John Keith Kelly Lockley (born 1971) is a white South African who is initiated as an igqirha, a traditional healer or sangoma of the Xhosa people.[1][2][3]
John Lockley | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Sangoma |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
Training as a sangoma
editLockley was born in Cape Town in 1971 during apartheid to an Irish mother and a Zimbabwean father with British ancestry.[1][4][5][6]
He completed an honours degree in clinical psychology at Rhodes University in 1997.[2][7]
In 1997 in post-apartheid South Africa he met Xhosa sangoma Mum Gwevu in the Joza township in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Mum Gwevu says she had foreseen his arrival in a dream. He was trained as a sangoma in the Eastern Cape townships, serving a 10-year apprenticeship with Mum Gwevu which he completed in 2007. Mum Gwevu gave him the Xhosa name Ucingolwendaba, which means "messenger".[2][3][5][7]
He also practices and teaches yoga and Zen Buddhism.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Turner, Sally (June 2010). "The sangoma's apprentice". Spirit & Destiny. Retrieved 10 March 2013. Posted at Lockley's website.
- ^ a b c "White sangoma dreams his destiny". IOL. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2013. Shortened version of "You cannot choose to be a sangoma" Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine by Jonathan Ancer in The Star, 23 March 2007.
- ^ a b Zohra Mohamed Teke (25 February 2010). "Sangoma Lockley is a healing connector" (PDF). Daily News. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Bröll, Claudia (7 April 2012). "Im Rhythmus der Xhosa". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ a b c Sizani, Mkhuseli (3 May 2011). "I was called by ancestors, says mlungu". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
He told Daily Sun: 'I was born with a band of birth skin around my eyes. It is the white mark of the sangoma.'
- ^ Lockley, John (2007). "Bridge of Reconciliation". Sacred Hoop. Retrieved 10 March 2013. Posted at Lockley's website.
- ^ a b Mthethwa, Bongani (21 September 2008). "Celebrity sangomas heed the call of ancestors" (PDF). The Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
Further reading
edit- Baker, JH (June 2010) "The Lone Leopard" (PDF). Sacred Fire Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2013
- Timm, Lindy (14 July 2009). "After the calling dream" (PDF). The South African. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Zanardi, Sylvia (26 June 2015). "Sangomas - Traditional African Healers". Cape Chameleon. Retrieved 8 September 2016
- Ancer, Jonathan (20 March 2007) "A Call to Become a Sangoma". Grocott's. Archived (PDF) on 8 September 2016
- (10 August 2016) "Together We Are Strong" (PDF). Sacred Hoop Magazine, UK. Archived (PDF) on 8 September 2016