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On September 22, 2016 Ile Baalat Teva held our yearly ebbo for Shango, the Yoruba deity of fire, charisma, martial arts, and dance among other important aspects of life. Unfortunately, there weren’t enough men to have the wrestling competition this year, but we did engage in some good heated debate. …
On August 17, Ile Baalat Teva held our ebbo for Oshun, the Orisha of love and prosperity, and her partner, Aje Shaluga, the Orisha of money. It was a cozy event with only four participants able to attend, as it was on a Wednesday, but it was beautiful and very…
Sometimes we need someone to make a way out of no way. Here are some photos of a working done by my student and friend, Arden Keren. It is the standard Eshu working that most sorcerers who worship the Orishas do. The details may vary, but basically, offerings are given,…
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We gave offerings for protection and prosperity. In this case, it was a very nice fish stuffed with money and sweet things. It went very well, and later I will post more photos with items for home protection. This is very important because where there are some things the Obeah-person…
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This week, we had some heavy work to do. It was epic. One day we had some banishing, and the next, some more positive offerings. The weather was very exciting, but we managed to do what we needed to do. So in the end, it was wonderful and worth it. …
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Here are some photos from our ile Baalat Teva’s ebbo for Oshun from August 5th this year. Some of these photos were taken by Arden Keren. It was a beautiful event, and the food was as good as the company. 🙂
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I had been away from the sea for some weeks because of personal problems, but duty called… Tears were shed, but I was happy to see our Parents again. For those who are new to this, Yemaya is the Mother of Life on Earth. It is said that originally, she…
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Offerings to Oshun at the Kineret (Sea of Galillee) on October 3, 2013. In our ile Baalat Teva, we go often go to the Kineret to give offerings to Oshun and the Kineret herself, and sometimes Yemaya and Olokun. When we go to the hot springs nearby, we also give…
Eshu’s law (something like Murphy’s law) was heavy in the air, likely because I tried giving my Eshu doll vapor instead of smoke. He did NOT like that. So of course even though I was sure I had packed an extra camera battery for my trip to Tiberias, I had…
