Pye — feet of danse

Rhythm, movement, and trance

The feet mark the danse through which rhythm, community, and spirit presence become visible in the ceremony. This point is a movement aid and not a claim that trance is stored in the feet.

Tèt / konesans — head of awarenessPoto mitan — ritual central axisGòj / voice — possessed speechKè — heart of relationshipVant — belly of entryMen — hands of servicePye — feet of dansePye — feet of danse

Point 7 of 7 in Haitian Vodou — Lwa Possession Body Sites

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Alfred Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti (scholarly_modern)

The ethnography documents drum, dance, and bodily movement as central elements of Haitian Vodou ceremony and possession.

Karen McCarthy Brown, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (scholarly_modern)

Ceremonial narratives connect rhythm, movement, and spirit presence, supporting the feet as a dance/trance attention site.

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