Agwe, the spirit of the waterAgwe is the spirit of water in simple word. Agwe draws the interest of the people who particularly have a routine habit of going to seas for their day to day work such as the fishermen. The symbol actually represents or resembles to that of a boat.... |
Ayida Wedo, the spirit of fertilityAyida Wedo is referred to as the spirit of fertility, the spirit of the rainbows and also the spirit of the snakes. Ayida Wedo is the wife or she is the companion of the father figure of all the spirits that we commonly come across during the ... |
Azacca, the spirit of the agricultureAzacca is the lwa or the spirit of the agriculture and the farming practices. But Azacca is better known as the younger brother of the Ghede. It is due to this reason that people of Haiti believe that Ghede normally comes to the ceremonies where Az... |
Baron Samedi, the spirit of deathBaron Samedi is referred to as the spirit of death. Baron Samedi can be compared to Papa Legba as he is also known as the guardian or parent who guards the crossroads. Crossroads refer to a place through the boundaries if which the spirits come int... |
Erzulie, the spirit of love, of beautyErzulie is a member of the family Iwa or the family of spirits as one might refer to in Haitian voodoo culture. She is regarded as the spirit of love, of beauty, of dance, of flowers and she is believed to live in the midst of luxury. She has three... |
Legba, The connecting link between human beings and the spiritsVoodoo is a native traditional, cultural religious practice that is extremely popular in Haiti. Legba also referred to as the Papa Legba stands at a position between to that of the humanity and the spirits as one might say. Papa Legba is believed t... |
Ogoun, the spirit of the metalOgoun plays a significant role in the sectors where the involvement and the utilization of metals are evident. Such sectors include war, agricultural sectors, medical fields etc. Ogoun is a powerful male individual who takes the place of quite like... |
Simbi Makaya and Anpaka family, the spirit of DLO which is waterSimbi is a large sized family of snakes in Haitian voodoo and this has plenty of diversity. This is evident in parts of Western or Central regions of Africa or Kongo. Some of the most significant spirits of the Simbi family includes the DLO which i... |
Ti Jean Petro, the spirit of black magicTi Jean Petro as we know is Erzulie’s wedded husband. He can also be referred by the name of Petro e rouge, or Ti Jean Zandor as he is popular by the name of the prince of Zandor. Ti Jean Petro is a spirit of black magic and Ti Jean Petro can... |
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