voodoo priest

voodoo priest

Also known as a “houngan,” “papa” or “papaloa,” in the vodoun religion, this is a man who summons vodoun gods in order to divine the future or heal.
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The Voodoo church will continue to be a power base in the local community, and the Voodoo priest will maintain his role of broker or middleman to enhance his prestige, power, and popularity.
She enlisted the help of a voodoo priest to put them through a 'Juju' ceremony - a ritual designed to exert control over the women.
Houston, TX, April 13, 2018 --(PR.com)-- Set in the early 1900s, Mamuska, the voodoo priest, needs to return to his home in the Louisiana swamp to renew his strength and vigor, but Ayida, serpent goddess and mother of the demi gods, forbids him to take his wife, Ophelia.
In a not-atypical reaction, Voodoo priest Brinor Monajean told AP: "If I were the government officials, I'd shut down the US Embassy, because Trump doesn't respect my nation."
Recorded in suitably hothouse conditions - with an army of percussionists, a fiery Glaswegian guitarist, voodoo priest and cast of local luminaries - this album encapsulates a rare, continent-straddling, community spirit.
Fran took the name AJIMAL from a former voodoo priest he met while working on sabbatical as a medical student after the earthquake in Haiti in 2010.
The flat-earth advocate, the voodoo priest, Pope Paul VI, may, after all, be right in their peculiar metaphysical notions.
Of course, absolute discretion is a necessity for any successful EM to the rich and famous, so Mister Peele declined to name names, but did snitch that he knows of an international socialite who asked her EM to arrange an exorcism of her estate by a voodoo priest. He also revealed that a fellow EM was charged with taking spin classes so his high profile studio-head boss wouldn't feel so guilty about missing the classes himself.
Washington, July 8 ( ANI ): A Brazilian voodoo priest has announced that he would set a curse on Germany's football team for the World Cup semi-final.
A brutal version of No Problem saw a giant video screen filled with the image of a skull-faced Voodoo priest growling the lyrics over the song's bludgeoning drum & bass, while Gangsta Boogie VIP was built around a menacing synth melody topped by guest rapper Knytro's guttural Wu-Tangstyle rhymes.
"She is there to watch over the museum, its staff and visitors," explained Aze Kokovivina, a voodoo priest and artist from Togo who "activated" the statue with ritual prayers ahead of the show opening this week.
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