VoodooHistory

BasicPrinciplesBackground
Askahundreddifferentvoodoopriestaboutvoodooandyouwillgetahundreddifferent
answers.

Theword'vodun'theHaitianword'Voodoo'isderivedfromcomesfromtheAfrican
[Link]"divinity"or"Idol".

Thehistoryofvoodoodoesnotstart,asmanypeoplebelievearound1500ADinHaiti,
butabout15,[Link],therealsourceofvoodooisthe
[Link]'Yoruba'.Theywere
[Link]
[Link]
anddesiredtoknowhim.

AtThistimetheYorubacrossedintoAfricafromEgypt,usingaroutewhichcrossedover
[Link]'sNigeria,atthetime,wasa
culturecalledthe'Nok'.Between200and500BC,TheYorubamettheNokandthetwo
[Link],the
peopleofYorubasettleddowninthecityofIleIfe,whichwasconsideredaholycityby
[Link]
theYorubakingdomandspreadvoodoothroughallofhisconqueredlands.

In1492ADColumbusdiscoveredanisland,knowntodayasHaiti,whichhenamed
"Hispaniola".Veryquickly,thesettlersdiscoveredthesugarcaneandtobacco,the
[Link]
Hispaniola,provedtobepoorslaves,[Link]
ofSpainorderedthedeportationof15,000blacksfromAfricatomeetthedemandof
[Link],ofthe
blackslavesoftheYorubaethnicgroup,soonbegantomergeculturesandreligions,
andlaidthefoundationfortoday'svoodoo.

Todayitisestimatedthatfromthe16thto19thcenturynearly12millionpeoplewere
[Link]
totheCaribbean(Haiti,CubaandJamaica),possiblyalsomanytoBrazil,approximately
fivepercenttoNorthAmericaandtheremaininginSpanish,FrenchandDutchSouth

[Link],theCubanvariationofVoodooSanteriaas
wellastheBrazilianvariationsofVoodooCandombleandUmbanda.

InthehistoricalconsciousnessoftheHaitiansVoodoohasanextraordinarymeaning
andaswellplayedaroleinBoisCaiman,[Link]
[Link]
militarysymbolism,whichisnotfoundinotherAfroAmericanreligions.
In1996VoodoobecameanofficialnationalreligioninBenin.April4th2003openedyet
[Link]
[Link]
[Link],[Link]
yearsagoVoodoowasrecognizedbythepopeasaseparatereligion,becauseVoodoo
priesthavehealedsomanypeopleandtheirhealingpowerhasbecomeverywellknown.

Doyouhaveafeelingthatvoodoocanhelpyou?Youcanspeakaboutthatwithus!

Contactushere!

TheCentralCore
Aroundwhicheverythingrevolves.

InthiscentralcoreofvoodooworshipisLoa(god,divinebeing,goodspirit),Oracle,
[Link]?,
[Link].
Someonewhohasbeenagood,honestandfaithfulpersonhasthechancetoascendto
[Link]
[Link]
[Link],butall
thetemptationsfrombeforewellstillthreatenandenticehim.

Ifthepersonwasnotgoodintheirlifeitispossiblethatinhisnextlifehewillbepunished
[Link]
involvesprimarilylightpunishmentforoffenses.

However,seriousoffenseswillbepunishedwithmisfortuneorillness,ortherebirthasan
[Link],theycanberebornasDiab,asademonic
[Link]
[Link]
andareinformedaboutallactionsandmisdeedsofbelievers.

LoaRadaandLoaPetro
Voodoogods
[Link]
[Link]
thecreationoftheworld,[Link]
(godofwoods),Agwe(godofsea),Erzulia(thegoddessofbeauty).Somegodsbelongto
[Link](godofcrossroads),canbeinvokedasloaRadatobringthewealth
[Link]
[Link]
livinginHaitimadeVoodooinHaitiaverydangerouspracticeintermsofharmfulrituals.
InvocationofanyloaPetroalwaysmeansriskingdamageofbodyandsoul!Thereforewe
wanttowarnthosepeople,whoarenotpreparedforsuchact,againstsuchaction.

LoaRada
LegbaorElegba,Eshu,Ellegua.[PapaLegba]
Godofcrossroads,singer,fighter,fool,guardianofthedoorintothespiritualspherehe
appearsaseitherachildorahunchedoldman(oldmanwithacrutch).

InHaitivoodooLegbaisworshippedintwodifferentforms:asachildorasahunched
[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
godsandgavethemtopeople.

[Link]
heistheguardianofthedoor,thereforethecontactwithhimenablesbetter
[Link]
heistranslatingthewordsofgods(ghosts)[Link]
returnbacktotheworldoflivingpeopleiftheyobtainLegba'sblessing.

ShangoorXango,Chango[NagoShango]
Godoffire,fighter,judge,lordofthelightningandthunderbrave,healthylookingman.

[Link]
sevenmostpowerfulloa,[Link]
oneofthegodsofearthandlivedasakingofOyolandontheearthwithpeople.

[Link]
doubleaxeorram'[Link]
givemorepowerandcourage.

OshunorOxum,Ezili,Erzulie[ErzulieFreda]
Goddessofloveandpowerofcreation,abundanceandpassionbeautiful,seductive
youngwoman.
[Link],[Link]
[Link].
[Link]
[Link]
creation.
Careful,though,sheisalsoamotherofwitchesandshecoloursherselfwiththebloodof
herenemies,sheistherulerofavulture.

OyaorYansa,AidaLenso,Olla.
Goddessofwind,fire,waterandrainbowrulerofthenature,fightercourageous,beautiful,
passionateandunpredictable.

[Link]
windstorms,floodsandearthquakes.

ThePowerofOyastemsinherspeedandherabilitytochangethingsimmediately.

YemayaorImanje,LaBalianne[Yemalla]
Goddessoftheseamotherly,shegivesnutrition,lovinganddesirable.

[Link]
[Link]
[Link]
[Link].

ObatalaorOxala,Batala,BlancDani
Goddessofheavens,personificationofcreativeenergyoldwithwhitehair,kindand
extremelypowerful.

[Link]/hisnameisthewordforgodassuch.
[Link]/Sheisdirectdescendantofthehighestand
[Link]/Shepersonifieshighestethicalprincipalssuchasjustice,
wisdom,[Link]/Shebringswealthandwellbeingtopeople,healsthe
[Link]
fightsforprotectionofsourcesandnature.

OgunorOgum,Ogu[Ogoun]
Wildmanofwoods,godofironandsmithery,protectorofwealthandwork,peacefuland
dangerousman.

[Link]
axesformakingwaythroughthewoodland,thusheiscalledagodofpioneersand"The
[Link]
[Link],[Link]
[Link]
king,butoncepeoplelearnedeverythingfromhim,hereturnedthecrownandleftforthe
forests.

AgweorAgweTaroyo
Godofwaters,lordoftheseas,handsome,proud,helikesorder,hetakescareofhis
look.
[Link]
[Link],
Neptune,fromwhomheprobablytookthetridentasanattribute.
Agweiscalledtocalmthewavesoftheseaorensurehappysailing,butmainlyheis
[Link]
underhisprotectionwillneverdrownandwaterwillneverharmthem.

DamballahorAidaWedo
Primordialgod,godofsnakes,hehasaformofsnake,heisuniversalpower,protector
oftreesandwatersvivacious,strictandbrave.

[Link]
universalknowledge,heistheoriginalcreativepower(energy).

Loco
[Link].
Accordingtothelegendhewasthefirstpriest,whotransformedfromahumanbeinginto
[Link]
ceremony,hecouldberecognisedbyagnarledstickthathealwayscarrieswithhimor
byhiscompanionwhoalwayssmokesapipeandalwaysaccompaniesLoco.

Simbi
[Link].A
personobsessedbySimbaisturninglikeasnakeandisattractedbythewater,because
[Link]
certainconnectionbetweenpeopleandghosts,becauseamongvoodoopeoplethe
mythicalothersideisdeepinthesea.

PetroLoas

SymbolPetro
[Link]
givengoatsbloodforexample.

BaronSamedieandGuede
[Link]
[Link]
LaCroixappearsasaskeleton,heanswersallthequestionswithsarcasmandhe
[Link]
[Link]
[Link],black
candles,purpleflowersorstones,butalsorumandblackchickens.

Marassa
[Link]
[Link]
twinshasitsrootsinthevenerationofgodlytwins:[Link]
activemaleandpassivefemaleenergy,[Link]
theycreateahermaphrodite(bisexual)godthatsymbolisesinseparabledivineunity.
Twins,especiallyifitisaboy(Dossou)andagirl(Dossa)areconsideredastheirearthly
delegates.

Thebirthoftwinsisineverycaseassociatedwithanumberofproblemsastheyare
[Link],impulsive,
sensitiveandmalicious(mischievous,vicious)beings.

Ineverydaylifeitisrecommendedtodealwithbothchildrenthesameway,astheyreact
[Link]
sufferdiseasesorbadluck,whichisexplainedamongvoodoopeoplethatthefamilydid
notcompletethedutytoMarassa.

MoreaboutCandomble(Voodoo)andtheunityofreligions.

Recommendedreading:

HeikeOwusuVoodooritualsbackgrounds,practicesandsafeguards
PapaSanghapracticeofvoodooMagic
PapaSanghaVoodoopracticenewtechniques,ritualsandpracticesoftheVoodoo
PapaNemoThepathofVoodooFromthebasicstopractice
AstridReuterVoodooandotherAfricanAmericanreligions
GertChesiVoodooinAfrica

VoodooSoul
AncestorworshipinVoodoo
Soifafamilymemberdiesbutstillexistsinmaterialform,thenthereisnoreasontonot
[Link]
paymentfortheirassistancesacrificesmustbemadeandtheirgraveskeptinorder,so
[Link],
theyhavesomeknowledgeandacertainpowertoinfluencethefutureandfateoftheir
offspring.

SoulinVoodoo
Voodoobelieversunderstandthesoulnotasacompactunity,butdivideitintotwo
parts,theTibonange(vitalsparkandconscienceVoodoo)andtheGrosbonange
(theindividualandimmortalsoul,[Link]

returnstotheunderworldoftheminds).Togetherthesepartsformthemindandthe
soulofalivingperson.

TheTibonaneisoftheuniquevitalsparkofaperson,[Link]
persondies,theTibonangegoestoDahome(VodooistischeOntheotherside),
[Link]
[Link],andhis
GrosbonangewaslongenoughwithDahome,hisGrosbonangeisbornagainand
[Link],itisabsolutelylogicalforVoodoo
believerstotalktotheirancestorsandaskthemforadviceandhelp,eveniftheyhave
beendeceasedformanyyears.

BonDieu
[Link]'s
[Link]'sorderinpowerintheworld.
Hiswordislaw,evenforthedeity'[Link]
Dieudirectly,itisthejoboftheDiety'stotakecareoftheworriesandconcernsof
believers