Jesse Hathaway is giving a class on the Foundations of Quimbanda. Posted deets are:
*FOUNDATIONS OF QUIMBANDA – A Six Week Class Series*
Mondays in August and early September 2025, 9pm EDT
This class is taught in English, and will be six 1.5 hours sessions.
Over the six weeks we will look at several key topics, including:
• Roots & Cosmovision: Exploring the histories and worldview of Quimbanda
• The Devil at the Crossroads: Exploring the various manifestations of Exu in Quimbanda, being the male retinue of ancestral messengers and familiar spirits
• A Rose for the Queen of Hell: Exploring the various manifestations of Pombagira in Quimbanda, being the female retinue of ancestral messengers and familiar spirits
• Landmarks of the Practice and Variations & Lineages: Exploring the various hallmarks of what is called Quimbanda, the shape of ceremony and ritual, the offerings and technologies on a broad level, a closer examination of possession, the Seven Kingdoms in overview, as well as how different lineages of Quimbanda view the cult and their specific contexts
• Workings and Medicines: Exploring the operative magic of Quimbanda through its workings and medicines both internal and external
• Workings and Medicines: Exploring the operative magic of Quimbanda through its workings and medicines both internal and external
• Temples, Houses, and Workers: Exploring various ways Quimbanda is practiced within Brazil, and increasingly outside it, including profiles of prominent Quimbandeiros
• Engagement: Exploring what it is to engage actively with these spirits, how to do so safely, and what opportunities exist at a distance for those interested.
This class is foundational and appropriate for anyone at any level of knowledge of Quimbanda.
Running an early registration sale, $249 if you register in June, full price will be $321.
[having not taken previous classes by Mr. Hathaway we are not actively endorsing this class – just letting you know it exist. Y’all need to do your own vetting]
