Ogou
The lwa of iron, fire, work and struggle.
Ogou is in Haitian Vodou a family of warrior lwa, connected with iron, fire, work, politics and struggle. His colour is red, his tool the machete, and in Haiti he is connected with Saint James. His roots lie with Ogun of the Yoruba tradition.
According to practitioners Ogou is recognised in dreams by red, iron, fire, soldiers or a machete, and such a dream can be about strength, justice, work or anger.
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