Goddess luisah teish biography
Goddess luisah teish biography
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Luisah Teish
American spiritual writer
Iyanifa Luisah Teish | |
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Teish in 2017 | |
| Native name | Fajembola Fatunmise |
| Born | (1948-04-20) April 20, 1948 (age 76) New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Notable works | Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals |
| yeyeluisahteish.com | |
Luisah Teish (TEESH;[1] also known as Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise)[2] is a teacher[3] and an author, most notably of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.[4] She is an Iyanifa and Oshun chief in the YorubaLucumi tradition.[4][5]
Life
Luisah Teish is an African-American, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Her father, Wilson Allen, Sr. was an African Methodist Episcopal whose parents had been two-generation serv