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Aries - Ogou St. Jack Majeur is a god of war. He is able to help us fight in all battles in our life, pray to him for strength and courage.

Libra - Marasa Dosu Dosa - They are twin children, either in twos or threes. Imaged with Sts. Cosmas and Damien, or the Three Virtues.

Capricorn - Ezili Dantor - a Petwo lwa, she is a strong black single mother. She does not speak, but makes a "kay kay kay" sound in possession. She is nurturing and protective but is dangerous when aroused, even to her own children.

Scorpio -Ogou Feray - He is a fierce general who works hard for his children but can be moody and sullen at times as well.

Taurus - Ezili Freda - She is a mature light-skinned woman who enjoys the finest things, jewelry, expensive perfume, champagne etc. She is said to own all men (or she thinks she does) and can be very jealous.

Cancer - La Sirene is very enchanting and can sometimes lure people into the depths of her waters. She is often seen as a mermaid, a watery mistress of the sea who either protects fishermen, swimmers, boaters, and others on the water, or else causes them to drown.

Gemini - Papa Legba Atibon - He is imaged as an old man, St. Lazarus is used to represent him in the hounfo or temple. He opens the gate to the spirits, and translates between human languages and the languages of the spirits.

Leo - Damballah-Wedo is depicted as a serpent or snake, and his veves reflect this aspect of him. When he possesses a human, he does not speak but instead only hisses and whistles.

Sagittarius - Prayer is an elemental part of a Voodoo ritual. Prayers are sung, usually in Haitian Creole. During a ceremony, prayers are sung to Bon Dieu, or the "good god" and to other gods or goddesses called Loas or Lwas.

Aquarius - Gede names a family of raucous spirits who personify the ancestral dead and sexual regeneration. Their boss is the Baron (Bawon Samdi, or 'Baron Saturday'), married to Grand Brigitte, mother of the Gedes. Family members dress themselves in black and purple costumes reminiscent of Masonic garb, and surround themselves with graveyard imagery.

Pisces - Agwe is a water spirit, and is of particular interest to seafaring people such as fishermen. As such, his veve represents a boat. Agwe is particularly important in Haiti, an island nation where many residents have depended upon the sea for survival for centuries.

Virgo - Kouzen Zaka, or Azaka, is the patron lwa of farmers, but he is also known as a lwa travay, a work lwa. He is also known as Minis or Azaka Mede, as minister of agriculture. He is an extremely hard worker and works very quickly to accomplish what is asked of him. He is a peasant lwa that enjoys the simple things in life.

Haitian Voodoo

I urge you to recognize that Voodoo is Haiti's religion, it is taken very seriously not merely by unlettered peasants, but many intelligent and learned members of the Haitian society believe as sincerely in Voodoo as do German theology professors in their Christianity. In no way do I expect you to believe in Voodoo; no more than I would expect you to convert to Islam if I taught a course on that religion. But, please do recognize that it is every bit as real a religion as the major religions of the world.

Haitian Astrology

Astrology, an Ancient Greek term, has been studied in one form or another almost as long as civilization has existed. The history of astrology can be traced back to the ancient Babylonian Empire. The Babylonian civilization existed around 2000 BC. This means that the true roots of astrology are almost four thousand years old. In ancient Babylonia, the study of stars and constellations was used to predict times of famine and war as well as times of plenty and peace. The ancients Babylonian type of astrology was also an inherent part of their polytheism. Their belief system incorporated the ideas of astrology as part of their religion, which in turn impacted the future signs, symbols and beliefs of astrologists.

		*Aries*
	*Libra*		*Capricorn*
*Scorpio*				*Taurus*
*Cancer*				*Gemini*
*Leo*				*Sagittarius*
	*Aquarius*		*Pisces*
		*Virgo*

According to the Book of Exodus, Moses was born in a time when his people, the Children of Israel, were increasing in number and the Egyptian Pharaoh was worried that they might help Egypt's enemies. Moses' Hebrew mother, Jochebed, hides him when the Pharaoh ordered all newborn Hebrew boys to be killed, and the child is adopted as a foundling by the Egyptian royal family. After killing an Egyptian slave-master, Moses flees across the Red Sea to Midian where he has his encounter with the God of Israel in the form of the "burning bush". God sends Moses to request the release of the Israelites. After the Ten Plagues, Moses leads the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea, after which they base themselves at Mount Sinai, where Moses receives the Ten Commandments. After 40 years of wandering in the desert, Moses dies aged 120, within sight of the Promised Land.

Liberated by Externa Labady (Nov 24, 2003)

C ustomer Reviews

Dear Ms. Labady:
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