![]() He/She brings wealth and well-being to people, heals the most serious or even deadly diseases. He/She personifies highest ethical principals such as justice, wisdom, abilities and generosity. He/She is direct descendant of the highest and onmipresent god Oludumar. Obatala is man and woman at the same time. Her/his name is the word for god as such. Obatala is goddess of creation of Yoruba tribe. Goddess of heavens, personification of creative energy - old with white hair, kind and extremely powerful. In many countries people celebrate her on the days of full moon. ![]() She has the powers to nurture and to destroy. Yemaya protects child in the womb and also protects home. She is watching all the powers that give nutrition and food and she takes care of female affairs. Yemaya is a ruler of the sea and personification of female power. Goddess of the sea - motherly, she gives nutrition, loving and desirable. The Power of Oya stems in her speed and her ability to change things immediately. Her energy is shown also in the destructive power of wind storms, floods and earthquakes. The lwa can be particular about food and offerings in general and, unless they have ritual license to do so, a person cannot advise on offerings for spirits, full stop.Goddess of wind, fire, water and rainbow ruler of the nature, fighter - courageous, beautiful, passionate and unpredictable. If we do not have the money for even that, we can pour out a little fresh water and pray.Įven more importantly, if we are going to make offerings to the lwa, we should be doing so under the guidance of someone empowered to give us advice and direction on what to give and how to prepare and give it. ![]() He eats raw eggs.įor less than the cost of takeout, we can go to the dollar store, buy a bag of white rice, a white candle, and a carton of fresh white eggs and prepare something for Damballah that is his alone. Even soy sauce is a problem, or a common utensil being used among a variety of pans.ĭamballah Wedo also does not eat any sort of cooked eggs. We can’t guarantee that a carton of rice from a Chinese restaurant was prepared correctly and didn’t come in contact with foods that are tabooed from our spirits. There are a lot of taboos around what to feed/not feed the lwa, and ESPECIALLY for a spirit like Damballah, who is a spirit of purity and cleanliness. Moreover, the food that is given to spirits has to be prepared carefully. ![]() We would work extra hard to save some cash and buy fresh food to prepare for them, no matter how simple it may be, because that matters and we want to communicate that we care for them and want them to have the best of what we have. Would we offer honored guests or royalty our leftovers? If we are asking spirits to look on us with favor and answer our prayers, do we give them what we don’t want? Damballah in particular, as one of the oldest spirits in vodou, is royalty. ![]() Our lwa are our honored guests, and even royalty. While I understand the intent behind this, it is wholly inappropriate and is not considered a wonderful offering. I wanted to share this and let you know that you should not toss that white rice…Damballah will accept this as a wonderful offering. I will use the rice, water, white candle and a boiled egg as an offering with my prayers being lifted up to him. However, I always save it and use it to serve Damballah. I LOVE Chinese food but never take advantage of the white rice that is always accompanying my meal. ![]()
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