Santeria – VoVatia (original) (raw)

I’ll Come Back to Haunt You If I Drown

These are the books I’ve read most recently. Many of the reviews do have SPOILERS. Along the Saltwise Sea, by A. Deborah Baker – The follow-up to Over the Woodward Wall has Avery and Zib continue their journey along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Art, Arthurian Legend, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Chinese, Fairy Tales, Humor, Japanese, Judaism, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Piers Anthony, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan, Santeria, seanan mcguire, Wayward Children, Xanth | Tagged a. deborah baker, across the green grass fields, aladdin, along the saltwise sea, beneath the moon, cyborgs, daniel jose older, elves, exodus, fire sail, griffins, improbable road, jack and the beanstalk, king arthur, la llorona, last canto of the dead, moses, ode kan, over the woodward wall, phoenix, rapunzel, rick riordan presents, rocs, sleeping beauty, sun wukong, the crane wife, up-and-under, vasilisa the fair, werewolves, where the drowned girls go, yoshi yoshitani |

We’re Sunk

The King in Yellow, by Robert Chambers – This Gothic horror story from the 1890s is largely notable for being incorporated into H.P. Lovecraft’s mythology. The title is that of a play that exists within the universe of the book, but … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Carribean, Catholicism, Characters, Christianity, Global Warming, Health, Judaism, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, Neil Gaiman, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan, Santeria, Science, Sesame Street, Television, Terry Pratchett, Voodoo, Yoruba | Tagged ballad and dagger, candide, carcosa, caroll spinney, catherynne valente, demons, dr. pipt, galanika, good omens, h.p. lovecraft, hastur, horror, liquid of petrifaction, orishas, oscar the grouch, outlaw saints, pirates, rick riordan presents, robert chambers, the king in yellow, the past is red, voltaire, ys |

You Really Drive Me Wild When You Sing Your Babalu

I read an interesting bit of trivia here about how Ricky Ricardo’s most famous song is about an African god. I never got into I Love Lucy, but I definitely thought this was something worth researching further. Babalu-Aye, literally meaning … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Carribean, Cartoons, Catholicism, Celebrities, Christianity, Holidays, Music, Mythology, Religion, Santeria, Television | Tagged baba looey, babalu, babalu-aye, cuba, desi arnaz, i love lucy, margarita lecuona, quick draw mcgraw, ricky ricardo, yoruba |