Fire was the first magick: the first pagan tool to warm us, feed us, inspire us. It is truly awesome in its power from spark, to flame, to raging fire. I have performed hundreds of voodoo rituals over the years, both public and private, and most have included fire. I would be ashamed if they hadn't. Read more
Divination Space Station interview with Babalawo Robert Ogbe Di. Just in time for Orunmila's feast day October 4, an in depth exploration of divination by a priest of this Orisha. Read more
Fire Fire Fireside Chats: The Truth About Voodoo Dolls by Lilith Dorsey, Voodoo priestess, anthropologist and author. No it's not about pins but maybe about honoring those who are no longer with us on this plane of existence. Read more
Simple ways to connect with the divine. Ways of spiritual cleansing, and instructions for setting up an ancestor altar. Read more
Lilith Dorsey will be talking about the sexy ghosts of Washington Square Park, as well as Hoodoo, Voodoo and what you do at this year's NYC Pagan Pride. Read more
Invented by chickens? Exploding art to deter gang violence? Mysterious corn drawings appearing from the beyond? What in the universe am I talking about, why veve drawings of course, the sacred symbols of Vodou. No one is precisely sure how they initially came to be, but folklore abounds on the topic. Some believe that they were created originally from the patterns in the dirt that were formed by the chickens and other animals during ceremony. I have even spoken to... Read more
Performance and ritual, these entities can be as far apart or as close together as one's vision. In New Orleans Voodoo these lines are blurry, but gumbo is gumbo, and if you know what you are putting in the pot, it is good. Read more
King Chango Cashew Chili recipe to honor the Santeria Orisha of fire, passion, and the drum. Read more
Divination Space Station, where this week Voodoo Universe stops in with Dorothy Morrison to discuss tarot and divination as a whole. Read more
There are several ways in Voodoo and Santeria to connect by performing ritual cleansings of your space. Read more
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