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Woefully ill informed author. This is more exploitation than information.
The problem with initiated people writing about Orisas is that whatever they think they know is just a guess. Let’s start with the concept of 7 African powers. This is not an Orisa concept. Seven African Powers are 7 groups of African ethnic groups that came to the Diaspora, not Orisa. There are 401 Orisa...not 7. This is basic info for an initiated priest but obviously there are people who just want to make money off of knowling very little.This is the problem with Wiccans trying to capitalize off of ancient traditions. So if the core principle of the very topic is wrong, you can imagine how inaccurate the other information is. Just because it’s written, doesn’t make it true. Wicca , a neo European religion is not and cannot speak for Ancient Orisa Traditions. The author is Wiccan, not any kind of initiate of any Orisa. Ill informed author seems more interested in selling a book o people who hunger for their ancestral traditions than getting accurate information.
July 2018 · Books