voodoo symbols
Here we will be talking about the voodoo symbols and their significance.
Voodoo Symbols
By: Frank Stevens
Knowing the history of voodoo is crucial in understanding the voodoo symbols. The Voodoo religion as it is practiced in the United States has its roots in the African Diaspora. The African Diaspora refers to the forced enslavement of Africans from Africa to the Western hemisphere. The slaves brought their traditional religions and spiritual beliefs with them, which eventually became cloaked in Christianity in an ingenious move to avoid further persecution.
Striking similarities exist between the Loa and Orisha of traditional African religions and Christian myths and saints. Vévés are used in most of the African Diaspora religions.
In rituals, veves and voodoo symbols are commonly used.
Voodoo religious practices commonly include appealing to the loa, or spirits, and inviting them to temporarily take possession of (or “ride”) human bodies so that they may communicate directly with believers.
The ceremonies commonly include drumming, chanting, dancing and the drawing of voodoo symbols known as veves.
Since spirits manifest themselves through people, no statues or pictures are needed. Depending on the spirit, these designs are
drawn on the ground with wheat, maize flour, crushed birch, coffee grounds or ash. The priest takes a pinch of powder from a bowl and outlines geometric figures, objects or animals.
There are several representations of the veves or voodoo symbols.
These designs represent the various powers and attributes of the Loa (God, Goddess, Spirit, Orisha) to be invoked, and serve as a focal point for invocation and offerings. Several vévés of different Loa may be drawn for one ceremony. The designs incorporate well recognized traditional elements, but reflect also the individual intentions and creative skill of the Houngan or Mambo.
You will notice some common elements in the various voodoo symbols. For example, eight-pointed stars that resemble asterisks, and four armed crosses. The eight-pointed stars are from the Rada tradition. The small four-armed crosses are Petro crosses and are mostly decorative.
Some people ask:
WHAT IS VEVER OR VOODOO SYMBOLS AND HOW ARE THEY USED?
A veve/vever is a symbolic design, formed on the ground (in the peristyle) by sprinkling wheatmeal, cornmeal, or some other
appropriate powder from the hand, at or before the beginning of a ceremony. Such adesign represents a Loa to be invoked, and serves both as a focal point for invocation and a kind of altar for offerings.
Several vevers / voodoo symbols of different Loa may be drawn for one ceremony. The designs incorporate well-recognized traditional elements, but reflect also the individual intentions and creative skill of the Houngan or Mambo.
Different voodoo symbols can be seen all around this article, but these are just a few.
Veve Designs used in Voodoo to summon the various Loa or spirit deities. Symbol for Baron Samadi, Lord of the graveyard and death. There are literally hundreds of loa. Only a fraction of their vévés are depicted here.
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