The World of Eshú and Pomba Gira

The World of Esh? and Pomba Gira
Maribel Pedrera Pеrez - Maga Beth

Данный труд является продолжением книги “Эшу и Помба Жира. За пределами добра и зла», который развеет все твои сомнения. В данной книге использованы цветные иллюстрации как с изображением алтарей, так и образов Эшу и Помба Жир. Также предлагается руководство по самостоятельному изготовлению материалов и ингредиентов, необходимых для ритуалов, если приобретение таковых не представляется возможным.

Biography

Mar?a Isabel Pedrera Pеrez, better known as MAGA BETH, was born in Barcelona on February 9, 1970.

With an inherited profession, her grandmother and great grandmother introduced her in the world of High Magic; she showed, at an early age, a preference towards esotericism.

Mar?a Isabel attended basic and high school education and completed higher education with a diploma in Infant Education and Childcare, specialising her studies with the following courses:

–Educator for people with learning difficulties – Autism.

–Special needs – Dyslexia.

–Stimulation and development in education with disabilities.

–Psychopathic disorders in childhood.

–Speech Therapy.

–The teacher in school failure.

–Music therapy.

–Movement and play in the teaching practice.

She combined both studies and also specialised in parapsychology, hypnosis, occultism and astrology; and completed a Master in Quality Control and Environment.

As a good Aquarius, her restless soul led her to continue gaining experience but this time in the natural world, and earned a diploma in Naturopathy, Bach Flowers Remedies, Sch?ssler Salts, Dietetics and Nutrition, Lymphatic Drainage, Reflexology and Chiromassage.

Mar?a Isabel is the author of several books:

–El mаgico mundo de las pirаmides- Piramidolog?a prаctica y esotеrica.

–Runas, s?mbolos mаgicos.

–Diccionario de santer?a.

–Esh? y Pomba Gira, mаs allа del bien y del mal.

–The Great Secret of Holy Death

Throughout these years, Mar?a Isabel has collaborated in several radio programmes and esoteric fairs, has given lectures and conferences, and many Tarot, Runes and High Magic courses; and also participated in the First Congress of Mediums held in Spain.

Currently, she continues working in different fields spreading her knowledge.

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Chapter 1 – what is eshu? Where does eshu come from?

There are so many definitions of Eshu that it is difficult to say which one is the most accurate. I personally believe they all are since every definition gives us a different point of view, but the information remains the same.

For some people Eshu is a naughty mischief-maker who creates confusion, has fun making people get stuck in nonsense, and enjoys scattering ideas and things. Eshu can really make you lose your nerve in a short period of time. For others, Eshu is a Machiavellian entity whose actions are only used for evil. Years and years of lack of information and a narrow-minded religious point of view, together with an absurd syncretism have disfigured the figure of Eshu.

Eshu is part of the tradition of the Afro-Brazilian cults, an ancient religion transmitted by mouth of word. These cults finally divided into:

– Umbanda

– Quimbanda

Eshu is in both.

I will explain the differences between Quimbanda and Umbanda in another chapter.

The origin of Quimbanda dates back to the19th century with ancient Macumba, a mixture of cults from Angola, Congo and Candomblе-de-caboclo. Years later, Macumba included Kardecist Spiritism and Occultism and became sorcery: this was then called Umbanda, while ancient Macumba was called Quimbanda.

These African cults underwent many changes and to make a review of all of them would be too long. Therefore, I will only explain the most relevant and strongest cults.

I will summarise these in 7 periods:

1- There were two main cults: the indigenous cults before the discovery of Brazil (indigenous religions and those of the Amazonian tribes) and the Portuguese European cults that arrived to Brazil, i.e., popular Catholicism and Kardecism. The mixture of both lead to Pajelanza.

2- The Afro-Brazilian cults from the North were called Candomblе and those from the South Batuques.

The Portuguese used these words to describe black people’s reunions. The government allowed these meetings to keep them busy and so that they would cause no problems. During the 19th century they divided into Sudanese and Bantu. The Sudanese integrated by the Angolan gave origin to the Menina.

3- Nag?s prevailed over the others: their Orishas, language and rituals reached very far. Together with Pajelanza they originated Candomblе-de-Caboclo in Bahia.

The combination of Angola Congo and Pajelanza gave rise to the Catimbо in the Northwest and in the North.

4- Nag?s are Muzurumlin, the Angola Congo and the Candomblе-de-Caboclo gave rise to the ancient Macumba, which later became sorcery.

5- Ancient Macumba together with Catholicism, Occultism and the Kardecist Spirit gave rise to a new religion: Umbanda.

Ancient Macumba transformed into a cult to Eshu and Quimbanda arose in Rio de Janeiro.

6- The cult to Eshu evolved and adapted different ceremonies and rituals from Candomblе, Batuque and Quimbanda.