Nations of the Voodoo Lwa
About The Lwa
Rada Lwa
Root Lwa, Fathers and Cousins. The calm and cool spirits.
Papa Legba
The prime intercessor between man and the spirits, Legba is one of the most powerful Lwa. A Lwa integral to ritual work.
Erzulie Fréda
A Lwa of love, beauty and desire. Able to fulfill wishes in romance. Also serves to protect relationships and family.
Ayizan
The Queen of the market, the Lwa of money. Ayizan helps to bring financial success. She gave magic to the Mambos.
Damballah
The Great Serpent, the creator. A Lwa of protection, peace and binding. One of the most powerful senior Lwa.
Ayida Weddo
Wife to Damballah, she is a Lwa of fertility and relationships. Lwa of the expectant mother and the rainbow.
Loco
Lwa of medicine, healing and doctors. Loco gave magic to the Houngans. A herbalist Lwa. Husband to Ayizan
Papa Agwe
Patron of the oceans and seas. Agwe oversees all travel and adventure. Powerful for cleansing and protection rites.
La Sirene
She is wife to Agwe. Lwa of luck, fortune and talent. A sea Lwa, possibly the origin of mermaids. Appears often in dreams.
Petro Lwa
The hot spirits. Aggressive, powerful and volatile.
Ezili Dantor
Queen of the Petro Lwa. Of the Erzulie family. Used in curses for love. She helps to bring love and to break people up.
Gran Bois
Lwa of the outdoors and forest. A powerful Lwa of ritual work using herbs and roots. Placing and breaking curses.
Marinette
A Petro Lwa of spiritual power. Marinette is called upon for bonding spells of all type. Breaks or places chains.
Kalfu
A Petro Lwa of Legba, he is a spirit of the crossroads. He governs access to the Lwa and determines if spells will work.
Bosou
A Lwa of strength, Bosou is called upon to defeat enemies. To overcome those who hold you back. To win in competition.
Ghede Lwa
Lwa of the Crossroads, the Ancestors and the Dead.
Papa Ghede
Papa Ghede is a leader of the Ghede nation of Lwa. He is a spirit of the crossroads that guides the departed to the afterlife.
Baron Samedi
Samedi is the head of the Ghede nation of Lwa. He is called upon for power, protection and for binding rituals.
Maman Brigitte
The wife of Samedi, Brigitte is invoked for spells of binding, for curses, love and protection. Has strong power over magic.
Baron La Croix
One of the Barons of the Ghede. La Croix has a specific power over romance, seduction and passionate love.
Ghede Nibo
A son of Samedi and Brigitte. Ghede Nibo is a Lwa with links to sexuality, passionate love and also to curses and hexes.
Baron Criminel
A cruel Lwa called upon for curses. Best implored when revenge is needed or one has been previously harmed.