Offerings: White sheep, champagne, toy ships, gunfire, rumĭamballah-Wedo is depicted as a serpent or snake, and his veves reflect this aspect of him. Ulrich (who is often depicted holding a fish) Other names: Agive, Agoueh, Met Agwe Tawoyo Loa Family : Rada His Petro aspect is Agwe La Flambeau, whose realm is boiling and steaming water, most commonly in connection with underwater volcanic eruptions.Īssociated Catholic Saint: St. If the offerings return to shore, they have been refused by Agwe.Īgwe is commonly depicted as a mullato man dressed in a naval uniform, and when in possession of another behaves as such, saluting and giving orders.Īgwe's female counterpart is La Sirene, the siren of the seas. Offerings are floated on the water's surface. Care has to be taken to keep the possessed from jumping into the water, which is where Agwe prefers to be.Ĭeremonies for Agwe are commonly performed near the water. When he arrives in possession of a performer, he is met with wet sponges and towels to keep him cool and moist while on land during the ceremony. Agwe is particularly important in Haiti, an island nation where many residents have depended upon the sea for survival for centuries. The New Orleans Voodoo Museum says Aida Wedo is represented by the image of the blessed virgin, while Damballa is represented by Saint Patrick because of his association with snakes.He is a water spirit and is of particular interest to seafaring people such as fishermen. Luckily for me every time I have performed a Damballa and Aida Wedo ritual a snake has manifested and allowed itself to make it’s energy known during the ceremony. Offerings to her include white eggs painted with the colors of the rainbow, flour, rice, cream, white snake sheds, and snake vertebrae. Like her husband Damballa Wedo she presides over healing and strength. She is a divine goddess of pleasure and supreme joy. Lucky for us she is often happy to share. Aida Wedo is the rainbow goddess and she owns that spiritual pot of gold at the end of her display. Some view them as fertility deities and pray to them for marital success. In New Orleans Voodoo we tale a story of how Damballa traveled under the ocean to the New World and Aida arched her serpent body across the sky from Africa to the Americas so they could meet here and bring the religion to these lands. They represent the cosmic parents of all that followed. Joined together like the earth and the sky they embody, they are never apart. Viewed as creators of our modern existence, they intertwine, meet, mix, and meander throughout the lands of the world. All rights reserved.ĭamballa Wedo and his wife Aida are the serpent and the rainbow we have heard tale(tail) of. What happened to possibility? Where have all the rainbows gone?Īida Wedo photo by Lilith Dorsey. It saddens me to think some people don’t even want to wish themselves well when given the chance. One character however, imagines the worst scenario possible and ends up buried up to his neck in sand being besieged by ants. In one episode the crew members find a virtual reality game called “Better than Life,” everything the gamer thinks inside the game comes true, and most people have a fantastic time drinking expensive single malt scotch and driving luxury cars. It reminds me of one of my favorite cult sci-fi television shows, Red Dwarf. They started thinking about loosing the home they were in, and dismally ending up on the street. They almost automatically went to the “bad place.” When I said just imagine yourself moving into a huge home, with a large garden and wonderful neighbors. I was very excited, but the more I began to explain this concept to people the more afraid they got. They were supposed to expand their desires, try to stop thinking small, stop limiting themselves, to simply believe. I asked people not to wish for a car but for a vintage Mercedes. My ritual was about imagining things better than you could possibly imagine. She is the wife of Damballa Wedo and together they form a divine union. I did a large public Voodoo ritual many years back dedicated to Aida Wedo, the rainbow serpent bride of Haitian Vodou or Vudu. Your dreams should be big, your prayers must be bigger. Damballa and Aida Wedo Veve, photo by Lilith Dorsey.
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