on the surface Venezuela is a Catholic
country but when the Spanish arrived
here 400 years ago they forged a society
of many religions and races including
African slaves who practiced voodoo once
a year one offshoot of this mix of
beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans
to a mountainside most are Catholics but
they also heed the call of the spirits
Walter Gomez has been coming to Mount
sorte since he was a teenager he belongs
to the cult of Maria leanza a group
influenced by African voodoo
legend says Maria leanza was the
daughter of an Indian princess and a
conquistador conflict between the
Spanish and the native peoples drove her
off at Mount sorte she and other
Runaways took up a new life to her cult
Maria leanza has magical powers once a
year her spirit and others return to
mount sort a through spirit mediums they
heal illnesses and solve problems and
for a weekend Catholics become Voodoo
worshipers
tonight Walter is offering his body as a
vessel he begins a possession ritual I
prepare atomy to get ready to go in a
trance there comes a time in which I
feel like everything shuts down and
everything stays silent
just as in African voodoo the spirit
demands blood but here in Venezuela the
purpose is to purify Walters body well a
segregated rama’s the blood that you
shared cleans your body the way Christ
did when he was crucified
the spirit possessing roller gomez
demands more blood the instrument is a
bicycle spoke adorned with a Venezuelan
flag
no sentence alone you don’t feel pain I
don’t feel anything
absolutely nothing not PD or love or
caring and advancing when you’re in a
trance England your body but you’re no
longer there fully possessed
Walter can now help people by reaching
out to bad spirits in and curing
maladies this man wants to atone for
pain he’s caused his father
in the presence of the spirit he can let
loose his grief my father is suffering
for my fall and you have to help my
mother
their suffering for these people why do
they do that never never look at me
my grandfather why
waves of intense emotion pass over it
until suddenly he springs up relief
finally after hours of being possessed
Walters spirit returns to his body
address the needs of many people tonight
and while he still feels no pain
he leaves with very real scars also
going to please you I understand because
it’s a sacrifice to heal someone and is
worth it it was worth it to be caught to
be able to give his spirits work done
Walter can relax and celebrate watching
as other spirits using other bodies
continue their efforts
country but when the Spanish arrived
here 400 years ago they forged a society
of many religions and races including
African slaves who practiced voodoo once
a year one offshoot of this mix of
beliefs draws thousands of Venezuelans
to a mountainside most are Catholics but
they also heed the call of the spirits
Walter Gomez has been coming to Mount
sorte since he was a teenager he belongs
to the cult of Maria leanza a group
influenced by African voodoo
legend says Maria leanza was the
daughter of an Indian princess and a
conquistador conflict between the
Spanish and the native peoples drove her
off at Mount sorte she and other
Runaways took up a new life to her cult
Maria leanza has magical powers once a
year her spirit and others return to
mount sort a through spirit mediums they
heal illnesses and solve problems and
for a weekend Catholics become Voodoo
worshipers
tonight Walter is offering his body as a
vessel he begins a possession ritual I
prepare atomy to get ready to go in a
trance there comes a time in which I
feel like everything shuts down and
everything stays silent
just as in African voodoo the spirit
demands blood but here in Venezuela the
purpose is to purify Walters body well a
segregated rama’s the blood that you
shared cleans your body the way Christ
did when he was crucified
the spirit possessing roller gomez
demands more blood the instrument is a
bicycle spoke adorned with a Venezuelan
flag
no sentence alone you don’t feel pain I
don’t feel anything
absolutely nothing not PD or love or
caring and advancing when you’re in a
trance England your body but you’re no
longer there fully possessed
Walter can now help people by reaching
out to bad spirits in and curing
maladies this man wants to atone for
pain he’s caused his father
in the presence of the spirit he can let
loose his grief my father is suffering
for my fall and you have to help my
mother
their suffering for these people why do
they do that never never look at me
my grandfather why
waves of intense emotion pass over it
until suddenly he springs up relief
finally after hours of being possessed
Walters spirit returns to his body
address the needs of many people tonight
and while he still feels no pain
he leaves with very real scars also
going to please you I understand because
it’s a sacrifice to heal someone and is
worth it it was worth it to be caught to
be able to give his spirits work done
Walter can relax and celebrate watching
as other spirits using other bodies
continue their efforts
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