Magic Touch

18/05/2026

Ngiyakupheka ke manje, I am preparing you for great things to come. Asiqale ngoku cleaner umzimba, lets get rid of inyongo.

INTOLWANE

Lomuthi siyaphalaza ngawo, ukhucula inyongo, ucleaner umzimba kanye negazi. Perfect cleanser ekazwi ukugida yodwa nje ingathakwanga.

Lomuthi ulapha nokugula oku skin related, acne, blemishes, ukushiye unesikhumba esihle, I would easily pair it with Ishongwe, grind into a fine powder, and mix neSibabuli, Holy Oil. This will become an ointment you will smear around the face, njengabantu abadla izambani likapondo, when they smear Avocado on their faces, and just lay allowing the body to feed on the mixture.

Intolwane is so versatile, siyageza umnyama ngayo makushoniwe. You can pair it with aboMaDlozana, Isiqunga, Jundu & Bhubhubhu ukugeza ekhaya after the funeral.

Kodwa my favourite use of all time, is it's ability yokubuyisa isitho somuntu wesimame. Ugeza inkomo ngalomuthi kayi 1 (One), that's all it takes. Liyabuya ikhekhe umuntu aphenduke 16 valve. Khona abantu who prefer ukuwushutheka straight in the va**na, using stockings. Entrepreneurs among us, should patent a va**nal tightening soap around this product, just like the Chinese have done

SIDE EFFECTS
Continued usage in this manner will result into isichitho. Use sparingly

Omunye ke umuthi okukhucula inyongo is, Mfusamvu

17/05/2026

The Battle Between Flesh and Idlozi

Ngiyinyanga yabafazi 😅😂🤣

Oooooh Nkos' yam… this is not an easy job let me tell you
When I first started ukulapha abantu, indlela kade kugcwala abantu besimame ngakhona — all ages, sizes and kinds. Abafana used to camp outside my house, belinde ukushela labosisi abahle abaphuma endumbeni 😅.

If I didn’t have backbone, discipline and restraint, ngabe ngawa kudala lena. People think umsebenzi wokulapha is just herbs, steam and prayers. They don’t understand umlaphi naye unenyama, igazi kanye nemizwa. You are still human before you are spiritual.

Izinkinga ziqala masekufanele kuyiwe emanzini uyomgeza umuntu. Umuntu kufanele akhumule, ashintshe izingubo, prepare for the process. Uma usenyameni kuphela, angeke ukhona ukusebenza kahle with your mind distracted. You cannot focus on healing while your body is busy fighting its own battles 😅😂🤣.

That is why it becomes important ukuthi umuntu aphakamise idlozi. Once usungena fully esigabeni sedlozi, izinto zomzimba ziyathula. Mawusedlozini awusaboni amathanga amhlope noma lowompako abantu abacabanga ukuthi uyawubuka 😅. You stop seeing umuntu njengomzimba kuphela — you begin seeing umsebenzi, responsibility, and spirit.

Then comes one of the hardest parts of the process — ukugcaba umuntu wesimame, making incisions for treatment. Ayikho into ehlukumeza inyanga yendoda njengaleyo. At that moment ufeleba usuke ushimile, akanayo intombi 😅😂🤣.

And this is something abantu abangayiqondi: spiritual gifts alone are not enough. Character matters. Discipline matters. Structure matters. Yingakho ngihlala ngithi umlaphi kufanele abe stable emotionally, spiritually, and relationship-wise. Umuntu ongakwazi ukuzibamba uzodicilela phansi umsebenzi wakhe ngokwakhe.
Over time, I had to develop systems that protect both mina nomuntu ozolashwa.

For example, when umama wezingane engekho ekhaya, I ask female patients ukuthi bagqoke izingubo abazongena ngazo emanzini ngaphansi kwezingubo zabo. So once sesifika emanzini, akukho unnecessary drama noma awkwardness. Everything stays respectful and professional.

Kanti eyokugcaba umuntu wesimame — for me personally — that is a definite NO GO ZONE when my better half engekho. We simply wait until she is available. Some things are not just about trust; they are about wisdom and accountability.

People like romanticising ubunyanga because they only see the mystery and power. Kodwa behind all of that, there is sacrifice, restraint, discipline and constant self-control. Sometimes the real battle isn’t with dark spirits or jealous enemies… sometimes the real battle is mastering yourself.

Futhi uma ungeke ukwazi ukuzilawula, amandla owaphethe angakubhidliza ngaphambi kokuthi akusize.

14/05/2026

“R20, a Calling, and the Truth People Don’t Want to Hear”

Once in a while, idlozi will send unto you umuntu oxakekile impela — someone in a truly difficult or confusing state — but without money, or only carrying something as little as R20. What do you do? There is no fixed formula or universal rule for this scenario, as it varies from healer to healer, and according to guidance of idlozi involved in the healing of the person.

Scenario One
These are real situations that occurred, but the identities of the people involved have been omitted to protect their privacy.

A couple arrived during the day with their child, a girl who could have been around 16 years old. She was clearly unstable, slipping between moments of confusion, imbalance, and brief clarity. You could tell the parents had been called urgently from work, and yet they did not even have enough cash for consultation, let alone treatment or medication. We acted immediately, without hesitation. The consultation was brief, focused only on identifying the cause of the mental instability and determining the appropriate course of treatment. Once the root of the matter was understood, we proceeded with intervention. The child left in a stable condition and the family was able to return later for proper payment and continued treatment at a more convenient time.

Scenario Two

In another case, a woman repeatedly dreamed of my wife. In those dreams, she was given precise directions on how to reach Kagiso. Following these instructions, she searched on Facebook and eventually found Celeste. They began communicating, and she travelled from Pretoria, arriving safely at our location. She only had R20 beyond her transport fare back home. However, what stood out was that her financial situation had already been openly addressed and understood during their communication. We provided her with a full consultation, exactly as we would for any paying client, along with the appropriate treatment and prescriptions for continued use at home. From a belief perspective, it appeared as though there was a pre-agreement between her ancestors and those connected to the healing space. Who are we to challenge and even question such arrangements, made emkhathini by izidalwa????

On Payment and Misconceptions

There are also other categories of people who approach this work with different expectations.

"SpendThrifts" — abantu abadla imali yabo rough and tumble, spending lavishly on alcohol and lifestyle, but when funds run out, they seek free consultation as an option.

"Close Ties" — people who assume that familiarity, friendship, or growing up in the same area automatically qualifies them for free services.

“Due Date” clients — those who set payment promises like: “Ngizokukhokhela uma izimali zami ziphuma” (lump sum).

However, this remains a professional service, built on skill, training, and refinement. Like any other specialized field, it must be valued and paid for accordingly.

There is a school of thought that often says, “It’s a calling, therefore you should not charge.” But that perspective overlooks the reality of the journey — the training, sacrifices, costs of herbs, and the financial and personal burdens carried by families during ukuthwasa and development.

This work is not without cost. It is a skill, a responsibility, and a service — and it must be treated as such.

Just as you would not expect an optician to examine your eyes for free, the same principle applies here.

“A calling may be spiritual… but healing still happens in a physical world — where pain is real, time is urgent, and even idlozi understands that empty hands cannot build a service. Respect the gift… but don’t disrespect the cost of carrying it.”

13/05/2026

INYONI YAMANZI

Ayikho into enzima like ukuthwasa

There is a reason for that, which I will go into detail later on.
Even noma ungaba nogobela who is humane and understanding, inzima lento, period, this partly explains why abanye abantu bashiya iphehlo baphindele ekhaya without completing the entire course.

By the time ufika kugobela uzofuna usizo, selikuvovile already nje idlozi lakho, now why must abogobela add to your troubles???

Our philosophy when it comes to initiation.
Driver we Bolt we use every time when going to the river, uyafika and drops off some items, and he finds amathwasa akithi ahlezi on the couches, watching TV, baze balwele ne remote ngendlela bakhululeke kangakhona. He remarked, "Nithwasa kamnandi ne, nihlezi nasemasofeni nibukele Dish, niyakwazi nje ukubhula".

I do not have mentorship per se, so I will always play a supporting role in the development of amathwasa. My partner believes that it's not necessary ukuphatha amathwasa ngathi they are slaves. She treats them with respect, in such a way that I sometimes get jealous of this relationship. Ubathole bahlezi baxoxa kamnandi you would swear they are besties. Sometimes she would even use her own money to buy them toiletries, underwear and amabhayi. Those who have initiated under her guidance, will bear testimony to this claim.

Why is it so hard ukuthwasa?????

In the course of being a healer, umlaphi uzohamba ahlangabezane nabantu abathwele kanzima. Sihambe sihlangabezana nabantu abanezinkinga in such a way that, ngathi ungakhala nawe mawuzwa izinkinga zalomuntu. Imagine isangoma sikushayela amathambo, ngapha siyakhala 😅🤣. Ukuthwasa hardnnes the initiate to a point where one can withstand whatever challenges zempilo isiguli suffers from. Essence is, is to give the initiate a preview of what they might encounter upon practicing the craft.

The military of the old kusabusa amabhunu, they only accepted new recruits in winter. Now these were real soldiers, not lemiphuphe yamanje who are trained even in summer. Kanti namanyeke amadlozi share that philosophy, they will push you towards ukuthwasa around this time lapho kubanda khona. Uthole ingane yabantu ifake nje vest emhlophe, red skirt, aphinde ahambe bare footed. Mawubhekile from a distance, you will be forgiven for thinking ukuthi ugobela unenhliziyo embi and is heartless, kanti niks. Ithwasa aligodoli, ugobela wami used to say. The first few weeks bengigodola vele, but once igobongo sinks in and gels nomzimba, amakhaza ashaya phezulu ngathi ugqqoke jacket. Angithi usuke sewugqoke lona idlozi ngempela.

This is the part I love the most. There is a strict diet an initiate lives upon, devoid of any dairy products. Ithwasa alidli amaqanda, ubisi, pork etc. So what Mkhul' Dalindyebo does is that, from Monday - Saturday they adhere to this strict diet, then on a Sunday, kuba iChristmas, she would allow them to eat and enjoy everything they are barred to consume during the week. They actually look forward to a Sunday.

So in as much as she is so understanding of the the hardships of this spiritual journey, she doesn't take sh . 3am lahluleka ukuvuka ithwasa ukuyodla igobongo, uyathula nje ababheke. Then during the day, when they least expect it, she would mete out punishment. She would ask the very offender to chop up iSgenama and smear the whole body, and we all know the reaction that follows thereafter 😅😂🤣.

I was very fortunate nami during my time, to have initiated under a somewhat similar scenario. Gobela wami would head to edrobeni eNewcastle, angiphathele coffee and Bar One (I am very big on those two things). I had my laptop and camera with me, so I would take pictures and post on Facebook, she didn't mind at all. Then came new year's eve, she asked ukuthi ngiphuzani, wangithengela 6 beers of Black Label, ngadakwa ngaze ngazikhohlwa igama. Kodwa ekuseni ngivuswe isigubhu, and I was like, but uyazi ukuthi ngiphethwe ibhabhalazi, and manje she expects me ukuthi ngiyogida bese ngikhipha imfihlo.

Zafika izinsizwa from eGoli one day, one of them had relatives kwaMdakane, she instructed me to take off my regalia, ngigqoke properly like them, and ngiphinde ngifake perfume, ngihambe nabo and have a good time, kodwa u 6 angishayele sengibuyile. For those few hours, I completely forgot ukuthi ngixakwe idlozi.

I am not by any way justifying behaviour yabalaphi, but I understand why izangoma zidakwa kanje, inzima lendlela!!!!!!!

SiyiNyoni Yamanzi, ithwasa liyahlonishwa, liyanakekelwa,

12/05/2026

Ngiyinja Emnyama, Ezikhotha Amanxeba

I was once bitten by the neighbour’s dog on my right leg. BOTH my parents rushed me to the hospital. I still remember being sedated, watching the doctor stitch the wound while fear and confusion fought inside me. After treatment, I was sent home with medication and instructions on how to nurse the injury.

But here is where the story becomes interesting.

Every time my mother cleaned and dressed the wound, she would carefully place dog fur over it before wrapping it with a bandage. Curious, I asked her why.

She replied:

“Ukuze ungaphinde ulunywe inja futhi.”

(So that you will never be bitten by a dog again.)

At 15 years old, I did not question it much. I simply accepted her explanation.

Then, almost 30 years later, while scouting for herbs ehlathini, I stumbled upon the carcass of a dead dog. I stood there staring at the white bones, the decomposed flesh, the termites moving in and out, and the overpowering smell of rot. In that moment, an idea entered my consciousness.

I selected a few bones, placed them in my rugsack, and continued with my herbal excursion.

Curing those bones was a mission and a half. I washed them with detergents, soap, pine gel, and Jik, but the smell of the dog never completely disappeared. At one point, I even sprayed them with perfume from time to time. Eventually, I succeeded.

Then the real work began.

One set of bones I stuffed with imithi yokulwa. Another bone — which later became my favourite — I prepared differently. I placed a R20 note down, stuffed it with imithi emhlophe and imithi yodonsa, rolled it like intsangu, and inserted that herbal zol into the bone itself. Between the bones, I placed pieces of Vuka Wekhambi.

I then weaved them into a necklace and wore them around my neck.

That is when I started noticing strange things.

Some people would become unsettled, shaken, or uncomfortable in my presence. That is when I knew they were reacting to the fighting or defensive bone.

Then there were others who, immediately upon meeting me, would ask:

“Ngihlola ngamalini?” “Uhlala kuphi?”

That is when I knew they were being affected by the bone with imithi emhlophe.

Every now and then, I would pour holy oil over the bones to revive the herbs from drying out.

Sometimes these things arrive disguised as ideas, when in truth they are subtle ancestral whispers.

Eventually, I began grating the dog bone into the umbhemiso I would snort. Suddenly, I found myself breathing heavily and sharply, almost instinctively.

Then it hit me.

Perhaps it was always there.

The very same dog whose fur was placed over my wound as a child… now symbolically runs through my veins through the umbhemiso. How could I not eventually become umgodoyi?

Inja notices the weather changing long before human beings do. A dog can sense rain before we even realise the sky has shifted.

Inja inukelwa from a distance.

Sometimes abantu bangene ngesango, and suddenly the dog barks uncontrollably, filled with anger as though it wants to attack them. As the owner, one begins to wonder:

“Uphethe imithi emibi?” “Noma uhamba nezilwane?”

But the greatest value I place on a dog is this:

A dog is willing to give up its own life so that a family member may live.

There are moments when death hangs over a household, when a life must be claimed. Elders say amadlozi can redirect that spirit of death and place it onto the dog instead. Suddenly your pet becomes quiet, weak, or passes away.

That sacrifice is priceless.

Ngiyinja emnyama, Ezikhotha amanxeba.

17/03/2026

For those who have been following our journey through Magic Touch over the years, you know that much of our work has always involved traditional knowledge, herbal preparations, and guidance around cleansing and spiritual balance.
Over time we realised that this knowledge deserves its own dedicated space where it can be documented and shared properly.
For this reason we have created AbaQaphi — a platform focused on traditional consultation, herbal remedies, and a growing library of traditional knowledge.

The site allows people to:
• request consultation
• learn about traditional cleansing practices
• explore the dispensary of prepared remedies
• access a growing knowledge library on herbs and traditional healing
This is still a growing project, but it is an important step in preserving and sharing the knowledge responsibly.
You can visit the site here:

01/03/2026

Umuthi, iKhubalo

Between ukuhlola and ukuthaka imithi, I would always have a preference for the latter, sometimes ngathi singa skipper the hloling part, sivele sishone straight ekuthakeni izinduku, but that would be a recipe for disaster.

Umuthi usually has 3 basic properties, 1. The Healing component, 2. The Ancestral part and 3. The Magical element. Some herbs might contain all three components in one herb. Let's take impepho for instance, most people would tap into the ancestral component of this herb, while some people would use it as part of imbiza to clean igazi and treat chest base illnesses. But when you burn it during a thunderstom to prevent lightning from entering the homestead, you would be effectively tapping into its ability to create magic.

Another fascinating herb people tend to take for granted, is uMlomomnandi, some people treat as a toy to be played around with, very casual use. Mlomomnandi is used for it's magical properties by most people, of creating an illusion of sweet words an beautiful speech, that is why ukhonzwe kanje amasoka maweshela amantombazane, noma abantu abadayisayo, sales.

Kukhona izithwalo lapho kukhandwa into, isilwane (an entity) ekufanele sikwazi ukukhuluma, kuzosetshenziswa wona uMlomomnandi as well, to give isilwane a mouth to speak.

Kanti kukhona abantu abanolwazi ukuthi uMlomomnandi can heal period pains, isilumo in certain women. Now this herb has crossed into two categories mentioned above, Healing and Magical, but falls short on the ancestral plane.

Mawunedlozi lemithi, kuhlale kwenzeka esikhathini esiningi ukuthi njalo mawubamba umuthi, bese uyathula umamele, slowly like a river that begins to flow, you will hear whispers ukuthi lomuthi ukhona ukulapha ini. Yingakho I do not believe in making labels in my containers, angithi akuyona eyami lemithi, so umnikazi wayo uyazi kahle ukuthi what is in this container, and what is in that plastic. So whenever ngibamba umuthi, bese kungafiki ukuthi konje yini engiyiphethe esandleni, I know akekho logogo who runs the pharmacy lasekhaya, I am all alone

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15/02/2026

Free State, Mantsupa Caves, exposing amathwasa to the caves

08/02/2026

Nayoke lensizwa enithakele imithi, Igedla, Inyanga yempi Mandla "Macasha osizini" Zikalala.

08/02/2026

Bhubhubhu

Lomuthi falls under the category we call iZinhlanzi, it’s basically a cleanser, but it does also move into the Imithi Emhlophe category as well. Which means ungageza, uphalaze uphinde ufuthe ngawo, ugeza igazi uBhubhubhu, uzobona ngezintombi zikulandela, as a result, uthandwa izinsizwa namasoka big time. You get this effect, ungathakwanga niks, ugida uwodwa. Angikhulumi ke once uwuthaka nabo Vuma omhlophe, Bheka Mina Ngedwa, Inhlanhla emhlophe, uvele uphenduke incwasimende nje, uthandeke into eyisimanga.

Uyangena emagobogweni edlozi, so ukhanda ubulawu obuhle kabi. Kodwa ke mina ngiwukhonze kakhulu kuzinto zamabhizinisi, hayike insimbi lena iyadonsa strong once uyigiyisa nezinye ezinduku zokudonsa such as Mzaneno, Sdumo, Khokhela, Jabula powder etc.
I would sometimes throw in a pinch yalomuthi for ukugeza aManzanmyama.