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Thus, the ''loa'' could be "invoked, called upon or even invited to occupy the body of the summoner". A practitioner would "use the ''loa'' almost as spiritual tools, summoning the higher presences to ‘ride’ them and thereby invest them with that loa’s own abilities". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) At a typical voodoo ceremony, "you’d think the ''loa'' were right there in the middle of things, dancing along with the priests and the priestesses. Well, maybe they are". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Interference - Book One (novel)|namedep=Definitions}}) | Thus, the ''loa'' could be "invoked, called upon or even invited to occupy the body of the summoner". A practitioner would "use the ''loa'' almost as spiritual tools, summoning the higher presences to ‘ride’ them and thereby invest them with that loa’s own abilities". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) At a typical voodoo ceremony, "you’d think the ''loa'' were right there in the middle of things, dancing along with the priests and the priestesses. Well, maybe they are". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Interference - Book One (novel)|namedep=Definitions}}) | ||
There were different types of ''loa'', some of them "ancestral", as indicated by "familial names", while some of them were "linked to a specific place, item or even historical event". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) Though not [[ghost]]s in the conventional sense, it was possible for dead human beings to ascend to become ''loa''. 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]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)}}) In the [[20th century]], [[Baron Samedi]] and the [[Petro god]]s were | There were different types of ''loa'', some of them "ancestral", as indicated by "familial names", while some of them were "linked to a specific place, item or even historical event". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Book of the War (novel)|namedep=Loa}}) Though not [[ghost]]s in the conventional sense, it was possible for dead human beings to ascend to become ''loa''. 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]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}, [[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)}}) In the [[20th century]], [[Baron Samedi]] and the [[Petro god]]s were worshipped as evil gods in [[Haiti]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}}) | ||
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]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}) in 20th century Haiti, the [[Rada Loa]] included [[Patrick (saint)|Saint Patrick]]. A small group in Haiti originating from [[Dahomey]] also | 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]]: {{cs|The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (novel)}}) in 20th century Haiti, the [[Rada Loa]] included [[Patrick (saint)|Saint Patrick]]. A small group in Haiti originating from [[Dahomey]] also worshipped the [[Great Old One]]s, including [[Cthulhu|one]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|White Darkness (novel)}}) later identified by the [[Seventh Doctor]] as [[Cthulhu]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}) [[Hermes]] suggested that the gods of Haiti were [[Immortal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Deadly Reunion (novel)}}) | ||
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