![]() They met, and intertwined again in the New World bringing the joy and beauty of their majesty. Aida traveled across the sky as wearing the crown of the rainbow. Damballa made the trip beneath the seas, the realm of the ancestors and deep wisdom. The serpents made the journey to the new world. War and strife made the possibility and the push of a new land a necessity. There came a time when that was no longer possible. They were lovers, intertwined souls, who danced their magick on the continent of Africa. Some of his ritual songs indicate that he 'carries the ancestors' on his back to Ginen, the afterlife. in the center of the hounfort (temple), in the 21 Divisions these designs are normally done directly in front of the altar. His metals on earth are platinum and silver. He governs over peace and purity and is a powerful magician, and a great healer and is one of the few Puro Misterios, Lwa / Irunmole who has a direct link to Papa Buen Dios. He is also the father of all the rest of the loa and is considered to be the loa of creation. Damballah: Represents wisdom, healing, and purity. Dambala Guedo in Spanish or Damballah Wedo also known as Pa Damballah or Pai Dambala is the loving father of all the Misteries. In a time before time there were two serpents- a male and a female. In Vodoun, Damballa is one of the most important of all the loa. His Altar Given his purity, Dambala is given only things in pure white. For many devotees the Loa Damballa Wedo and Aida Wedo are the father and mother of the Vodou, or Voodoo, religion. Damballah Wedo And his lovely mate Aida arch through the sky. Sacred stories traverse boundaries and limitations, and this story of two divine snakes is no exception. All rights reserved.Įven people who know very little about Haitian Vodou, seem to know the tale of the serpent and the rainbow. ![]() The background is that of Damballah's veve and mirrred waterfalls.all to express the coolness and moisture asosciated with the power of this rada Lwa.Damballa and Aida Wedo Veve, photo by Lilith Dorsey. As the supreme Rada diety,he is associated with rain, wisdom and fecundity. He can share that knowledge when he wishes. Great Bestower As such an ancient Loa is extremely knowledgeable. This seems to give Wedo the prestige of being the origin point of all life in the universe. Patrick (because of the snakes in the chromolithograph) and with Moses, for the knowledge of the Ten Commandments. The Haitian god is called Damballah Wedo because he is thought to originate from the city of Wedo in t eh Dahomey empire, which is modern-day Benin. In synthesis, he personifies fire and water - fire for his serpent powers of regeneration and creation, water, for his deep knowledge or konnisance of the world and it's peoples.ĭamballah is syncretized with St. He has perfect knowledge of the heavens, having learned of the this from the African tradition called NA-Go Oyyo. ![]() I like to think of him as the original astronomer or astrologer. a houmfor for Damballah Wedo or Ogoun Agou Arroyo. ![]() So pure and beneficent is Damballah, that he needs no offering other than a basin of pure water and a pure white egg on a mound of white flour. The priest, standing beside his altar, gyrated in dervish-like circles, goading the dancers on. The magicval sphere of white is suspended above his horse in possession, to afford him privacy and benediction. His true color is snow white, like the linen in which Hounsi dress for service. Thanks Siya in advance!ĭamballah is the third African Power honored at the White Shrine and is a Vodoun Lwa of Profound antiquity.įrom the Sosyete du marche site: "The great Sky Father, married to the primal Erzulie and paired with Ayida Wedo, the Rainbow Serpent, Damballah personifies the primary foundational precepts of Vodou. So, no this is not my own, but what I have done with it is but a contribution and enhancement of a work by other very talented hands. I had been hunting the web good representationsof Damballagh and happened upon this here. The centerpice of this piece I borrowed from fellow deviant artist Siya. ![]()
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