#407: Six new Vodou initiates of Yabofai Bon Houngan and Mambo RacineSans Bout (fwd)

[Robert Corbett <bcorbett@netcom.com>]

From:Racine125@aol.com

SIX NEW VODOU INITIATES MADE IN HAITI, BY YABOFAI BON HOUNGAN AND MAMBO 
RACINE SANS BOUT

Six non-Haitian candidates recently completed their initiations.  While of 
course other foreigners have been initiated, to the best of my knowledge this 
is the first large group of foreigners to have genuine ceremonies, and the 
first time so many non-Haitians have achieved the higher ranks of asogwe and 
sur point.

Jennifer Thompson of Gary, Indiana, already an Iyalocha and priestess of 
Oshun (better known as Iya Oshuntoki), servant of Erzulie Freda, achieved the 
asson!  She is now Bon Mambo Cherche Lavi, Mambo asogwe of the Vodou and 
child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.

Mark Moellendorf of Austin, Texas, already sur point in New Orleans, servant 
of Damballah, achieved the asson.  He is now Bon Houngan Koulev Chase 
Minfort, Houngan asogwe of the Vodou and child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and 
Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.

Joeanne Mitchell of Hudson, New York, already an Iyalocha made in Cuba and 
priestess of Oya; a serious magician, student of the occult, and serviteur of 
Baron, achieved the asson.  She is now Bon Mambo Konnen Viv, Mambo asogwe of 
the Vodou and child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te 
La Daginen.

Russell Gaudin of British Colombia, Canada, a longtime student of Vodou and a 
gifted, psychically sensitive individual, servant of Ogoun, achieved the 
grade of sur point.  He is now Bon Houngan Jour Mwen Lonje, sur point and 
child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.

David Grant of Gary, Indiana, a Babalawo of Ifa, achieved the grade of sur 
point. David had the remarkable good fortune to discover that although Ogoun 
was his initiatory point, he has the extremely important lwa Gran Bwa Ile.  
This is most appropriate to a Babalawo, for reasons which I hope David will 
discuss.  He is now Bon Houngan Ya Sezi, sur point and child of Yabofai Bon 
Houngan and Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.  

Anika Cazenave of New York, a graduate student, writer, and remarkably 
courageous personality, achieved the grade of Hounsi kanzo.  She is now 
Hounsi Soti Lwen, child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa 
Te La Daginen.

We must also mention Kevin Filan of New York, who underwent a lave tet 
ceremony and recieved a garde.  He is also child of Yabofai Bon Houngan and 
Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.

In addition I, Kathy S. Grey of Boston, Mambo Racine Sans Bout, made a 
rekouche at the rank of asogwe, thereby achieving for myself a living papa 
asson (my former Houngan, who originally gave me the asson, has been deceased 
for some years now).  My name has therefore been augmented to Bon Mambo 
Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen.

Yabofai and I are hugely proud of all of our new children.  They each and 
every one distinguished themselves by their quickness to learn, their 
stamina, their endurance in the initiatory djevo, and their individual 
personalities.  Each of them has a "fan club" of new friends in Haiti, and 
each of them has personal experiences which I am sure they will be wanting to 
relate in the days and weeks to come.

These are qualified, strong, well-made servants of Guinea, and I and Yabofai 
will serve as witnesses for any who may doubt their rank or their 
authenticity.

Congratulations and praise once again for the kanzo brothers and sisters of 
August 1999!  Ayibobo, ayibobo, AYIBOBO!

Mambo Racine Sans Bout Sa Te La Daginen

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