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That Voodoo That You Do

Blissed-out, ecstatic union with our divine selves – we seek it at raves and rock concerts, and in the desert with the Burning Man. I try to get there when I'm jamming with my band – but I didn't realize how much this longing relates to Voodoo, and the concept of possession. (more)

5-4-12
Debra Devi's blog
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Africa

Eshu and Ananse: Liberation by Subversive Knowledge

Brian George

Since he exists at a perpetual beginning, it is possible that for the trickster no initiation is complete. Humans must be shaken out of ego-bound myopia. Centered but open to fresh energies from the bush, society must be provoked to reinvent the wheel. (more)