What is Ancestor veneration and why do some fear or demonize it? Listen to learn more.

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What does it mean to be Black? Why have some of us Black people forgotten or ignored our cultural roots beyond what has become known as Black Churches? What can realizing the power contained within our melanin do for us as a people? When we begin to embrace our melanin on a spiritual level, we open ourselves up to realizing that there are limitless possibilities.

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What comes to mind when you hear the word "voodoo"?  Where do these images come from? Have you ever had been exposed to voodoo that wasn't connected to Hollywood ? In this episode, we discuss the various ways society has filled our minds with misconceptions of Voodoo and compare it to the actual Voodoo belief system.

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What would you do if your ancestors were trying to contact you and bring you back to your roots? Would it require a decolonization of the life you knew was not culturally authentic? 

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The Yoruba, who not only inhabit Western African but who have been spread all over the world, have been practicing  their traditional religion for centuries. The Yoruba religion consisted of a mixture of indigenous beliefs, myths, legends, proverbs and songs. 

Resources: 

The Origin of Life on Earth: An African Creation Myth by Sights Production
Bewaji, John A. "Oludumare: God in Yoruba Belief and the Theistic Problem of Evil" African Studies Quarterly, Vol. 2, Issue 1, 1988
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0021934705280410
Johnson, Christopher. "Ancient African religion Finds Roots in America." NPR, NPR, 25 Aug.2013.
Oderine, Olatundun. "The Lore of Religious Festivals Among the Yoruba and its Social Relevance." Lumina, Vol. 22, No.2, ISSN 2094-1188
Olupona, Jacob K. "the Study of Yoruba Religious Tradition in Historical Perspective." Numen, vol. 40, no.3, 1993, pp.240-273


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In this episode, we discuss looking inward during the time of winter. Winter is often a time of sadness, darkness and cold causing many to strongly dislike winter. Depression is also rampant during this season but we can combat this by seeing this season as a time of rest, recuperation and growth. 
 
 
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Today's Resource:
 

The Spirit Almanac: A Modern Guide to Ancient Self-Care

 

Our bodies are biochemically made to digest certain kinds of food from our Earth Mother. We are destroying our bodies with foods consisting of chemicals that shorten our life spans. Society has told Black Americans for generations that "soul food" was a cultural trait. Instead of honoring our ancestors by taking back our health, our lives, our culture and promoting what we KNOW is good for us, we are falling into an pit laden with colon cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol , hypertension and infant mortality, to name a few. 
Tune in to this episode for more information about health and nutrition as it relates to the African diaspora. 
 
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Today's Resource:
African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies (Volume 2)

"Herbal medicine is an African tradition." Once upon a time, there was a strong dependence on our natural surroundings for food, nutrition and medicine but, unfortunately, we have gotten away from this practice. African healers in ancient African societies would orally pass down their herbal wisdom. 
 
Today, we discuss ancient African wisdom, herbalism and the biochemical makeup of Africans in the diaspora.
 
RESOURCES USED IN THE SHOW:
 
African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies (Volume 2)
The Melanin Empath: Discover the Knowledge of Melanated Beings Born With Empath Energy

How do we keep sane in a time of insanity? How do we keep our spirits up? To whom can we turn when there seems to be no one to listen and guide us? On today's show, we discuss this and more!
 
Resources: 
 
Ancestor Paths: Honoring our Ancestors and Guardian Spirits Through Prayers, Rituals, and Offerings (2nd Edition) by Oba Ilari Aladokun