For extremely personal reasons, I am trying to find a new madrina or padrino. This is somewhat complicated by the fact that I live in Arkansas, which seems to detect those who have made the saint the minute they cross state line and immediately eject them back out.
If anyone knows of a practicing Santera or Santero in Arkansas, or even one of the states that border it, please let me know...I would be much obliged for any help.
Ashe,
Lucie
If anyone knows of a practicing Santera or Santero in Arkansas, or even one of the states that border it, please let me know...I would be much obliged for any help.
Ashe,
Lucie
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Re: Any santeras in the southern us?
Sun, May 4, 2008 - 9:08 AMLucille, Blessings to you and your quest. I just returned form Little Rock a few days ago......and travel there twice a year as I have good friends there. My partner works with a large community out there...he does healing work and pours water for Inipi ceremonies. For the past 4 years he travels there and I often go with him to assist. I was crowned Obatala over 4 years ago and presently live in Santa Fe. I am not contacting you to be your Padrino but thought it would be nice to meet you when I go back......probably in Oct.
I too live in an area with a very small Orisha community......just a handful of us in Santa fe. I too left my Madrina a few years ago.
My friends Matt and Holly own Barefoot studios in Little Rock a yoga studio. There is a beautiful community of people out there and I love visiting. Hope you are safe with all the tornado visitations happening out there.
I do not know of anyone out there who is crowned with Orisha......I travel to Kanas City many times a year for work and have not found anyone out there either.
Let's keep in touch and perhaps we can meet and say hello when I come to Little Rock.
Do you live in Little Rock or close?
Many Blessings to you.
Michael
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Re: Any santeras in the southern us?
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:10 AMThank you for the concern about all the tornadoes, I think Oya is trying to wake Arkansas up!! I would love it if we kept in touch, as I would love to go to any ceremonies that are happening here...I can't remember if you said that you know people who host rituals, whether crowned or not, and I relly think that an inroad into the community in Arkansas would be very helpful in making new friends...as I am sure we will be...and networking with like-minded folks
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