Episode 51: Loving on Met Gran Bwa and Ezili Balyann, the Great Forest Spirits of Haitian Vodou
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 place …
Episode 51: Loving on Met Gran Bwa and Ezili Balyann, the Great Forest Spirits of Haitian Vodou
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 place…
The deities
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, D…
DrumLanguage 5enk : AyitiNanMenNou
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 with…
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