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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Sobonfu Some

Introduction
Sobonfu Some is a great shaman!  She comes from the Dagara tribe in Burkina Faso.   She teaches spirituality in the US and Europe; she has great knowledge.  She wrote several books.  Her ex-husband is a shaman too.      
History
The Dagara tribe is a very spiritual tribe that has great traditions.  They have many stories and songs.  People in this tribe are born into 1 of 5 categories.  The category a person is born into is determined by the year they are born.  The categories are fire, water, mineral, earth, and nature.  Fire is ancestral, emotional, and instinctive energy.  It is associated with dreams.  The fire people help connect people to their ancestors. They are the mediators between the spirit world and physical world.  Water is a peaceful energy.  The water people are involved in conflict resolution.  Mineral energy is communitive and it travels. Mineral people are the groits.  Earth energy is nurturing and grounding.  It is very maternal.  Nature's energy is magical.  It deals with life, death, and humor.  Nature people are wizards!
Breakdown
Books-The Spirit of Intimacy: It tells you how to improve relationships.  It has rituals in it that will help improve relationships as well.

Welcoming Spirit Home: This book is about the importance of children.  It has 9 rituals in it that help the child discover their purpose.  

Falling Out of Grace: It is about the romantic, spiritual, political, communal, moral, and professional dimensions of life.  

Audiobook-Women's Wisdom from the heart of Heart of Africa: It has rituals that will help you become more spiritual.  

She has events that help you heal and be more connected to spirit.  
ex-Husband
Her ex-spouse was Malidoma Some.  He is a shaman as well.  He wrote several books too.  The names of his books are Of Water and Spirit, Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community, and Healing Wisdom of Africa. They are about his journey to shamanism and rituals.  He is from the same tribe and country she's from.  He does divination. community rituals, and lectures. 
Conclusion
She is an amazing lady!  She is a great shaman, world-renowned author and she's a member of a sweet tribe. Her events help people become more spiritual.  She has great wisdom, which she shares with the world.     

References
https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/seen-and-unseen-spirituality-among-dagara-people
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagaaba_people
http://www.schoolofwisdom.com/african_philosophy/the-african-wheel/
http://www.sobonfu.com/bookstore/
http://malidoma.com/main/
Gifts
Motherworld
How to be a Man
Ancestors

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