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 practice booty
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 Murray alianza
a group influenced by African voodoo
legend says Maria leanza was the
daughter of an Indian princess and a
conquistador conflicts 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
really onza has magical powers once a
year her spirit and others return to
mount sorting through spirit mediums
they heal illnesses and solve problems
and for a weekend Catholics become
voodoo worshippers
tonight Walter is offering his body as a
vessel
he begins a possession ritual
I brought out of me 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 an African the spirit demands
blood but here in Venezuela the purpose
is to purify Walters body well let’s
hang gonna get to Aramis the blood that
you said leaves your body the way Christ
did when he was crucified
the spirit possessing rollerdome and
demands more blood the instrument is a
bicycle spoke a door with a Venezuelan
why
absolutely you’re in a trendy and your
body but you know over there
fully possessed Walter and now help
people by reaching out is bad spirited
and curing power
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 fault and
you have to help my mother they’re
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 springs up fine after
hours of being possessed Walters spirit
returns to embody recipe needs of many
people tonight and while he still feels
no pain he leaves with very real scars
looks are going to please you I
understand because it’s a sacrifice to
kill someone and he’s birthing 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 practice booty
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 Murray alianza
a group influenced by African voodoo
legend says Maria leanza was the
daughter of an Indian princess and a
conquistador conflicts 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
really onza has magical powers once a
year her spirit and others return to
mount sorting through spirit mediums
they heal illnesses and solve problems
and for a weekend Catholics become
voodoo worshippers
tonight Walter is offering his body as a
vessel
he begins a possession ritual
I brought out of me 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 an African the spirit demands
blood but here in Venezuela the purpose
is to purify Walters body well let’s
hang gonna get to Aramis the blood that
you said leaves your body the way Christ
did when he was crucified
the spirit possessing rollerdome and
demands more blood the instrument is a
bicycle spoke a door with a Venezuelan
why
absolutely you’re in a trendy and your
body but you know over there
fully possessed Walter and now help
people by reaching out is bad spirited
and curing power
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 fault and
you have to help my mother they’re
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 springs up fine after
hours of being possessed Walters spirit
returns to embody recipe needs of many
people tonight and while he still feels
no pain he leaves with very real scars
looks are going to please you I
understand because it’s a sacrifice to
kill someone and he’s birthing 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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