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Manbo Vye Zo Komande la Menfo DaGinen is a Manbo Asogwe of Haitian Vodou
 In early 1999, Manbo made a promise to serve Legba fully in Vodou, if he would open the way for her to do so. She found the opportunity to go to Haiti in January of 2003, and fulfilled her promise to Spirit to serve in the capacity as Manbo. During her time in the djevo, the Lwa told her initiators that she was to be elevated to full rank, to be consecrated as Manbo Asogwe. She took the asson under a full moon during her suleliye ceremony.
She was crowned Manbo Vye Zo Komande la Menfo DaGinen (Old Bones Commands With a Strong Hand, of Ginen) in January of 2003, by Houngan Dye Ki Don, Houngan Fritzner Georges of Cyvadier, honor to him.
Manbo Vye Zo came home to work with with Manbo Shakmah Winddrum of Philadelphia, petit fey of Manbo Rose Fabre, Croix de Mission (1960), honor to them both! Mama Shakmah had been Manbo’s spiritual teacher for 20 years and was a Gro Manbo Asogwe herself. Much to Manbo’s sadness, Shakmah crossed the waters last November, to join the ancestors in Ginen. but she bequethed to Mambo Vye Zo her working knowledge of herbs, perfumes and the finer points of magic in Vodou.
Manbo Vye Zo also worked with Papa Edgar Jean-Louis of Belair, Haiti learning the Reglemen and pwen. She has also worked wtih Papa Domond Parizot of La Fond, Haiti. Papa Edgar took Manbo Vye Zo into his family giving her his grandparents and ancestors to serve. Ayibobo!
It was Manbo Vye Zo's initiatory oath to the Lwa that she would strive to help gain recognition and validation for the Vodou faith. Her work as Manbo is dedicated to showing the world how beautiful the Vodou faith is, how generous the Lwa can be and how Vodou is the footprint for many of the faiths in the world today. Today, Manbo Vye Zo continues to fulfill her vows by writing (her book, Serving the Spirits is currently available on Amazon.com); teaching (The Four Circles program is an initiatory training program for people wishing to become priests in Vodou); and through performance and seminars (she and the house tambor James Armstrong, regularly teach at colleges and universities in the tri-state area).
Manbo is also a gifted artist, and creates all the shrines, pwen, amulets and esoteric accouterment you see within this web site. Her gardens produce the herbs we use in our pakets; her distillations fill our bouteys and her gift for perfumery graces all our fragrances and oils. This aptly named web site truly represents her talents -- it is filled with Mambo Vye Zo’s mojo!
When asked why she does this work, her answer is simple "Because when I call to the Lwa, they answer."
If you would like to know more about Vodou, Sosyete du Marche, Inc. or Manbo Vye Zo, please contact Manbo Vye Zo. She will answer any and all questions you may have.
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