The Communal Cult
The Communal Cult
Kuumba pronounced koo-OOM-bah, it translates to “Creativity” in Swahili. The essence of Kuumba is to always do as much as we can, in the way we can, to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it. This principle is not just about artistic creativity but also about innovating and problem-solving in ways that enhance the community. This […]
Nia, celebrated on the fifth day of Kwanzaa, emphasizes the principle of Purpose. This principle is about making a collective vocation to build and develop the community, aiming to restore people to their traditional greatness. Nia represents a commitment to remembering and honoring the legacy of ancestors and ensuring this heritage is passed on to future generations. The joining of […]
Ujamaa, the fourth principle of Kwanzaa, pronounced oo-JAH-mah, emphasizes the concept of Cooperative Economics. Celebrated on the fourth day of Kwanzaa, this principle is centered around building and maintaining communal stores, shops, and businesses to profit together. It embodies the value of using collective energy to economically benefit the community, focusing on the sharing of wealth and work, beginning within […]
Ujima, the third principle of Kwanzaa, celebrated on December 28th, is a powerful concept that emphasizes collective work and responsibility. Pronounced oo-jee’-ma, Ujima represents a commitment to active and informed togetherness in addressing common community issues. This principle encompasses the idea that the community’s problems are shared by all and must be solved together. The symbol associated with Ujima is […]
Kujichagulia, or Self-Determination, is the second principle of Kwanzaa, celebrated on December 27th. Pronounced koo-jee-chah-GOO-lee-ah, this principle emphasizes the importance of defining, naming, creating, and speaking for oneself. It represents the right and responsibility to shape one’s own destiny and daily life, fostering a strong sense of identity and autonomy within the African-American community. The Ahenwa, the Akan throne, is […]
Umoja, the first principle of Kwanzaa, is a powerful concept emphasizing unity within the family, community, nation, and race. The principle, pronounced oo-mo’-ja, is celebrated on the first day of Kwanzaa, which begins on December 26th. It embodies the idea of striving for and maintaining unity, a key aspect of the holiday’s focus on family and community bonds. The Dagi […]
Umoja (Unity): Encourages togetherness in family and community, highlighting the shared struggles and accomplishments of Black Americans. Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): Emphasizes defining, naming, and speaking for oneself. Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility): Focuses on building community and solving problems together. Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics): Encourages supporting and growing Black-owned businesses. Nia (Purpose): Urges contributing to community building and development. Kuumba (Creativity): Inspires […]
Kwanzaa, an annual holiday celebrated primarily in the United States from December 26 to January 1, emphasizes the importance of pan-African family and social values. It was devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, Inspired by Africa’s harvest celebrations, he decided to develop a nonreligious holiday that would stress the importance of family and community while giving African Americans an opportunity […]
My understanding of the world’s cosmology has evolved significantly throughout my spiritual practice. Initially, I embraced a neo-pagan view, picturing an underworld. However, influences from theosophy and New Age thought led me to consider other planes of existence, particularly the astral plane. Over time, this concept didn’t align well with my other beliefs. Now, my practice acknowledges the physical, mental, […]
I see less life and death and more being and becoming as constructs and entities exist, and get transformed throughout the many different facets of their beings. An infinite amount of forms holding their individualistic and intersectional aspects of being at many different times, and places while living through a more general temporal path. Being brought together through life, and […]
Initially, I came on to online occult spaces to have a place to record my understandings, get feedback, and learn more from other practitioners. But sometime in the Tumblr days, I lost that, and I wanted to become more of an occult content creator. This was primarily because everyone around me at the time was doing it, and it was […]
I have found out how useful it is to build personal mythology around my personal divines, since they come from me and do not have mythos. It is useful to associate them in stories in order to see how their nature interacts, and can be explained by those stories. The stories also help me to remember them, how they manifest […]
Honestly, I think I just want more magical theory. Like I want to hear about individuals metaphysics and cosmology and how that applies to their worldview and outlook on casting. I want weird and interesting ideas that may or may not be practical but have well-thought-out magical substance. I want things people have experimented doing that no one else has done and terminology that […]
This vault is of the Whare Ra Temple in New Zealand, which operated throughout the 20th century and closed in 1978. Whare Ra was one of the last surviving temples […]
The term “old soul” is closely associated with the Michael teachings, a metaphysical belief system that originated in the 1970s. The Michael teachings were channeled through spiritual mediums, who claimed to receive information from a group of discarnate entities known as “Michael” or “the Michael entity.” According to the Michael teachings, souls progress through different stages of development as they […]
One of my primary inspirations for my grimoire is a book called Codex Seraphinianus. This work presents itself as an encyclopedia of an entirely fictional world, written in an undecipherable, […]
The concept of incubation holds great significance for me, drawing inspiration from practices like necromantic incubation and Temple incubation. In the former, individuals would rest or sleep atop graves, seeking a connection with the deceased, while in the latter, they would slumber in sacred places to gain visions or divine connections. For me, the idea of incubation extends beyond specific […]
Documentation is essential for my practice. When I experience or learn new things, I promptly take notes. I later transfer these notes to my grimoire. This continuous documentation helps me maintain a consistent record of my experiences and understandings. I don’t limit what I write down to just metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical insights. I include anything I find sacred or […]
Viadescioism, my practice is inherently pantheistic and animistic. Because of this I find that the practice of masking in relation to the divines, the ancestors, the animals, the archetypal nature of kna(energy) and shaknao ona(souls) is a practice that comes up and is demonstrated in a lot of my rituals and acts as a form of divine absorption or shapeshifting. […]
I primarily refer to my gods as divines instead of gods or deities and I believe I primarily do this in order to separate my concept of divinity from the more Western Christian understanding of it that is present within the United States. This is definitely a way of controlling language on my part and is used to help to […]
“Haint blue is a range of pale, blue-green colors that are often used to paint porch ceilings in the Southern United States. The tradition originated with the Gullah people in Georgia and […]
The Black Karate Federation (BKF) emerged as a response to the events surrounding a pivotal tournament held in 1969, which featured a match between two prominent martial artists, Joe Lewis […]
What I’ve discovered through the process of writing my grimoire is that it’s equally essential to explain why something is omitted from my practice as it is to detail what’s included. This is particularly important to me because I prefer not to leave gaps in my understanding. I’ve already arrived at conclusions about why I’ve chosen one path over another, […]
Martial arts plays a significant role in my personal practice, which has led me to delve deeply into research related to martial arts, self-defense, and combat sports. While exploring these subjects, I’ve noticed a conspicuous and concerning issue that isn’t widely discussed: the presence of racism and sexism within these fields. This matter has become a prominent part of my […]
Praise houses were small, wooden structures used for worship by enslaved people in the American Southeast. They were also known as prayer houses. Praise houses were typically built within plantation complexes. They were often […]
So Identify holidays that hold personal significance for you and incorporate them into your practice. Document these holidays and explore why they are individually meaningful to you. In my perspective, this is what truly transforms holidays, celebrations, and festivals into meaningful experiences. While there’s nothing wrong with observing cultural or national holidays, the essence of these occasions becomes more spiritual […]
One thing that I incorporated into my practice that I didn’t see coming was the nine elements of Hip Hop. Which are laid out by KRS-One, in his song “9 Elements,”: Breakin’: This refers to breakdancing, an energetic form of street dance that includes various moves such as spins, freezes, and power moves. (This is incorporated into my practices of […]
“There is much superstition among the slaves. Many of them believe in what they call “conjuration,” tricking, and witchcraft; and some of them pretend to understand the art, and say […]
“Kicking and Knocking,” also known as “Knockin,” “Knock boxing,” or “yuna onse,” is a little-known but historically significant African-American martial art. Its roots trace back to the era of slavery […]
Take the time to define, clarify, and document your own personal definitions for various concepts. Definitions can be fluid, influenced by the perspective of the person providing them. Your definitions reflect your unique viewpoint on different aspects of the world. While they may be based on a shared reality, they can also vary subtly, potentially leading to confusion when others, […]
I like to describe my practice of viadescioism as Emanationist monotheistic polytheism. Emanationist monotheistic polytheism is a philosophical view that combines elements of monotheism and polytheism while using emanationism to connect them both. It posits a single, ultimate source or principle from which multiple divine entities or aspects emanate. These emanations are considered manifestations or expressions of the one supreme […]
The Viadescioist, when practicing wizardry, becomes a modern-day wizard, embodying the ancient ideals of wisdom, transformation, and the responsible use of spiritual power. This combination amplifies the core principles of Viadescioism deep connection with nature, the cosmos, and the pursuit of spiritual knowledge through the lens of wizardry’s magical and mystical practices. Wizard: The word “wizard” comes from the Middle […]
In the event that extraterrestrial life exists, it is conceivable that Viadescioism would acknowledge the potential for transmigration to these beings. In Viadescioism, the term “transmigration” refers to the recycling of one’s essence into the world after the cessation of their being. This process does not necessarily entail the continuation of an individual’s personality or character, but rather the recycling […]
Viadescioism is a spiritual path that shares many similarities with modern neo-paganism, as it has evolved from and been influenced by pagan practices. At its core, Viadescioism is a nature-centered spirituality that places a strong emphasis on the natural world and the role of the divine and our individualistic interaction with it. Both Viadescioism and neo-paganism are polytheistic and pantheistic, […]
It is the relationship between you and yourself and it is also the relationship between you and the world. In this relationship, there is a sense of extended interconnectedness between the self and the Yamasa Ona, as they are seen as many different aspects of existence that both exist within and outside of the individual. I don’t know if I […]
