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We've got company coming to chez Pauline this evening so my time is not entirely my own. But I do have a quick herbal not that speaks ...

There's a chill in the air and the smell of smoke. Night comes earlier and creatures great and small are preparing for the bleak month...

Haiti is rich with dark myths and voodoo legends, including many frightening tales of the evil Ghede.   This lord of the dead is a tall man ...

Like most religions, Voudon has its own special festivals designed to bring worshipers into touch with the divine spirits.   Depending on wh...

Though the vast majority of Americans – or at least the ones I’ve chatted with on the subject – believe that all Haitians are steeped to the...

We've talked about the white table, or ancestral altar, before .   Simple to do and rewarding to have, it is something I hope everyone w...

Gad is the Haitian Creole word for the French garde , meaning protection.   It probably goes without saying at this point that a gad is a ...

The spirits of Voudon are particularly fond of nature, which to me is a bit of a paradox.   There are not many wild places left in Haiti , ...

Now that I’ve been posting here for six months, I’ve found that the posts with prayers to and information about the dear St. Expedite are co...

In Haiti, the lwa run in packs. It may sound a little irreverent to put it that way but I’m betting Baron Samedi and Maman Brigitte at le...

Writing down words that symbolize what we want from the Universe is an ancient practice that points to the power of literacy. There was a ...

We've talked about the Roman soldier born and bred in New Orleans, Saint Expedite, before. As we discussed, he is the saintly alter-ego...

In Voudon it is understood that the lwa need to be fed. The lwa were once people, just like us, and their need for sustenance – though i...

Though Baron Samedi is King of the Ghede and Lord of the Cemetery, he has a number of associate and cousin Ghede who rule over other aspect...

For the most part it is understood, in “orthodox” Haitian Voudon, New Orleans Voodoo and Hoodoo that the Barons and the Ghede are the keepe...

Papa Gede bel garcon! Papa Gede bel garcon! L’habille tout ennui! Pou’l monte au palais! Papa Ghede is a handsome man! Papa Ghede is a hand...

All lwa in Voudon belief have a corresponding Catholic Saint. This had to do with the African religion being practiced openly under the no...

Baron Samedi is the Lord of the Dead in Haitian Voudon, New Orleans voodoo and American hoodoo. He, along with two other lwa known collec...