Dreaming of rain in Haitian Vodou: meaning
In Haitian Vodou the rainbow is a lwa: Ayida Wedo, the wife of the serpent Damballa. Together they stand for balance between heaven and earth. Vodou also knows lwa of thunder and wind, such as Sogbo and Badè. Rain in a dream is therefore often read in a Vodou reading as blessing and renewal.
Within this tradition
Ayida Wedo appears as the rainbow that stands over the land after the rain. With Damballa, the white serpent, she forms a pair often depicted as two serpents winding around each other. They stand for union, balance and fertility: the rain that comes from above and the earth that receives it. Sogbo, the lwa of thunder, and his brother Badè, the lwa of wind, belong to the Rada lwa and are connected with storms.
In a country where harvest and life depend on rain, rain is first of all a blessing. Along those lines gentle rain in a dream is often read by practitioners as cleansing, fertility or relief. A rainbow after the rain, especially together with a white snake or calm water, strongly recalls Ayida Wedo and Damballa, and is read as balance, union or a promise.
Thunder and strong wind can point in a Vodou reading to strength and movement, as with Sogbo and Badè, or to tension discharging. Whoever shelters from a storm in a dream can ask which change they are closing themselves off from.
Dreamkin does not establish that a dream comes from a lwa, and does not prescribe ceremonies. Whoever finds such a dream weighs heavily discusses it with a houngan or manbo.
Common variations
Gentle rain
Blessing, cleansing and fertility.
A rainbow after the rain
Ayida Wedo: balance, union or a promise.
Thunder or strong wind
Strength and movement, as with Sogbo and Badè.
Sheltering from a storm
The question of which change you are closing yourself off from.
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Who is Ayida Wedo?
The lwa of the rainbow and the wife of Damballa. Together they stand for balance and union.
Who are Sogbo and Badè?
Rada lwa of thunder and wind, connected with storms.
Should I do something after such a dream?
Dreamkin does not prescribe ceremonies or offerings. Whoever finds a dream weighs heavily discusses it with a houngan or manbo who knows them. Lighting a candle or remembering an ancestor is always possible.