Fezile Pretorius' journey as a sangoma felt like it was predetermined. Everything about him flies in the face of conventional stereotypes.
By the age of 13, a chance encounter with a sangoma revealed that his visions were more than mere figments of imagination, he says.Everything about Fezile Pretorius flies in the face of conventional stereotypes. He’s a white sangoma and, while it’s still relatively unusual, his hue has nothing to do with his convictions.
Eighteen years ago, Fezile’s life pivoted. He was in a bad place, narcotics, and troubles with the law saw a young, wild and reckless man completely rudderless. “I was in a bad state,” said Fezile. “I was addicted to drugs, and not behaving properly,” he shared. It was then that his family and a community of traditional healers intervened, offering him a choice: to embrace his calling or continue down a destructive path.
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