Gànlɔdó Center for Vodún Instruction

Fágbesisa of the Kpólí Fá

Fágbesisa of the Kpólí Fá

For some years now, we have be introducing the New Afrikan world to the beautiful spiritual science embedded in the ancient African Vodún tradition. Part of this manifests in the...

Fágbesisa of the Kpólí Fá

For some years now, we have be introducing the New Afrikan world to the beautiful spiritual science embedded in the ancient African Vodún tradition. Part of this manifests in the...

Fɔ̀n Alphabet & Language Pronunciation Guide

Fɔ̀n Alphabet & Language Pronunciation Guide

We will first give the Fɔ̀n alphabet with emphasis on vowel pronunciation. We then go into a deeper explanation of how 𞤬𞤽𞥇𞤲𞤩𞤫𞥊 Fɔ̀ngbè is expressed and the importance of tones....

Fɔ̀n Alphabet & Language Pronunciation Guide

We will first give the Fɔ̀n alphabet with emphasis on vowel pronunciation. We then go into a deeper explanation of how 𞤬𞤽𞥇𞤲𞤩𞤫𞥊 Fɔ̀ngbè is expressed and the importance of tones....

Spiritual Vortexes

Spiritual Vortexes

From my book "Vodun Lexicon and Commentary": 𞤸𞤤𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮𞥇𞤲 Hlɔngbŏn – Spiritual Vortex (see alphabet pronunciation at the end of this article) From the ancient African Vodún paradigm, the Ajã word...

Spiritual Vortexes

From my book "Vodun Lexicon and Commentary": 𞤸𞤤𞤽𞤲𞤩𞤮𞥇𞤲 Hlɔngbŏn – Spiritual Vortex (see alphabet pronunciation at the end of this article) From the ancient African Vodún paradigm, the Ajã word...

The Afrikan View of the Purpose of Myth

The Afrikan View of the Purpose of Myth

Revised from my book “Ìwákiri: An Afrikan Spiritual Quest” What is Xɛxó (Myth)? In the Ajã language, the word 𞤿𞤹𞤿𞤮𞥊𞥅 xɛxó means tales, story, fable, narrative, myth. Myths are stories that...

The Afrikan View of the Purpose of Myth

Revised from my book “Ìwákiri: An Afrikan Spiritual Quest” What is Xɛxó (Myth)? In the Ajã language, the word 𞤿𞤹𞤿𞤮𞥊𞥅 xɛxó means tales, story, fable, narrative, myth. Myths are stories that...

A Maroon Assessment of Power

A Maroon Assessment of Power

Sùwŭ 𞤅𞤵𞥊𞤱𞤵𞥇, or power is the ability to cause or prevent change. It is both stabilizing and destabilizing; both a causal factor in bringing about certain changes in social and...

A Maroon Assessment of Power

Sùwŭ 𞤅𞤵𞥊𞤱𞤵𞥇, or power is the ability to cause or prevent change. It is both stabilizing and destabilizing; both a causal factor in bringing about certain changes in social and...

African Vodun is not Universal

African Vodun is not Universal

𞤾𞤮𞤣𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤲 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤥𞤹 Vodún dò dó hùn mɛ.Vodún is in the blood. Simply put, our Afrikan traditions are related to our ancestry. There is nothing universal or ecumenical...

African Vodun is not Universal

𞤾𞤮𞤣𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤲 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤥𞤹 Vodún dò dó hùn mɛ.Vodún is in the blood. Simply put, our Afrikan traditions are related to our ancestry. There is nothing universal or ecumenical...