John Lockley
| John Lockley | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1971 (age 42–43) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Sangoma |
| Years active | 2007-present |
John Keith Kelly Lockley (born 1971) is a white South African who is initiated as an igqirha. An igqirha is a traditional healer or sangoma of the Xhosa people.[1][2][3]
Training as a sangoma
Lockley 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 is also initiated in yoga and Zen Buddhism.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Sally (June 2010). "The sangoma's apprentice". Spirit & Destiny. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "White sangoma dreams his destiny". IOL. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2013. Shortened version of "You cannot choose to be a sangoma" by Jonathan Ancer published in The Star on 23 March 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zohra Mohamed Teke (25 February 2010). "Sangoma Lockley is a healing connector". Daily News. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ Bröll, Claudia (7 April 2012). "Im Rhythmus der Xhosa". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sizani, Mkhuseli (3 May 2011). "I was called by ancestors, says mlungu". Daily Sun. 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.' ... John is initiated in three traditions: as a Xhosa sangoma, in yoga and Zen Buddhism."
- ↑ Lockley, John (2007). "Bridge of Reconciliation". Sacred Hoop. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mthethwa, Bongani (21 September 2008). "Celebrity sangomas heed the call of ancestors". The Times. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
Further reading
- Baker, JH (June 2010). "The Lone Leopard". Sacred Fire Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Timm, Lindy (14 July 2009). "After the calling dream". The South African. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- Waller, Pip (2008). "A Sacred Agreement". Sacred Hoop. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
External links
- John Lockley's website
- Interview on The Morning Show, TV3, Ireland (23 August 2011)
- Interview on Outlook, BBC World Service (13 May 2010)
- Interview on Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4 (5 Sept 2009)
- Interview on The Afternoon Show, BBC Radio Oxford (3 June 2009)