Black Bull, Ancestors and Me Quotes

“our ancestors use different parts of our bodies to make us listen to them”
― Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde, Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life as a Lesbian Sangoma

“Hlengiwe taught me to be humble in front of the plants. she taught me to know the difference between the plants and to know the how to communicate with the plants if I am in the bush. I learned how ti listen to the sounds of the plants. Hlengiwe told me, "the plants are talking to you. They are communicating with you. Even the water itself is communicating with you. Listen!”
― Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde, Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life as a Lesbian Sangoma

“Sangoma's work with different kinds of ancestors: ancestors who share the same bloodline; ancestors from the village and the nation; ancestors that come from other parts of the world; and ancestors that are part of everything that exists.”
― Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde, Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life as a Lesbian Sangoma