CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Patrick Bellegarde-Smith; Krista Tippett (OnBeing.org, 1-9-14)
The word "Voodoo" evokes images of sorcery and pins in dolls. In fact, it is a living tradition wherever Haitians are found. And it is based on ancestral religious concepts and traditions in Africa.
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| Enslaving Haiti (Randal Robinson) |
On Being walks through this mysterious tradition -- one with dramatic rituals of trances and dreaming and of belief in "
spirits" (
lwa or
devas, kami), who speak through human beings, with both good and evil potential.
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