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 Lave Tet literally means "washing (of) the head" in French. The head is the seat of magic in Vodou. One is often referred to as having a "cool" head or a "hot" head. A cool one is most desirous! A cool head means you are calm, balanced, in control of your life and all the challenges that come your way. A hot head is just what it sounds like - short tempered, angry, upset, tossed and turned by every little event! This is not good, especially when trying to maintain your equilibrium and keep your life on a steady course of blessings. A Lave Tet can help change this programming. It can "cool" the hot head, spiritually cleanse it from negative associations and bring blessings of the Lwa into a person's life.
We begin every Lave Tet with a reading, to determine what is going on with the recipient. The Lave Tet is then specially prepared with fresh green herbs and special waters. Spring water, coconut water, rain water and sea water may also be added to the mixture. This solution is then poured over the head of the recipient, accompanied by prayers and songs. In addition, we add ingredients that promote connection and facilitate unity with the Lwa - their favorite perfumes, soaps and floral scents. We might even add their favorite rum or whiskey!
Your reading will indicate if you need to have just your head washed, or if you need a full body immersion. Our full body lave is done in old clothing that you will toss after the service. Think of it as tossing out the old, what ever it is that is holding you back and keeping all the good things in life from you - and making room for new blessings, inspiration, abundance, health.
After the lave is performed, we wrap the recipient in white and place them in our badji (altar room), to allow them time to meditate and immerse themselves in the scents and trance that inevitably accompanies a lave tet service. We ask recipients to wait 24 hours to bath, so the effects of the bath have time to penetrate and settle within the individual. If the reading indicates it, we might even ask you wait a couple of days. It all depends on the problem at hand, the solution given and just what the Lwa wish to be done.
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