BWITI MUSIC - Sounds of the moungongo of the Bwiti missoko
Hear the sounds of the sacred harp Moungongo of the Bwiti Missoko tradition
BWITI MUSIC - Sounds of the Ngombi, the sacred harp of the bwiti fang
Hear the sounds of the sacred harp Ngombi and initiatic Bwiti songs in Fang language.
Interview about Bwiti missoko women’s initiation :: in conversation with navona
Navona Gallegos, permaculture designer, talks with us about her experience of Bwiti Missoko initiation. Listen in to hear about how the experience was, what she got out of it, how the community supported her experience, and what the forest means in the process.
M’MUI, THE INTIMATE FRIEND
Nima MEZUI ESSONO Jeaures, also known as ANGAP DZAM, a spiritual leader and practitioner (initiator, healer, and priest) of the Mimbara branch of the Bwiti Tradition, introduces his book, M'MUI, THE INTIMATE FRIEND, to the public for the first time.
This book aligns with the teachings of his venerable master, ATOME RIBENGA NA NGOYE, that is to say, in the defense, promotion, and resurgence of the Bwitist tradition in Gabon, the basis of the awakening of Gabonese and the world’s spiritual consciousness.
Q&A with bwiti missoko master (audio)
Hear Bwiti Missoko master Apollon talk about all things Bwiti — tradition, initiation, iboga and more.
Exploring Gabon's Sacred Pathways
Interview with Mar “Nyangou”, a founder of the “Bwiti Initiations” portal.
Books about the Bwiti Tradition
List of our selected books on the Bwiti Tradition that are presently available. The majority of these books are written in French, and some may be challenging to find. Our team is actively working on translating works by Bwiti masters and practitioners into English, with a focus on books in the public domain or for which we have obtained author permissions.
BWITI INITIATIONS FAQ
We often receive inquiries from individuals who are interested in traveling to Gabon to undergo initiation in the Bwiti tradition. In this section, we will regularly publish a collection of frequently asked questions and their corresponding answers.
Initiating with Iboga in Africa (podcast interview)
Born in Gabon, Apollon met the Bwiti many years ago after studying other spiritual paths, including Buddhism and Christianity. For many years he has been a bridge, supporting people to learn the Bwiti Missoko tradition. He helps people get initiated with trusted and consecrated masters who practice precisely with the traditional protocol. Through this ancient science, Apollon gives tools to change things inside and outside of you to create deep transformation.
THE SECRET BIBLE OF AFRICA ACCORDING TO BWITI
There are not many books about the Bwiti Tradition available in English. Most of them are in French and are generally not easy to find. It’s even more challenging to find books written not by anthropologists, but by the bearers of the Tradition, people who have been initiated into the high mysteries of this Primordial Wisdom. Here we present an English translation of Prince Birinda’s book “Le Bible Secréte des Noirs selon le Bouiti (Doctrine Initiatique de L’Afrique Equatoriale)” — The Sacred Bible of the Blacks according to Bwiti (The Initiatic Doctrine of Equatorial Africa), first published in Paris in 1952.
Two faces of the Bwiti Tradition
An essay about different understandings of the Bwiti Tradition by Mar Lébou, a Bwiti practitioner and a student of mystical arts.
The Twelve (documentary)
The Twelve is a feature length documentary that gives a voice to wisdom traditions through the words of these twelve Elders. The Twelve features Master Atome Ribenga, the Bwiti Fang Nima who initiated and consecrated Gregory Puente (one of the Nimas we work with).
Bwiti Fang Initiation Q&A with NYma Gregory Puente :: Part 2 :: (video)
We speak with consecrated Nima Gregory Puente about plant medicine and spiritual evolution, how to integrate well after initiation, initiation in Gabon and international retreats, and how culturally appropriate it is for Western people to partake in this traditional African rites.
Bwiti Fang Initiation Q&A with NYma Gregory Puente :: Part 1 :: (video)
We speak with consecrated Nima Gregory Puente about the Bwiti Initiation and Bwiti Tradition, traditional Initiation vs ibogaine treatment and why is initiation important.