I met Lorand when I worked for Harvard IT before he left for Duke. His office was full of all these cool African artefacts and other decorations. It was a pleasure talking to Lorand about his field of study and the disinvestment of Israel.
The Catholic saints have had their Orishas too, so they may be understood as people who by their well lived lives and examples became good and memorable sons and daughters of Yoruba Orishas, as it was once explained to me by a Candomblé priest in central Brazil. The relationship between Orishas (that are from an immemorial time) and the Catholic saints (whose lives are registered in a relatively near past) is the same as that between common human beings with Orisha. What differs is simply the fact that the saints are important people who were blessed by this or that Yoruba deity.
It is amazing how enduring ancestral knowledge of the spirit is even when engulfed in Western European disconnect. I grew up atheist but spirituality often I find teaches me as much as it explains what I already know and have no context for which to explain but with others who already know.
@timesavchanged " probably has nothing but scorn on his evil mind". let us not automatically assume and cast aspersion on others. we are all children of God and capable of goodness.
Brilliant! I love the eloquence with which he talks about our practices. Respect.
I met Lorand when I worked for Harvard IT before he left for Duke. His office was full of all these cool African artefacts and other decorations. It was a pleasure talking to Lorand about his field of study and the disinvestment of Israel.
The Catholic saints have had their Orishas too, so they may be understood as people who by their well lived lives and examples became good and memorable sons and daughters of Yoruba Orishas, as it was once explained to me by a Candomblé priest in central Brazil.
The relationship between Orishas (that are from an immemorial time) and the Catholic saints (whose lives are registered in a relatively near past) is the same as that between common human beings with Orisha. What differs is simply the fact that the saints are important people who were blessed by this or that Yoruba deity.
Spot on and good discussion. The only discrepancy I found was when he mentioned Lagos is the capital of Nigeria. Abuja is the capital of Nigeria.
wow. God blessed him with wisdom. wow!
It is amazing how enduring ancestral knowledge of the spirit is even when engulfed in Western European disconnect. I grew up atheist but spirituality often I find teaches me as much as it explains what I already know and have no context for which to explain but with others who already know.
The brother is deep...
@timesavchanged " probably has nothing but scorn on his evil mind". let us not automatically assume and cast aspersion on others. we are all children of God and capable of goodness.