LWA MET TET

Lwa Met Tet    The importance of the “Master of the Head” Everyone in the world has Lwa. The most significant of the Lwa that may walk with an individual is the Lwa Met Tet. Met Tet literally means Master of the Head. This is similar to what some would...

LWA OVERVIEW

LWA OVERVIEW WHAT IS A LWA? The “Angels” of the Vodou As you read these pages, you will come to the word Lwa quite a bit. This is because they are the essence of Vodou and they are the basis of everything we do. It recently occurred to me that you may not...

Mariaj Lwa

Mariaj Lwa   Learn about the mystical marriage ceremony! We will be discussing the pros (and cons) of this mystical ceremony! The mariaj lwa, or the marriage to a lwa, is a ceremony that is conducted by Houngans and Mambos, making a participant the spouse of a...

ANVWA MO

Anvwa Mo    “Sending the Dead” An anvwa mo literally translates to the sending of the dead. Usually, a Houngan or Mambo conducts this ceremony for one of two ends. First, to send a “mo” against an enemy – to send them after a person. But...