Because I know and believe there is no such thing as a coincidence, I must tell this story. I was sitting down write this blog, with nothing in mind to write about. I meditated and asked Papa Legba to please open some kind of inspirational door. I sat back completely empty, and looked over at two rosaries that dear Khouzhan Lucy had sent to me a few years ago. Sitting them side by side, my blogging decision would be made by the rosary I picked up first. Guess who came through for my fist blog of October, the Baron (Symbolized by St. Gerard).
Of course he came through; it is month of the Gede. He is also the LWA that sits on our own dear Mambo’s head.
The Baron, with his dapper top hat and tuxedo is so much more than the grim reaper. Our favorite party boy love tobacco and rum, he is prankster and joker. He known and called upon for people approaching death.
He is also the giver of life. The Baron can be called upon for healing those near death and deciding their fate. He and his wife Mamam Bridgette is a powerful couple and who alongside her husband can bring darkness and light to everyone. They can be called up separately or as a couple, for your particular cause.
As a typical flirty man, swinging his cane, whistling, and using foul language, he is also loving and understanding of almost any situation. As a husband, he can be called upon in love situations, as a leader he can help you with business decisions, personal and professional.
This LWA kind of hides his sweet and sensitive side, he watches and protects us all. When you remember him, he is touched and he remembers you too.
If you are looking for a quick offering to the Baron, planting a purple cabbage in a cemetery would please him beyond belief. You can also leave a cigar and a shot of Rum!
XO, Khouzhan Ann
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