Asson: a rattle used in the rituals and ceremonies
Bokor: the priest who serves with his left hand (the evil)
Cata: the smallest Vodoun drum
Houngan: a Vodoun priest (the good)
Hounfour: a houngan’s temple, a sanctuary, and shrine
Hounsis: an initiate into the temple
Loa: the spirit(s) being invoked
Maman: the largest and deepest pitch drum
Mambo: Vodoun priestess
Peristyle: the roofed court of the Hounfour; they move around it in a counterclockwise direction
Poteau Mitan: centerpost of the Peristyle
Satyr: a man with strong sexual desires
Seconde: the middle drum of three used in Vodoun ceremonies
Rites of Rada: derived almost directly from the services of the deities of Dahomey; in Haiti the Rada have come to represent the emotional stability and warmth of Africa, the hearth of the nation; drum beats and dancing are on beat
Rites of Petro: the new nation of spirits that follow the rites of the Rada; forged directly in the steel and blood of the colonial era; they reflect all of the rage, violence, and delirium that threw off the shackles of slavery; drums, dancing and rhythm are distinct from the Rada – offbeat, sharp and unforgiving
Veve: the symbol of the loa
The Serpent and The Rainbow, by Wade Davis, 1985 (ISBN: 13: 978-0-671-50247-8).
Secrets of Voodoo, by Milo Rigaud, 1969 (ISBN: 0-87286-171-6).
The Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook, by Denise Alvarado, 2009 (ISBN: 10: 144211892X).
The Book on Palo: Deities, Initiatory Rituals & Ceremonies, by Baba Raul Cantizares, 2002 (ISBN: 0-942272-66-8).
Faces in the Smoke: An Eyewitness Experience of Voodoo, Shamanism. Psychic Healing & Other Amazing Human Powers, by Douchan Gersi, 1991.
The Twilight Labyrinth: Why Does Spiritual Darkness Linger Where It Does?, by George Otis, Jr, 1997 (ISBN: 0-8007-9255-6).
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