The Healing Power Of African American Spirituality

Download or read book The Healing Power of African-American Spirituality written by Stephanie Rose Bird and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2022-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential resource and guide to African American spirituality and traditions. This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to be informative while providing hands-on recipes, rituals, projects, and resources to help you become an active participant in its wonderfully soulful traditions. Inside you will find: 1. A celebration of healing, magic, and the divination traditions of ancient African earth-based spirituality 2. An explanation of how these practices have evolved in contemporary African American culture 3. A potpourri of recipes, rituals, and resources that you can use to heal your life Among the topics covered: African spiritual practices of Santeria, Obeah, Lucumi, Orisa, and Quimbois Hoodoo--and how to use it to improve your health Ancient healing rituals and magical recipes of Daliluw Talking drums, spiritual dancing, clapping, tapping, singing, and changing ower objects, tricks and mojo bats, and herbal remedies Previously published as The Big Book of Soul.