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Dec. 4 – Feast Day of St. Barbara/Changó

Changó on his birthday throne at the Santería Chuch of the Orishas 2013.

Changó on his birthday throne at the Santería Chuch of the Orishas 2013.

For many elders in the Lucumí religion, feast days of the Catholic saints associated with the orishas were honored as days for that orisha in the year. Today is December 4th, the feast of Saint Barbara. As Saint Barbara is syncretized with the orisha Changó, many elders in Lucumí will honor today as “Chango’s Day”. It’s important to understand that in the strictest sense it isn’t Chango’s day, but some of the older folk in the religion hold on to their Catholic elements. (As do many Spiritists!)

So for today I say “Kawo Kabiosile Changó, babá mi. Modupue fun gbogbo iré!” as he rules our church, and I salute all children of Changó. May our father defend us always and bless us forever!

Rev. Dr. E. at the Missionary Independent Hoodoo Workshops 2013

One of Rev. Dr. E.'s lottery luck rustic oil lamps! Learn to make one like this at his workshop this year.

One of Rev. Dr. E.’s lottery luck rustic oil lamps! Learn to make one like this at his workshop this year.

The Missionary Independent Spiritual Church Hoodoo Workshop Weekend is coming up May 4-5, 2013 in Forestville, California. This wonderful weekend is filled with presentations and hands-on workshops by some of the most prominent rootworkers and spirit workers out there. Learn the ways of traditional conjure in the beautiful green landscape of Forestville, California with prominent rootworkers like Rev. Dr. E., Catherine Yronwode, ConjureMan Ali, Miss Bri, Momma Hen, Sister Robin and many others.

This year, Rev. Dr. E. will be teaching a hands-on workshop on the construction and use of hoodoo oil lamps for love, money, luck, protection, cursing and wisdom! These fantastic rustic oil lamps are filled with powerful roots, curios and herbs then topped off with natural vegetable oils and burned for long-term spiritual and magical work. This workshop will be a great opportunity to learn from Rev. Dr. E. himself! Rev. Dr. E. will also be offering Tarot, Diloggún and Bone readings throughout the weekend.

To learn more and to register for classes, visit the Missionary Independent Spiritual Church Hoodoo Workshop Weekend page!

Destiny and Sacrifice: Initiations of Santeria – by Rev. Dr. E.

Pantheacon is an interdenominational convention discussing various earth-based religious and spiritual paths held every year in San Jose, CA.

Pantheacon is an interdenominational convention discussing various earth-based religious and spiritual paths held every year in San Jose, CA.

Rev. Dr. E. will be presenting a lecture titled “Destiny and Sacrifice: Initiations of Santeria” at Pantheacon in San Jose on Feb. 16th, 2013. Registration for Pantheacon is required in order to attend.

Destiny and Sacrifice: Initiation of Santeria

  • Saturday February 16, 2013
  • 9:00AM
  • DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
  • San Jose, CA
  • San Juan Room

Some people bring good destinies from heaven, others bring bad destinies, but with the intervention of the orishas, and support from the community through rituals of sacrifice we can exchange our destinies for better ones. Join Dr. E, founder of the Santeria Church of the Orishas, as he demystifies the initiations of Santeri­a and explores the function of ritual sacrifice and tribal unity within the Lukumi cosmology.

For more information visit Pantheacon’s website.

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