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{{wikipediainfo}}The '''''loa''''' (called '''''dakina''''' by the [[Native American]]s) were a type of [[spirit]] in [[voodoo|voodoo/vodoun]] religions. Unlike other spirits, they existed alongside [[human]]kind, rather than above it, and were treated as friends rather than [[god]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'')
'''Loa''' (also called '''dakina''') were a type of spirit or [[god]] found in [[voodoo|voodoo/vodoun]] religions. They differed from other gods and [[angel (mythology)|angels]] in that they didn't exist far above people. Instead of being worshipped, the loa were treated as friends who could be talked to, who could dance with priests and priestesses, and who were capable of becoming drunk and angry like anyone else. They could be used as symbols that were both real and not quite real. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')


When [[Faction Paradox]] initiated [[Fitz Kreiner]] into their group, he was said to have been touched by the loa. The Faction noticed that the concept of a celebrity was similar in that they could be viewed by transmissions but remained apart from people and they could become the face of their ideas. On the [[human]] colony world [[Ordifica]], the Faction fully infiltrated the media-obsessed culture within a couple years to create loa in the [[medianet]]. [[The Remote]] carried on a belief in loa. They referred to powers that [[Rassilon]] barred from entering [[N-Space]] as loa, including [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]]. In their dramatisation of a group of beings breaking into N-Space, [[Omega|the Engineer]] referred to them as loa. Rassilon, however said they weren't spirits. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'')
[[Faction Paradox]] often used the loa as spiritual tools, summoning them so the loa would invest them with that loa's particular abilities. Godfather [[Morlock]] was known to have summoned loa out of thin air when he needed them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'') Godfather [[Avatar]] was a loa and was capable of riding a human psyche. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved... (novel)|Of the City of the Saved...]]'')


From the perspective of the [[Great Houses]], who saw [[history]] as a quantifiable string of equations, loa did not exist. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') When Mother [[Tarra]] invoked the loa among a [[coven]] of young [[Gallifreyan]]s, [[Kellen (The Ancestor Cell)|Kellen]] preferred to refer to them as equations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'') However, Faction Paradox rebelled against this formulation by defining history as an ever-changing pattern, and just as shapes can be seen in clouds in the sky, the loa could be seen in time.
From the perspective of the [[Great Houses]], who saw history as a quantifiable string of equations, loa did not exist. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'') When Mother [[Tarra]] invoked the loa among a [[coven]] of young [[Gallifreyan]]s, [[Kellen (The Ancestor Cell)|Kellen]] preferred to refer to them as equations. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell (novel)|The Ancestor Cell]]'') However, Faction Paradox against this formulation by defining history as an ever-changing pattern, and just as shapes can be seen in clouds in the sky, the loa could be seen in time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'')
 
Particular loa protected the [[Eleven-Day Empire]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)|The Eleven Day Empire]]'') Father [[Christèmas]] created a loa to protect [[Bankside]] by conducting an elaborate ritual involving the [[Chance Coteries]].


Godmother [[Kumo]] wrote on loa evocation for ''[[The Book of the Truce]]'', comparing stage-[[hypnosis]] to the Faction's use of ritual to appease, communicate, and bargain with the loa: as long as the volunteer is playing along (whether for fun, to avoid embarrassment, out of a sense of duty, or due to genuine hypnosis), the task will be performed, and the desired action will result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'')
Godmother [[Kumo]] wrote on loa evocation for ''[[The Book of the Truce]]'', comparing stage-[[hypnosis]] to the Faction's use of ritual to appease, communicate, and bargain with the loa: as long as the volunteer is playing along (whether for fun, to avoid embarrassment, out of a sense of duty, or due to genuine hypnosis), the task will be performed, and the desired action will result. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Weapons Grade Snake Oil (novel)|Weapons Grade Snake Oil]]'')


Godfather [[Avatar]] was a loa, and was capable of riding a human psyche. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Of the City of the Saved...]]'')
The Faction noticed that the concept of a celebrity was similar in that they could be viewed by transmissions but remained apart from people and they could become the face of their ideas. On the [[human]] colony world [[Ordifica]], the Faction fully infiltrated the media-obsessed culture within a couple years to create loa in the [[medianet]]. [[The Remote]] carried on a belief in loa. They referred to powers that [[Rassilon]] barred from entering [[N-Space]] as loa, including [[The Cold (Interference)|the Cold]]. In their dramatisation of the [[Yssgaroth]] breaking into N-Space, [[Omega|the Engineer]] referred to them as loa. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference]]'')
 
The [[Native American]]s called the loa spirits ''dakina''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')


The loa of Haitian vodoun were one of the few groups of [[Immortal]]s still acting as gods well into the [[20th century]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'') They consisted of the [[Rada Loa]] and the [[Petro god]]s, good and bad spirits that included [[Samedi|Baron Samedi]] and [[Catholic]] [[saint]]s such as [[Patrick (saint)|Saint Patrick]]. [[Cthulhu]] was honoured by a small group whose [[Great Old One]] worship originated in [[Dahomey]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') The revolutionary [[Mackandal]] and his followers paid homage to the Catholic saints. Mackandal himself was believed to have underwent some kind of transformation at the moment of his death. His followers expected him to return one day as a messianic figure. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'')
In [[18th century]] [[Saint-Domingue]], "new and hungry" loa of the Revolution were created by followers of the revolutionary [[Makandal]], who himself was believed to have become a spirit after his execution. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses]]'') In the [[20th century]], Baron [[Samedi]] and the [[Petro god]]s were worshiped as evil gods in [[Haiti]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') At the same time, Makandal's followers incorporated much of the [[Catholic Church]]'s mythology and continued to honour their saints while practicing other rituals; ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street]]'') in 20th century Haiti, the [[Rada Loa]] included [[Patrick (saint)|Saint Patrick]]. A small group in Haiti originating from [[Dahomey]] also worshiped the [[Great Old One]]s, including [[Cthulhu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'') [[Hermes]] suggested that the gods of Haiti were [[Immortal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'')


[[Dreekan voodoo]] had [[Treeka'dwra]], a messianic beast-god. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]'')
[[Dreekan voodoo]] had [[Treeka'dwra]], a messianic beast-god. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Storm Harvest (novel)|Storm Harvest]]'')

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Loa

The loa (called dakina by the Native Americans) were a type of spirit in voodoo/vodoun religions. Unlike other spirits, they existed alongside humankind, rather than above it, and were treated as friends rather than gods. (PROSE: Interference)

Faction Paradox often used the loa as spiritual tools, summoning them so the loa would invest them with that loa's particular abilities. Godfather Morlock was known to have summoned loa out of thin air when he needed them. (PROSE: The Book of the War) Godfather Avatar was a loa and was capable of riding a human psyche. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved...)

From the perspective of the Great Houses, who saw history as a quantifiable string of equations, loa did not exist. (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil) When Mother Tarra invoked the loa among a coven of young Gallifreyans, Kellen preferred to refer to them as equations. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell) However, Faction Paradox against this formulation by defining history as an ever-changing pattern, and just as shapes can be seen in clouds in the sky, the loa could be seen in time. (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil)

Particular loa protected the Eleven-Day Empire. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire) Father Christèmas created a loa to protect Bankside by conducting an elaborate ritual involving the Chance Coteries.

Godmother Kumo wrote on loa evocation for The Book of the Truce, comparing stage-hypnosis to the Faction's use of ritual to appease, communicate, and bargain with the loa: as long as the volunteer is playing along (whether for fun, to avoid embarrassment, out of a sense of duty, or due to genuine hypnosis), the task will be performed, and the desired action will result. (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil)

The Faction noticed that the concept of a celebrity was similar in that they could be viewed by transmissions but remained apart from people and they could become the face of their ideas. On the human colony world Ordifica, the Faction fully infiltrated the media-obsessed culture within a couple years to create loa in the medianet. The Remote carried on a belief in loa. They referred to powers that Rassilon barred from entering N-Space as loa, including the Cold. In their dramatisation of the Yssgaroth breaking into N-Space, the Engineer referred to them as loa. (PROSE: Interference)

In 18th century Saint-Domingue, "new and hungry" loa of the Revolution were created by followers of the revolutionary Makandal, who himself was believed to have become a spirit after his execution. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street, COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses) In the 20th century, Baron Samedi and the Petro gods were worshiped as evil gods in Haiti. (PROSE: White Darkness) At the same time, Makandal's followers incorporated much of the Catholic Church's mythology and continued to honour their saints while practicing other rituals; (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street) in 20th century Haiti, the Rada Loa included Saint Patrick. A small group in Haiti originating from Dahomey also worshiped the Great Old Ones, including Cthulhu. (PROSE: White Darkness) Hermes suggested that the gods of Haiti were Immortals. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)

Dreekan voodoo had Treeka'dwra, a messianic beast-god. (PROSE: Storm Harvest)

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