LJ Idol Season 7 Week 6 - Voodoo

[walkertxkitty]

o/` "I'm not the one who's so far away

Comments

[myrna_bird]

There is always something new to learn about. Thanks for sharing this very interesting and detailed- with pictures entry.

[walkertxkitty]

I'm glad you liked it. I'm still working out the differences and trying to sort out where these new deities belong in my pantheon but I have learned a great deal by interacting with him.

Thanks for reading and commenting, it's appreciated.

[myrna_bird]

You're welcome!

[dance_of_flame]

My boyfriend belongs to Papa Legba. By proxy of that, I interact with Him on occasion, but He's not claimed me. I like the smart-ass, and He remains one of the most interesting ones to hear stories of, though my own dealings have been oddly bland. I'm not as big on cultural appropriation, I'm one of the ones that doesn't understand why biological blood matters-and even if I did, it certainly wouldn't matter, what with the range of pantheons I've been claimed by-but I've got to say were I tapped and required to honor Him as His culture did, I'd brainbreak too.

This was a really interesting read. O.o

-Ta'eris

[wyrdfishes]

This is an enthralling post! I identify as Wiccan and have been fascinated by Voudoun for some time, but had never read anything by someone who actually practised it. It's also true what you say about gods choosing you. Very well done.

[walkertxkitty]

Thank you! It's going to be a challenge to meld these into my existing beliefs but I think it can be done. There's not much written and not many who will talk about it but I have a sound guide in Dorie, who does practice.

Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, it's appreciated.

[momebie]

Oh man, that song. There was a time in my my life where I would lay on my back on my bedroom floor and just listen to that on repeat. (No wonder my mother was worried about me, now that I think about it.)

This was interesting and informative as always. Thank you for sharing it.

[walkertxkitty]

It's actually a great meditation piece. If you have the long version of it there's about a five minute silence in there, after which the drum sounds three times as a call-back. My Ma would always freak whenever I played it, though.

Thanks for reading and commenting, it's appreciated.

[joeymichaels]

Oh, that's fantastic. Love the shrine - thank you for the photos and the history!

[walkertxkitty]

You're very welcome. I myself didn't realize how well it had turned out until Dorie took the pictures. Since it was my first effort, I'm afraid I thought poorly of it. It still has some work to be done; I need to paint the Lazarus statue better and I'm going to gold plate the St. Francis, I think. I'm still hoping to find some Lazarus prayers I can copy down and put in that pocket, but I haven't found any yet.

Thank you for taking the time to read and comment, It's appreciated.

[joeymichaels]

I've been thinking about it, and what I like is that there's so much symbolism in the shrine. It seems to be filled with meaning - its almost like a puzzle.

[walkertxkitty]

It's funny you should mention that because it was designed to be interacted with. All of the cards lift out so they can be read and used; so do the statues. Eventually it will have feet made of rubber stamping which will hold engraved prayers (it's a bit tippy right now since the lunch box opens out and not flat). I wasn't thinking about it at the time but it does seem like a puzzle. At the time, I just wanted to create something which was vaguely gnostic.

Looks like i succeeded! (It needs a cat; St. Jude likes cats).