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@elyseambrose2616 Жыл бұрын
Shout out to Zora Neale Hurston for her foundational anthropological studies and preservation of Hoodoo.
@matxalenc8410 Жыл бұрын
I just started reading an article of hers on Hoodoo. I was lucky to get it through my college.
@zion28able Жыл бұрын
Wow i learned if Zora Neal’s Hurston in college.. loved her work need to go back read some more
@jdanielleuc Жыл бұрын
Yes, I have her book “Tell My Horse” she is literally one of my favorite writers
@itsbeyondme5560 Жыл бұрын
yeah but she made some errors
@lynne4948 Жыл бұрын
I love Zora’s work!! Now I am conflicted because the way Zora describes a conjure woman in her books differs drastically from what is described in the video.
@kameelahmartin7483 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for inviting me to participate in this amazing series! This episode is incredible! I am so humbled to do this work and share what I have learned not just from scholarship and research, but mostly from my own spiritual practice. I hope I have honored my Spirits well.
@MamaSass Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this, I have learned so much.
@steventhepig3173 Жыл бұрын
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
@VIpanfried Жыл бұрын
Where did Dr. Martin do her undergraduate work and receive her doctorate? I went to her website to learn more about her.
@lovestorymobilewinery7222 Жыл бұрын
Ase' ase'
@mrsyasin07 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the knowledge..Ase'❤
@kialewis1864 Жыл бұрын
This was beautiful. Thank you for recognizing our Hoodoo Heritage. I come from a bloodline of Conjure women in Georgia. When she said go into your kitchen, it gave me chills of my grandmother’s words because that is how we healed our friends and family. The kitchen & the Herbs. Thank you again.
@kookycoolauntkaryn5884 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@daaiyahsalaam931 Жыл бұрын
It was a true honor to be a part of this series. Thank you for the work that you do and for telling stories that are true and authentic to the people they belong to. May our ancestors be proud of us and remembered by us.
@jackb1969 Жыл бұрын
It would be amazing if you could upload about your practice
@Justme2472 Жыл бұрын
Ashe
@jenniferrobinson1805 Жыл бұрын
Greetings, do you have a website or KZbin page? I would love more information on your practice and work.
@clementjohnson2666 Жыл бұрын
Who is singing that song at the "end" of this video ? I ask because it resonates with me . Keep my demons far away , so in the fire they will stay . Please tell me who is singing that song . Thank You 😇 .
@lifesburrito43 Жыл бұрын
I remember you from my high school. My hometown, Albany Ga. It is refreshing to see two familiar faces on this video. It makes my spirituality worth talking about.
@OloRishaCreole504 Жыл бұрын
Love this.from New Orleans.grew up in a Hoodoo household..as a youngin..i remember ppl came from all over u.s. to see my grandma..I use to sit outside with them as they wait and participated which led me to the Orishas because my Gra'mare' had Shango statue..that led me ona journey of discovery of learning the roots of it all..love this..also my 7th Greatgrands came from Ewe/Dahomey to Louisiana as slaves..we were lucky they documented to descendants today
@brettjohnson861 Жыл бұрын
My father's grandpa was from ewe!
@OloRishaCreole504 Жыл бұрын
@@brettjohnson861 thats whats up
@SUNNI.CERTIFIED Жыл бұрын
Is she still available to be seen of get more info I visit Congo square on Sundays for spiritual healing to visit ancestors
@debbieforareason364 Жыл бұрын
And the Ewes came from Ile-Ife in Nigeria. It's no surprise that you have sàngó and the òrìsàs
@OloRishaCreole504 Жыл бұрын
@@SUNNI.CERTIFIED unfortunately she passed.. Thats great,havent been out there in awhile.I use to attend every Sunday
@Eliyah970 Жыл бұрын
We don't worship our ancestors we honour them
@arronhaggerty8426 Жыл бұрын
That part 💯
@tammyboyd1113 Жыл бұрын
I Agree 💜💜🤜🏾🤛🏾💜💜🙏🏾
@goldbluetears Жыл бұрын
the idea of worship in the sense of christianity, falling on your knees and begging is absolutely alien to any african spiritual tradition. Ancestors, spirits and even gods are treated with respect but its more an eye to eye partnership, not an almighty master versus a helpless servant interaction of dominance that the church has propagated.
@kingofhearts1072 Жыл бұрын
@@goldbluetears Absolutely 💯 I personally call it "veneration or honor of the ancestors" so people don't get confused. However, the Source needs no worship and the source is too vast to try and make direct communication, that is why we have our Higher Selves(which is our personal MOST HIGH) and we have our ancestors and divinities, which are streams of consciousness, while the source is an infinite ocean of consciousness that is infinitely vast. Streams/rivers are easier to focus on and work with but swimming in an infinite ocean, you will drown. When it comes down to communication with these "rivers" or "streams"(That connect to the ocean of consciousness, that is why prayers usually tend to work as respectful requests and commands(not demands) but in the name of “love & higher consciousness” People wonder how can you command a divinity to do anything. Well, the command is not forceful, it is done when there is an understanding that we are all one, and that the divinity is a part of you, so therefore, you have the right to command it(not demand it) but with “Love, Confidence & Respect”…… SOME divinities will not even respond to requests, let alone “begging”. Some will only respond to COMMANDS from a confident individual as long as he/she is being respectful.
@sistahb5159 Жыл бұрын
Our enemies are constantly trying to tempt, trick & drag God's people back into sin rather than worshipping the only true and living God.
@mrsyasin07 Жыл бұрын
Programs like this are why i will always financially support PBS We dont get even a fraction of this knowledge anywhere.....including school smh. Thanks PBS ❤❤❤
@prettyyy_slim Жыл бұрын
Yess💯 I agree! And the fact that ppl will say this part of our history is evil or “witchcraft” is hurtful because even though there’s a dark side to the spirit world , our ancestors knew that our religious/spiritual beliefs represented healing, protection.. wisdom.
@mcculler50 Жыл бұрын
I love pbs ✊🏾🙌🏾🫶🏽🌸✨
@mrsyasin07 Жыл бұрын
@yasherahh yes, it took too long for me to come to the realization that I'd been told a lie and that others are using my ancestral gifts to benefit themselves, meanwhile telling us to reject and beware smh
@prettyyy_slim Жыл бұрын
@@mrsyasin07 Oh yea they’re famous for that ..everything they told us was good for us was a lie and everything we thought was bad was actually good 🤔
@creoleviking8433 Жыл бұрын
It's in our DNA. It is our spiritual, moral compass. Thank you.
@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Жыл бұрын
So can you tell me why black people are afraid of cats???
@j.wmarie857 Жыл бұрын
@@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Who told you that? I had a cat for 12 years.
@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Жыл бұрын
@@j.wmarie857 Well I'm not saying all black people are afraid of cats but the people that I've come across are terrified of cats and I was wondering why if you look on the Internet and Google that it's known fact that lots of black people are afraid of cats And I just wanted to know why is there an ancestral part of the fear of cats or something
@j.wmarie857 Жыл бұрын
@@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 I'm a 54 year old black woman and I never heard that. Never. My grandfather kept cats around his farm to keep rodents away. I have brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts, uncles ALL Black and never have I ever heard that. As a matter of fact, my brother and his wife have TWO cats and a dog. Just because it's on the internet don't mean it's true.
@4higherzense Жыл бұрын
@@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 From my understanding on Cats. Ancient kemtetians actually created the Cat through knoting 🧬 which is a hybrid of the reptile hence its snake eyes and mammal of its body. It was depicted and honored every where in Egypt as bridging lower and upper Egypt together. Those two species are always in conflict the Eagle (mammal) and Snake (reptile), look at the Mexican flag or even America with the Eagle and China with the Dragon (serpent). The Cat is also an apex predator (have a vast spectrum of species it can eat). idk if this have to do with Black ppl being scared of, but a super fascinating look into cats
@mekj663 Жыл бұрын
I love this. So many of us do not know and understand Hoodoo and our families kept it secret so they weren't ostracized.
@soulangel835a Жыл бұрын
people are too afraid to understand it
@samwill7259 Жыл бұрын
Separating people from their pasts is one of the intentions of genocide. And let us all thank the stars that they failed at that.
@AuthorLHollingsworth Жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing an episode on Hoodoo. For ages we have been taught to forget the rituals of our ancestors, but many of those people of European descent are making millions off of our practices.
@seaofglass7 Жыл бұрын
Just because something is past down from generation to generation does not mean it is the right thing to do, the bible has many passages that explain all of the deities that were worshiped long ago and passed down to the next generation, it goes into much detail about how this went on for thousands of years, read Deut 19:10- 14 . Yes it truly does make a difference who you turn to in times of trouble as this program discusses, it is either to God the Most High, or to Satan .You choose.
@jaxthewolf45723 ай бұрын
@@seaofglass7Satan dont exist
@bantuqueen1629Ай бұрын
@@seaofglass7 JESUS= Zeus! The wicked separated us from our original practices because they are powerful practices and would put an end to their beast system. They got people serving the devil - JC so that their evil ways are upheld.
@seaofglass7Ай бұрын
👋 bantuqueen, Thank you for responding to my comments, l welcome your point of view, when you said the wicked separated us , who is the wicked ? And what do you mean by the beast system please explain...
@kristoff1skalet176 Жыл бұрын
I really have struggles with the fact that because of slavery and the decimation of the Geeat Libraries in Africa we have to constantly piece together our history and find ourselves defending our African culture, traditions and heritage. Religion was used to dehumanize and control us and for many it still is. Blindly obedient and afraid to question
@swiftkarma4436 Жыл бұрын
When I read some of the things I wrote and the way I spoke under Christianity I cringe because I sounded like a trained puppet
@seekingknowledge4698 Жыл бұрын
A trained judgemental puppet. Even judging or misjudging or own heritage!
@derrickdavis7917 Жыл бұрын
@@swiftkarma4436 Jesus never told you to practice "Christianity".. That is organized religion. He said to simply follow his teachings. So you were in fact part of a CULT.
@MSILBB Жыл бұрын
@@derrickdavis7917that’s still a cult😂, no matter how you slice it. You’re also leaving out the ramifications of slavery and forced religion (subjugation and conditioning) and how that impacted Black people and why they are Christians to this day or even believe in the Bible, again forced conditioning… plays a massive role. Either way you slice it, you’re operating under 400+ years of European subjugation via The Bible.
@TTTTnT426 Жыл бұрын
@kristoff1skalet176. You are enslaved when you allow these entities to use you. They cannot do anything without your agreement on this Earth and you THINK you are in control, but you are not. Those entities hate you, they can never be redeemed, like we are through the blood of Jesus. Jesus is Love. Lots of gods, but there is only ONE who stands above ALL others, that have already been defeated through the blood of Jesus at the cross. Why don’t you ask your “entities”, because they are masquerading as your ancestors about the blood of Jesus? They know what their end will be.
@antisocial_socialite Жыл бұрын
Chinua Achebe's book Thing's Fall Apart gives a great account of why we are afraid to practice what our African ancestors practiced. Reading that book years ago was life changing for me.
@ShamikaCrouch Жыл бұрын
Loved the book and this comment..
@jeddynduta4049 Жыл бұрын
We did that book in high school the year I graduated
@ShamikaCrouch Жыл бұрын
@jei. please go back and read it.
@jayb.4562 Жыл бұрын
I still teach this book. I love to see the eyes of some of my students opening and then starting to understand the connection.
@come_on_barbie_123 Жыл бұрын
@jeibby6same! 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ I'm gonna go back and read it
@gabrielssom Жыл бұрын
Please make subtitles in Portuguese! Speaking from Brazil here, and I always find surprising how much we have in common. In the ancestral worship here we would call the conjurer a Yalaxé, a person, usually a woman, who has the gift of imbuing food with vital force - axé or asé. We are one diasporic culture, that's for sure!
@deamorebeaute241211 ай бұрын
The vast majority of Brazil's population are of African descent. Why are you surprised that Brazilian culture is filled with African cultural traditions, when most Brazilians are black?
@bluelotushistory10 ай бұрын
@@deamorebeaute2412 that’s not what he said .. he said he is coming from Brazil and he is surprised how much the two practices have in common
@Qu33n Жыл бұрын
At 10:00 was so, so moving. I'm beginning to see how sacred and blessed speaking to our ancestors truly is. It is for guidance and reverence and communion. All so beautiful.
@aliasteward9366 Жыл бұрын
Speaking to the Dead is DEMONIC, plz don't be Deceived!!
@5683brit Жыл бұрын
It really was so moving - as she was speaking I was literally getting chills
@lizzysbeautyshowetc.6895 Жыл бұрын
@@aliasteward9366 Exactly speaking to the dead is demonic when people die they don't stay in this room so again voodoo has a very negative condensation and I know why wouldn't it be good they do bad things with it it's more like witchcraft
@Qu33n Жыл бұрын
@@5683brit It was beautifully breathtaking what she said.
@Qu33n Жыл бұрын
@@aliasteward9366 Then you shouldn’t be looking at this video- the title informed you that it is about Hoodoo. If it’s “demonic” why are you interested in watching???
@iconoclastic-fantastic Жыл бұрын
As a native New Orleanian who grew up Louisiana PBS, this series is EVERYTHING. Would love to see an episode (at some point) about the Manila men & Filipino community in New Orleans too. Absolutely love every episode that has come out so far
@jonbanks6535 ай бұрын
I have an ancestor alter and I have recently embraced my Northern European ancestors too because even though I might not appreciate the WAY they became ancestors they still helped make me - literally.
@jaxthewolf45723 ай бұрын
They still assaulted your black ancestors.
@ekekekekk2 ай бұрын
so powerful. i love this. i think i want to try this myself
@Goddess331 Жыл бұрын
Only 17 seconds in. This woman's voice is powerful 👏🏾
@blainegarcia2503Ай бұрын
Tank is a real one.❤
@ashlovestoshop Жыл бұрын
This episode really spoke to me and made me cry. I’m so grateful to my ancestors for living for me.
@JeanetteMoseneke Жыл бұрын
The presenter's voice is so soothing yet full of authority...love it
@radiantrenee406 Жыл бұрын
This is my first time seeing this. Wow, the host is a powerhouse; she asked great questions and asked for clarification. This is superb journalism. And the guest were precise and concise. The woman in blue made be feel so connected to everything. She's doing amazing works. This is inspiring. Thanks! Sending love and light to all
@Sunshann Жыл бұрын
She’s also the leader of a band called Tank and the Bangas. Check them out
@tourandrelocationcommunity Жыл бұрын
Tarriona is such an amazing host. Thank you for representing our stories so, on point. You are beautiful and every episode gets better. 💛💛💛🙏🏿
@AliciaConrad1980 Жыл бұрын
Yes I am so happy my great grandmother helped me to keep enough of our Ancestral practices while she was alive so I could connect and go deeper after she transitioned.
@jazmineworthy2010 Жыл бұрын
Yeah so happy
@jackb1969 Жыл бұрын
It's so interesting to see like minded people who SEE how our native spiritual practices are intertwined with Christianity, particularly in the south.
@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh Жыл бұрын
They aren't and never will be intertwined with christianity. Christianity was just used as a MASK for the practice.
@sisey99 Жыл бұрын
@@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh 💯
@1thegreat841 Жыл бұрын
@@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh you’re right
@CopperMe9 Жыл бұрын
I employ everyone to open their eyes.
@dustindustindontworry-jz8dh Жыл бұрын
@@CopperMe9 Are eyes are opened. That's why we can discern between truth and error, good and evil.
@Them_kids_momma Жыл бұрын
I have never clicked on a video so fast. I really enjoyed this! And Tank is a beautiful host!!!
@ArghMatey Жыл бұрын
Us Taiwanese folk also have ancestral worship, deep veneration. I did my DNA test and my haplo group started migrating out of East Africa 150-200000 years ago! I wouldn't be surprised this practice in Taiwanese spirituality originates (or at least shared) from Hoodoo elements! I feel so connected with our ancestors and always knew modern day humans originate from Mother Africa (thats where all oldest human and prehuman bones have been found as well, so it all connects finally!)
@jaxthewolf45723 ай бұрын
Hoodoo is much younger than taiwanese traditions. As it has origins in the USA and is mostly made of predominantly central African and west african beliefs and traditions. But theres no doubt in my mind that theres similarities between taiwanese spirituality and Hoodoo. I've noticed through research just how similar African and Asian traditions are. And yes ancestor veneration is one of them.
@Iyaleta Жыл бұрын
Tank! I just found this series yesterday and I am hooooooked. We see you, PBS. And gratitude to you, Tank for doing the ancestors work!
@sweetvictory89 Жыл бұрын
Tank just radiates grace, eloquence, beauty, and power. Uhhhhh I just love it
@deidrerichmond9363 Жыл бұрын
I'm very proud to be black
@B_Van_Glorious Жыл бұрын
Ms. Salaam freakin nailed it. Her wisdom is beautiful. Thank you for making this and sharing. I don't understand how watching this could effect anyone is any way that isn't beneficial. ❤
@cherryhughes2141 Жыл бұрын
We black folk have so far to go with understanding who we really are
@swiftkarma4436 Жыл бұрын
Indeed 😢
@Calicapenergy88 Жыл бұрын
This is so beautiful. It showed up on my main page and it’s so sad what our ancestors went through. It is our duty to respect them 100%
@TheLexieWilson Жыл бұрын
I talk to my own Ancestors daily - my grandma and my great grandma (who I’m named after). This video truly validated me. Thank you so so much for this beautiful series! I love love love it and I’m so glad I can watch it here!
@lOwlEyesl Жыл бұрын
Daaiyahs explanation of ancestor worship and healing was so beautiful it made me cry. I live in Arizona and keep an 'offrenda' to honor my ancestors in my home. The shelves around my fireplace (the hearth of my home) are decorated with pictures and momentos of loved ones and ancestors. Seeing it is my daily reminder of my connection to my past and path to the future. I am also the genealogist for my generation of my family. I often wish more gen x and millennials & xennials would get as excited as I do about ancestor work as I do. But then I think, maybe they're not quite old enough to appreciate it yet. There is so much to learn and understand when we connect with our roots! Ms. Tank Ball is brilliant in this program! Thank you for sharing!
@neesaljohnson86 Жыл бұрын
I think reverence is the word I use in describing the connectedness throughout our experience as now seen in science thruough epigenetic evidence. Transgeneration trauma can also be addressed in this way in appreciation of the resilience and strengthen that is within. I applaud the healer Dayia in expressing the service to community.
@jnels2007 Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to me how I’ve been having dreams of my grandmother and all of a sudden there’s a video about Hoodoo, I’ve been feeling a call of being in communication with ancestors since I started dating my fiancée, and she’s been having very powerful dreams as well.
@kevjr.6743 Жыл бұрын
Bro, leave.
@Agboka Жыл бұрын
Heed to that call. Just imagine how many different DNA of your ancestors are still alive in you today? The grandmother of your grandmother is still alive in you, and in fact through you, they're still alive today. This is what Africans knew thousands of years ago, and that's why they strongly believed that the link between the living and the dead is very thin .
@emmabanks9168 Жыл бұрын
Communicate by building an altar but make sure you call on your God fearing loving Ancestors for guidance and communion.
@LifeHerWayLMM Жыл бұрын
I love you being a part of these PBS shows. Keep educating us all.😊
@MK-hh1vo Жыл бұрын
I've always wondered about the term Hoodoo. What you've described I grew up knowing as "Roots" . The elders in my family often spoke of "working roots" on someone or something. We kids understood they were talking about just what you described here! Thank you for this valuable info! I love being a descendent of Africans!
@jainorissolney6669 Жыл бұрын
Roots is an Indian practice and have nothing to do with Africans. Do your genealogy and I bet you find that your family are American Indians. Your only connection to Africa is your complexion.
@chefgoddess39 Жыл бұрын
This hit me hard 💪🏽 I miss my grandma 😞😭 my great grandfather was drafted from busly one of the first black in the Marines 💯 I understand that part about grandma in that kitchen praying over that food 🎯💯🙏🏽 I love this show 🥰🥰 thank you for this Tank ⚜️⚜️⚜️💪🏽💜
@1thegreat841 Жыл бұрын
Extremely emotional watching this 😢! This is beautiful… my ancestors need to be honored ! Hoodoo is my path .. as an African American how could I not I wish this was longer to …
@shaylalortiz Жыл бұрын
THAT SONG at the end of the video, “WANDERING SOUL” is EVERYTHINGGGG! THANK YOU! I needed this in my lifeee!🙌🏾😩🙌🏾
@ifeford66465 ай бұрын
My family hails from South Carolina and my maternal grandfather was a hoodoo man! Ancestor veneration is the most powerful thing we can do to gather strength and protection as we move through this life.
@doubledutchclutch Жыл бұрын
I thought that was Tank! OMG. Sooooo pretty. Hearing her narrate automatically transforms the history into a luscious and rich experience. 💗
@2headeddoctuh Жыл бұрын
The beautiful thing about our culture. We kept so much of us and they passed it down in stories and way of life. We southern folk live hoodoo everyday and all these saints and praying warriors. Yea dem grannies didnt miss a beat. Love our culture
@VS-kf5qw Жыл бұрын
That was a fantastic video! The host and the scholars are amazing storytellers and I'm glad that PBS gave this episode the production values and love that it clearly deserves.
@huldahsroots Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this beautiful and moving video about our rich spiritual heritage. I hope our people will continue to explore and discover our roots. Hoodoo is more than folklore and superstition. Loving these videos keep up the good work my sistah!
@thegotdamnjuggernaut3136 ай бұрын
It’s makes me proud to see so many brothers/sisters from all aspects unite on this. As an Ethiopian/Cuban this warms my heart. I love and thank you all!!!
@mamabear3217 Жыл бұрын
This we need more of, I always felt a wanting to know but never shown the true way, this is important to our people, our future
@hotcumodity7777 Жыл бұрын
Whew 😥 when I tell u every episode just draws me in deeper & im so happy & proud of your work Ms.Tank.Your narration is so soothing & enjoyable that I almost get mad that we don’t have hour long content but I will take what I get & support u thru this because it’s so needed for our people to delve into our history…Thanks you so much 💯🙏🏾❤️
@hazelmanser5979 Жыл бұрын
Me heart cry's , so many we lost , but we are Victors 🇦🇨🇦🇩🇦🇪🇦🇫🇦🇬🇦🇮🇦🇱🇦🇲🇦🇴🇦🇶🇧🇩🇧🇧🇧🇦🇦🇿🇦🇽🇦🇼🇦🇺🇦🇹🇦🇸🇦🇷🇧🇪🇧🇫🇧🇬🇧🇭🇧🇮🇧🇯🇧🇱🇧🇲🇧🇳🇧🇴
@lf1496 Жыл бұрын
🇨🇺🇵🇷 Santeria IFA Youruba descendant here💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽🌍
@naturalbeauty473410 ай бұрын
Seek JESUS CHRIST!! 🙏🤗
@dimensionsdance Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tank! This series is ERRTHANG!
@brenj2173 Жыл бұрын
Love this! It's been taught that skulls, voodoo, etc were bad to keep us down, but we have learned, our ancestor's are our guides wnd our real protector's. Gratitude, Gratitude!❤
@MissTia777 Жыл бұрын
It IS if you doing idolotry through ancestor worship!
@vuyanimthembu7470 Жыл бұрын
This is common in most South African tribes if not all, however we don't call it hoodoo. We communicate with Ancestors which are called Amadlozi.
@tvs9978 Жыл бұрын
This is common in all black African tribes
@denisegroce7135 Жыл бұрын
That’s were it probably came from, but it’s just a different name here in the Americas . Our ancestors are from Africa, so we will carry some traditions from there.
@sirpoppinchuck Жыл бұрын
She said they’re watching over us, protecting us n enter veining for us. I think it was God’s grace that did that so that we may come to know him throughout the times. It’s great to recognize your family even the ancestors but to depend on something or someone other than “The Almighty” is idol worship.
@ebonyejohnson Жыл бұрын
ok Glad that i am not the only one
@caribbeanladyz7965 Жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@James_follows_Christ Жыл бұрын
Yes and entering voodoo and hoodoo is an abomination to HIM. The devil is so crafty into having humans thinks right is wrong and wrong is right. That’s why it’s important for us get draw closer to GOD through Jesus Christ , Jesus will teach us the only truth which is HIM.
@poppy-bc4vf9 ай бұрын
@@James_follows_Christso our ancestors are devils now ?? That’s crazy . Even Jesus seemed guidance from God. Y’all are so brainwashed !
@dr.jacquelinemadisonordmnl1588 Жыл бұрын
Ase' thank you dear sister for breaking our ancestral veneration down in such a thorough knowledgeable way. "Healing for individuals and our communities. Listen to the Ancestors they deserve to be heard. Peace and 🕯️
@whydellmurray7864 Жыл бұрын
Ancestor veneration (not worship!) remains among many Africans, sometimes practiced alongside the later adopted religions of Christianity (as in Nigeria among the Igbo people), and Islam (among the different Mandé peoples and the Bamum and the Bakossi people) in much of the continent. Ancestors can offer advice and bestow good fortune and honor to their living dependents.
@quitamoon Жыл бұрын
Tank hosting, I'm watching!
@Breethaempress4449 ай бұрын
This was simply beautiful beyond words 😭✨🙌🏽 it’s pure energy of our ancestors and fills me up to know we are awakening and remembering so that the legacy can not only heal but continue to evolve 🧿🪬🥳
@23ahndra4 ай бұрын
This is so so beautiful. Thank you for this. Can’t wait for more.
@JustFluffyQuiltingYarnCrafts Жыл бұрын
Lovely segment on Hoodoo in modern times. Thank you. ❤
@zulu3654 Жыл бұрын
Tank, the stories you present are so interesting and I connect to them in ways I cannot yet explain. You present with natural wisdom and I think I enjoy listening to you as much as I enjoy the stories you present. Thank you so much.
@ms.nebraska Жыл бұрын
Wait, like tank and the bangas?! Is that her?
@zulu3654 Жыл бұрын
@@ms.nebraska YES!!!
@taurussun2228 Жыл бұрын
Asè. ❤ Love, Light Honor and Respect to the ancestors. 🕊️💀🕯️ SN: The beautiful host has a strong and powerful voice, continue to use it to serve the people.
@jocelynford4209 Жыл бұрын
Wow this was enlightening. The 10:00 minute mark really moved me and brought tears to my eyes. Remember we are our ancestors wildest dreams. God Bless those who have come before me.❤🙏🏾
@AlkhemiBeatz1441 Жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL LIGHT SHED ONTHIS....
@susansojournacollier Жыл бұрын
So proud to see this ah-mazing singer host a historical doc! Thank you!
@Morgue12free Жыл бұрын
We dont worship our ancestors. Thats an expression of the white man's perception imposed on us, an express which many of our people have adopted. Rather tnan worship out ancestors, the rituals are to develop and maintain our relationship with our ancestors. The distinction is very important.
@ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr Жыл бұрын
SHANGO ⚔️⚡⚡ salute 2 my ancestors who did voodoo 2 set them selves free from slavery! I'm so interested in hoodoo. I love it! This is our African culture & I love it! ✊🏿🇭🇹 2 my brothers and sisters don't fear voodoo embrace it! #MAKANDOL LIVES! ⚔️✊🏿🇭🇹
@Jah_Nzola Жыл бұрын
🇺🇸🤝🏾🇭🇹❤️ I have a great deal of respect for my Haitian brothers and sisters! Much love, unity is strength!
@JaiSheha Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this aspect of the African American culture.
@KHayes-jz7tt Жыл бұрын
I needed this video to help my knowledge of my ancestors’ practices, instead of a religion forced on our people. Although, I am a Christian, I want to know more about my origins. I did my ancestry, and I’m 65% west African, so I definitely need to know this. Thank you!
@peachmari Жыл бұрын
Nice introduction. Ever since i began to honor and elevate my ancestor, my spiritual development has soared. Truly, your lineage loves and is concerned for you and your development.
@kenyatacarter5144 Жыл бұрын
Growing up my grandmother had voodo/hoodoo rituals that I didn’t understand UNTIL I was grown! It’s our HISTORY
@daaiyahlang3355 Жыл бұрын
Daa'iyah Salaam, my namesake. Wow!❤
@ixmoon13 Жыл бұрын
I did not have to, but you did. POWERFUL STUFF RIGHT THERE!
@tgjickyvex2522 Жыл бұрын
NOLA born & raised✊🏾!I definitely do the vodou magick cause it’s my blood.
@eveningglow9023 Жыл бұрын
NOLA people are Chahta.....
@Nursing0301 Жыл бұрын
Thank you to my KNOWN and UNKNOWN Ancestors, Ase 🙏🏿❤️💪🏿
@tc2334 Жыл бұрын
Thank you to the ancestors for their perseverance. Thank you to modernity and those alive and recently passed for the Internet and our ability to more easily and permanently document and thus preserve information. Thank you finally to posterity who will regard us as ancestors and their descendants who will have hopefully preserved, revived, and built upon our traditions, through Grace and by Power.
@LatoyaBanks-444410 ай бұрын
All Praises due to my Ancestors, known and unknown,ASÉ👑🛐🎁🌟🖤💯
@lady33357 Жыл бұрын
My heart is full after watching this video, when you hear about Hoodoo you think of negative. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about my past and history.
@nurturingwithnature Жыл бұрын
Beautifully stated and powerful beyond measure. All that was shared is what I have always felt, but could not articulate into words. Thank you for being the voice of our ancestors 💕🙏🏾🌿
@nickki1215 Жыл бұрын
Yet again another wonderful series highlighting our culture!! I’m officially a hooked subscriber!! Shout out to Tank and PBS!! Keep em’ coming!! 🙌🏾👏🏾🙌🏾👏🏾
@adriannee.10305 ай бұрын
The things you are talking about sound familiar to me. Here I am a white woman of Scots and Norwegian heritage with maybe some Native American rumors thrown in and all these things you're talking about, making that chicken soup with what is on hand and pouring that love and the love of the ancestors into it and expressing gratitude to our ancestors... this is universal ancient magic. The Natives say that the 4 brothers of humanity once knew the whole of holy wisdom and each race took a piece of that wisdom and went to the 4 directions. It is said that when the 4 brothers return to the council fire with the wisdom they have kept and protected all these millennia , that is when peace will come to all of our people. I was looking into the Gullah culture this evening to begin to relieve my ignorance of black culture and happened upon this video. I feel the hands of my ancestors led me here. Thank you!!
@slove102784 Жыл бұрын
Calling on ancestors to intervene in our daily lives is treating them as we should only regard the Creator. We can remember them, reflect on what they might do or say to get guideance, but they can’t take action on our behalf once they die.
@integrityborn61563 ай бұрын
Believe what you want, nobody cares lol
@bastdeluna3919 Жыл бұрын
Respectfully, there is a delineation between “rootwork” and “conjure” a rootwork is indeed “making something out of nothing”. Conjure is literally what it sounds like - conjuring spirits/ancestors for communication, guidance, and divination. 💖
@lynne4948 Жыл бұрын
Conjure is also used for nefarious reasons. My great-grandmother was a conjure woman and would deal with you if you crossed her. Let’s not leave this out.
@@naturalbeauty4734I guess everybody is a demon when they transition then, and there’s no such thing as angels, ancestors or spirit guides according to your logic.
@vadalia3860 Жыл бұрын
A fascinating and beautiful look into this part of American history. Love this video!
@Bill01028 ай бұрын
The transformation showcased in this piece is noteworthy. A book with akin material was a critical milestone. "Temporal Echoes: Amelia's Odyssey Through Ancestral Shadows" by Vivian Rosewood
@PrimaDonna301 Жыл бұрын
Why did i feel like crying watching this 💓
@jsmn5059 Жыл бұрын
This was so powerful and beautiful - I found myself crying in the middle of it when the conjure woman was talking about her practices. I feel like this video was made just for me. Thank you to everyone who made this video possible. I want to support more videos like these - how do I do it?
@Allnewtv244 Жыл бұрын
This made me cry 😢
@wildseed1181 Жыл бұрын
Tank! Your voice is so melodic🫶🏾🌸✨ please keep singing storytelling and narrating!
@aquaDo156 Жыл бұрын
My KZbin timeline brought me here and what I can tell you is this: Being from the Mississippi Delta, It's rooted deeply in my bloodline from my great-grandma side of the family. I took a interested in it after my awakening and to be honest, It's a beautiful blessing. I have a cousin who is 71 yrs old n grows herbs and use it for medical purposes.🙏🏿🧘🏿♀️
@meghanndiaz6534 Жыл бұрын
Thank yall! Miss Salaam droppin jewels! Beautiful storytelling Tank! 💛💛💛
@jordanredwine1058 Жыл бұрын
I loveee this thank you for this. We need this type of dialogue to explain our beautiful traditions
@lorivandertholen5026 Жыл бұрын
I am hispanic and myself and my family, we too honor and worship our ancestors. The beauty of ancestor worship is that anyone or race can practice ancestor worship too and feel that beautiful connection we had with them before they passed on. This is the way I can communicate with beloved grandmother. It's truly beautiful.
@XandCo8 күн бұрын
Such a great video! Thank you! There are still people making videos probably as I’m typing this who want to demonize the African Spirituality and place us all into fear. It’s so important we discover who we truly are along with our heritage beyond slavery. Thank you for making such a positive video showcasing our ancestry in a great light, unlike what ‘certain’ folks in media still do to this day.
@kameelahmartin7483 Жыл бұрын
Also, I need to know that songs/artists used for the soundtrack. OMG!
@gordonkerr7796 Жыл бұрын
If you find out the song please tell me. i was happy someone else was curious about it. I tried google soundhound shazam🤣 nothing.
@tanicapsalmist2281 Жыл бұрын
If any of you find out the name of the song... please let me know too pleae!!! :))
@we.r.wine.bottles.im.at.work. Жыл бұрын
Super interesting! Thanks for sharing
@pixelpunishersound Жыл бұрын
“The untreated wounds of American history.” Wow! What a powerful statement. Great video.
@Veronicababe Жыл бұрын
This was really good, thank yall❤
@truetwinflameandspirituala8211 Жыл бұрын
The more you speak to your Ancestors, the more they will speak to you. My ancestors mess with my TV, lights and phone when they want to communicate with me. I began a Spiritual Ascension Journey last year after being activated by my Divine Masculine. I am the other half of a TwinFlame couple. We are not together but we are on this planet with a Higher Purpose that is greater than just romantic love. This has led me down the path of performing rituals, praying, meditating. My family practices voodoo on my maternal Grandmother's lineage. Thank you for this video. It definitely reaonated.❤❤❤❤
@bestofmylovewhoahwhoah3239 Жыл бұрын
These are not your ancestors but demon spirits. I know you likely will not agree or see it now, but I pray one day you will. Those spirits are not clean because they distract us from God and focus us on to created beings instead of the creator. Worship is meant for God alone. Honor and respect are fine, but worship is not. They were flawed flesh and blood...created being like you and me. Worshiping the created and the creator are not the same. We (melanated folk are drawn to this bc we recognize something is missing...I believe it is found in our Hebrew heritage...not ancestor worship). I say these things as I am humbling growing in my bible based faith every day. Not better or looking down. Whoever can hear my heart, I pray please turn away from these counterfeit paths and faiths.
@naturalbeauty473410 ай бұрын
Those are DEMONS!!! 🤦💯 NOT!! your ancestors coming to you at night..God I plead the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST!! over you and your home..🙏