Follow me here. Loas speak to us on a deep and meaningful subconcious level. They illustrate the universal archetypes that fall into our collective unconscious. We have aromatic plants that give us scent. Scent is the number one sense tied to memory. Scent and the plants they come from also communicate to us on a very deep and meaningful sunconcious level. To me, smashing the two together to deeply communicate universal truth is very empowering. Plus, loas are amazing and the combination was a badass product. So . . .why not? Make sense? Anyone? Just me? 

I would also like to bring attention to Vodou as a religion. It is a rich and wonderful tradition that has been demonized in popular culture. Pop culture? Hell this demonization began during slavery when the African religions were deemed illegal. Fear was sown around anything to do with African culture. This fear heightened in the late 1700's as news about the Haitian Revolution began to arrive in the States. Unfortunately, this unfounded fear continues to this day.

The reality is practitioners of Vodou are extremely service and community driven. Protection and blessing to uplift the community are vital New Orleans Vodou. Practitioners believe that you get back what you put forward. Practitioners do a lot of good in their communities. Vodou is a  tradition that should be celebrated, not feared. The more you know.