tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post7599521041482418687..comments2024-03-28T02:44:22.875-04:00Comments on Hecate: SmörgåsbordHecatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-84241261417225459002010-04-03T23:24:39.388-04:002010-04-03T23:24:39.388-04:00Even before I read the others' comments, my fi...Even before I read the others' comments, my first thought was that he was/is a loa. Not only because the dream figure is African American, but for some reason because he drives a taxi that goes through water on to dry land. Since I don't know that much about the charactistics of loa, I'm not sure if it's Papa Legba or possibly one of the others,somehow I think a Rada loa. Here are some link to a list you might want to check out:<br />http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti/voodoo/biglist.htm (a list of loa)<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rada_loa (list of rada loa)<br />Also lesson 3 on Mambo Racine's site: http://rootswithoutend.orgMedusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607394470175180836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-81312146380527723242010-04-01T21:21:58.677-04:002010-04-01T21:21:58.677-04:00Didn't get hit with Legba specifically, but my...Didn't get hit with Legba specifically, but my very first thought was one of the Lwa... sounds good to me.Souris Optiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560601043872845480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-36581797065646116852010-04-01T19:56:39.880-04:002010-04-01T19:56:39.880-04:00Wow. I have the most amazing commenters on the in...Wow. I have the most amazing commenters on the internets. I'd never have thought of Legba or Hermes. <br /><br />Donna, Your post reminds me of the D. Parker poem: Why is it no one ever sent me yet, One perfect limousine, do you suppose? Ah no, it’s always just my luck to get, One perfect rose.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-74892713307658348762010-04-01T05:29:53.864-04:002010-04-01T05:29:53.864-04:00What about Hermes? The liminal god who travels bet...What about Hermes? The liminal god who travels between worlds, silver-tongued trickster and messenger god? <br /><br />Wonderful dream -- those spanless bridges?Maryahttp://africanalchemy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-77627205802109066562010-04-01T03:06:25.720-04:002010-04-01T03:06:25.720-04:00Oddly enough, I agree with Wolfs. It was a vivid ...Oddly enough, I agree with Wolfs. It was a vivid description you gave us and that's who 'popped' up. Could almost even here his voice.<br /><br />Interesting that everyone is having trouble sleeping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-79032903341950492752010-03-31T20:36:41.731-04:002010-03-31T20:36:41.731-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18291927555316597829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-30555439548077329402010-03-31T19:49:20.719-04:002010-03-31T19:49:20.719-04:00my intuition says he's Legba, the gatekeeper, ...my intuition says he's Legba, the gatekeeper, and once he lets you through, the door is wide open... I dig the dream, and must say that everyone I talk to is having difficulty sleeping, as well as a generally ungrounded/unfocused experience. This is quite a shift we are going through ;)WolfsGotYourTonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947786926891929359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085926.post-85889179270219484722010-03-31T19:43:31.887-04:002010-03-31T19:43:31.887-04:00I dunno who he is, but in my dreams he usually dri...I dunno who he is, but in my dreams he usually drives a big black limo.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.com