
Voudon Gnosticism
An Introduction to the Rites and Practices
Frater Vameri(Author)
Destiny Books,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 15. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-64411-927-3 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive introduction to the Voudon Gnostic system of magic
The Voudon Gnostic system-a unique melding of Haitian Vodou with Gnosticism, Martinism, and other traditions-is 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 tradition's conceptions of life and death.
Vameri begins by exploring the founding and evolution of the system from its origins in Haiti to its seances in Chicago, including significant teachers such as Martinez de Pasqually, Lucien Francois Jean-Maine, Papus, and Michael Paul Bertiaux. He looks at Voudon Gnosticism's 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.
The Voudon Gnostic system-a unique melding of Haitian Vodou with Gnosticism, Martinism, and other traditions-is 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 tradition's conceptions of life and death.
Vameri begins by exploring the founding and evolution of the system from its origins in Haiti to its seances in Chicago, including significant teachers such as Martinez de Pasqually, Lucien Francois Jean-Maine, Papus, and Michael Paul Bertiaux. He looks at Voudon Gnosticism's 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.
Reviews / Votes
"With chapters on Leghba, the Lord of Sexual Magic, the Voudonist Kabbalah, the Work of OTOA and LCN, and working with Les Vudu, the author presents a comprehensive introduction to practices within the tradition. He appreciates the central dictum that the magician is an artist and should continually explore their own inner kingdoms, led by what they find there. Many who enter this tradition, even those without professed artistic ability, suddenly find themselves driven to produce works. In this way, the Hoodoo manifests in current time and space, drawing sustenance from these objects as if they were offerings. Frater Vameri has made an offering of his own, one that others may take a piece of and, nurturing it, find their own journey into the realm of Voudon Gnosticism. It will help them gain a clearer understanding of Michael Bertiaux's work and perhaps reveal their own secret identity as a lucky Hoodoo." * Sean Woodward, grand master of Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua and author of Keys to the Voudon Kingdom * "Finally, we have a book that explains the framework of Bertiaux's magical world with clarity and simplicity, providing invaluable context and meaning to his magical world." * Katy de Mattos Frisvold, coauthor of The Canticles of Lilith *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Rochester
United States
Publishing group
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Includes 8-page color insert and 18 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64411-927-3 (9781644119273)
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Persons
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.
Content
Foreword
Gnostic Vudu: An Introduction
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
Preface
1 The Foundation: History and Myth
2 What Is the Voudon Gnostic System?
3 Becoming a Voudon Gnostic
4 Bertiaux and The Voudon Gnostic Workbook
5 Lucky Hoodoo
6 The Atlantean Mages and the Immortal Hoodoo
7 Zothyria beyond the Stars:
Inside Your Mind
8 The Serpent and the Egg:
Cosmic Sexual Magic
9 Legbah, the Lord of Sexual Magic
10 The Magical-Spiritual Sessions of Hyde Park Lodge
11 The Voudonist Kabbalah:
The Gnostic Portal of Baron Lundi
12 Necronomiconomania: Fear and Fascination beyond Yuggoth
13 An Arachnid Journey to the Center of the Web of Worlds
14 The Work of Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua and La Couleuvre Noire
15 Working with Les Vudu
Acknowledgments
Appendix
The Universe of a Wandering Gnostic
Monastery in the Voudon Gnostic Multiverse:
A Brief Review of Tau Palamas's Work
Sebastien de la Croix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Gnostic Vudu: An Introduction
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold
Preface
1 The Foundation: History and Myth
2 What Is the Voudon Gnostic System?
3 Becoming a Voudon Gnostic
4 Bertiaux and The Voudon Gnostic Workbook
5 Lucky Hoodoo
6 The Atlantean Mages and the Immortal Hoodoo
7 Zothyria beyond the Stars:
Inside Your Mind
8 The Serpent and the Egg:
Cosmic Sexual Magic
9 Legbah, the Lord of Sexual Magic
10 The Magical-Spiritual Sessions of Hyde Park Lodge
11 The Voudonist Kabbalah:
The Gnostic Portal of Baron Lundi
12 Necronomiconomania: Fear and Fascination beyond Yuggoth
13 An Arachnid Journey to the Center of the Web of Worlds
14 The Work of Ordo Templi Orientis Antiqua and La Couleuvre Noire
15 Working with Les Vudu
Acknowledgments
Appendix
The Universe of a Wandering Gnostic
Monastery in the Voudon Gnostic Multiverse:
A Brief Review of Tau Palamas's Work
Sebastien de la Croix
Notes
Bibliography
Index