RU192: OUNGAN JOSEPH ROBICHEAUX ON THE SEVEN LAYERS OF THE VODOU SOUL – PSYCHOANALYSIS, ART, OCCULT

Rendering Unconscious welcomes Joseph Robicheaux to the podcast! On this episode, he presents his lecture from the first Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult conference, London, 2016, “The Seven Souls: The Seven Layers of the Vodou Soul” Joseph Robicheaux is Oungan, Diviner, Author, Singer, Historian, Artist, Poet. He has dedicated his life to the study of the occult, spirituality and religion of Traditional societies in the ancient and modern world, having studied many forms of traditional belief. From his own upbringing, and later initiation into Haitian Vodou, Robicheaux comes from a multicultural background, offering a worldview shaped by his immersion into often misunderstood and vilified cultures. Robicheaux seeks to present the underrepresented “occult” in an understandable and edifying way. Be sure to check out his book Kuzen Azaka Mede: Engaging with the Lwa of Work, Labor, and Land: https://www.hadeanpress-eu.com/shop/p/kuzen-azaka-mede-engaging-with-the-lwa-of-work-labor-and-land As well as his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJU_Id4eNG3OlDaX0Wjk-g And SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/josephrobicheaux Collected papers from the first Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult conference, London, 2016, can be found in The Fenris Wolf 9 edited by Vanessa Sinclair & Carl Abrahamsson. https://store.trapart.net/details/00026 http://psychartcult.org This episode also available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/efBsqNmMRsw You can support the podcast at our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by psychoanalyst Dr. Vanessa Sinclair: www.drvanessasinclair.net Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry (Trapart 2019): store.trapart.net/details/00000 The song at the end of the episode is “Night of the Hunter” from the album “The Pathways of the Heart (for Jess)” by Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson available digitally on Bandcamp from Highbrow Lowlife: https://vanessasinclaircarlabrahamsson.bandcamp.com Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: Joseph Robicheaux