EMAKHOSINI WITH GOGO NOMALANGA

Traditional Healers/Izangoma are known to wear or drape themselves with different coloured amabhayi. What most people don’t know is that isangoma doesn’t just choose which ibhayi/amabhayi he or she will use and wear as this is determined and defined by the spirits that possess them. Abelaphi bendabuko banezingubo abazigqokayo uma beqhuba umsebenzi wabo wokwelapho. Lezingubo noma izimpahla ziyakwazi ukuthi zibaveze njengabantu abenza lomsebenzi ngoba azigqokwa yinoma ngubani. Lapha sizobheka ukuhlukana kwazo lezingubo ngemibala nokuthi zichazani. Abelaphi bendabuko bahlanganisa izangoma, izinyanga nabathandazi. Kukhona labo abaneziphiwo eziningi umuntu eyedwa njengokuthi omunye abe yisangoba aphinde abe ngumthandazi. Ngokuhlukana nangokusebenza kwabo kunezimpahla zokugqoka abazisebenzisayo.   Uma umuntu egqoka ibhayi elibomvu elinamahawu (red with shields) it is believed that usuke engenwe amakhehla (unendiki). Idlozi lakhe kusuke kungoyise mkhulu. Ibhayi elikuhlaza okwesi...

People need to understand that not everyone onabantu abadala and not not everyone who completes ukuthwasa aphothule will become a practicing isangoma. Sometimes all the ancestors want is for someone to rectify the mistakes that they made besaphila. i.e. It could be that they never accepted their calling nor acknowledged abanikazi beziphiwo zabo or perhaps they did not believe in ancestors etc. So as a result, when they pass on they are unable to be reunited to the rest of the ancestors and their spirits linger around in limbo or in search of a soul that can fulfill the what they were not able to. Once they attach or possess that soul, they start to make themselves known by afflicting pain and misfortune on their subject. This by the way is their way of saying, 'get your ass up and go find out why all this is happening to you'  which is very selfish if you ask me. Mind you labantu come to their subject in an uncleansed   state, they carry so much baggage with them in terms of...

Reincarnation is the religious or philosophical concept that the soul or spirit, after biological death, begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life's actions. I am a reincarnation of uGogo kamkhulu wami, an angelic spirit who prayed a lot, umuntu owayezithanda ngalendlela exakile and was also loved dearly by her husband, someone who lived 4 generations before me. I know most people do not believe in this concept but it is very true and real. I don't only represent her spirit and energy, but also the wisdom she acquired through myriad of lifetimes. She is my primary ancestor, and since I am aware and work with her specific energy - she is my primary guide and will be throughout my lifetime. At the end of my life, she will return to her identical spirit self and merge into one, taking the additional knowledge gained from my her experience with me as a form of payment. Then there's my secondar...

Bakwethu ake ngichaze lodaba uma kuthiwa umuntu ungenwe umoya kuhlukene UMuntu uyangenwa umoya omubi ongesilo idlozi. Umoya ongcolile umoya othunyelwe abathakathi bazoganga ngalowo muntu - umoya ofana nezizwe , umoya ofana nokuvuselwa umuntu osashona kuthiwa kahlale kuwe , nezilwane nokunye okuningi lena imimoya emibi futhi engezile kahle eze ngobubi Kube khona umoya wedlozi noma wabantu abadala, nakubantu abadala kukhona idlozi elihle nedlozi elibi. Idlozi elibi ngichaze - idlozi la uthola khona ukuthi abantu bafa ngezingozi bangangezwa umkhokha ungavalwa , bangenzelwa misebenzi labantu bayaduba bese befulathela iboke laba abaphenduka babe idlozi elibi. Uma likungenile likwenzisa izinto ezimbi futhi, kodwa okwaledlozi elibi kuyalashwa. Idlozi elibi liyagezwa bese nalo liza kahle bese nalo lisebenzele ikhaya kahle. Ngikhulume ngedlozi elihle, leli idlozi noma umoya wedlozi omuhle owenza okuhle uniphe inhlanhla ,univikele unenzele okuhle. Uma ungenwe ilomoya uyelapha ...

Thank you to all those who signed up for the workshops, it has indeed been exciting and enlightening. I too have learned a lot from you all. The topic of Amadlozi is an intricate one and there is no one person who can claim that they know all there is to know on this topic. So we shall continue learning from one another! I believe that we have 2 or 3 more workshops left for this year, anyone making a group booking; please note that you will have to make the booking as early as possible to avoid disappointment because I only host a small group for each workshop. For those who are on the mentor-ship programme, nothing has given me more pleasure than to see the progress you are making and to witness your growth throughout the programme. May God and the great Spirits that are within you see you through! Thokozani!

 Mentorship Programme   During the mentor-ship you will learn to establish a personal level of contact with your ancestors and the energy, sacredness, and consciousness that is required to enter into that personal relationship with them. You will gain a wealth of knowledge and understanding of your own self as well as your ancestors and how they operate and communicate with you. (this mentorship programme is especially recommended for those who already know that they have a calling) Mentorship Modules      Introduction to African Spirituality consciousness and energy of the ancestors Discover your own spiritual heritage African Medicine & Healing ( you will also have the option of purchasing a book listing african medicine and their uses ) Insights into the practices of a Sangoma Basic guide on sacred ancestral ceremonies Workshops      Dreams/Amaphupho       ...

How does one explain or give meaning to a dream outside of a proper reading and consultation? I am often amazed at how people are so quick to offer meanings to dreams. The chances of one dream meaning the same thing for two different people are very slim if any at all. We are all different and unique, with different amaDlozi hence the secrets of each household's umsamo will differ from one person to the other. Amathongo and amaDlozi from each household have different ways of communicating with their subjects and how they communicate is very important to note. This is more important for those who are gifted or have the calling as the dreams carry important messages which should not be misread.There are however, those dreams that generally point at an ancestral calling as well as state in which the ancestors are in. These dreams include but are not limited to: Dreams about the sea/ocean. Dreams about Rivers or waterfalls. Dreams about snakes or lions Dreams about ...

Most people have their new year resolutions drawn up by now and are all fired up to work towards achieving those set resolutions. The great thing about resolutions is that noone is holding a gun to your head, instructing you on what should or shouldn't be on that list. So why is it that most people write unrealistic and un-achievable resolutions? This year I want to challenge all of you to go back to the resolutions that you have drawn up. Review it and really apply your mind. I know that some people want to buy a car, house, get married/ find love, get pregnant etc. Now pause for a moment and think, can you achieve all that you have listed if your spirituality is not in order? You see, all our problems have a deeper root cause and you cannot start with treating the symptoms when then the underlying cause is ignored. Having said that, I want to ask each and every person reading this blog to make an effort at sorting your spirituality this year. Bring some balance into your lif...