Celebrity sangomas heed the call of ancestors
John Lockley writes about the current Wars plaguing humanity in Gaza and Ukraine, and he speaks about the importance of cultivating mutual respect and empathy.
(The Times, South Africa - Sep 21, 2008) Many educated, westernised South Africans are juggling the duties of a sangoma with their professional careers, writes Bongani Mthethwa.
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"You cannot choose to be a sangoma"
John Lockley writes about the current Wars plaguing humanity in Gaza and Ukraine, and he speaks about the importance of cultivating mutual respect and empathy.
(The Star, South Africa - March 23, 2007) John Lockley was in trouble, he needed help. A man appeared in his dreams, telling him to find a Xhosa sangoma, but as a young white boy during apartheid, he didn't know what this meant. When Jonathan Ancer asked him: “why not me?”, he replied…
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Sacred Agreement
John Lockley writes about the current Wars plaguing humanity in Gaza and Ukraine, and he speaks about the importance of cultivating mutual respect and empathy.
Sacred Hoop Magazine issue 59. Pip Waller, medical Herbalist, shares the similarities she has found between the traditions of the sangomas of South Africa and the old ways of her home in Celtic North Wales
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Bridge of Reconciliation
John Lockley writes about the current Wars plaguing humanity in Gaza and Ukraine, and he speaks about the importance of cultivating mutual respect and empathy.
Features article in the Sacred Hoop magazine, Issue ,56 2007. In this article John talks about his Sangoma calling as a 'Bridge of Reconciliation', and his work as helping to bring understanding between white & black people in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Healing through dance
John Lockley writes about the current Wars plaguing humanity in Gaza and Ukraine, and he speaks about the importance of cultivating mutual respect and empathy.
(Galway Independent, 12 January 2005) Anna King talks to traditional healer John Lockley about the healing power of dance (xentsa) and the art of divination (vumisa).
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