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Once I had grown accustomed to the dimly lit interior I began to take in my surroundings; jars of leaves and different coloured concoctions littered the floor with a few skulls of unidentifiable animals. There were bunches of leaves and twigs hung suspended from the ceiling and an enormous python skin circumnavigated the hut, it was an Aladdin’s grove of treasures.
Jeluga greeted us, in a serious manner, and we all smiled nervously and fidgeted as we sat down on the grass mats. He then took some snuff, snorted it, coughed and spluttered and then started to shake a a small purse, which rattled ominously. We were going to have the bones thrown for us.
It is a privilege to be invited into a traditional healer’s house. Sangomas or traditional healers are revered in Eswatini and 80% of the population will consult a traditional healer before a visiting a clinic. They are considered physicians, herbalists, prophets, priests and diviners, all rolled into one. Sangomas therefore have a a great deal of responsibility within the community. So traditional healers are often
Jeluga greeted us, in a serious manner, and we all smiled nervously and fidgeted as we sat down on the grass mats. He then took some snuff, snorted it, coughed and spluttered and then started to shake a a small purse, which rattled ominously. We were going to have the bones thrown for us.
It is a privilege to be invited into a traditional healer’s house. Sangomas or traditional healers are revered in Eswatini and 80% of the population will consult a traditional healer before a visiting a clinic. They are considered physicians, herbalists, prophets, priests and diviners, all rolled into one. Sangomas therefore have a a great deal of responsibility within the community. So traditional healers are often