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Each of these systems must be viewed as brother and sister but not the same. A Vodunsi may know nothing of the Akan way of practice, which is why a Vodunsi cannot enter a traditional Akan temple and begin to work with the Gods of that Temple all willy nilly.
BUT the purpose of this thread is not to seperate anything. Its to acknowledge that rather than talking about Afrikan culture as if its a thing of the past, or something that we want to keep others from, we ought to be thinking of it as something that is timeless and worthy of practice and perservation.
Lastly, you misunderstand the term "formally" - by that I mean, you have been inducted into a system and lineage, which has been specifically approved of by your Ancestors (through a genuine Afrikan process, like divination, possession etc etc) and you follow the culture of that system. I am not talking about a general "support".
I support ALL indigenous traditions, Afrikan or not, but my formal participation is different and much more exclusive, because it requires commitement, study, hands-on practice and access to the sciences that built that system.
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