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| '''Luisah Teish''' is an author, storyteller, and priestess of the ]/] faith from ]. | '''Luisah Teish''' is an author, storyteller, and priestess of the ]/] faith from ]. She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a proud resident of Oakland, Ca. | ||
| ==Religion== | |||
| She is the founder and president of Ile Orunmila Oshun, and holds a chieftaincy title in the Fatunmise lineage as head ] Priest in the United States. She is the Vice President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and the founder of the School of Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA. She is the author of several books on African religion, including ''Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals'', ''Carnival of the Spirit'', and ''Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World''. | |||
| She is the founder and president of Ile Orunmila Oshun, and holds a chieftaincy title in the Fatunmise lineage as head ] Priest in the United States. Teish is an initiated elder (Iyanifa) in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of the West African Diaspora, and she holds a chieftaincy title (Yeye’woro) from the Fatunmise Compound in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Presently she is the Chair of the World Orisha Congress Committee on Women’s Issues. She is also a devotee of Damballah Hwedo, the Haitian Rainbow Serpent, under the guidance of Moma Lola. In 1983, she established Ile Orunmila Oshun (The House of Destiny and Love and the School of Ancient Mysteries/Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA). She is an ally to the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers. | |||
| ==Author== | |||
| She is a theatrical performer of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth. Teish is also a playwright and director, whose works include ''Olokun's Challenge''. She has been on the faculty at University of Creation Spirituality in ], the ] in ], and she teaches at ], ], the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Center, and ]. Her performances, lectures and workshops have taken her to Europe, ], South America, ], ], ], and across the United States. | |||
| Teish is the author of several books on African and African-American spiritual culture and mythology, including ''Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals'', ''Carnival of the Spirit'', and ''Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World''. She has contributed to fifteen anthologies, and published articles in magazines such as ''Essence'', ''Ms.'', ''Shaman’s Drum'', and ''Yoga Journal''. Her writings have been translated into German, Spanish, and French. | |||
| ==Theater== | |||
| She is a theatrical performer of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth, and has performed in venues such as The Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland, Ca., the Brooklyn Academy of Music, St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York, and the Galaxy Theater in Auckland, New Zealand. Teish is also a playwright and director, whose works include ''Olokun's Challenge''. Her performances, lectures and workshops have taken her to Europe, ], South America, ], ], ], and across the United States. Ms. Teish directs Dahomey Royal Design House, which produces mixed –media works of art, designs wearable art, and home decor and conducts private ceremonies and public celebrations. | |||
| ==Teacher== | |||
| She has been on the faculty at University of Creation Spirituality in ], the ] in ], and she teaches at ], ], the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Center, and ]. She is Associate Core Faculty at Sophia University-ITP, and Adjunct at California Institute of Integral Studies and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. She taught at the University of Creation Spirituality-Naropa Oakland and has been a guest lecturer at Stanford, UCLA, and Harvard. She is the Vice President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and the founder of the School of Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA. | |||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| * ''Carnival of the Spirit'' (1994) Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-250868-7, ISBN 978-0-06-250868-3 | * ''Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage'' (1994) Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-250868-7, ISBN 978-0-06-250868-3 | ||
| * ''Eye of the Storm'' (1998) E P Dutton ISBN 0-525-94032-4, ISBN 978-0-525-94032-6 | * ''Eye of the Storm'' (1998) E P Dutton ISBN 0-525-94032-4, ISBN 978-0-525-94032-6 | ||
| * ''Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals'' (1988) HarperOne ISBN 0-06-250859-8, ISBN 978-0-06-250859-1 | * ''Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals'' (1988) HarperOne ISBN 0-06-250859-8, ISBN 978-0-06-250859-1 | ||
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| * ''What Don't Kill is Fattening: Poems by Luisah Teish'' (1980) Fan Tree Press ASIN: B0007BJRRE | * ''What Don't Kill is Fattening: Poems by Luisah Teish'' (1980) Fan Tree Press ASIN: B0007BJRRE | ||
| * ''Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries'' (with Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa and Stephen Larsen) (2003) Destiny Books (New Edition of ''Song of the Stars'') ISBN 0-89281-129-3, ISBN 978-0-89281-129-8 | * ''Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries'' (with Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa and Stephen Larsen) (2003) Destiny Books (New Edition of ''Song of the Stars'') ISBN 0-89281-129-3, ISBN 978-0-89281-129-8 | ||
| * ''What Don’t Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth'' | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 8 August 2012
Luisah Teish is an author, storyteller, and priestess of the Ifá/Orisha faith from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a proud resident of Oakland, Ca.
Religion
She is the founder and president of Ile Orunmila Oshun, and holds a chieftaincy title in the Fatunmise lineage as head Oshun Priest in the United States. Teish is an initiated elder (Iyanifa) in the Ifa/Orisha tradition of the West African Diaspora, and she holds a chieftaincy title (Yeye’woro) from the Fatunmise Compound in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Presently she is the Chair of the World Orisha Congress Committee on Women’s Issues. She is also a devotee of Damballah Hwedo, the Haitian Rainbow Serpent, under the guidance of Moma Lola. In 1983, she established Ile Orunmila Oshun (The House of Destiny and Love and the School of Ancient Mysteries/Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA). She is an ally to the Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers.
Author
Teish is the author of several books on African and African-American spiritual culture and mythology, including Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals, Carnival of the Spirit, and Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World. She has contributed to fifteen anthologies, and published articles in magazines such as Essence, Ms., Shaman’s Drum, and Yoga Journal. Her writings have been translated into German, Spanish, and French.
Theater
She is a theatrical performer of African, Caribbean, and African-American folklore and feminist myth, and has performed in venues such as The Scottish Rite Temple in Oakland, Ca., the Brooklyn Academy of Music, St. John the Divine Cathedral in New York, and the Galaxy Theater in Auckland, New Zealand. Teish is also a playwright and director, whose works include Olokun's Challenge. Her performances, lectures and workshops have taken her to Europe, Egypt, South America, New Zealand, Nigeria, Costa Rica, and across the United States. Ms. Teish directs Dahomey Royal Design House, which produces mixed –media works of art, designs wearable art, and home decor and conducts private ceremonies and public celebrations.
Teacher
She has been on the faculty at University of Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California, the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California, and she teaches at New College of California, John F. Kennedy University, the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Center, and Naropa University. She is Associate Core Faculty at Sophia University-ITP, and Adjunct at California Institute of Integral Studies and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. She taught at the University of Creation Spirituality-Naropa Oakland and has been a guest lecturer at Stanford, UCLA, and Harvard. She is the Vice President of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology, and the founder of the School of Ancient Mysteries and Sacred Arts Center in Oakland, CA.
Bibliography
- Carnival of the Spirit: Seasonal Celebrations and Rites of Passage (1994) Harpercollins ISBN 0-06-250868-7, ISBN 978-0-06-250868-3
- Eye of the Storm (1998) E P Dutton ISBN 0-525-94032-4, ISBN 978-0-525-94032-6
- Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals (1988) HarperOne ISBN 0-06-250859-8, ISBN 978-0-06-250859-1
- Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World (2000) Conari Press ISBN 1-57324-551-8, ISBN 978-1-57324-551-7
- Soul Between the Lines: Freeing Your Creative Spirit Through Writing (with Dorothy Randall Gray) (1998) Avon Books ISBN 0-380-79142-0, ISBN 978-0-380-79142-2
- What Don't Kill is Fattening: Poems by Luisah Teish (1980) Fan Tree Press ASIN: B0007BJRRE
- Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries (with Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa and Stephen Larsen) (2003) Destiny Books (New Edition of Song of the Stars) ISBN 0-89281-129-3, ISBN 978-0-89281-129-8
- What Don’t Kill Is Fattening Revisited: Twenty Years of Poetry, Prose, and Myth