Posts Tagged ‘Voodoo/Vodou’
EL COBO DE LA DIOSA GODDESS CONCH SHELL Notas de…
EL COBO DE LA DIOSA GODDESS CONCH SHELL Notas de un etnologo investigando en el campo, en un altar espiritista cruzado In the year 2001, I changed area for my field researches into afrocuban religions and moved to San F.co de Paula, one of many suburbs of La Habana. People were still proved by the…
Read MoreON THE ANIMATION OF IMAGES AND OF THEIR USES “So…
ON THE ANIMATION OF IMAGES AND OF THEIR USES “So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He Him; male and female created He Them” . Genesis, 1 27 KJV The great responsibility (also in several karmic manifestations) of the creation of a magickal link, giving birth to a…
Read MoreCupid, Eros, Antheros and Voodoo dolls Is love truly an…
Cupid, Eros, Antheros and Voodoo dolls Is love truly an heart matter or is it just a social convention to avoid mentioning other more peripheral devices? Where would you personally locate your love within yourself? Is it a safe place? Do you need to move or is it ok? Is your love a proprietor or…
Read More¡Cauó Cabiesile Chango! ¡Atunde embubona munamenso Ensasi! ¡…
¡Cauó Cabiesile Chango! ¡Atunde embubona munamenso Ensasi! ¡Ayibobo Loa Ibó Lafamí! ¡Feliz dia de Santa Barbara Bendita! ¡A todos los religiosos afrocubanos por el mundo, paz y bendiciones. Mucha salud sobre todo. En la luchita…
Read MoreVodú and Surrealism ð During André Breton’s visit to Haiti…
Vodú and Surrealism ð During André Breton’s visit to Haiti in 1945-46, the French surrealist leader sought to connect surrealist politics and automatist practices with the legacies of the Haitian Revolution and the ritual practices of Vodou possession. Recent developments in Haitian painting were central to his efforts, as can be seen from a comment…
Read More“Great Loas cannot ride small horses” Maya Deren/Haitian proverb Albre…
“Great Loas cannot ride small horses” Maya Deren/Haitian proverb Albrecht Dí¼hrer, St. George on horseback, 1508
Read MoreFrom Moses to Jesus, a long history of Magic is…
From Moses to Jesus, a long history of Magic is told within the Holy Scriptures. That long hidden story started with a Midian High Priest who instructed Mosheh into the secrets of Voodoo. That’s why Hoodoo and Voodoo people always felt entitled to use the Bible as a grimoire of magic and wisdom, for Jethro…
Read MoreHaitian Asson, High Priest’s rattle and bell, representing the lineage…
Haitian Asson, High Priest’s rattle and bell, representing the lineage of Royal Dahomey of the Fon-Ewe in the Diaspors and Caprelata’s Secret Society Pwen of Kalfou. Also chromolitograph of Saint Joseph, transculturated as Loa Loco, the Loa of the Asson and Asson lineage holders.
Read MoreOne of the most boring things of western mentality is…
One of the most boring things of western mentality is the belief in demons and demonic powers in a dualistic vision of a never ending battle between good and evil. In my humble understanding the most powerful Entity is the GOD OF DREAMS. It includes every belief and much more. The Great Architect of the…
Read MoreLoa Bossú, a totemic Loa of Dahomey, a protector spirit,…
Loa Bossú, a totemic Loa of Dahomey, a protector spirit, in an Haitian Temple painted in a very similar way as Lucifuge Rofocale. Some French grimoires inspired practices and artists. Especially members of Haitian Secret Societies (please check prof. Wade Davis book for furher references on the topic of haitian sects). Bossou and his family…
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