Afro Mythos with Adeche

Exploring African Spirituality, Mythology, Folklore, and Culture through thoughtful essays, art, storytelling, and research across the continent and diaspora 🧡

By Adeche Atelier

Articles:

• Why African Traditional Religions were (and continue to be) so misunderstood

• How colonial language distorted African spiritual systems, and why we need to understand them on their own terms

• The Double Standard Around African Spirituality & Mythology

An exploration of why African pantheons are policed as dangerous while Greek and Norse myths are celebrated

• ASMR A-Z: Cowrie Shells

From currency to divination, how cowrie shells carry value, protection, and spiritual meaning

• Grebo Masks

Exploring the Grebo “Second Face” masks of Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire, known for their geometric forms, symbolic eyes, and warrior associations.

• ASMR A - Z: Chi

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