by hounganhector | Oct 27, 2010 | Events and Workshops
Fete Gede Celebration 2010 Bonswa La Sosyete! We here at Gade Nou Leve are welcoming all of you to join us our Fete Gede Celebration! I know I am a bit late with our announcement, and do apologize, but have been incredibly busy all year long. . . We will be having...
by hounganhector | May 5, 2010 | Kouzen Azaka Zaka Lwa Misterio
Kouzen Zaka is a Lwa of the Djouba nation. Many individuals, mistakenly, think that he is a Rada Lwa. Rather, he is actually a member of the Djouba nation. This nation holds the secrets and mysteries of the Indians, the Tainos and Arawak Indians indigenous to the...
by hounganhector | May 1, 2010 | Kouzen Azaka Zaka Lwa Misterio
 May is the month of Kouzen Zaka. Kouzen Zaka is the patron of work. He is associated with the image of St. Isidore. In Haitian Vodou, Kouzen is considered a peasent farmer. His abilitiy to work non stop is well known and for that he is highly regarded. . . . . ....
by hounganhector | Apr 21, 2010 | Danbala Wedo Lwa Misterio
 In Haitian Vodou, Danbala is the Holy of Holies. He is the tabernacle. This is the reason why Danbala is the most sacred of all the Lwa.  He is a divine Mystery that can be approached by anyone yet few are given access to his inner mysteries. He comes in the form...
by hounganhector | Apr 1, 2010 | 21 Divisions
Receiving a Kanzo, Initiation, Baptism, or other Ceremony of Initiation I was recently speaking to a Mambo friend of mine and she was complaining to me about how one of her initiates had gone off claiming she was no good, that he couldn’t mount spirits, that he...