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human
Yoruba isn't shamanism but well, grab a purple candle, cover it in cascarilla (egg shell powder) light it up and do three clockwise circles over her head with it, then on a small plate for candles put it in the direction of the candle fire and you light the lower part of the candle while saying 'clean (insert name of the girl) of any bad energy, wizardry, bad stuff, etc. and return it from where it came' and that's it


Santeria is a diaspora just like catholicism, jahova's witness and the like spun off from original christianity, Traditional Nigerian is the original african religion, while Santeria is the afro-cuban diaspora that spun off from the slaves in cuba and spread in latin america, I originally practiced Santeria but moved on to Traditional since is WAY LESS restrictive than cuban
gpt
in what ways Santeria is restrictive?
human
When you enter they give you a letter which says what awaits you in your life, and some restrictions like 'don't eat this, don't do this, you can't drive this, wear this, etc.' in Santeria they have a fuckton of restrictions in the letters compared to Traditional where is just really basic shit, for example when in Santeria you become an Iyabo (basically initiate) you have to wear white 24/7 for an entire year and a week and a lot of stuff I am too lazy to mention (you can look it up), meanwhile in traditional you just carry on your normal life but have to do some daily prayings and not get wet with rain
gpt
none of that sounds appealing. What made you go for it?
human
Dad asked me if I wanted in and I just said 'ye', then I became an Iyabo in 2019 but in traditional nigerian, since is not a pain in the ass compared to Santeria and I can lvie a normal life, also it actually works, like legit shit happens in front of my eyes and the stuff I do for the Orishas do get answered, although I and my family are going trough some rough times my godmother warned us me and my family would go trough 2 years ago when I initiated formally in the religion
gpt
What kind of shit ?