Voudon Gnosticism: An Introduction to the Rites and Practices

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A comprehensive introduction to the Voudon Gnostic system of magic

Analyzes the syncretic magical system of Voudon Gnosticism and the traditions from which it is sourced

Explains the practices of Voudon Gnosticism in detail, including how to speak with the Lwas (spirits) and establish relationships with them

Explores the history of Voudon Gnosticism and significant teachers like Martinez de Pasqually, Lucien Franois Jean-Maine, and Michael Paul Bertiaux

The Voudon Gnostic systema unique melding of Haitian Vodou with Gnosticism, Martinism, and other traditionsis one of the most creative and rich ways to explore magic. Providing a comprehensive introduction to this complex magical tradition, Frater Vameri explores its history and practices, initiating novices and more advanced readers into his own Vodounist world and the traditions conceptions of life and death.

Vameri begins by exploring the founding and evolution of the system from its origins in Haiti to its sances in Chicago, including significant teachers such as Martinez de Pasqually, Lucien Franois Jean-Maine, Papus, and Michael Paul Bertiaux. He looks at Voudon Gnosticisms early connections with Caribbean Martinist colonies, the Black Templars, Paschal Beverly Randolph, the Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua, and the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. The author explains the difference between Voudon Gnosticism and Haitian Vodou while also exploring the strong connection between them.

The author explains how the Lwas of Voudon Gnosticism are the same spirits found in traditional Haitian Vodou, yet approached differently. He explores how to learn to speak with the Lwas, establish relationships with them, and profit from their revelations. He examines the Hoodoo system of the Voudon Gnosticism tradition and details how to build a Hoodoo altar as well as an atua, or spirit house, for adepts who have decided to establish enduring relationships with the spirits. The author also includes other magical techniques, such as practices to attune to the Voudon Gnostic current, methods for receiving spirit messages, and an exploration of how to use sexual Voudon energy.

Presenting a practical guide to this unique system, Vameri not only enables you to understand the history and intricate mechanisms of Voudon Gnosticism, but also reveals how to build your own magical universe with the help of Les Vudu.

Author Bio

Frater Vameri (Eduardo Regis) is an initiate of the OTOA-LCN and the Golden Dawn, a houngan of Haitian Vodou, and a practitioner of Umbanda and Quimbanda, among other traditions. He is the author of the novel A Sorte do Coveiro and has written two books in Portuguese about Haitian Vodou. He lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.