Art by @meliescribbles on (instagram) Beautiful, charming, radiant, loving, luxurious, splendorous, effulgent, charismatic, glorious. All of these fifty cent adjectives apply to Metres Freda, one of the most beloved of the lwa in Haitian Vodou. Yet, as fittingly magnificent as these words are, they simply aren't good enough for this Queen without being shaped into … Continue reading Metres Ezili Freda Dahomey – A Deep Dive
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Break Break Break on thy cold, grey stones O Sea…
If you've known me long enough, you'll remember my old Vodou blog, defunct since 2018 or so. Back in late November I decided to relaunch it, snapped up the URL (of which I am far too proud) in mid December, and life being as busy as it is, waited until today. So those of you … Continue reading Break Break Break on thy cold, grey stones O Sea…