
I always refer to
Mbali Creazzo, as the mother of our movement because she is the medicine woman who originally gave me the 29 Gifts "Prescription". This creative suggestion to give away 29 gifts in 29 days was offered during a Divination, which is a one-on-one healing session where Mbali helps you connect with your ancestors for guidance. Mbali does these sessions either in person or over the phone. I was in a very dark period in my life when I decided to take Mbali's suggestion and following through with her giving prescription changed my life on every level.
In very simple terms, a Cowrie Shell Divinition is an intuitive reading similar to a Tarot Card Reading, but Mbali uses African Cowrie Shells to direct the reading instead of cards.
Cowrie Shell Divining is an ancient art that draws from the Dagara culture West Africa. The diviner uses the traditional and mystical language of symbolism, icons, cowries shells and connection to our ancestors to offer guidance into crossroads, crisis, transition, change and healing.
The Divination always begins with you asking Mbali a question to which you are seeking insight and Mbail will guide you to connect with your ancestors, spirit guides and your own intuition to uncover information that will help you find more meaning in your life. Usually,
prescriptions for healing may be offered in the form of creative, imaginative rituals or offerings.
Our Medicine, the gifts we came in with and the skills we have acquired, are often unharnessed due to wounding, trauma, loss and not being seen. We stay in the discomfort of the comfortable, negative self image and seldom explore the mystery of life and our potential. We remain immobile and our gifts remain unclaimed. A Divination can help you bring your medicine into this world, move from the concept of scarcity to abundance, uncover a your gifts and help you heal.
I encourage you to look through the comments on this string. A couple of us who have received Divinations in the past have shared our stories about them.
Mbali offers phone Divinations to all 29Gifts members for a fee. If you would like to schedule an appointment with Mbali, you can reach her by emailing mbali@29Gifts.org. You can also go to Mbali's website if you'd like more information about her work Oakland Magazine also recently published a wonderful article about Mbali's divinations which offers more information.
Here's a photo of Mbali performing a divination in my home during the Divination Salon I hosted in June 2009.
