Authors: Tobe Melora Correal
ISBN-13: 9781580911498, ISBN-10: 1580911498
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Date Published: January 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
In the realm of African spiritual pathways, no tradition is so widely embraced and practiced as the West African religion Orisa. Awakened by her own spiritual journey, Tobe Melora Correal, an initiated priestess in the Yoruba-Lukumi branch of Orisa, guides us along this blessed road. FINDING THE SOUL ON THE PATH OF ORISA provides a fresh look at these ancient teachings and emphasizes introspection and inner work over the outward manifestations of Orisas practices. Correal debunks misconceptions surrounding the tradition, drawing us into a lushly textured, Earth-centered spiritual systema compassionate and useful roadmap for revering God.
Acknowledgments | ix | |
Prologue | xi | |
Introduction | 1 | |
Part 1 | A Yoruba Vision of God and Life | 9 |
Chapter 1 | In the Beginning | 11 |
Chapter 2 | Living Intimately with Orisa | 21 |
Chapter 3 | With Every Breath | 37 |
Part 2 | Garden of the Spirits | 59 |
Chapter 4 | The Ancestral Shrine | 63 |
Chapter 5 | Growing Deep Relationships with the Ancestors | 77 |
Chapter 6 | Healing and Honoring Your Spiritual Legacy | 95 |
Part 3 | Ona Re'o, the Road of Blessing | 115 |
Chapter 7 | Choosing Your Path to God | 117 |
Chapter 8 | Stepping onto the Path | 131 |
Chapter 9 | The Path of Initiation | 157 |
Glossary | 171 | |
Bibliography | 175 | |
Index | 179 |