Wanga

Wanga is a relatively rare form of blood sorcery practiced by vampires in the Caribbean (particularly Haiti) and Africa originally developed by the Setites and wielded with great prominence among the Serpents of Light. Additionally, the Samedi bloodline is rumored to be proficient in Wanga.

At its core, Wanga is a syncretic magic system based on the folk rituals and spiritualism associated with the various “slave religions” which evolved among whose victims of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade who ended up in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and the antebellum U.S. slave states. The most prominent of these religions today are Vodoun (Haiti, New Orleans, and several regions of Africa), Santeria (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Florida), and Candomble (primarily Brazil). Wanga is the most prominent form of Setite Sorcery to be widely practiced by non-Setites. It is both a religion and a form of magic by Kindred indigenous to any of the regions where the associated religions are practiced.

The various spirits (loa) that are called upon by the Wangateur to support him in his sorcery vary from tradition to tradition, a vodoun Wangateur would call upon different loas than a Santeria Wangatuer. The spirit must be appropiate to the path. Amulets and talismans are called Paquets, Congo or Hands. A Wangateur also employs dozens of herbs, spices and mysterious powders. Other common paraphernalia include rum, candles, rattles, drumming, designs of sprinkled flour called Vevers - and blood sacrifice to appease the loa.

Paths

The following paths are unique to Wanga:

Flow of Ashé^[1]

• Touch of Life: Allows to perform minor feats of blood without spending blood (assuming the blush of life etc.)
• Strength of Root and Stone: Increase physical attributes without the use of blood
• Breath of Life: Heal bashing damage without spending blood by using a special paste
• Favor of the Orishas: Use substitutes (tobacco, ivory) to fuel Disciplines
• Gift of Ashé: Grant the powers of the Path to other Kindred.

Orisha's Fortune^[2]

• Sheltering Hand: Granting a little bit extra fortune
• Fortune's Blessing: Granting oneself minor luck
• Fortune's Curse: Cursing an enemy to suffer a minor inconvenience
• Fortune's Favor: Granting oneself considerable luck
• Smiting Hand: Cursing an enemy to suffer catastrophic misery

Voice of the Winds^[3]

• Scent of the Beast: Influencing an animal by emitting the same scent
• Hide From Hunter's Eyes: Becoming invisible to the senses of animals
• Marking the Prey: Fixing the attention of animals to a specific target
• Guiding Spirit: Manipulate the emotional state of an animal
• Mantle of the Beast: Assuming one animal feature

In addition to the above, wangateurs know many paths also used by Thaumaturgy, though they are known by different names and practiced in the Wanga style.

• Blinding Chango (Path of the Dry Nile)
• Zarabanda’s Malice (The Serpent Within)
• Path of Corruption
• Spirit Manipulation

References

^  Flow of Ashé

Flow of Ashé

Blood Sacrifice: The Thaumaturgy Companion

Pg. 78-79

^  Orisha's Fortune

Orisha's Fortune

Blood Sacrifice: The Thaumaturgy Companion

Pg. 79-80

^  Voice of the Winds

Voice of the Winds

Blood Sacrifice: The Thaumaturgy Companion

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