Poto mitan — ritual central axis
Peristil post and embodied orientation
The poto mitan is the central post of the peristil around which ritual action is organised, and it is often described as a vertical route joining human and spirit domains. The point is placed on the torso as a symbolic anchor for ceremony; it is not an anatomical structure inside the devotee.
Point 2 of 7 in Haitian Vodou — Lwa Possession Body Sites
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Alfred Métraux, Voodoo in Haiti (scholarly_modern)
Descriptions of the peristil, ritual performance, and central post support the poto mitan as a ceremonial axis; the body projection is editorial.
Karen McCarthy Brown, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (scholarly_modern)
The ethnography documents the ritual house, altar relations, and movement around the central post, supporting an orientation marker rather than an organ claim.