John Lockley
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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]
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| Born | 1971 (age 53–54) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation | Sangoma |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
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]
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