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Preserving The Sacredness / Sanctity of Ubungoma

Ubungoma is a sacred gift that one is born with. It is a dynamic yet guarded practise. That being said, it is quite disturbing to see how the sacredness of ubungoma has and still continues to be treated like a battle of powers or rather.... ' If we go back and learn to understand the different types of traditional healers, the different spirits that guide these healers as well as the gift of powers bestowed to each one respectively...... This 'battle of powers' as I call it, would be non existent. Simply because we would have a deeper understanding and acceptance of what we have been gifted with as individuals. We would embrace each others gifts and take advantage of the uniqueness of our callings thereby building a strong network and bond of healers who are not intimidated by each other, not claiming to be jack of all trades and certainly not degrade anothers powers/gift. There's absolutely nothing wrong with admiting things that you cannot do/ heal as isangoma...