List of Voodoo tarot

**Major Arcana:**

0. Danbala
1. Dr. John
2. Marie Laveau
3. Ayizan
4. Loko
5. Master of the Head
6. Marasa
7. Dance
8. Possession
9. Couché
10. The Market
11. Secret Societies
12. Zonbi
13. Lè Mò
14. Ti Bon Anj
15. Courir le Mardi Gras
16. Deluge
17. Zétwal
18. Magic Mirror
19. Gwo Bon Anj
20. The Ancestors
21. Carnival
22. The Bawon

**Minor Arcana:**

*Fire*

Ki Petwo Ounsi
Qu Petwo Laplas
Kn Petwo Manbo
Pa Petwo Oungan
10 Azaka La Flambo
09 Masa La Flambo
08 Simbi La Flambo
07 Ezili La Flambo
06 Legba La Flambo
05 Ogou La Flambo
04 Agwe La Flambo
03 Gede La Flambo
02 Nan Nan Buklu La Flambo
Ac Danbala La Flambo
*Water*

Ki Kongo Ounsi
Qu Kongo Laplas
Kn Kongo Manbo
Pa Kongo Oungan
10 Gran Bwa
09 Madanm Lalinn
08 Simbi Dlo
07 Lasirèn
06 Silibo Nouvavou
05 Ogou Balendjo
04 Labalèn
03 Manman Brijit
02 Gran Ibo
Ac Ayida Wèdo
*Air*

Ki Rada Ounsi
Qu Rada Laplas
Kn Rada Manbo
Pa Rada Oungan
10 Azaka
09 Masa
08 Simbi
07 Ezili Freda Daomé
06 Legba
05 Ogou Feray
04 Agwe
03 Gede
02 Nan Nan Buklu
Ac Danbala Wèdo
*Earth*

Ki Yaguó
Qu Oriaté
Kn Santería Santera
Pa Santería Santero
10 Ochosi
09 Yemayá
08 Shangó
07 Oshún
06 Elegguá
05 Oggún
04 Obatalá
03 Oyá
02 Olofi
Ac Olodumare

## Terms

* An ba dlo, “Beneath the water” where the Lwa live.
* Ashé, creative life force.
* Asiento, The initiation by which a Santero or Santera “makes saint.”
* Asson, Ritual rattle formed of a gourd, wrapped in beads and snake vertebrae, with a bell attached.
* Ayibobo, “Amen” in Kreyòl.
* Babalawo, High priest of Santería.
* Banda, Dance and rhythm appropriate to the Gede.
* Barbancourt, Haitian rum.
* Bilolo, Exclamation in Petwo ceremonies.
* Bizango, A magical secret society in Haiti.
* Bòkò, Vodou priest who “works with both hands” for benevolence and malevolence. To be distinguished from an initiated Vodou priest.
* Bosal, Or “wild,” characteristic of uninitiated possessions that can be turbulent.
* Boulé-zen, Burning pot, or trial by fire during which the initiates are to put their hands into a boiling pot of oil without getting burned.
* Chwal, “Horse.” Person possessed by a Lwa.
* Collares, Beaded necklaces given to Santería initiates.
* Coucher: To put to sleep. The week-long ceremony by which an Oungan or Manbo is initiated.
* Derecho: A ritual fee paid to the Orishas of Santería.
* Dlo: Water.
* Drapo: Ritual Vodou flags, sewn with sequins and beads, generally representing the presiding Lwa of a Sosyete.
* Ebbós: Offerings for an Orisha.
* Elekes: Necklaces. See Collares.
* Ginen: The underwater world of the Dead, and the homeland of Africans where the Lwa live.
* Govi: An earthenware pot that holds a Spirit. The govi are only used as sacred repositories, while kanari can be any earthenware jar.
* Gwo Bon Anj: Big Good Angel. A part of the soul that remains by the grave for nine days after the death of the body. The Gwo Bon Anj then goes beneath the Waters of the Abyss, where it can become a Lwa. The Gwo Bon Anj can be stolen or trapped, and can be placed for safekeeping in a jar.
* Ibeji: The Sacred Twins in Santería.
* Ile-Ife: Mythical city created by Obatalá.
* Invisib/Invisibles: The Lwa, and the souls of all the Dead.
* Kalfou: Or “carrefour.” Crossroads or intersection.
* Kanari: Any earthenware pot that can be used to house a Spirit.
* Kanzo: Initiation involving a trial by fire. See Boulé-zen.
* Kleren: Raw liquor. Moonshine.
* Konesans: Ritual knowledge. Can refer to members of a Vodou community.
* Kreyòl: Creole language, as spoken in Haiti.
* Laplas: Master of ceremonies, and sword-bearer in Vodou ceremonies.
* Lavé tèt: Head washing. A form of Vodou baptism that purifies a person’s head, where the Lwa reside.
* Lucumi: Yoruba-based religion.
* Lwa: Vodou Spirit or demigod.
* Macumba: Brazilian spiritism.
* Madrina: Godmother in Santería.
* Makout: Straw sack carried by Haitian peasants and associated with Azaka.
* Manbo: Or Mambo. Vodou priestess.
* Manman: “Mother.” Name of largest of the three Rada drums.
* Marron/Marronage: Escaped slaves during colonial times who lived in the hills of Haiti.
* Mèt tèt: Master of the Head, a person’s presiding Lwa.
* Mistè: The Mysteries. The Lwa.
* Mò: The Dead, Spirits of the Waters of the Abyss.
* Nanchon: Vodou nation, such as Rada, Petwo, Ibo.
* Oriaté: Santería priest who does seashell divination.
* Orisha: The Gods of Santería.
* Ounfò: Vodou temple. Can also refer to the community of serviteurs.
* Oungan: Vodou priest.
* Ounjenikon: Vodou choir leader.
* Ounsi: Vodou initiate.
* Padrino: Godfather in Santería.
* Pakèt: Packet or wrapped, tied, and decorated bundle that holds the essential force of a Spirit.
* Peristil: Usually a courtyard, covered with a roof, in which most Vodou ceremonies take place.
* Petwo: Lwa nation and rites marked by the violent energy and practicality of the Petwo Lwa.
* Po tèt: “Head pot.” Earthenware jar that houses a person’s Spirit.
* Poto Mitan: Centerpole through which the Lwa enter into the Peristil.
* Prèt Savann: Bush priest who says the aksyon degras at the beginning of a Vodou ceremony.
* Pwen: “Point.” Concentrations of power or magic, the point at which magic or energy is touched.
* Quimbanda: A Brazilian black magic sect of Macumba.
* Rada: Lwa nation and rites marked by benevolence and using particular styles of drumming and dancing.
* Santera: Santería priestess.
* Santero: Santería priest.
* Segon: Middle of three drums used in a Rada ceremony.
* Sèvitè: A Vodou serviteur, one who serves the Lwa.
* Sosyete: “Society.” The extended family of a Vodou community.
* Tambour: Drum.
* Tarot: A divination system based on playing cards.
* Ti Bon Anj: Little Good Angel. Part of the soul that includes the personal identity and the conscience, which is incapable of lying.
* Umbanda: A Brazilian white magic sect of Macumba.
* Vèvè: Symbolic design, usually drawn in cornmeal on the ground, which represents a Lwa and serves as a focal point for invocation.
* Wanga: Magic charm, usually malevolent.
* Warriors: Santería initiation that confers the protection of Elegguá, Oggún, Oshun, and Ochosi.
* Yanvalou: Ritual dance or rhythm that marks the beginning of a Rada ceremony and is associated with Danbala and Ayida Wèdo.
* Zanj: “Angel.” A Lwa.
* Zonbi: Zombie. A soulless body. Someone whose soul has been stolen, generally for the purpose of slavery.