Mphutungwane Traditional Healing & Consultation

I'm always searching for roots of who I am and where I come from.  This may seem strange but the thing about ubungoma is that it puts you in touch intimately with your own family tree and you uncover a history about your forefathers (amadlozi) which you would otherwise never ever have access to.  The  pride I have in what I do and in who I am is because of the information which I get about the people from whom I come and their achievements against difficult odds.  This knowledge allows me to believe in myself and the secret strengths I have, to overcome and achieve whatever I set my mind to. I'm sure you are wondering where this is going and you are about to find out.

We often underestimate how important it is for families to be united, not just emotionally but also spiritually.  Unity of the family members (or lack of it) is usually an indication of what is happening in the spiritual world as well.  In a lot of ways our state of mind in the physical is a mirror of the state of mind in the non physical world as well. 

I received a wonderful email asking how women with a calling can continue when they get married and are now taken to belong to another family.  I loved the question because I have faced this issue on countless occassions especially when one becomes a thwasa after marriage.

The gift of ubungoma is a complex one but when it comes to its origins, its very simple and never changes.  Your gift is from your birth family and usually comprises of gifts from both your mother and your father's side of the family.  That is constant.  You don't need to know your parents for the gift to manifest in you or for you to be born with it or for it to be dominated by either of your birth parents. 

Having become a Sangoma without a family history of it, I know just how confusing and difficult this time can be for a family.  Even as a discussion prior to finding the right Inyanga/Gobela and even just getting to the point of agreement in the family can bring to the fore divisions in the family.  As difficult as it is for the family to accept, I think the family also needs to understand what the potential thwasa is going through as well and also what it is that they require from you their loved ones.