“Vodou practitioners have the responsibility to look after the well-being of the population. They have received the powers and the knowledge to put (well-being) in practice.”
Ati Carl Henri Desmornes (kahl on-ree day-mahn), Supreme chief
“Do not forget Vodou is our culture and our religion at the same time. Don't forget we are descendants of Africans. We're born in Vodou.”
Ongan Michelet Alisma (meesh-lay al-smah), priest
“Gede (ancestral spirits) and all the others are always present anytime they are called upon. We feel as if they are with us always and they hear us whenever we call on them.”
Manbo Amelia Ingrid Llera (ah-mee-lee-yah een-grid yeh-rah), priestess
“Vodou comes from the enslaved people of Africa… They walked all over the world and came here to our land. This is the way we came to have the vodou spirit within us.”
Manbo Katy (mahn-bow kay-tee), healer & priestess