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Sallie Ann Glassman (born 1954) is an American practitioner of 
The Gumbo of Vodou - Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman's Story - New Orleans Magazine, June 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glassman, Sallie Ann 1954 births Living people 21st-century American women American Voodoo practitioners American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent American spiritual writers American women non-fiction writers Louisiana Voodoo Members of Ordo Templi Orientis People associated with tarot Religious leaders from Louisiana Writers from Maine Writers from New Orleans
Vodou
Voodoo may refer to:
Religions
* West African Vodún, a religion practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups
* African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo
** Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum ...
, a writer, and an artist. She was born in Kennebunkport, Maine
Kennebunkport is a resort town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,629 people at the 2020 census. It is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area.
The town center, the area in and around Dock Squa ...
, and is a self-described "Ukrainian Jew
The history of the Jews in Ukraine dates back over a thousand years; Jews, Jewish communities have existed in the modern territory of Ukraine from the time of the Kievan Rus' (late 9th to mid-13th century). Important Jewish religious and cultura ...
from Maine", and a former member of Ordo Templi Orientis
Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.; ) is an occult secret society and hermetic magical organization founded at the beginning of the 20th century. The origins of O.T.O. can be traced back to the German-speaking occultists Carl Kellner, Theodor Reuss, ...
.
Glassman has been practicing Vodou in New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...
since 1977. In 1995, she became one of few white Americans to have been ordained via the traditional Haitian initiation. She owns the Island of Salvation Botanica, an art gallery with both religious supplies, and Haitian and local artworks. Glassman has been called one of New Orleans' "most visible practitioners" of vodou.
Art
Glassman's art is both esoteric and syncretic. She has produced two major non-traditionaltarot
Tarot (, first known as ''trionfi (cards), trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play t ...
packs: the ''Enochian Tarot'', which is derived from the Enochian magical system of Elizabethan magician Doctor John Dee, and the ''New Orleans Voodoo Tarot,'' which replaces the standard four tarot suits with depictions of the spirits of the major strands of Vodou (Petro, Congo, Rada) and Santería practices.
In 1992, Glassman published a set of tarot cards
Tarot (, first known as '' trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a set of playing cards used in tarot games and in fortune-telling or divination. From at least the mid-15th century, the tarot was used to play trick-taking car ...
called the ''New Orleans Voodoo Tarot''. The cards depict black people, which was unusual for the time. The cards feature prominent Orisha
Orishas (singular: orisha) are divine spirits that play a key role in the Yoruba religion of West Africa and several religions of the African diaspora that derive from it, such as Haitian Vaudou, Cuban Santería and Brazilian Candomblé. The p ...
divinities ( Obatala, Oshun
Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and prosperity in the Yoruba religion. Sh ...
, Ogun
Ogun or Ogoun ( Yoruba: Ògún, Edo: Ògún, Portuguese: Ogum, Gu; also spelled Oggun or Ogou; known as Ogún or Ogum in Latin America) is a Yoruba Orisha that is adopted in several African religions. Ògún is a warrior and a powerful spi ...
, Yemaya, and Shango
Shango (Yoruba language: Ṣàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; as Jakuta or Badé; and as Ṣangó in Trinidad Orisha) is an Orisha (or spirit) in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of th ...
), classical Haitian Vodou spirits (Damballah-Wedo
Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (), is one of the most important of all loa, spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditio ...
, Ezili-Freda, and Guede
The Gede () are the family of lwa, spirits or deities associated with Ancestor worship in Haitian Vodou, that represent the powers of death and fertility. They are often said to be found at burial sites, where they escort the deceased to their ...
), and priests of Louisiana Voodoo
Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, was an African diasporic religion that existed in Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to ...
such as Marie Laveau
Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881)''Marie Laveau The Mysterious Voodoo Queen: A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans'' by Ina Johanna Fandrich was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of ...
and Dr. John
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk.
Active as a session mus ...
.
The tarot cards came with a book co-written with Louis Martinié, an advocate for New Orleans style Voodoo in the spectrum of New World religious practices.
Media
Glassman was mentioned in a 1995 article in ''The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
,'' and in a 2003 MSNBC interview, she claimed she cured her own cancer using Vodou in 2003.
She appeared in the 2006 film ''Hexing a Hurricane''. Her ''New Orleans Voodoo Tarot'' was also an influence on the first album by the band Sun God.
Bibliography
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External links
The Gumbo of Vodou - Manbo Sallie Ann Glassman's Story - New Orleans Magazine, June 2009
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glassman, Sallie Ann 1954 births Living people 21st-century American women American Voodoo practitioners American people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent American spiritual writers American women non-fiction writers Louisiana Voodoo Members of Ordo Templi Orientis People associated with tarot Religious leaders from Louisiana Writers from Maine Writers from New Orleans