{"id":27199,"date":"2022-10-01T01:10:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T05:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=27199"},"modified":"2022-09-28T00:14:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T04:14:28","slug":"book-review-traditional-brazilian-black-magic-by-diego-de-oxossi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2022\/10\/01\/book-review-traditional-brazilian-black-magic-by-diego-de-oxossi\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review \u2013 Traditional Brazilian Black Magic by Diego de Oxossi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book Review
\n<\/b><\/span>Traditional Brazilian Black Magic:
\n<\/b><\/span>The Secrets of the Kimbanda Magicians
\nby Diego de Ox\u00f3ssi<\/b><\/span>
\nDestiny Books<\/b><\/span>
\n128 Pages<\/b><\/span>
\nPublication date: August 31, 2021<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Diego de Oxossi, a Chief of Kimbanda and an Orishas Priest, details the tradition of Afro-Brazilian black magic. Although it\u2019s been demonized, Kimbanda is a spiritual practice embracing both the light and dark aspects of life through worshiping the entities Eshu and Pombajira.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The book is written in a scholarly fashion, with references, documentation, and examples. Before the introduction are three pages about African and Portuguese vocabulary used in the book. While I find foreign languages intimidating, other readers will appreciate the detail, precision, and authenticity it brings.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Oxossi explains the phenomenon of spiritual embodiment or possession \u2014 an act considered sacred \u2014 saying, \u201cthe main difference between African-based religions and other religions is the belief in the capacity of these deities and spirits to temporarily return to life and share their powers and abilities with those who offer them homage.\u201d These practitioners, called mediums, \u201cspontaneously and voluntarily accept this spiritual embodiment.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Beginning with the 1500s, when four million African slaves began to arrive in Brazil, Oxossi presents the histories of several variations of their religious practices. He touches on both the traditional and variations of Kimbanda \u2014 from the use of animal blood in sacrifice and the magic of the number seven, to ancestral bonds and the characteristics of spirits. The symbols, initiation rites, and associations of seven realms, each with nine dominions, are covered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The book ends with a collection of sacred songs and prayers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While I found it difficult to understand at times, anyone seeking a guide to Kimbanda will find it on these pages written by someone who practices the religion.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Diego de Oxossi is a Chief of Kimbanda. For more than twenty years he has researched and presented lectures, courses, and workshops on pagan and African-Brazilian religions. He is the publisher at Arole Cultural, and lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His most recent book, \u201cSacred Leaves,\u201d was published in July 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Traditional Brazilian Black Magic on Amazon<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lynn Woike<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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thewitchonwheels.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>thewitchonwheels.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Book Review Traditional Brazilian Black Magic: The Secrets of the Kimbanda Magicians by Diego de Ox\u00f3ssi Destiny Books 128 Pages Publication date: August 31, 2021                     Diego de Oxossi, a Chief of Kimbanda and an Orishas Priest, details the tradition of Afro-Brazilian black magic. Although it\u2019s been demonized, Kimbanda is a spiritual practice embracing both the light and dark aspects of life through worshiping the entities Eshu and Pombajira. The book is written in a scholarly fashion, with references, documentation, and examples. Before the introduction are three pages about African and Portuguese vocabulary used in the book. While I find foreign languages intimidating, other readers will appreciate the detail, precision, and authenticity it brings. Oxossi explains the phenomenon of spiritual embodiment or possession \u2014 an act considered sacred \u2014 saying, \u201cthe main difference between African-based religions and other religions is the belief in the capacity of these deities and spirits to temporarily return to life and share their powers and abilities with those who offer them homage.\u201d These practitioners, called mediums, \u201cspontaneously and voluntarily accept this spiritual embodiment.\u201d Beginning with the 1500s, when four million African slaves began to arrive in Brazil, Oxossi presents the histories of several variations of their religious practices. He touches on both the traditional and variations of Kimbanda \u2014 from the use of animal blood in sacrifice and the magic of the number seven, to ancestral bonds and the characteristics of spirits. The symbols, initiation rites, and associations of seven realms, each with nine dominions, are covered. The book ends with a collection of sacred songs and prayers. While I found it difficult to understand at times, anyone seeking a guide to Kimbanda will find it on these pages written by someone who practices the religion. About the Author: Diego de Oxossi is a Chief of Kimbanda. For more than twenty years he has researched and presented lectures, courses, and workshops on pagan and African-Brazilian religions. He is the publisher at Arole Cultural, and lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His most recent book, \u201cSacred Leaves,\u201d was published in July 2022.               Traditional Brazilian Black Magic on Amazon   ** About the Author: Lynn Woike thewitchonwheels.com All my life I have known magic was real. As a child, I played with the fae, established relationships with trees and \u201cjust knew things.\u201d In my maiden years I discovered witchcraft and dabbled in the black-candles-and-cemeteries-at-midnight-on-a-fullmoon magick just enough to realize I did not understand its power. I went on to explore many practices including Zen, astrology, color therapy, native traditions, tarot, herbs, candle magic, gems, and, as I moved into my mother years, Buddhism, the Kabbalah and Reiki. The first man I dated after my divorce was a witch who reintroduced me to the Craft, this time by way of the Goddess. For 11 years I was in a coven, but with retirement, I have returned to an eclectic solitary practice. When accepting the mantle of crone, I pledged to serve and teach. This is what I do from my skoolie \u2013 a 30-year-old school bus converted into a tiny house on wheels that I am driving around the country, following 72-degree weather, emerging myself into nature, and sharing magic with those I meet. Find me at thewitchonwheels.com, Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":27200,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10005],"tags":[10095,10015,14065,14063,14064,14066,10075],"class_list":["post-27199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","tag-book","tag-book-review","tag-brazilian","tag-brazilian-black-magic","tag-diego-de-oxossi","tag-kimbanda","tag-review"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27201,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27199\/revisions\/27201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}