Papa Gede Limbo Lakwa is represented by an image of St. Expedite. Today is St. Expedite’s Feast Day. Today, Caballos of the 21 Divisiones will serve Papa Gede Limbo Lakwa by giving him his food, his candles, his coffee, and his gin.

St. Expedite is known all over the world for his miraculous abilities to get things accomplished . . . . and quickly. He is world reknowned! He is also well known for his ability to shower money onto people. His ability to send other dead to an enemy, read one’s fortune, get people out of jail quickly and much more. It’s no suprise he is associated with Papa Gede.

If Papa Gede walks with you, don’t forget him tonite!

Gotta run myself . . . . got a Gede service to do.

Read more about Papa Gede here:

Papa Gede

Kouzen is often served with Kleren. He is also given coffee. However, initiates at GNL Sosyete are taught how to make Kouzen’s very special trempe. A trempe is an alcoholic beverage with herbs steeped within it, that is made as a drink for a Lwa.

Kouzen is well known for his knowledge of working with herbs and plants.

This special drink is made and offered to Kouzen. It also has several secretive magical and healing uses.

During Djouba service, we also change the styles of dancing. In fact, Djouba dancing is very particular and specific to it’s nation. There is no way to confuse it with any other. During djouba, people graze their feet across the ground and hop. Some say this hop comes from native Taino spiritual dances.

In some Sosyetes, they play a special set of instruments for Kouzen Fetes.

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 island.

Djouba is served right after Rada and right before the Nagos.

Friday morning I had started to clean up the altar a bit, and in the course of doing such, I picked up a bottle that belonged to Ogou Feray.

Whew! As soon as I picked up the bottle, the enormous wave of his spiritual energy hit me. It made me dizzy, or saoule, as it is refferred to in the Vodou tradition. I had to rest my arm on the wall and slowly slide down into a chair.

It was so intense, I quickly yelled out to my wife, for fear of becoming possessed suddenly. She ran up quickly and using the secret techniques of initiates was able to calm Feray and have him let me go and not mount.

Feray had a message that day. When I regained control, I heard him yelling it out loudly. In this time, in this hour, many are in need of a Spiritual Warrior. Many have lost hope, are hurting, and feel powerless against the negative spiritual forces that try to stop one’s progress.

Ogou Feray will be able to help and assist us in fighting these battles. You can see for yourself. Many are out of work. Thousands are suffering. Sickness is in the land. And things seem to continue to get worse.

But . . . . there is hope. Met Feray is going to help his children rise. They will find. They will prosper. They will fly. He will fight the wicked, destroy the enemy, and bring unfading victory . . . .

Master of the Machete, he will use his machete and cut through any obstacles that lie in your way. He will fight your battles and win. He will find you work. He is reminding the Vodouisants, everywhere, that today is not the end.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Ogou Feray is an extremely fierce spiritual force. His abilitiy, strength, and forcefulness is awesome, intense and jaw dropping. He is best known for being a skilled warrior or soldier, though Met Feray can do just about anything.

If he is with you, you need not worry about anything coming against you. He is a very hot Nago Lwa, and we often refer to him as ‘Kok’. Kok means a fighting rooster. When Feray arrives to a party, he pick at people until he gets them possessed. Always looking for a fight and excitement, Feray is an excellent spiritual protector.

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. . . . . .

Click here to read more about Kouzen Zaka

He is often approached to protect and safeguard one’s job, to obtain employment, and to protect farms and farm animals.

In Haiti, it is not rare for an individual to have a Houngan/Mambo come out onto their farm and bless it. Houngans and Mambos will also work with him to protect the individuals farm.
Kouzen is well known for his despise of theives. He is a great Lwa to safeguard the crops against any thievery.

Kouzen is a Lwa that loves to work! He works from sun up to sun down without a break. Kouzen also works for very little in return, though sooner or later Kouzen does like to be treated to a grand feast.

Kouzen has a wife, known to Vodouisants as Kouzin. She is a very successful market woman. She sells the crops which her husband harvests. Together they lead the nation of Djouba and also hold together a very large family of Spirits.

There are many other Zakas, most well known being : Ti Zaka, Azaka Mede, Minis Zaka, Azaka Krebs

If Kouzen is in your spiritual court, you should make an effort to serve him well this month.

This month in the blog we will be discussing the Mysteries of Kouzen, Stay Tuned to learn more about the Patron of Work

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3/24

Tuesday

Whew! What a day. I was booked solid with appointments today and have been laboring extensively in the badji. I am not going to write anything long, as I am quite exhausted.

But, I have to say, that today I saw quite an awful case. I am changing names, naturally, but I would like to relate this story.

A young woman came in today. She arrived for her appointment, and the first thing the Lwa said was “Tell her that her mother is the source of all her problems, she is envious and hateful of her . . . ”

I told her. Immediately, she broke down. She sobbed and sobbed. Unfortunately, I’ve seen quite a few of these cases. She said

“I know, I know, Houngan Hector, I’ve been everywhere. They tell me they will help me, but look at me. Nothing is going right. I still have my job by a thread! I don’t know what to do anymore”

“It will be alright, we are going to fix you up nice and good” I replied “You’ve come to the right place. The Misterios are going to help you”

And thus I consoled her and we finished our consult. I gave her the list of items to bring me and she will be returning in a few days to have this resolved.

I hope you, dear reader, are never in this situation. But envy and hatred from a mother is one of the worst things to endure. And if you are a mother yourself, love your children with all your might.

3/23

Monday

Today, Monday is a special day for Papa Baron. On this day, many do their services to the dead and the Gede. I’m doing my usual services this morning.

The rest of today is as usual as most mondays. Replying to your emails, scheduling appointments, filling orders, returning phone calls and running errands. There is always an endless lists of tasks to be done, lol. I know you can understand.

Happy Feast of St. Joseph!  Happy Fete Papa Loko!

Honor and Respect, Honor and Respect to all my fellow Houngans and Mambos!

Ayibobo!

Papa Loko’s feast is tomorrow. If you do not know who Papa Loko is, I would suggest you read about him here.

Papa Loko is the first Houngan. A powerful healer and diviner, Papa Loko is the true Master of Ceremonies. He confers his knowledge upon those who have “taken the asson” or Houngans and Mambos Asogwe.

He is a Mystery that is served by us, Houngan and Mambo Asogwe, and whose rituals are for the most part secret.

Those who have Papa Loko in their court will have no choice but to become Houngans/Mambos in time.