The great white serpent Damballah is said to be the first of the Lwa, lesser deities, created by Bondye, the overarching creator dog. Damballah then assisted in creation by moving through what Bondye had created to make the world as we know it today. He is now an ancient god who takes little interest in... Continue Reading →

Ogun is a familiar name in several African religions as he has been worshipped on the content since at least 500 BC. He made his way into Haitian Voodoo from the Yoruba religiou and therefore is closely associated with the Ogun of Candomble. But in Haitian Voodoo, he is often called Ogou, and we will... Continue Reading →

Erzulie is a Lwa within Haitian Voodoo considered the goddess of love and femininity. We say goddess, but Voodoo is a monotheistic religion under the all-powerful creator god Bondye. But he is not concerned with the affairs of men and he is beyond man’s comprehension. The Lwa are lesser divine entities that do intercede in... Continue Reading →

While Voodoo contains many gods (better known as Lwa or Loa) associated with life and death, Baron Samedi (Baron Saturday) is their leader and the most important god of the dead. He is one of the lesser divine spirits in Voodoo that sits below the one all-powerful god Bondye. But this Voodoo god is beyond... Continue Reading →

Maman Brigitte is one of the Lwa of Haitian Vodou. These are divine spirits that are called on by practitioners of Voodoo but sit under the principal Voodoo god Bondye. Mortals never call on Bondye directly as he is beyond the comprehension of mankind and unconcerned with its doings. Maman Brigitte is associated with death... Continue Reading →

Papa Legba is one of the Lwa in the religions of Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo. He is one of the divine spirits or lesser gods under the creator god Bondye. While Bondye is unknowable, these lesser gods can be called upon to help Voodoo practitioners effect change in the world around them. Papa Legba... Continue Reading →

Bondye is a great creator deity. Voodoo is an African diasporic religion that developed between the 16th and 19th centuries in Haiti and Louisiana as various African traditional religions practiced by people forcibly transported to the Americas from West and Central Africa mixed with French Catholicism. Voodoo is a monotheistic religion that recognizes the supreme... Continue Reading →