Damballah wedo altar8/14/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() It is the anchor of the ship that makes the initiatory journey, the return to an ideal Africa that saw the birth of humanity. The set evokes an anchor whose end would be the horizontal bar. It symbolizes the balance that the initiate must reach, aided by the prayer that rises to heaven and descends (the two curved lines).Īt the top is the voodoo star that represents Ife, the holy city. Above, a horizontal bar cuts the vertical line. ![]() On this line, three loops are seen which are the horns of the ram, a symbol of fixed thought. (a pole planted in the center of the temple that is generally embedded in a work disc, and then symbolizes, as in India, the phallus, linga, and the work base represent the womb, yoni). The vertical line is the poteau mitan, the tree of good and evil that goes from earth to heaven. The triangle is divided by three other triangles marked by three “stress points”. Thus, the doors will only be opened to those who possess, at the same time, knowledge and love. Symbolized by a cane and sometimes by a phallus. On the mystical plane this triangle symbolizes the union of Erzulie (spirit of love) with Damballah (spirit symbolized by the snake), under the auspices of Legba (spirit who is invoked first in ceremonies, he is the one who ‘opens the doors’ of the invisible. If we use the terms of the western symbology it could be interpreted as follows: The triangle of the base symbolizes the union of the three great rites that have contributed to the formation of voodoo: the Rada rite, the Petro rite, and the Congo Ibo rite. Hogou Ferraille, (god of war) who is a kind of Haitian Mars. Zaka controls the fields, and like the farmers themselves, he is very observant of detail. His favorite drink is white rum and his tree is the avocado. His favorite dishes are the country ones, boiled corn, bread soaked in oil and slices of small intestines with fried fatty membranes, raw sugar. There are interesting similarities between the sophisticated Ghede and the coarser Azacca, as a younger and less sophisticated brother imitates the older and safer one. He is young and likes to play when he is not working. ![]() He is known for his gossip and “chasing girls”. His vocal style consists of almost incomprehensible sounds like those of a goat. He is usually barefoot, carries a sack with him, wears a straw hat, and has a pipe in his mouth.īy nature, he is suspicious, for-profit, lover of subtleties, and he is afraid and resentful towards citizens. It is found wherever there is countryside. Zaka is a simple and kind farmer but highly respected by the farmers because he is a hard worker. For this reason, Ghede will often enter ceremonies for Zaka and will come when Zaka has owned some servants. Zaka, Oko: it is the Loa of agriculture, but is generally seen as the brother of Ghede. Table 1: Common Voodoo Symbols and their Meanings Symbolizes water spirits and is associated with healing, transformation, and spiritual guidance. Represents death, resurrection, and guardian of the cemetery. Symbolizes communication, gatekeeping, and access to the spiritual realm. Represents communication, opportunity, and gatekeeper to the spirit world. In fact, in addition to the symbols of the various lwàs, other elements appear which are inserted to give a meaning or dynamic action to a spiritual current. The vevè are a spiritual and astral script, they are not stylized symbols designed to refer to a complex iconography, but rather an alphabet that composes mystical phrases apt to summarize a metaphysical concept. In the 21 Divisions, the use of vevès, sometimes called sigils, is less frequent than in Haitian voodoo, however in recent decades, due to the constant migratory flows, it is becoming increasingly consolidated also in Santo Domingo. The Hopi and dinè Indians (Navajos) made glyphs on the ground with colored sand to call divinities. ![]()
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