Palo Mayombe
Subtitle: The Garden of Blood and Bones
Publisher: Scarlet Imprint
Published: Mar 18, 2011
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780956720399
Description: This book details the very explicit history of how the religion of Palo Mayombe was carried over from Africa on Slaveships and how the Bantu culture and  language was preserved by the erstwhile pursuits of men and women who remained true to the their practice and to the continued initiations into houses of regal lineage. This book is an invaluable tool for anyone wanting to know more about the factual history of Palo Mayombe and the actual practices, techniques, and instruments that go into the complete customs that are upheld until today by Palos and Paleras all over the United States and surrounding islands in the Carribbean as well as South America, and other places. Palo is seen as the antithesis to Santeria, where practitioners of Santeria claim Palos and Paleras are engaging in Black Magic, a sort of nefarious evil sister to the light-exalting Santeria, even though, a lot of the same rites and rituals partaken in Santeria are also present in Palo Mayombe. It is a generational hatred that dates back to the days of the early conquistadors where the Spanish soldiers tried to divide the medicine workers and shaman from having congenial relations with one another by creating fictional stories of night time rendezvous with Satan itself. This smear campaign took place within both camps, Santeria and Palo.
Notes: Source title: Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones