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Voodoo originates from the Fon word Voudon which means: the power; that who is invisible; the creator of all things. It is the infusion of Traditional African beliefs with Catholicism. Voodoo, since its conception in the western hemisphere, has been the target of countless opponents depicting it as being a sinister and abominable belief that possesses anyone who dares engage in its practices. Unfortunately this is due to the deliberate misconception of priests (orthodox) and the the misunderstanding of writers, anthropologists, scholars and many more who publish inaccurate and false information. The misconception of Voodoo is then perpetuated when the Holywood producers take advantage of the public's misconception by making movies about blood thirsty Zombies and Voodoo priests and priestesses who buy and sell souls. Voodoo devotees, as in all other religions believe in an Omnipresent Creator and the Loa or Orisha. The Loa act as intermediaries (like the saints in Catholicism) between the creator and the human world. These Loa interact with people and things to help create and maintain a spiritual balance. Voodoo is a religion of the universe. The way it works is through the energies and intelligence which are directed and manifested of ourselves and our universe. There are various aspects of Voodoo:
The purpose of the Voodoo Spritual Temple is to educate the community
about Voodoo and to
dispel the myths and misconceptions associated with Voodoo since time
immemorial.
The Voodoo Spiritual Temple gives lectures and tours to the New Orleans
cemetaries, as well as
the following services:
The Voodoo Spirtiual Temple has made available the book Belizean Herbs:
Their Uses And
Applications by Priest Oswan Chamani. The Temple also publishes a
newsletter called the
Voodoo Realist Newsletter.
For more information about the Voodoo Spiritual Temple please call or
write Priestess Miriam
at:
The Voodoo Spiritual Temple
Priestess Miriam had a sense of mysterious forces around her ever since
her childhood. She
became conciously active in spiritual studies and began practicing in
1975. Though born and
raised in Mississippi, she studied her spiritual and occult work in
Chicago, Illinois. She was
ordained as a Bishop after many years of preaching the ministry at the
"Angel Angel All Nations
Spiritual Church" in Chicago. Her husband Oswan Chamani was born in
Belize,
Central
America. There he studied Voodoo (called Obeah in Central America) under
three different
teachers of which two were African Diviners. His courses consisted of of
going into the jungle to
learn about trees, roots, plants and shrubs pertaining to his practice. He
learned how to handle
snakes and how to cure snake bites as well as other kinds of maladies.
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