Manbo Ayizan Velekete

SHE IS NAMED IN THE SOURCE'S OWN LIST OF RADA LWA - Legba, Loko, Ayizan, Danbala, Ayida Wedo, Freda, Agwe - FOUR OF WHICH THE CORPUS HELD AND TWO OF WHICH IT DID NOT. A seven-name list with two missing is the same shape as lane 27's three-of-which-two and five-of-which-one.

Domains

• priesthood
• initiation
• reglemen
• rada nation

Relations

• spouse: Papa Loko AtisouIn-batch and reciprocated.Reference treatment of Loko and Ayizan: Papa Loko Atisou and Manbo Ayizan Velekete are the prototypical priest and priestess of the tradition and confer the office of priesthood during initiation; Ayizan is a racine or root lwa associated with the rites of initiation called kanzo, and just as her husband Loko is the archetypal houngan, Ayizan is regarded as the first or archetypal manbo, associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and of the natural world; as the spiritual parents of the priesthood the two are among the lwa involved in the kanzo rites, in which the priest or priestess to be is given the asson, the sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood, at least in the asson or asogwe lineage, and both are powerful guardians of reglemen, the correct and appropriate form of service. (secondary)
• confers the priesthood with: Papa Loko AtisouIn-batch and reciprocated.Reference treatment of Loko and Ayizan: Papa Loko Atisou and Manbo Ayizan Velekete are the prototypical priest and priestess of the tradition and confer the office of priesthood during initiation; Ayizan is a racine or root lwa associated with the rites of initiation called kanzo, and just as her husband Loko is the archetypal houngan, Ayizan is regarded as the first or archetypal manbo, associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and of the natural world; as the spiritual parents of the priesthood the two are among the lwa involved in the kanzo rites, in which the priest or priestess to be is given the asson, the sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood, at least in the asson or asogwe lineage, and both are powerful guardians of reglemen, the correct and appropriate form of service. (secondary)
• of the kanzo rite with: Gran BwaIn-batch. The source gives Gran Bwa an important role in the kanzo initiatory cycle of asson-lineage Vodou.Reference treatment of Gran Bwa: Grand Bois, 'great wood', also Grans Bwa, Bran Bwa and Ganga-Bois, is an elemental, nature-oriented lwa closely associated with trees, plants and herbs in Haitian Vodou; he is master of the forest, especially the wilderness and the mysteries it holds, governs the leaves and roots used for both healing and harming, and is revered as a powerful healer and magician; he plays an important role in the kanzo initiatory cycle of asson-lineage Vodou, and along with Kalfou and Baron is often counted among the master magicians of the lwa, because of their role in the Haitian secret societies. (secondary)

Sources

• The first or archetypal manbo, a racine or root lwa of the rites of initiation called kanzo, associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries — particularly those of initiation and of the natural world — and a powerful guardian of reglemen.: Reference treatment of Loko and Ayizan: Papa Loko Atisou and Manbo Ayizan Velekete are the prototypical priest and priestess of the tradition and confer the office of priesthood during initiation; Ayizan is a racine or root lwa associated with the rites of initiation called kanzo, and just as her husband Loko is the archetypal houngan, Ayizan is regarded as the first or archetypal manbo, associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and of the natural world; as the spiritual parents of the priesthood the two are among the lwa involved in the kanzo rites, in which the priest or priestess to be is given the asson, the sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood, at least in the asson or asogwe lineage, and both are powerful guardians of reglemen, the correct and appropriate form of service. (secondary)