Temple Of Gu
About Brujo Ryan
Philip Ryan Deal is a clinically certified herbalist, aromatherapist, and Orisha priest living in Western Massachusetts. He has written books on Puerto Rican Vodou, Herbal Astrology, Palo Religion, and the IFA Oracle. He was fully initiated into West African IFA and crowned an Oshun priest in Osogbo, Nigeria by the Iyadudu Temple. He is also initiated in the Palo and Vodou traditions of the diaspora. He offers initiation, spiritual consultation, and birth chart interpretation. Schedule a reading with him today or come to one of his retreats!
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What I Teach
I practice a living Afro-Indigenous Tradition that honors God, the Ancestors, and Nature. The Temple of Gu is rooted in West African ancestral practices and focuses on service to the community.
It is not a cult, a church, or a dogma.
It is not whitewashed New Age philosophy.
It is Puerto Rican Vodou, also known as Sanse, Santerismo, or Espiritismo Cruzado. It is the Hispanic equivalent of Hoodoo and Rootwork developed in the Caribbean and United States.
Anyone with sincerity and respect can learn and practice this tradition. What you’ll find here:
Readings & Consultations — spiritual diagnosis and ancestral guidance.
Rootwork & Healing — candle, herb, and prayer for harmony and restoration.
Education & Retreats — study of tradition, energy, and good character.
Community Rituals — collective worship, testimony, and praise in the old ways.
Book an Appointment
Ryan's spiritual consultation is a personalized session designed to explore and address your spiritual questions, challenges, and aspirations. Whether you are seeking guidance for personal growth, relationships, or life's purpose, a spiritual consultation offers a safe and supportive space to connect with your inner wisdom and higher consciousness. The appointment will be done over FaceTime or WhatsApp in the comfort of your home.
Temple of Gu
The Temple of Gu is an Afro-Indigenous futurist temple—part library, part dojo, part sanctuary. We practice techno-animism and theurgy, build playable worlds, and train embodied creatives to make beauty that serves the ancestors. Our mission is to keep this wisdom alive through education, advocacy, and creativity. Join the Temple of Gu Discord to become a supporter and access our library, live chats, and special events. We are a temple forged in iron and dripping with honey. Ogun and Oshun are our father and mother; we guard their mysteries. You can buy the Temple of Gu Seeker’s Guidebook to play our original RPG teaching tool today.
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Men’s Retreat
Join Ryan for a 3-day weekend retreat for men. This weekend includes several lecture style history lessons about the development of creole religions in the Western Hemisphere during slavery. It will briefly touch on the beliefs and practices of Afro-Indigenous religions such as Vodou, Orisha, Palo, Rootwork, and Espiritismo Cruzado. It will teach the practical application of medicinal and magical herbalism with crystal and astrological correspondences (Ryan’s speciality). We will practice mind, body, spirit exercises and have an energy healing exchange. Other magical arts will be taught such as how to practice divination, candle magick, and spiritual self defense. Instructions about how to set up an ancestor shrine and how to start working with your ancestral guides will also be covered. Limited spots are available!
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