![]() ![]() ![]() Michael's feast day, Thursday September 29th, I will perform a ritual to invoke the presence of St. He is also a wonderful spiritual guide who will help you find whatever you need to get to the next stage of your spiritual development - even if it is something outside of the Hindu tradition. He has the power to clear one's path to any goal, and so is closely linked to spiritual works aimed at increasing one's success, and gaining good luck and good fortune. He is an extremely wonderful Divine spirit to have a strong connection to, as he serves the roll as Remover of Obstacles and Opener of the Ways. Those of you who follow my blog regularly or frequently read my posts on the Lucky Mojo Forums already know that a very large portion of my personal spiritual path comes from Hinduism, and that the elephant-headed Lord Ganapati and I share a close relationship. Ganesha's presence is considered to be very close and palpable during the event, and reveling in his close energy is spiritually rejuvenating! At the end of the festival, all the statues are ritually walked down to a river and immersed, signaling the end of the festival and dispersal of Lord Ganesha's influence back into the cosmos as a whole. Towns and villages will have contests for the best decorated Ganesha statue, and parades and parties will be held with lots of music and dancing. (The statues are all immersed in to the waters of a sacred river on the 11th day, and so are not fired or sealed in any way so that they remain dissolvable.) These statues become the central focus of the festival, receiving worship and offerings each day of Ganesh Chaturthi, and generally being celebrated with much gusto. In the weeks leading up to the festival, clay statues are created of Ganesha which temples, community stores, and householders purchase and enthusiastically decorate. Traditionally, Ganesha Chaturthi is celebrated with great pomp and circumstance. ![]() It contains spells, prayers, rituals, recipes, and instructions for constructing New Orleans voodoo-style altars and crafting a voodoo amulet known as a gris-gris.On September 1st the Hindu festival of Ganesh Chaturthi begins, which is the annual birthday celebration for India's most beloved and widely worshipped deity. This book gives an overview of New Orleans Voodoo, its origins, history, and practices. She even appears in Marvel Comics and on the television show American Horror Story: Coven, where she was portrayed by Angela Bassett.Īuthor Denise Alvarado explores Marie Laveau’s life and work―the fascinating history and mystery. Devotees venerate votive images of Laveau, who proclaimed herself the “Pope of Voodoo.” She is the subject of respected historical biographies and the inspiration for novels by Francine Prose and Jewell Parker Rhodes. Her grave in New Orleans ranks among the most popular spiritual pilgrimages in the US. She is the subject of songs, films, and legends and the star of New Orleans ghost tours. Marie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts certainly, she is among the most famous. The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau―a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s.
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