The Agua Cedito Show
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Agua Cedito show is a podcast dedicated to demystifying, decolonizing, and deconstructing Haitian Vodoun to educate, dispel myths, and celebrate this beautiful Afro Diasporic religion. Agua Cedito aims to amplify, educate, and enlighten its listeners about Haitian Vodou as a path to Black Liberation.
Through historical insights, interviews, and storytelling, the show will provide an authentic, respectful exploration of Haitian Vodou, highlighting its cultural significance, historical roots, and relevance in today’s world.
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In this opening episode of Season Two, we dive into the heart of Haitian Vodou by introducing our season theme, loving on the Lwas. The Lwas are divine spirits who guide, protect, and walk with us. Lwas are central to Vodou, but building a meaningful connection with them requires more than ritual alone.We’ll explore what it means to truly honor and understand these powerful spirits, offering practical insights into creating authentic bonds with the Lwas in everyday life. From learning their stories and symbols to cultivating respect, reciprocity, and devotion, this episode provides listeners with pathways to deepen their spiritual connection.Whether you’re new to Haitian Vodou or seeking to expand your relationship with the Lwas, this conversation will help you move beyond formality and step into a practice rooted in intimacy, reverence, and love.
Generational curses are often misunderstood and stigmatized, especially when viewed through a Westernized colonial lens. In this episode, we explore how generational curses are understood in Haitian Vodou and how to identify patterns of hardship, illness, and trauma passed down through families. We unpack the spiritual, historical, and psychological layers of these experiences and reveal how Vodou offers pathways for healing, liberation, and reconnection with ancestral power. Whether you’re a practitioner, curious learner, or someone navigating your own family’s patterns, this conversation will deepen your understanding of generational curses from a Haitian Vodou cosmological perspective and its wisdom for generational healing.
In this episode, we journey into the transformative practice of shadow work within Haitian Vodou, a spiritual path that invites us to face, honor, and heal the parts of ourselves we often hide.Rooted in ancestral wisdom and community care, Vodou cosmology approaches shadow work not as a solitary struggle, but as a sacred process of restoring balance between the seen and unseen, the personal and collective.
In this pre-season episode, we’ll dive into how Haitian Vodou understands the soul’s multiple parts, its relationship to the ancestors, and its role in community, healing, and resistance. Haitian Vodou teaches that the soul is a sacred yet complex union of five parts:Ko Kadav: the physical body, vessel for the soul’s journeyGwo Bon Anj: the great good angel, your spiritual life forceTi Bon Anj: the little good angel, keeper of your personality, memories, and consciousnessNanm: the eternal essence that connects you to the ancestorsZetwal: your guiding star, destiny, and spiritual blueprintWe explore how the different parts of the soul work together to shape your identity, memory, and life purpose.
Season 2 deepens the exploration of Haitian Vodou through insightful conversations about yourself and the spirits of the faith.
This visionary episode reimagines Haitian Vodou as a global force for liberation, healing, and collective power. Journey with us into a future where ancestral wisdom leads to artistic creativity, technological innovation, and a recognized spiritual practice that fuels resistance.Haitian Vodou 2.0 breaks colonial myths and emerges as a celebrated world religion rooted in dignity, ecology, and justice for all.Please tune in and witness the rise of a sacred future where the spirits walk with us toward freedom.
In this powerful episode of Agua Cedito, we dive deep into a full season one recap, offering an intimate look behind the scenes of our podcast journey. We celebrate the wisdom and energy of our amazing listener community, reflect on key lessons learned during production, and provide analysis of each episode's journey. Plus, get an exciting sneak peek at what’s coming for season two as we continue to uplift Haitian Vodou traditions through a decolonial lens. Join us as we honor the spirits, the ancestors, and the evolving path of Agua Cedito.
In this episode, as part one of our three-part season finale, we explore what it may mean to be called to Vodou from a place of reverence, ancestral connection, and decolonial reclamation.Understanding spiritual fundamentals is essential for any beginner seeking to learn and grow on their spiritual journey. This episode shares information on common mistakes to avoid and misconceptions of the faith tradition. Vodou is a living tradition of healing, power, and purpose, and your call may already be echoing.
In this episode, we journey into the sacred vibrational language of Vodou, exploring the affirmations and calls such as Ayibobo, Awoshe Nago, Bilolo, and many more. These sacred calls hold power, history, and spiritual resonance. Rooted in ancestral memory and resistance, these affirmations are not mere words; they are portals, invocations, and declarations of alignment with the Lwas who walk with, protect, and empower the faithful.
In this episode, we introduce you to the Vodou pantheons, exploring the sacred families of lwa (spirits) that guide the lives of practitioners across generations. We journey through the distinct nanchons (nations or spiritual lineages) of Vodou: the peaceful and benevolent Rada spirits, often associated with West African origins and ancestral memory; the fierce, the powerful Nago spirits, who embody strength, strategy, and protection; fiery Petwo-Kongo spirits, born of the Haitian land and the struggles of enslavement and liberation; and the ever-present Gede nanchon, guardians of the dead and the afterlife.
In this episode, we explore règleman, the guiding principles, protocols, and sacred order at the heart of Haitian Vodou. Far from rigid rules imposed from the outside, règleman reflects an internal, ancestral compass that keeps practitioners in balance with the lwa, the community, nature, and the cosmos.
In this episode, we explore who the Lwas in Haitian Vodou are. Lwas are divine, sacred spirits, guardians, and guides, each with their own energetic signature deeply intertwined with community, land, and liberation.
Western narratives often reduce Haitian Vodou to superstition or a struggle between good and evil. But Vodou, like the cosmos itself, is about balance and harmony between forces, ancestors, spirits, and the living.In this episode, we step beyond the binaries because understanding Vodou means understanding balance.
In this episode, we explore the sacred practice of ancestral veneration in Haitian Vodou. Learn how to connect with and honor the spirits of your lineage through rituals, offerings, and prayers. Discover the role ancestors play in guiding, protecting, and empowering us on our spiritual journey.
In this episode, we explore the profound significance of 'Honneur et Respect', uncovering how it serves as a guiding philosophy that honors the ancestors and strengthens ancestral connections, upholds communal respect and unity in Vodou practice, and resists colonial narratives and reclaims Vodou’s sacred African roots.
The Haitian Revolution wasn’t just a political uprising but a spiritual war for liberation. In this episode, we uncover the vital role of Vodou priests and priestesses in organizing, guiding, and fueling the world’s first successful revolution led by enslaved people. Beyond the colonial narratives, we explore how Vodou was not just a religion but a powerful tool of resistance, strategy, and unity against oppression. Join us as we honor the legacies of figures like Francois Makandal, Dutty Boukman, Cécile Fatiman, and the countless other Vodou leaders whose names history tried to erase.
In this episode, Dr. Manbo Charlene shares a powerful, firsthand account of her pilgrimage to Bwa Kayiman, the sacred site where the Haitian Revolution was spiritually ignited. Her story weaves ancestral reverence, ritual experience, and historical memory. Tune in for an intimate glimpse into Vodou devotion at one of Haiti’s most revered spiritual grounds..
In this episode, we uncover the sacred role Vodou played in sparking and sustaining the Haitian Revolution. From Bwa Kayiman to the broader spiritual resistance, Vodou was a force of liberation and unity. Learn how ancestral power helped bring down an empire and birthed the world’s first Black republic.
In this episode of Agua Cedito, we continue the comparative discussion about Haitian Vodou alongside other world religions and spiritual systems, not to rank or reduce them but to honor their distinct wisdoms and shared roots. From other African Traditional Religions to Hinduism, Taoism, and other Indigenous cosmologies, we examine how beliefs about spirit, ancestors, ritual, and community reflect common threads and unique cosmologies. We highlight how colonization has shaped global perceptions of Vodou, often through contrast with dominant Western religions. However, Vodou is a sacred, complex, and deeply relational tradition with its own theology, ethics, and structure. This conversation invites listeners to see Vodou not as “other,” but as part of a global tapestry of ancestral and earth-based spiritual practices. Whether you are new to Vodou or looking to understand it in a broader spiritual context, this episode invites reflection, curiosity, and reverence.
In this episode of Agua Cedito, we explore Haitian Vodou alongside other world religions and spiritual systems, not to rank or reduce them but to honor their distinct wisdoms and shared roots. From other African Traditional Religions to Hinduism, Taoism, and other Indigenous cosmologies, we examine how beliefs about spirit, ancestors, ritual, and community reflect common threads and unique cosmologies.We highlight how colonization has shaped global perceptions of Vodou, often through contrast with dominant Western religions. But Vodou is a sacred, complex, and deeply relational tradition with its own theology, ethics, and structure.This conversation invites listeners to see Vodou not as “other,” but as part of a global tapestry of ancestral and earth-based spiritual practices. Whether you are new to Vodou or looking to understand it in a broader spiritual context, this episode invites reflection, curiosity, and reverence.
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