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Boum'ba Maza

• Source: Rigaud, Milo (1974). Ve-Ve: Diagrammes Rituels du Voudou [Ve-ve: Ritual Diagrams of Vodou] (Trilingual (French/English/Spanish) ed.). New York: French & European Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-8288-0000-6.
  • pp.71-72: "Ritualistically, the veve voodoo is traced, then the officiating priest following the principle of libation, offer libation over the drawing to impart to it the occult powers of water of the basin. ... In order to intensify the magic capabilities of the drawing it is even ceremonially fed an essential part of the offerings, for in the crossing in its geometrical lines the voodoo mysteries descend from the stars to collect the sacrifices to that they may carry them to the upper atmospheres where they will reach their goal."
  • p. 92: "The Maza have the prerogative of transporting water from one mystery to another. It is said, therefore, that they represent the site of passage, the magic transfer.
  • p. 101:"...[water] is the ceremonial base of magic voodoo rites. Just as people cross themselves with water on entering church, the voodoo priest makes the sign of the cross with water by offering it to the four corners of the world and her pours it three time to animate the veve by the presence of the laws."