when slaves from all over Africa were brought here to Haiti they forged a new
brought here to Haiti they forged a new
brought here to Haiti they forged a new spirit religion one that incorporates
spirit religion one that incorporates
spirit religion one that incorporates elements from its adversary the Catholic
elements from its adversary the Catholic
elements from its adversary the Catholic Church on the surface Haiti is a
Church on the surface Haiti is a
Church on the surface Haiti is a Catholic country but daily life still
Catholic country but daily life still
Catholic country but daily life still moves to the rhythms of spirit religion
mirror guan is a small port on the
mirror guan is a small port on the haitian coast businessman karim azile
haitian coast businessman karim azile
haitian coast businessman karim azile once was the town’s mayor but Mazzio has
once was the town’s mayor but Mazzio has
once was the town’s mayor but Mazzio has another side as a voodoo priest Gary’s
another side as a voodoo priest Gary’s
another side as a voodoo priest Gary’s family has a problem as village priest
family has a problem as village priest
family has a problem as village priest Gary must try to solve recently Berto a
Gary must try to solve recently Berto a
Gary must try to solve recently Berto a young cousin began acting strangely I
young cousin began acting strangely I
young cousin began acting strangely I was doing my ceremony here and I see
was doing my ceremony here and I see
was doing my ceremony here and I see better stop talking a little bit
better stop talking a little bit
better stop talking a little bit differently than yesterday and I said
differently than yesterday and I said
differently than yesterday and I said what’s happened to better as a voodoo
what’s happened to better as a voodoo
what’s happened to better as a voodoo priest
priest
priest Gary Mazzio also serves as a community
Gary Mazzio also serves as a community
Gary Mazzio also serves as a community healer house of the spirits he will ask
healer house of the spirits he will ask
healer house of the spirits he will ask for help to restore cousin Berto sanity
relatives including Bertos father gather
relatives including Bertos father gather in the temple and begin to summon the
in the temple and begin to summon the
in the temple and begin to summon the spirits an answer comes not from an
spirits an answer comes not from an
spirits an answer comes not from an ancestor spirit but from one of the most
ancestor spirit but from one of the most
ancestor spirit but from one of the most powerful and fear voodoo spirits but
powerful and fear voodoo spirits but
powerful and fear voodoo spirits but ownsome Eddie Lord of the Dead
ownsome Eddie Lord of the Dead
ownsome Eddie Lord of the Dead he takes possession of Gary the spirit
he takes possession of Gary the spirit
he takes possession of Gary the spirit reveals the cause of Parviz trouble his
reveals the cause of Parviz trouble his
reveals the cause of Parviz trouble his own father
own father
own father the Lord of the Dead goes after the man
the Lord of the Dead goes after the man
the Lord of the Dead goes after the man a blob integrals I saw thought this is
a blob integrals I saw thought this is
a blob integrals I saw thought this is your fault
your fault
your fault but I say Auklet Allah you are the one
but I say Auklet Allah you are the one
but I say Auklet Allah you are the one who believed in this situation who
who believed in this situation who
who believed in this situation who forget gonna do you have my money for
forget gonna do you have my money for
forget gonna do you have my money for woman and cut fries but you have no
woman and cut fries but you have no
woman and cut fries but you have no money to help out your sons if you
money to help out your sons if you
money to help out your sons if you cannot be responsible for your family
cannot be responsible for your family
cannot be responsible for your family they will become my responsibility in
they will become my responsibility in
they will become my responsibility in neglecting the ancestral spirits Bertos
neglecting the ancestral spirits Bertos
neglecting the ancestral spirits Bertos father angry they struck back at better
Gary tries to free bear toy from the
Gary tries to free bear toy from the spirits grip
he presses Bertos father to make amends
he presses Bertos father to make amends with the spirits reluctantly he agrees
with the spirits reluctantly he agrees
with the spirits reluctantly he agrees in voodoo when believers resist the
in voodoo when believers resist the
in voodoo when believers resist the spirits they must pay to those
spirits they must pay to those
spirits they must pay to those unfamiliar with spirit religion it might
unfamiliar with spirit religion it might
unfamiliar with spirit religion it might seem like black magic but the powers of
seem like black magic but the powers of
seem like black magic but the powers of the spirit world work for both good and
the spirit world work for both good and
the spirit world work for both good and evil when I heard that people saying
evil when I heard that people saying
evil when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking
that voodoo is devilish people drinking
that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I’ve
blood eating fresh meats you know I’ve
blood eating fresh meats you know I’ve get upset because I never been a part of
get upset because I never been a part of
get upset because I never been a part of it
it
it the morning after Bertos treatment the
the morning after Bertos treatment the
the morning after Bertos treatment the Sun brings two revelations
Sun brings two revelations
Sun brings two revelations bear – his father is missing and Berto
bear – his father is missing and Berto
bear – his father is missing and Berto is no better off
is no better off
is no better off the spirits continue to torment him but
the spirits continue to torment him but
the spirits continue to torment him but others also depend on Gary each spring
others also depend on Gary each spring
others also depend on Gary each spring his duties include learning which spirit
his duties include learning which spirit
his duties include learning which spirit will guide the community for the coming
will guide the community for the coming
will guide the community for the coming year he spills rum and water and lights
year he spills rum and water and lights
year he spills rum and water and lights candles trying to draw spirits to the
candles trying to draw spirits to the
candles trying to draw spirits to the temple gary struggles to breathe as his
temple gary struggles to breathe as his
temple gary struggles to breathe as his body resists the spirits arrival now he
body resists the spirits arrival now he
body resists the spirits arrival now he dances caught up in the hold of a
dances caught up in the hold of a
dances caught up in the hold of a warrior’s spirit it is through Gary that
warrior’s spirit it is through Gary that
warrior’s spirit it is through Gary that this spirit will guide the village for
this spirit will guide the village for
this spirit will guide the village for the next year
Gary weeps with relief as the spirit
Gary weeps with relief as the spirit leads people are celebrating the change
leads people are celebrating the change
leads people are celebrating the change of seasons but Berto still rages and
of seasons but Berto still rages and
of seasons but Berto still rages and there is no sign of his father it’s a
there is no sign of his father it’s a
there is no sign of his father it’s a grim reminder of the spirits power and
grim reminder of the spirits power and
grim reminder of the spirits power and the danger of ignoring their demands
despite attempts to destroy spirit
despite attempts to destroy spirit religion voodoo has survived and those
religion voodoo has survived and those
religion voodoo has survived and those who serve the spirits enjoy voodoo as a
who serve the spirits enjoy voodoo as a
who serve the spirits enjoy voodoo as a celebration
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