Exchange for sangoma services

The offering of these sessions is a rare occurrence outside of the areas they hail from in Africa. In traditional African cultures, sangoma services are highly regarded and well paid for. From time immemorial sangoma medicine people have been paid for their services, whether in the form of animals like goats, chickens, or cows; or goods like tobacco. Money is now common currency for service. It is widely believed that if people don’t pay or exchange something for their healing then they won’t get better. The rate of exchange respects the spiritual lineage of the client and the sangoma, and is a symbol of taking spiritual growth and healing seriously.

Traveling to Europe as the US, John goes to great lengths to follow his calling and share this medicine, and he charges a rate requisite with this expense as well as in consideration of his expertise as a fully initiated senior sangoma.