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Wandering for Spirit

September 10, 2022September 29, 2022 / Dyekidon / 2 Comments

In just about every great spiritual tradition in the human realm, pilgrimages exist and are undertaken as a way to dive deeply into one's own spirit; to seek a closer relationship with the divine; to fulfill an obligation (like the hajj); or to seek the intercession of a spirit, or God. In the end, every … Continue reading Wandering for Spirit

Ezili Dantor – A Deep Dive

April 12, 2022September 29, 2022 / Dyekidon / 2 Comments

Ezili Dantor by Jay Alexander Terrifying. This is the adjective many have used to describe this fearsome lwa, the mother of Haiti and the Petwo nation. Mighty, fiery, and full of rage, Dantor inspires the kind of fear normally only produced by an irate IRS agent with an axe to grind, nothing to lose, and … Continue reading Ezili Dantor – A Deep Dive

What’s in Your Vodou?

March 26, 2022October 1, 2022 / Dyekidon / Leave a comment

In his essay Imagine Heaven, found in the pricey but oh-so-worthwhile telephone book sized reposwa of information Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, scholar Donald Cosentino reminds us that, when speaking of Vodou, we always must ask ourselves, "who's Vodou?" And this question can open cans of swirling complexity complete with whirling eddies of nuance and … Continue reading What’s in Your Vodou?

Soul in One

January 8, 2022September 29, 2022 / Dyekidon / Leave a comment

Well, it’s time for another entry, but it’s been a challenging week and the poetic sensibilities are not in effect today, and I’m lost in the idea of the soul and its links for reasons, transcendent and painful, so...it’s a topic about which I’ll write. Coming as many of us do from a Western, Euro-American … Continue reading Soul in One

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