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HoodooQ: Samedi: Maryaj Lwa →
I have done my damndest over the course of the last week to completely tune out the “royal wedding”. I’m an American; it really has no effect on me. I hope those two people are happy but all the rest of it is a bit much, I think. That said, Voudon has its own kind of “royal wedding” where in a common mortal may be chosen by a divine spirit and elevated to the status of their husband or wife. This is the maryaj lwa or spirit marriage.
obsidiankamikaze asked: I just wanted to ask this question as im not sure- but can Baron Samdi ask you to marry you? I am not familiar with Vodou but I know about the maryaj lwa, and my friend said Baron Samdi asked to marry her -is this possible?
Yes, it’s possible. As far as I know, it is possible for any lwa to ask a person for marriage.
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A Haitian man making a Veve, a Vodoun symbol of a specific lwa.
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In Voodoo, gris-gris are small cloth bags containing herbs, oils, stones, bones, hair, nails, tiny pieces of cloth soaked with perspiration and/or other personal items gathered for the protection of the owner. They are kept as talismans to ward off evil.
The origin of the word isn’t known, but some experts trace it to juju, the West African name for fetish or sacred object, or to the French word joujou, doll or play-thing. Many African fetishes were shaped like dolls, and early Europeans travelling to the African West Coast may have mistaken religious objects for dolls or toys.
The gris-gris became commonplace in New Orleans, the American Voodoo capital, where they where used for attracting good luck, stopping gossip, protecting the home, maintaining good health and numerous other things. At one time, almost everyone would carry a gris-gris for protection. A gris-gris is traditionally made at an altar with incense and a candle burning. One, three, five, seven, nine or thirteen ingredients are used. Ingredients are never an even number or more than thirteen. Stones and other objects are chosen for their occult and astrological meanings depending on the purpose for which the gris-gris is to be used.
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Baron Samedi Shrine (by lesvieuxjours)
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Descriptions of Various Loa of Voodoo (Webster.edu)
Compilation from class assignments, Spring, 1990.
Done for Bob Corbett by Jan Chatland
- Ayida: The female counterpart Ayida: The female counterpart
- Adjasou: Characterized by protruding eyes and a bad humor, lives under the mombin tree near a spring and is very fond of vermouth, rum, and cognac.
- Agassu: Dahomean in origin and belonging to the Fon and Yaruba tribes. When a person is possessed by Agassu, his hands become crooked and stiffened, therefore resembling claws. In Dahomey, he is the result of a union between a panther and a woman. He is associated with water deities and sometimes takes the form of a crab.
He is one of the mythical creatures who once gave assistance to the Ancestor. He is considered one of the loa masons.
- Agau: Agau is a very violent god. Earth tremors and the frightening sounds associated with storms are because of Agau. The trances induced by his mounting are so violent there have been deaths associated with his brutality. When one is mounted one attempts to imitate the sounds of thunder and tremors, if they are strong enough to utter sounds under the possession. The possessed person keeps repeating, “It is I who am the gunner of god; when I roar the earth trembles.”
Source: webster.edu
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Links on Vodun/Vodou/Voodoo
http://www.npr.org/programs/re/archivesdate/2004/feb/voodoo/
http://whisperingwood.homestead.com/voudon.html
http://www.africanholocaust.net/news_ah/vodoo.htm
I don’t know about the reliability of the information, I am not a Vodun practitioner and don’t know much about it.
Anyone have better links?
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Unlike Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the Vodou type of paganism does not polarize right and wrong beliefs, but has traditionally been tolerant towards other religions and eagerly adopted new influences. Catholic prayers and songs are essential parts of many Caribbean and American ceremonies, the African deities are being celebrated on days dedicated to the corresponding saints, the god-objects are given flowers and candles like to the images of saints, and baptism can even be a requirement for the practice of Santeria or Vodou.
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When Death Wears Sunglasses: The Positive Aspect of Death in Haiti (Huffington Post)
What if Death had style? What if Death wore black sunglasses, liked to dance, smoke cigars and drink rum? What if he loved to indulge in bawdy sexual references (yes, in this case, Death is a he); and what if his presence made people want to party ‘til the sun rose up in the sky? I reckon you’d invite him into your life too.
Non-Haitians and some Haitians hear the word Vodou — or voodoo, in Hollywood parlance — and shiver with fear and worry and pity and condescension. Ignorance can really make a person feel bad. So, let me do a quick rundown on Vodou, this way everyone can hurry up and get back to feeling good.
Like Judaism, Vodou is a religion and a way of life. As with Catholicism Vodouisants (or practitioners) believe in an all-powerful force called God; but standing in for the Catholic saints are the lwas, God’s helpers on the physical plane. In the same way that Hinduism is predicated on a number of gods and goddesses, all with specific personalities and powers, the lwas of Vodou are also imbued with wonderful and terrible powers to put order or mayhem in human beings’ affairs, depending on their behavior. However, there are two very important distinctions that set Vodou apart from other religions:1. Whereas adherents of most religions seek communion or a merging with God either before or after they leave their bodies, Vodouisants seek to have their bodies possessed by the gods, thereby becoming gods themselves, if only for awhile. Very powerful, confidence-building stuff, wouldn’t you say?
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