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Vodoun is an ancient tradition that transcends race, class and gender. All whom the deities calls or who needs their powerful force in their lives are welcome. Haiti is not where the Vodoun religion was born, nor is it where it reached its highest pinnacle of philosophical, ritual and theological development. The Vodoun religion is estimated to have existed for more than 10,000+ years, having its ancient roots in Egypt, East Africa, Asia Minor (ancient Turkey), Syria, and in ancient Afro-matrilineal Ionia later known as Greece" where the African, Queen mothers established their powerful theocratic empires. At its height, these African, matriarchal empires reigned for more than 4,000 years. Within the past decade the Vodoun religion has experienced a powerful revival in the world. As a result, there is a growing demand for a more accurate portrayal of this powerful ancestral tradition.

“1540 B.C.E. faience (opaque colored) image of Mami, found in the Palace shrine of Knossos in Pre-Grecian Afro-Minoan, matriarchal Crete. A contemporary of Isis, Cybele and Black Demeter, Above, she is crowned as grand oracle of theunderworld (Ancestors/Dead) and Queen Priestess/Protector of the state. The Palace of Knossos, belonged to the great black, lawgiver, King Minos (“moon spirit”), whose African name was Menes, and his Afro-Dravidian name was Menu. Nearly all African kings and diviner (Chaldean) priests were crowned with Mami. This history is not generic "goddess mythology," but an historical sacerdotal order of African women and men whose holy temples dominated the ancient world.”

Archeological Museum, Herakelion

Excerpt from: Mami Wata: Africa’s Ancient God/dess Unveiled.