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Obeah and Myal — two deeply misunderstood spiritual systems that form the foundation of Jamaica’s ancestral wisdom.

Long before colonization, the island’s Arawakan-speaking peoples practiced Myal, an indigenous religion rooted in their connection to nature, spirit possession, and ritual dance. When Africans were brought to Jamaica, they merged their own sacred traditions with Myal, creating a rich Afro-Indigenous spirituality that honored the ancestors, used herbal medicine, and worked in harmony with the unseen world.

We’ll explore how:
✨ Myal was a complete belief system of healing, balance, and divine connection — similar to rootwork and Hoodoo in its emphasis on spirit-led medicine.
✨ Obeah, over time, became associated with the shadow side of magic — power that could heal or harm depending on intent.
✨ The rivalry between Myal and Obeah grew during slavery, when colonizers employed Obeahmen for control and manipulation, while Myalists resisted with ritual and spiritual warfare.
✨ Many colonial writings distorted both practices through a racist and biased lens, demonizing African spirituality while misunderstanding its depth and moral code.
✨ At their core, both Obeah and Myal hold the same ancestral science — the knowledge of herbs, spirits, and divine law — carried by those who refused to forget who they were.

Today, when we study Obeah and Myal through our own eyes rather than through colonial narratives, we reconnect with the ancient wisdom of our ancestors, the rhythm of the land, and the spiritual intelligence encoded in our very DNA.