- Luisah Teish
Luisah Teish is an author, storyteller, and priestess of the
Ifá /Orisha faith fromNew Orleans, Louisiana .She is the founder and president of Ile Orunmila Oshun, and holds a chieftancy title in the Fatunmise lineage as head
Oshun 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 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
Oakland, California , theCalifornia Institute of Integral Studies inSan Francisco, California , and she teaches atNew College of California ,John F. Kennedy University , the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Center, andNaropa University . Her performances, lectures and workshops have taken her to Europe,Egypt , South America,New Zealand ,Nigeria ,Costa Rica , and across the United States.Bibliography
* "Carnival of the Spirit" (1994) Harpercollins ISBN 0062508687, ISBN 978-0062508683
* "Eye of the Storm" (1998) E P Dutton ISBN 0525940324, ISBN 978-0525940326
* "Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals" (1988) HarperOne ISBN 0062508598, ISBN 978-0062508591
* "Jump Up: Good Times Throughout the Season with Celebrations from Around the World" (2000) Conari Press ISBN 1573245518, ISBN 978-1573245517
* "Soul Between the Lines: Freeing Your Creative Spirit Through Writing" (with Dorothy Randall Gray) (1998) Avon Books ISBN 0380791420, ISBN 978-0380791422
* "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 0892811293, ISBN 978-0892811298External links
* [http://www.ileorunmilaoshun.org/Services/Bios/yeye.htm Elder, Ile Orunmila Oshun]
* [http://www.newcollege.edu/profiles/profiledetails.cfm?profileID=12 New College profile]
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