The Sibyls: the First Prophetess’ of Mami (Wata):The Theft of African Prophecy by the Catholic Church

by Mama Zogbe

The Theft of African Prophecy by the Catholic For 6,000 years, Africa was ruled by a powerful order of Sibyl matriarchs. They produced the world's first oracles, prophetess and prophets. known as "Pythoness," they worked the oracles in the Black Egyptian colonies in ancient Greece, Rome, Turkey, Israel, Syria and Babylon. Their holy temples were more numerous than the churches of today. In ancient Rome, they first established the "holy seat" of the Vatican advising the world's heads of state. Centuries before Christ, they cured epileptics, the blind, lepers and “casted out demons.” It was a Sibyl who called-up the spirit of "Apostle" Samuel. Their "pagan" prophecies were used by the emerging Roman papals to create a “western theological” foundation and became the undisputed precursor for their Christian Bible. African women's religious history is finally being unearthed, exposing shocking revelations buried for more than 2000 years.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Religion, Spirituality

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sidney Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

For 6,000 years, Africa was ruled by a powerful order of Sibyl matriarchs. They produced the world's first oracles, prophetess and prophets. known as "Pythoness," they worked the oracles in the Black Egyptian colonies in ancient Greece, Rome, Turkey, Israel, Syria and Babylon. Their holy temples were more numerous than the churches of today. In ancient Rome, they first established the "holy seat" of the Vatican advising the world's heads of state. Centuries before Christ, they cured epileptics, the blind, lepers and “casted out demons.” It was a Sibyl who called-up the spirit of "Apostle" Samuel. Their "pagan" prophecies were used by the emerging Roman papals to create a “western theological” foundation and became the undisputed precursor for their Christian Bible. African women's religious history is finally being unearthed, exposing shocking revelations buried for more than 2000 years.

[Ace Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

An important sobering read. African history that has been stolen from us by the Catholic Church, and rewritten to fit their sinister, violent and oppressive agenda. You can feel the truth of these divine prophetesses leaping from the page and latching onto your heart as you read. The unearthing of this tragic herstory is shockingly revealed In these pages. I am glad I read this book. Whispers from my own African ancestors led me here and upturned everything I’ve ever been taught. The truth is hidden but not for much longer. Truth is merely awakening and it’s coming for the church! Thank you Mama Zogbe.

[Candace Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very informative and I loved reading about our history. I hate how our history and culture has been stolen from us, white washed and made to be evil. This book educated and really opens your eyes especially with how they(the Christian church) deemed our practices of the devil but they used the same practices.

[Christann Chanell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow!
This book goes deep.
Aside from the grammatical errors and page layout, it’s wealthy with history and information.
I was even able to cross-reference info in this book with other spiritual texts. A must read for anyone inspired to reveal truth!

[Keenya Rotunda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative history lesson on the practice and near annihilation of Priestesses of Aset. You get the roots of patriarchy and how it swept the entire planet. This is a sobering but necessary book.

[Java · Rating 5 out of 5]

Happy Black History Month! (2024)

[*＊✿❀ Q ❀✿＊* · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve had this book for a while and have mainly picked through it for reference until now. I decided to read it in its entirety and I’m really glad I did. Mama Zogbe presented facts and receipts that are easily verifiable with other books or simply by doing a quick search online. My mind was blown with how much is just sitting in plain sight.

I’m proud to be a Black woman everyday, but especially today ✊🏾😌

[Roo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an uneven treatise on the legends of the Sibyl's and how their same stories survive to this day in the guise of Christian or Jewish religions. I learned a lot about the Libyan Sibyl and how the practices of oracular visions had been practiced on the African continent way before the age of the Pharaohs. Mama Zogbe opened my eyes to the fierce abilities of the Amazon women (Ama=mother, Zon=Sun), and to the probability that rituals of raising the dead were passed into Vodun religions, and co-opted by authors of the New Testament who wrote stories of Jesus doing the same thing. Zogbe shows many examples of art through the ages that are depictions of black Africans, but have been dismissed or just missed by Western scholars. Zogbe points out the hair and clothing that she recognizes as African, which once pointed out, I totally agree with.
That these ritualistic practices were impressive to outside cultures who probably traded/made war on/utilized them I have no doubt. Where Zogbe lost me a bit was her attribution of African women as kind of Forrest Gump characters, always there, always claiming to be this Sibyl or that Sibyl. That many of the Sibyl's were people of color, I agree. But I also think that with traders and conquerors, there would have been a melding of cultures. Some of the Egyptian, Greek, and Roman invaders/traders could have brought their worship practices to Africa. The cults from Africa did change their devotion to different named Goddesses: Cybele, Isis, Artemis, and more.
There is such sketchy information about the Sibyls from centuries of writing, that I think Zogbe did an outstanding job weaving it together. It is scholarly conjecture which I appreciate.

[Perrier]

It will not let me read the book I’m not even sure how you open the book to start it so that’s very sad

[Henry Nelson]

Good

[Kandra Ortiz]

Want to read more very interesting that I always said that women run the world Mother Earth Mother Nature

[Daniel Kofi · Rating 3 out of 5]

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