irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoX88B88 is the word "voodoo" with a reflection.message-squaremessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1778arrow-down118
arrow-up1760arrow-down1message-squareX88B88 is the word "voodoo" with a reflection.irelephant [he/him]🍭@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe Loa aren’t going to be providing a gateway to Nazis. Those folks have their own gods
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoDid I mess that up? It’s been decades since I studied Voudon.
minus-squareMaeve@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoNah, you’re good. None of the gods are prejudiced in any tradition, but for causing us to learn, and to borrow an old expression, when we fail to grasp mercy, we get severity. Put another way, hard head, soft backside.
The Loa aren’t going to be providing a gateway to Nazis. Those folks have their own gods
Please meet the Orishas.
Did I mess that up? It’s been decades since I studied Voudon.
Nah, you’re good. None of the gods are prejudiced in any tradition, but for causing us to learn, and to borrow an old expression, when we fail to grasp mercy, we get severity. Put another way, hard head, soft backside.