Gànlɔdó Center for Vodún Instruction

National Afrikan Family and Clan Month

National Afrikan Family and Clan Month

In our reformed Afrikan Vodún calendar, this month is the second month of the year called Võto (meaning “to restore order” in the Ajã language). For us at the Maroon...

National Afrikan Family and Clan Month

In our reformed Afrikan Vodún calendar, this month is the second month of the year called Võto (meaning “to restore order” in the Ajã language). For us at the Maroon...

Wékun Kilɔmbo: Introducing a New African Writing Script

Wékun Kilɔmbo: Introducing a New African Writin...

On November 25, 2024, I, Ayìnɔn Àgɛ̀lɔ̀gbàgàn Agbɔvì, released news that the Afrikan writing script I had been working on for over 2 years, the 𞤱𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤳𞤵𞤲 𞤳𞤭𞤤𞤽𞤥𞤦𞤮 Wékun Kilɔmbo (Kilɔmbo Writing...

Wékun Kilɔmbo: Introducing a New African Writin...

On November 25, 2024, I, Ayìnɔn Àgɛ̀lɔ̀gbàgàn Agbɔvì, released news that the Afrikan writing script I had been working on for over 2 years, the 𞤱𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤳𞤵𞤲 𞤳𞤭𞤤𞤽𞤥𞤦𞤮 Wékun Kilɔmbo (Kilɔmbo Writing...

Dɛxixò: the Vodún Way of Daily Worship

Dɛxixò: the Vodún Way of Daily Worship

𞤣𞤹𞤿𞤭𞤿𞤮𞥊 Dɛxixò is the act of praising and giving offerings to the deities and ancestors. When we wish to communicate with the 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 hùn, obtain favor/grace from them or the...

Dɛxixò: the Vodún Way of Daily Worship

𞤣𞤹𞤿𞤭𞤿𞤮𞥊 Dɛxixò is the act of praising and giving offerings to the deities and ancestors. When we wish to communicate with the 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 hùn, obtain favor/grace from them or the...

Dɔte Consultation: African Vodun Art of Spiritual Direction and Order

Dɔte Consultation: African Vodun Art of Spiritu...

𞤁𞤽𞤼𞤫 Dɔte Consultation: The Art of Spiritual Direction and Order In the Afrikan Vodún tradition, as relayed from the Ajã culture (Southern Benin, SW Nigeria, Togo, Southern Ghana), we have...

Dɔte Consultation: African Vodun Art of Spiritu...

𞤁𞤽𞤼𞤫 Dɔte Consultation: The Art of Spiritual Direction and Order In the Afrikan Vodún tradition, as relayed from the Ajã culture (Southern Benin, SW Nigeria, Togo, Southern Ghana), we have...

African Vodun is Not Universal

African Vodun is Not Universal

𞤾𞤮𞤣𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤲 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤥𞤯 Vodún dò dó hùn mɛ. Vodún is in the blood. Simply put, our Afrikan traditions are related to our ancestry. There is nothing universal or...

African Vodun is Not Universal

𞤾𞤮𞤣𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤲 𞤣𞤮𞥊 𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤥𞤯 Vodún dò dó hùn mɛ. Vodún is in the blood. Simply put, our Afrikan traditions are related to our ancestry. There is nothing universal or...

Spiritual Contemplation of the Moment

Spiritual Contemplation of the Moment

𞤩𞤭𞤩𞤽 𞤤𞤯𞥇𞤯 𞥂𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤺𞤯𞤼𞤽 𞤤𞤯𞥇𞤯 𞥂𞥆𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤣𞤮 𞤲𞤵𞥇 𞤣𞤴𞤽𞥇 𞤱𞤯 𞤸𞤱𞤫 𞤦𞤭 𞤲𞤵⹁ 𞤢𞤥𞤽𞥇⹁ 𞤥𞤯 𞤫 𞤣𞤮 𞤳𞤽𞤿𞤮𞤼𞤢 𞤽𞥇 𞤼𞤵𞤲𞤱𞤵𞤲 𞤢  Gbigbɔ lɛ́ɛ kpódó gbɛtɔ́ lɛ́ɛ kpó nɔ́ ɖo...

Spiritual Contemplation of the Moment

𞤩𞤭𞤩𞤽 𞤤𞤯𞥇𞤯 𞥂𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤣𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤺𞤯𞤼𞤽 𞤤𞤯𞥇𞤯 𞥂𞥆𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤲𞤽𞥇 𞤣𞤮 𞤲𞤵𞥇 𞤣𞤴𞤽𞥇 𞤱𞤯 𞤸𞤱𞤫 𞤦𞤭 𞤲𞤵⹁ 𞤢𞤥𞤽𞥇⹁ 𞤥𞤯 𞤫 𞤣𞤮 𞤳𞤽𞤿𞤮𞤼𞤢 𞤽𞥇 𞤼𞤵𞤲𞤱𞤵𞤲 𞤢  Gbigbɔ lɛ́ɛ kpódó gbɛtɔ́ lɛ́ɛ kpó nɔ́ ɖo...