Plant Lwas There is an awe-inspiring tradition of bringing together plant energy with divinity and spiritual and personal energy called Vodou. Vodou affirms relationships between cycles of life, the crossroad of nature, ancestors and spirits. Vodou vision of spirits understands them as the intelligence of energy present in humans, nature, and thoughts. Mysteries can be understood through spirits, goddesses and gods known in this path as Lwa. Lwas are intermediaries between Bondye, very remote, omnipotent God and humans. The lwa were once mortals and share some human characteristics, including strength, vision, ego, capriciousness, and fickle emotions; they can be demanding and sometimes tricky. Two who you want to salute with your sacred garden efforts: Gran Bwa—helps you connect to ancestral roots or spiritual home of Vodou. Offerings of basins of water, leaves, roots, branches, or flowers are welcomed. A drawing of ‘tree of life’ is a good conduit to Gran Bwa. A tree sapling can be planted on Gran Bwa’s behalf. Gran Bwa energy exists at each magical point of every tree. Ask Gran Bwa to enter heart, arm, and legs through a ritual dance on your tilled soil. Gran Ibo—Those who find magic and wisdom in the swamp and its plants need to know Gran Ibo, lwa of swamps. She understands language of plants and is holder of ancient plant knowledge—all the way from its roots because that is where knowledge is held. Everything natural, including trees, roots, leaves, pods, flowers, bark, insects, animals, bird, reptiles—all find their way through difficulty by attuning to wisdom held by Gran Ibo. Sacred swamp plants and trees include: lotus, orchid, swamp oak, sandalwood, and magnolia.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:56:08 +0000