring you health, peace of mind and happiness for troubled hearts, freedom,…
Read MoreA candle by the point of view of another one…
A candle by the point of view of another one might have another purpose, another way of shedding light. The same might happen with souls, goals, experiences, talents. By the power of an element and its analogies, the common becomes magical by an act of Will, often wounded by necessity, enriched by noble purposes. You…
Read MoreThe concept of Path, personal and collective is sometimes expressed…
The concept of Path, personal and collective is sometimes expressed in the symbol of the rail road, for its power and strength, fixed route. Some would say destiny. One of my teachers, of Franco-Haitian heritage in Cuba once showed me something like that: a rail road spike with razor blades used as a candle holder.…
Read MoreShri Ganesh, the Elephant headed Deity of Hinduism is well…
Shri Ganesh, the Elephant headed Deity of Hinduism is well known and beloved. I prayed a lot to Him while doing some field researches into Thai lore years ago, in Chiang Mai. Sometimes I light a candle for Ganesh, not much. Here something interesting for wax readers. It seems the candle’s wax looks like an…
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