Biography:John Lockley
John Lockley | |
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| Born | 1971 (age 54–55) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Sangoma |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
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]
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 also practices and teaches yoga and Zen Buddhism.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Sally (June 2010). "The sangoma's apprentice". Spirit & Destiny. http://www.johnlockley.com/publications/2016/8/10/the-sangomas-apprentice. Posted at Lockley's website.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "White sangoma dreams his destiny". IOL. 28 April 2007. http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/white-sangoma-dreams-his-destiny-1.350566#.UTyIvdZTCz4. Shortened version of "You cannot choose to be a sangoma" by Jonathan Ancer in The Star, 23 March 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zohra Mohamed Teke (25 February 2010). "Sangoma Lockley is a healing connector". Daily News. http://www.african-shaman.com/wp-content/uploads/Sangoma-Lockley-is-a-healing-connector.pdf.
- ↑ Bröll, Claudia (7 April 2012). "Im Rhythmus der Xhosa" (in de). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/beruf-chance/mein-weg/john-lockley-im-rhythmus-der-xhosa-11708657.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sizani, Mkhuseli (3 May 2011). "I was called by ancestors, says mlungu". Daily Sun. http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dailysun/2011/05/03/DE/9/DEMlungu-sangoma%20OF%20THE%20ANCESTORS_1223.html. "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. http://www.johnlockley.com/publications/2016/8/10/bridge-of-reconciliation-sacred-hoop-magazine-issue-56-2007. Posted at Lockley's website.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Mthethwa, Bongani (21 September 2008). "Celebrity sangomas heed the call of ancestors". The Times. http://www.african-shaman.com/wp-content/uploads/sangoma-heed-call.pdf.
Further reading
- 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
External links
- 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)
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