The Mystic Voodoo
Where Art, Psychology, and Mythology Collide
The Mystic Voodoo Where Art, Psychology, and Mythology Collide
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The Gran Bois (Big Wood) is the Master of the Sacred Forest of the Island Below the Waters, which is the place where the loa call home. This is the land to where the newly dead travel. He is the protector of all wild animals, knows the secrets of herbal medicine, and the secrets of magic hidden in the herbs. He is likened to Saint Sebastian and Saint Christopher in the Catholic tradition. Gran Bois is a very loving loa with a great sense of humor and full of advice. He is apparently proud of the fact that he has a big stiff penis. Gran Bois can be petitioned for healing and prosperity and general advice. Use: Ideally, you will begin at your altar. It is advisable to have white and green altar candles and spiritual incense Papa Legba, open the door for me Atibon Legba, open the gate Open the door for me Papa Legba so that I can pass When I return, I will thank the loa! Concentrate on the outcome you wish to occur and ask your Gran Bois for assistance in creating this change. You may write a petition if you wish. Make an offering in a wooden bowl and place the green candle in the bowl. Light the candle and ask Gran Bois for his help. Sing songs for him or dance or do both. Make it a festive time! Let the candle burn down, and when it is done, take the bowl and food and put it in a paper bag. take it deep in the woods and place it beneath a big tree. Tell Gran Bois again what it is you need. Then thank him and thank Papa Legba for copening the door to him. Some of Gran Bois' favorote things include sweet potatoes, yams, green bananas, black pigs, goats, distilled rum, wild berries, acorns, any type of food from the woods. Here are a couple of songs for Gran Bois: I. M al nan Gran Bwa, al chache fey I go to Big Woods, go looking for leaves. II. Se nan bwa, fey nan bwa ye, It's in the woods, the leaves are,
Gran Bois' Veve
Here is an album with songs for Gran Bois: Aibobo The most important concept in Voodoo is reverence to ancestors. Always be sure to remember those who have gone on before you. It is the single most important thing you can do to insure success in your ritualistic endeavors.
The Grand Bwa Service for Non-Initiates To purchase a Gran Bois Voodoo doll, click here.
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burning at the time of use. Use a red altar cloth for Gran Bois as he is a petro loa, and use a lot of leaves, sticks, herbs, and flowers and things you collect from the forest to adorn his altar. Add strips of green satin and a picture of his veve (symbol). Add your Gran Bois Voodoo doll as a focusing tool for creating the change you seek. Voodoo dolls are particularly useful for improving spiritual connection and protection. First, ask Papa Legba to open the door so that you may speak to Gran Bois:
