For the voodoo faithful, the belief in the spirits mediates between them and the world, as well as between individuals. Each spirit, or lwa, can be likened to a word in a language; in itself, it has only a narrow meaning. The spirits gain their importance as an ensemble of families, working to complement or oppose each other, together forming the voodoo pantheon. (4)
'Triple-Eyed Magician,'
Hector Hyppolite.
oil on canvas. musee d'art Haitien.