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04/05/2026

Marie Laveau (1801–1881) is one of the most recognized and historically documented spiritual practitioners in the United States. Living in New Orleans during the 19th century, she became known for her spiritual authority, community leadership, and deep knowledge of rootwork, healing traditions, and ritual practices. As a free Black woman of color, she held a unique and influential position in a city shaped by African, Caribbean, French, and Spanish cultural influences.

Marie Laveau was a leader of Louisiana Voodoo and is widely understood to have been a Vodou practitioner. Louisiana Voodoo developed through the blending of African spiritual traditions, Haitian influences brought by migration to New Orleans, Catholic devotional practices, and African American Hoodoo and rootwork traditions. During her lifetime, these spiritual systems often worked together rather than existing as strictly separate practices.

Laveau’s work extended far beyond ceremony. She was respected as a healer, midwife, and spiritual advisor who served people across racial and social boundaries. Many sought her guidance for protection, legal concerns, relationship matters, and spiritual cleansing. Her work demonstrated how Hoodoo and Louisiana Voodoo functioned as systems of healing, empowerment, and community care.

Her influence also highlights the historic role of Black women as spiritual leaders and protectors of community wellness. Marie Laveau helped establish New Orleans as one of the most significant centers of African American spiritual practice in the United States.

04/01/2026

Why did we choose our mothers????

01/19/2026

The Barons. Belong to and lead the family of Gede’ spirits. The Barons are not spirits of the dead, but the spirit of Death itself. The personalities of the Barons are a mixture of irreverent humor, sex,and death. Their presence is not so much frightening as it is unsettling. We call on the Barons when we wish to undermine social conventions. We call on them to help us deal with unexpected change or chaos. We call on them for the humor to overcome difficulty or grief. The Barons consume the knowledge of all who become the dead, and so they are very wise. For the Barons all in black, powerful, and magical. Come to the crossroads,dance,and joke. You who are the essence of death. Dance with us……

01/11/2026

Gwo Bon Anj . When a person is born, they look out over the mirrored surface of the waters. The mirror reflects back to them the image of their metaphysical double, or soul. The Gwo Bon Anj is the immortal aspect of the soul that survives death, goes into the waters, and reincarnates into future generations. The sun provides the energy necessary for physical life on our planet. The Gwo Bon Anj supplies the energy for the spiritual life of the individual. Gwo Bon Anj, my spirit, my soul, my psyche, my self, who does not die with the body. My immortal twin, invisible but real. The immortal shadow, cast into the invisible. Dance with us.

01/05/2026

Legba La Flambeau . The new Sun. Brilliant beyond description. He reveals first powers, unweighted by knowledge of future consequence. His dance speaks eloquently of the joy of creation. Here is a coming forth in victory. The gray hair and elderly visage of this Legba are emblems of his rank and show that even a new sun is the product of spiritual processes old beyond telling. His will is creation pure and simple. His fire burns quickly through obstacles, those blocks to the unfolding of the universal will. Examine your actions carefully and approach this Legba only in the fullness of your will. When you offer him all, his fires open and cleanse. For Legba La Flambo , God the Sun , ancient phallus of the will. Principle of life, primordial energy. The links that connects the universe with its primordial origin. Master of the magics of crossroad. Dance with us!!!!!!!!!

12/31/2025

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12/28/2025

The Manbo are Vodou’s high priestesses, who have come through the Couche’ initiation to be accepted by spirit. They have taken up their role as spiritual leaders and are equal in power, function, and authority with the Oungan. Their magical weapon, or ceremonial implement, is the serpent. Mambo is called upon to reveal lies, and cut through illusion. The mambo has the ability to isolate illusion and render it harmless. The snake is entwined around the mambos head guarding the purity and correctness of the mambo’s perceptions. In Voodoo , important spirits ride within the head . If these spirits have been corrupted by magick or harmful actions on the part of the individual, it may be necessary to symbolically remove and reset the head.

12/05/2025

Houngan . High Priest or Spirit Chief. A Houngan has accepted himself and taken up his power. He can work with both hands and all the nations of the Lwa. Drums are his magical implement or weapon. The Houngan must be stronger than the forces he directs. Master of Magic and transformation. Fire is his dominant element. He is a great healer who uses leaves and herbs in his medicines. The Houngan is responsible for holding the sacred space. The sacred space used to practice our spiritual sciences. ’

12/02/2025

Celebrating the Life Remembering the Spirit

Dear Family & Friends,
It is time to come together once again in remembrance.
It is time to light your white candle! Tuesday,December 2nd, marks the day
of birth for our beloved son, Drue Marchael Dawson. Our request to include
our family & friends in this remembrance celebration is not a surprise or a
new request for most of you as it has been our custom to do so for several years now. Each year on Drue’s birthday, we
make a collective effort in honoring the life that Drue experienced while
on earth and the gift of having had moments in time with the big soul which
occupied his tiny body. For it is because we know that as long as the name
is called, the spirit lives and the chain can not be broken. So today ,
December Second (1). Do light your white candle and (2) Do say his name
aloud DRUE MARCHAEL DAWSON.

11/16/2025

La Sirene. Her song is irresistible. Her alluring voice can neither be resisted nor ignored. La Sirene is a mermaid and wife to Agwe’. She rules under the sea. Her power is in the depths of the ocean. She is an enchantress. A beautiful sorceress. La Sirene bestows luck on her devotees, but be careful! Her beauty and seductive song can lure you to a watery death. The sirens song is an enchantment that deters sailors from their course of action. She is an erotic temptress who sways noble and purposeful men from their true will. Her song does not wrap us in a fake and fatal glamour; hers is a song that calls to spirit. Your inner barometer determines whether your encounter with her will be a blessing or curse. We call on La Sirene for musical inspiration. Sing the sacred music for us. Enchant by chanting. Dance with us. Ase’

11/11/2025

Azaka La Flambo. The Minister Of Agriculture.Ravenous, devours his food like a feral animal. Brother of the Gede’. An extremely hard worker who helps to shoulder many burdens. Azaka La Flambo works with the 🔥 of creative imagination . The puffs of smoke from his pipe produce images of hope and dream. We call on Azaka in his fire element to turn the creative soil of the imagination. Bless us with the smoke of your magic pipe. Husband/Sorcerer and fertilizing source of the plants. Dance with us. ’