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Erzulie, or Ezili, is the Vodou Lwa (spirit or goddess) of
love and women. She has many forms, from coquette to fierce warrior mother
to red-eyed weeping crone, and can be counted among either the Rada or Petwo
lwa (spirits or gods). The Petwo rites arose in the New World during slavery,
and Petwo lwa are characteristically dark and powerful, and called bitter (anme).
Erzulie is a love goddess who developed during a time when slave owners broke
up families and separated husbands and wives at will, and considered raping
female slaves a pleasant way to produce more slaves.
Erzulie manifests deep, deep passion, and Her moods can range
from the height of joy to the depths of misery--when She mounts (spiritually
possesses) a follower she or he goes from coquettish and seductive to crying
her or himself to sleep, weeping for the limitations of love.
There are numerous sister forms of Erzulie, and She is sometimes
considered a triple goddess. As such She has three husbands--Damballah (the
sky god), Agwe (the sea god), and Ogoun (a god of fire and iron), and She
wears three wedding bands.
Offerings to Erzulie are all the sweet things She loves--perfume,
sweet food, and desserts such as bananas fried in sugar.
This card in a reading indicates deep and abiding love that
may well be in opposition to the current situation. This passion will make
for a wild ride--hold on!
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“Love is Faith.”
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