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Chamba is a drink for the Fundamento or Nkisi (including Intel for Dakota Access
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Cemis). This particular chamba is for exciting and motivating
the movement of the Spirit. It is very powerful and is not for WATER IS LIFE!!!!
human consumption and can burn the mouth, so let's be clear Saturday, November 12, 2016
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This Chamba is unique for us and special because the existing through prayer circle of Elders and shots fired. The
aggression towards our people and our planet continues.
chamba of the Monansu is approximately 10 years older than WATER IS LIFE!!!!
this one and is very strong, however its original ingredients
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were purchased from a market rather than grown on the Land
herself.
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We begin with harvesting HOT PEPPERS from our Garden Friday, November 11, 2016
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Peppers, and two types of Cayenne Peppers.
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All the peppers are placed in a large GLASS bottle where they Report: Dakota
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All of these hot peppers have a unique Spirit or Essence which
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WATER IS LIFE!
Water is the Spirit that allows Life to flow in the forms
and rhythms that we know it in this PhysicalSpiritual Reality!
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We will show some of the ingredients that we used in the
Chamba, but not all. Every Palero has his own recipe and
certain elements we keep as knowledge only within the
Monanso.
Here are 121 pimentas de guinea (top left), yellow jackets (top
right), 5 palo ceibe from Boriken, a tiger's eye gem, and a
quartz crystal. We use overproof white rum for the alcohol.
Aconite
Rooted in our Principles as Paleros:
We are Paleros here in this Munanso who hold our
principles within our relationship with the Ancestors, Nkisi
and all of life, very strongly. We share this blog as a
contribution of the wisdom within our Munanso that
emanates from our Ancestral Root. We are not using this
blog as a marketing tool or to "recruit" people to our
Munanso. We have been approached several times
privately on this blog to do "spiritual work" for folks,
however it is against our principles to engage this type of
"work". This blog is purely for educational and
inspirational purposes. We choose not to use our
Ancestors and their wisdom "for hire" and certainly not to
use them for brujerias and trabajos for internet
connections. Our Munanso is focused and concentrated
on Spiritual Progression, Reconciliation with the Spirit of
Mother Earth and the Whole of Life. We are also strongly
focused on engaging the holisitic principles within the
Roots of the Tradition that can bring us wisdom, health
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and lead us to make a positive contribution to Life. It is our
purpose to restore the dignity and principles of the Bakulu
to the Nkisi!
Eda Zavala of Tarapoto, Peru. Photo via Amazon Watch.
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Dr. Ben
Ingredients get added and the first bottle of rum is added.
Dr. Ben Joins The Ancestors
Dr. Yosef Alfredo Antonio ben
Jochannan
More ingredients are added... including fire ants (in jar), several Born: December 31, 1918
Died: March 19, 2015
bird bones and shark teeth. http://www.raceandhistory.com/Historians/ben_j
ochannan.htm
Tata Dr. FuKiau Bunseki
Saturday, December 14, 2013
A Celebration of Life in memory of Dr. Kimbwandende Kia
Bunseki FuKiau (19342013)
NEW ENGLAND 2013: A
Celebration of Life
In memoriam of a departed loved one…
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Dr. FuKiau Bunseki
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Tata Dr. FuKiau Bunseki has passed to the world of the
Ancestors, the World of Bakulu. We honor him for all his
Wisdom and his profound contribution to the World of Palo.
His Contributions have elevated the practice of Palo across
the African Diaspora. May we always remember him and
appreciate his Contributions by continuing to Elevate our
Traditional Practices and seek the True Spirit of our
Traditions!
Simba Simbi
"Hold Up That Which Holds You Up"
Dr. FuKiau Bunseki Part 1
Close up of the fire ants, and additional ingredient garlic (also
harvested from our garden, the smaller the garlic cloves the
stronger).
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Mboma
Palo Muerto
TainoKongo Lava Stone Ceremony Part 2
Fire
Bones are added.... Lucero
TainoKongo Lava Stone Ceremony Part 1
KikongoKituba English word list
Palo Terminology
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Ntoto (Earth) No
Life Without Her!
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Nkisi Hut!!!
Teeth are added and fire ants (carefully because they sting).
Offering
HOPS For MedicineI
A second bottle of rum is added. Several large pieces of ginger
sit in front of the chamba to be added.
Calf and Cat!
Ginger is sliced and added.
Spiritual Love
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GOOD FRIEND!
Chamba is sealed well and a hole is dug in preparation for
burying the chamba.
Masu!
Praying Mantis
Once the hole is prepared the chamba is buried. In our
Monansu the chamba is buried for 121 days. Photo below shows praying mantis laying eggs. As Paleros
we know that praying mantis make good bilongo.
Corn Snake
This chamba was buried in Lucerito's Monanso. After 121 days
A great helper to a Taino Palero's Garden!
it was time to dig it up again.
Central Palo Nkisi
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Fu Kiau Bunseki: In The Galleries Seattle Art Museum
Slowly and carefully the chamba is dug up. It is important that
one does not forget the exact location of the chamba. Here
since the chamba was buried in the hut the snow did not make
our job more difficult. The time of year that the Chamba is
buried is relevant to the final product. A chamba made in the
summer will embody different subtle energies than one made
during the winter as this one was. This particular chamba was
buried in a location that at a certain time of day the sun comes http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibit/Archive/longsteps/f1
.htm
in the door and lights up the floor exactly where the chamba
Dogs in the spiritual world of the Kongo People
was buried. Dogs in the spiritual world of the Kongo People
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o.pdf
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When we bury the chamba we bury it right into the Earth. Here
the chamba is located and carefully brought out of the hole and
the hole is closed up.
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The chamba liquid is much darker after the 121 days.
Again this chamba is exceptionally strong and must be used
with wisdom and caution. It will continue to gain strength over
time and as it gains strength the color will continue to darken as
the alcohol pulls the essence from the peppers into the liquid.
There is an extraction process that is taking place.
The final product!
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Luiz L. Marins January 22, 2014 at 12:54 PM
Interesting!
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