Traditional Brazilian Black Magic

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A guide to the history and practice of Kimbanda, the black magic tradition of Brazil

  • Explains how Kimbanda’s presiding deity Eshu embodies both masculine and feminine principles, both god and devil, and thus represents human nature itself with all its vices and virtues

  • Discusses Kimbanda’s magical practices, initiation rites, sacred knives, and sacrificial offerings

  • Details the seven realms and the entities that inhabit and govern each of them Although it has been demonized as a form of Satanic cult, Kimbanda--the tradition of Afro-Brazilian black magic--is a spiritual practice that embraces both the light and dark aspects of life through worship of the entities known as Eshu and Pombajira.

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A guide to the history and practice of Kimbanda, the black magic tradition of Brazil

  • Explains how Kimbanda’s presiding deity Eshu embodies both masculine and feminine principles, both god and devil, and thus represents human nature itself with all its vices and virtues

  • Discusses Kimbanda’s magical practices, initiation rites, sacred knives, and sacrificial offerings

  • Details the seven realms and the entities that inhabit and govern each of them Although it has been demonized as a form of Satanic cult, Kimbanda--the tradition of Afro-Brazilian black magic--is a spiritual practice that embraces both the light and dark aspects of life through worship of the entities known as Eshu and Pombajira.

Paperback