Luisah Teish is an American author, storyteller, and teacher of the African Yoruba Lucumi tradition. She has been honored as an Osun Chief and Iyanifa lineage carrier, reminding others of their Divine connection to Mother Earth.
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Since its original publication in 1985, Jambalaya has become a classic among Women’s Spirituality Educators, practitioners of traditional Africana religions, environmental activists, and cultural creatives.
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In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma—a Zulu shaman.
In this video, Priestess Yeshe Matthews of the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple interviews Yoruba Chief, Priestess of Oshun, storyteller, and magical woman Yeye Luisah Teish about life, love, and the art of divination.
The decision to write this book is born out of 20-30 years of experience.
The first thing you want is to know that you belong here, that you are a part of this planet, just like the earth and the water, the sun and the wind, and the trees.
Voices of the Earth, a project of the Earth Medicine Alliance speaks with Luisah Teish, an author, storyteller, and priestess of the Ifá/Orisha faith of Yoruba-speaking West Africa and the African Diaspora.
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Luisah Teish's work engages every aspect of life--from singing, dancing and storytelling to rituals observing the cycles of life. She describes the religions of the African diaspora, noting that they survive in the west by blending with the dominant Christian faith.
