Comments on: Term of the Week: Obeah http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm Life Through Ebony Colored Lenses Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:15:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1652 Anonymous Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:34:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-1652 Is it more "powerful" than voodoo> Is it more “powerful” than voodoo>

]]> By: Bygbaby http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-972 Bygbaby Wed, 30 May 2007 16:55:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-972 Terell - that's what I am talking about! Seems like a lot of period films have some buried truths in them, someone just has to dig them out. When go to the movies, I always go back & research certain elements especially if there is any reference to Black history of folklore.<br/><br/>Stephen - In my old neighbor hood in B'ham, AL we had a woman known for putting roots on people. Needless to say,not many fucked with her. She is still alive & scary as hell to look at.<br/><br/>Aulelia - Look at you with a pulse on pop culture! LOL I had a look at Naomie's previous & up coming work 7 this sister is on the move!<br/><br/>I am not certain if Obeah is link directly to Santeria because I could not find an origination of it while Santeria is closely tied to the Yoruba. Who knows, as a result of culture mixing via the Slave Trade/Diaspora there may very well be some intermingling.<br/><br/>I saw a segment on National Geographic once where they talked about how some African villages ousted anyone linked to witchery & they even had villages for this "out casts" They did not once mention if the reigning religion of the villages were Christian or not. From what I could tell non of the villages were practitioners of Islam as most are in north & east Africa.<br/><br/>Ro~ - You go! EAST SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!! let me know what you thought of it.<br/><br/>Bliss - I did leave a response looking forward to see what others have to say.<br/><br/>Peace,<br/>Bygbaby Terell – that’s what I am talking about! Seems like a lot of period films have some buried truths in them, someone just has to dig them out. When go to the movies, I always go back & research certain elements especially if there is any reference to Black history of folklore.

Stephen – In my old neighbor hood in B’ham, AL we had a woman known for putting roots on people. Needless to say,not many fucked with her. She is still alive & scary as hell to look at.

Aulelia – Look at you with a pulse on pop culture! LOL I had a look at Naomie’s previous & up coming work 7 this sister is on the move!

I am not certain if Obeah is link directly to Santeria because I could not find an origination of it while Santeria is closely tied to the Yoruba. Who knows, as a result of culture mixing via the Slave Trade/Diaspora there may very well be some intermingling.

I saw a segment on National Geographic once where they talked about how some African villages ousted anyone linked to witchery & they even had villages for this “out casts” They did not once mention if the reigning religion of the villages were Christian or not. From what I could tell non of the villages were practitioners of Islam as most are in north & east Africa.

Ro~ – You go! EAST SIDE!!!!!!!!!!!! let me know what you thought of it.

Bliss – I did leave a response looking forward to see what others have to say.

Peace,
Bygbaby

]]> By: Bliss http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-966 Bliss Wed, 30 May 2007 03:35:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-966 Byg Baby can you check out my blog and answer the question that I posted.<br/><br/>Thank you<br/><br/>Bliss Byg Baby can you check out my blog and answer the question that I posted.

Thank you

Bliss

]]> By: Ro~ http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-965 Ro~ Tue, 29 May 2007 20:59:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-965 Now I know I have got to see the movie. I had been puttin' it off until all the hype died down. I will be at the AMC Gratiot TODAY!!! Now I know I have got to see the movie. I had been puttin’ it off until all the hype died down. I will be at the AMC Gratiot TODAY!!!

]]> By: aulelia http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-964 aulelia Tue, 29 May 2007 19:19:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-964 Tafari, <br/><br/>big love to the woman who played calyspo in pirates 3! she is a London girl so always recognising the black british talent :) <br/><br/>obeah strikes me as very interesting. is it linked to santeria? in east africa, witchcraft in itself is fighting with islam and christianity for the stronghold. it seems to me that it is taboo to proclaim that you go to witchdoctor for help but as long as you dont tell, no one tells either... Tafari,

big love to the woman who played calyspo in pirates 3! she is a London girl so always recognising the black british talent :)

obeah strikes me as very interesting. is it linked to santeria? in east africa, witchcraft in itself is fighting with islam and christianity for the stronghold. it seems to me that it is taboo to proclaim that you go to witchdoctor for help but as long as you dont tell, no one tells either…

]]> By: Stephen Bess http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-963 Stephen Bess Tue, 29 May 2007 17:02:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-963 Wonderful and informative. All I know of is the Root Doctor who practiced in the small town I grew up in North Carolina. :)He also owned a corner store. Wonderful and informative. All I know of is the Root Doctor who practiced in the small town I grew up in North Carolina. :)He also owned a corner store.

]]> By: Terell http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-962 Terell Tue, 29 May 2007 16:10:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-962 Uhh .. the mouse fell on my keyboard. That last comment was from me. Uhh .. the mouse fell on my keyboard. That last comment was from me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/2007/05/term-of-the-week-obeah.htm/comment-page-1#comment-961 Anonymous Tue, 29 May 2007 16:09:00 +0000 http://mindspill.bygbaby.com/?p=283#comment-961 Read a movie review & get some history. Nice! Read a movie review & get some history. Nice!

]]>