Malidoma Some, a shaman from the Dagara tribe in western Africa, says that his people have no word for what we call "having sex," but instead use words which literally mean "going on a journey together." Before making love, they create a ritual container and invoke the blessings of the ancestors, who determine where the souls of the lovers will journey during their lovemaking. To the Dagara, lovemaking is therefore always a sacred ritual journey.
— Jalaja Bonheim, Aphrodite's Daughters