Monthly Archives: December 2010

Erzulie Dantor

Erzulie Dantor is a strong and bold lwa! She is a fierce warrior and protector! She loves to drink Creme De Cacao and loves knives and daggers!   This is a song for Erzulie Dantor about her fierce strength: Jou ma’ … Continue reading

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Erzulie Freda Dahomey

     This is one of the variations of Erzulie Freda Dahomey’s veves.  She is a beautiful, sweet spirit, coquettish and refined, she greets people with her pinkies extended. She is flirty with men but women she can give advice to or be very jealous of! … Continue reading

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Baron Samedi

  Baron Samedi is the lwa of life,  death, and resurrection his wife is the great lwa Maman Brigitte and together they are the Gede family!                                                                            He wears dark glasses with one lens popped out. Some say this is so he … Continue reading

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Papa Alegba, the gatekeeper, the good man at the crossroads…

This is the great symbol of Papa Alegba! He is a kind and powerful spirit and he makes communication between the spirit world and the “physical” world possible. He is a rada lwa, the gatekeeper, the man at the crossroads.  Here … Continue reading

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