Ukuthwasa (initiation) is a process undergone by someone who has ubizo (calling) from their ancestors to become a healer

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"Ukuthwasa is to accept the calling of becoming Igqirha, where someone who has experience and has already undergone the process known as completion.

Gogo Khanyakude explains the different reasons why people go for initiation.
7 Sep 2020 English South Africa Society & Culture

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