![]() Hoodoo psychic readers, spirit workers, and root doctors who are adherents of the Voodoo Religion and who petition the lwa on behalf of clients may work with Damballa for protection, fertility, and serenity. In Catholic syncretic Voodoo practices, Damballa is associated with the image of Saint Patrick who drove out snakes from Ireland. He does not take cigars or tobacco as his offerings and all such offerings are held until after he is saluted. He loves the colour white, coconut milk, an egg placed on flour, and honey. He can take on a very protective role over his children and is called upon to offer protection, clarity of mind, and harmony. He rules over serenity and peace in human beings and cosmic balance and harmony in the universe.ĭamballa is of the Rada nation and when he manifests during Voodoo ceremonies he does not talk, but rather hisses. Within the African Traditional Religion of Voodoo, Vudu, Vodoun, or Vodun, Damballa is often depicted entwined with his consort, Ayida Wedo, also a snake lwa. He is the primoridal spirit and the father of all the lwa. The New Orleans Voodoo Museum says Aida Wedo is represented by the image of the blessed virgin, while Damballa is represented by Saint Patrick because of his association with snakes.Damballah Wedo and His Consort Ayida Wedo by Rigaud Benoit, Oil on Masonite (ca.1967)ĭamballa, also spelled Damballah, is the snake lwa of the sky. Luckily for me every time I have performed a Damballa and Aida Wedo ritual a snake has manifested and allowed itself to make it’s energy known during the ceremony. Offerings to her include white eggs painted with the colors of the rainbow, flour, rice, cream, white snake sheds, and snake vertebrae. Like her husband Damballa Wedo she presides over healing and strength. She is a divine goddess of pleasure and supreme joy. Lucky for us she is often happy to share. Aida Wedo is the rainbow goddess and she owns that spiritual pot of gold at the end of her display. Often represented with his wife Aida Wedo as a Cadauceus, the intertwined. He provides healing, guidance, and blessings. Some view them as fertility deities and pray to them for marital success. Damballa (also spelled Damballah) is a creator, a patriarch, a serpent. In New Orleans Voodoo we tale a story of how Damballa traveled under the ocean to the New World and Aida arched her serpent body across the sky from Africa to the Americas so they could meet here and bring the religion to these lands. They represent the cosmic parents of all that followed. Joined together like the earth and the sky they embody, they are never apart. ![]() Viewed as creators of our modern existence, they intertwine, meet, mix, and meander throughout the lands of the world. All rights reserved.ĭamballa Wedo and his wife Aida are the serpent and the rainbow we have heard tale(tail) of. What happened to possibility? Where have all the rainbows gone?Īida Wedo photo by Lilith Dorsey. It saddens me to think some people don’t even want to wish themselves well when given the chance. One character however, imagines the worst scenario possible and ends up buried up to his neck in sand being besieged by ants. In one episode the crew members find a virtual reality game called “Better than Life,” everything the gamer thinks inside the game comes true, and most people have a fantastic time drinking expensive single malt scotch and driving luxury cars. ![]() It reminds me of one of my favorite cult sci-fi television shows, Red Dwarf. They started thinking about loosing the home they were in, and dismally ending up on the street. ![]() They almost automatically went to the “bad place.” When I said just imagine yourself moving into a huge home, with a large garden and wonderful neighbors. I was very excited, but the more I began to explain this concept to people the more afraid they got. They were supposed to expand their desires, try to stop thinking small, stop limiting themselves, to simply believe. ![]() I asked people not to wish for a car but for a vintage Mercedes. My ritual was about imagining things better than you could possibly imagine. She is the wife of Damballa Wedo and together they form a divine union. I did a large public Voodoo ritual many years back dedicated to Aida Wedo, the rainbow serpent bride of Haitian Vodou or Vudu. Your dreams should be big, your prayers must be bigger. Damballa and Aida Wedo Veve, photo by Lilith Dorsey. ![]()
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