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# Luisah Teish

(1949)   Writer

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Luisah Teish is a writer.

## Quick Facts About Luisah Teish

Born November 30, 1949

Profession Writer

## About Luisah Teish

American writer and spiritualist... \| Luisah Teish is a teacher and an author, most notably of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals. She is an Iyanifa and Oshun chief in the Yoruba Lucumi tradition.

##  Quotes by Luisah Teish

> [We are the ancestors of the future and what we do now will have an impact.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisah-teish/we-are-the-ancestors-of-the-future-and-what-we-do-now-will-have-an/)

[Luisah Teish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisah-teish/)

[Ancestor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestor/)

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> [Sometimes the ancestors deem certain information so important that they send it to the subconscious mind without being consciously asked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisah-teish/sometimes-the-ancestors-deem-certain-information-so-important-that/)

[Luisah Teish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisah-teish/)

[Ancestor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancestor/)

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> [I maintain that the biggest challenge in the new millennium could be a change of habit. We could change from a dominating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luisah-teish/i-maintain-that-the-biggest-challenge-in-the-new-millennium-could-be/)

[Luisah Teish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luisah-teish/)

[Biggest challenge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biggest-challenge/)

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