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Podcast: Hoodoo and Chill
Episode: Voodoo Snake gods & Rituals (Ophiolatry In West Africa : The Python Worshipers )
Description: The image of the serpent, specifically the African Python has become synonymous with various religions, traditions and depictions of spirits or deities. The image of the Python is present with depictions of Mami Wata, Damballah, The Baron, Ochumare, The Biblical Eve, and is the consistent representation for all things occult. What is the origin of Python veneration , how did it begin , where did it start and why? How does an animal with no natural relation to the Americas, become so engulfed in ATRS and African American spirituality. Today on Hoodoo an...