Full Spirit Reading. The Full Spirit Reading is a traditional form of divination and psychic reading in Obeah that consults with five major spirits.
These are the spirits hailed by our African ancestors that are also found in the disaspora traditions of Vodou, Palo Monte and Myalism. Obeah History. Obeah is power.
It is a belief. An African tradition. A human tradition. Obeah is Egyptian. Obeah is Ashanti. Obeah is not a phenomenon owned by a single culture. Religion and Resistance. The practice of harnessing supernatural forces and spirits for one’s own personal use, known in some parts of Africa as ‘Obeye’ (an entity that lives within witches), has taken on many names in the Caribbean islands, such as Shango (Trinidad), Santeria (Cuba), Vodun or Voodoo (Haiti), Ju-Ju (Bahamas), Obeah (Jamaica),.
Although African slaves usually practiced Obeah for "evil" or rather self-interested, instrumental purposes, this faith also aided them as a source of strength and clandestine resistance. The practice of Obeah is the belief that one can use certain spirits or supernatural agents to work harm to the living, or to call them off from such mischief. Generally, the British used the term Obeah to describe all slave acts and practices that were considered supernatural or evil in nature, such as rituals and fetishes. Obeah men played a central role in the conception and development of any serious attempt at rebellion.
"In St. Ought of falling victim to their magic. OBEAH AND ORISHA: The Seven African Powers. Generally, the most common manifestation of Obeah found today, although maybe not practiced on an individual basis, is blended with Orisha-worship.
Orisha is a monotheistic faith brought to the Americas via the slave trade and most commonly associated with Yoruba. The two main fractions of Orisha in the new world are Spiritual Orisha and Baptist Orisha, both of which, on the surface, carry a very heavy Christian ring or appearance about them. Obeah, on the other hand, is NOT a religion in the classical sense. That is to say, there are no meeting places such as churches, mosques, synagogs or other religious buildings or shrines --- or any underlying infastructure replicating such a system. Nor is there any sort of congregation or parishioners, although there are what may be called followers, albeit scattered. I. (PLEASE CLICK) GASSHO(PLEASE CLICK)CLICK HERE FOR ENLIGHTENMENT ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE THE WORD OBEAH: What Does It Mean, How Does It Work?
Obeah. Chapter V: Development of Obeah in Jamaica. Sacred Texts African Index Previous Next As shown elsewhere it was the Ashanti in Jamaica who, during the days of slavery, maintained a commanding influence over all the other types of slaves, even imposing on them their peculiar superstitions and religious practices, and who have left their impress on the general population of the Island to such an extent that they may undoubtedly be declared the dominant influence in evolving our Jamaica peasant of the present day.[1] Thus, to briefly summarize a few of the principal facts, in Jamaica folklore, or Anancy stories, we find the spider, anancy, as the central figure and his son Tacoma as next in importance, with both names and characters derived directly from the Ashanti.
Here also the Ashanti name of Odum is perserved {sic} for the silk-cotton tree. These stories are passed along by the Nana or Granny, and again the function and title are both Ashanti. . [1. Williams, Hebrewisms of West Africa, Introduction.] {p. 143} [2. 3. {p. 144} [4. Obeah. Obeah is a folk religion of African origin that uses the tradition of sorcery.
The word Obeah or Obi is itself a word obscured in secrecy. The meaning is translated as being the "occult power" meaning a powerful way of using spells for witchcraft as well as other forms for practical magic. There are many names for this type of religion in Brazil they call it Umbanda, Condomble de Congo or Angola. In Caribbean countries such as Guyana where I am from they call it Obeah and in Jamica they call it Kumina. In Guyana you will find Muslims, Hindus, and Christians who use Obeah and their religious books such as the Quran to perform powerful magic with the help of Jinn's and Angels. The shaman's is believed to communicate with the world of the spirits in order to fight evil. In order to make my research effective I interviewed six Guyanese people, in which three were women and three were men.
In asking a series of questions I first asked if they believed Obeah was evil or good. OBEAH: Afro-Caribbean Shamanism. Obeah, as practiced in Jamaica and the Caribbean, takes the USE OF and KNOWLEDGE OF ancient occult powers orginally handed down over the centuries by word of mouth from the remnants of a once very powerful and celebrated SECRET religious Order emanating from a remote age that has long since been lost in the mist of time.
Over the centuries most of the original tenents became watered down, with the less powerful versions of Obeah incorporating various modifications of occult spellcraft as once practiced mostly by tribal people who spoke Ashanti from West Africa.