Damien...its a long story...yes..im PR. and hafe italian...raised in the santeria path and palo..and at a young age..worked the eggun from the age of 9..maybe even younger..but i remember about 17yrs ago..i walked in the path of Zancie..a path that many are confused about..but its a branch of voodoo..from haiti..theres no real teachings on its history..but the lwa's still live with in its mysterys..like Simbi...like ogun...like Dantu and many more...thats what i mean on how voodu branched out with in the slave trade..as it branched out...the names and paths started to change but never leaveing behind its root..anyways back to me..;-) i use to kid around and make fun..of ST MARTHA..thats one path of mama wata and so on..she comes in many forms..depending that root..anyways..i would play around with my mother..saying st martha stated for u to give me money..(LOL) st,martha stated u need to let me go tothis party..in other words i used her name to get my way..till one day..i was taken to my god-father..stateinh i was to enter a new path..i was young and stupid,,ok,ok, i stated..he stated that the one that leads me was MAMA SIMBI..i was like ok,,,who is that..he looked in my eyes with a deep look..a look i never saw..it reached in my soul making my body jerk..he stated..one of her forms was st,martha.......my eyes opened in shock..then he stated she dominats everything..your root comes in form of a women..but little after that..she told me(mama simbi..) search..theres more to me...i am 1 but my family is many...whom come in forms of men...dreams and visions...i've monted at least 7 diffrent paths of the simbi's...i respect them like any other lwa's..and they have help me help many in my life time...like i stated..the story is long...i've been touched by many lwa;s but simbi's are my world.

wow...nice picture..it has more color ..then when i draw it for my rituals..its beautifull.....but theres more Veve's...

thank u guys...sorry on the dely on this reply....and your 100% right kathy...regarding MAMA Wata....but im doing so much research on Simbi paths..beacuse alot of the teachings from diffrent house's are broken up..im not saying their wrong..not at all...but im only getting bits and peaces ...the real reason im looking in to it..is because i've worked many times with the Simbi family..or better stated lwa's ..they come in so many diffrent forms..and those that have worked with them really..would know what im talking about!.........its a great mysterty behind them..rooting back to africa...branching out so much through the years..that it has changed many of the teachings...wanna know something..it may sound weird to u guys..But i love the Simbi family and they speak to me in many forms...but in my mind and in my heart..i feel theres more..hav u ever felt that way with a lwa??the SIMBIS' show me alot..but i feel its not enough...to understand any lwa..or spirit..u must know its history..its suffering..its way of being...and why it came to be...i do understand..something are left to say as mysterys...but i know its them that are pushing me to know more..dose that sound silly?

hi kathy...im sorry..where dose ur god father live at...? hes in ny?