by Theresa | Jan 12, 2023 | About Divination, Recent Posts, Strega and Italian-Americana
“You need a sweep!” Was one of the common pronouncements on my way to becoming a stick diviner. This meant one needed to have “dirt,” both psychic and physical, cleaned off of them. There were all kinds of “brooms,” one made of fern, one made of feathers, one made of...
by Theresa | Dec 9, 2021 | About Divination
I wish to honor and thank Elder Malidoma Somé, the man who brought stick divination to the west and shared the wisdom of the cosmology of the Dagara people of West Africa. Elder Malidoma passed away today December 9, 2021. He was born in 1956. Though I never met him,...
by Theresa | Aug 1, 2021 | More on My Books
Membranes of Hope: A Guide to Attending to the Spiritual Boundaries that Keep Life Systems Healthy from the Personal to the Cosmic, is now available in ebook format. Though I probably chose the most complicated title in the world for this book, the membranes as a...
by Theresa | Sep 6, 2019 | About Divination
In the West African tradition I am initiated into, the elemental beings are called the kontomble, (the little people or, more literally, the one who comes to the bell). In the Italian tradition they are called le fate. Essentially, these elemental beings are the same...
by Theresa | Oct 4, 2018 | About Divination, Interviews Given
Recently I was interviewed again on the Mystical Positivist Radio Show hosted By Dr. Robert Schmidt and Stuart Goodnick on KOWS-LP 107.3 FM in Occidental, CA. This is the second time I was invited to be a guest on this lively and engaging show. This time we touched a...