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A presentation by Luisah Teish
This is a multi-media, interactive history of the evolution of the Spiritual Traditions of New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans boasts a unique blend of West African Ancestor Reverence, Haitian Vodou, Native American Earth Stewardship and Euro-American Pagan traditions. Attendees will be invited to invoke the spirit of the trees in Africa; to cross the middle passage in memory of the ancestors; to dance Damballah in the bayou and consult the Voodoo Queen Mam'zelle Marie LaVeau in Congo Square. This presentation includes music, dance, slides and film, and an opportunity to make a charm for personal use.Presented as part of the lecture series, Migrations of the Sacred: Spiritual Practices Across the Diaspora.
Luisah Teish (Yeye'woro Fajembola Fatunmise) was born in New Orleans and spent her childhood in LeMaison Blanche, the French Quarter home of the Voodoo Queen. Ms. Teish is the author of "Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.” She is the leader of Ile Orunmila Oshun, a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic spiritual temple and cultural/educational institution in Oakland, California.
MoAD members Free
General Admission $10
