# Gran Bwa

In this episode, we explore the spiritual importance of plants, sacred trees, and the forest within Haitian Vodou cosmology. We begin by explaining why nature—especially fey (sacred leaves)—is central to ceremony, healing, and spiritual balance in Vodou, and how the forest is understood as a pla ...

In this episode, we explore the spiritual importance of plants, sacred trees, and the forest within Haitian Vodou cosmology. We begin by explaining why nature—especially fey (sacred leaves)—is central to ceremony, healing, and spiritual balance in Vodou, and how the forest is understood as a pl ...

Covering all Loas. For the sake of my nonspeaking self here’s the names in order of all Loas and deities: Papa Legba, Ellegua, Ogun, Chango’, Obatalá, Oyá, Yemayá (Yemoja, lemanja), Oshun. Others: Adjassou-Linguetor, Agwé, Ayizan, Ayida Wedo, Azaca- Tonnerre, Babalú-Ayè, Baron Samedi, Black Hawk ...

5 years on, @Ayinsko Thunderer & @ManoliaLive offer #AyitiNanMenNou(Haiti in our hands) deeply personal & communal, woven with the words & work of Haitian spirit-workers, artists, activists, diplomats & scholars whom we have interviewed, shared stages, broken bread, spilled rum, & built family w ...