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Sleep, the Little Death: Encountering the Baron and Maman

“Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.” ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Around this time last year, shortly after my amazing visit to St. Louis Cemetery #1 (the well-known “resting place” of the famous Voodoo Queen Marie […]

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Ancestor Work Spirit Work

Reaching Deep Roots: Reflections on My Ancestor Altar

On March 30th, I posted an image of my Ancestor altar in its infancy. My altar at that time reflected my young relationship with my Ancestors. Fortunately, my ancestral connections and thus my altar have grown quite a bit since March.  Not only is my altar space occupied by images of my Beloved Dead but it also […]

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Spirit Work

Many Thanks to the House of Eleggua

I want to give a huge thank you to Carolina González over at the House of Eleggua for featuring Wandering Woman Wondering in Issue #2 of the House’s newsletter, which came out on Monday, August 22nd! For those who are interested in subscribing to the House of Eleggua newsletter, you may do so by visiting […]

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Orishas and Lwas in Saints’ Robes?

About an hour ago, the wonderful owner of The Hoodoo Shop and related blog, Carolina González, commented on some terminology I used in a reply that syncretized the saints with the lwa and the orishas. Given her long-time working relationship with all three groups of entities, she is quite well positioned to point out the […]