Lave Tet

Before the asson-lineage became prevalent, the Lave Tet was considered the initiation into Vodou in many rural areas of Haiti. So let me explain to you a little more about what the Lave Tet is.

The Lave Tet is the cleansing, fortifying and finally baptism of one’s head. The head being the “seat of the soul” for an individual, which serves as a vessel for the all important Met Tet and the other spirits that walk with an individual. In some non-asson houses the Lave Tet is the initiation into the house and commits the person to that house.

A Lave Tet would not permit someone to go into the djevo at a Kanzo, however. One is not actually a Vodou initiate, although one may be considered a member of the house. Unlike the Kanzo, a Lave Tet is good for everyone. It improves the life of the recipient and often his or her family too. Not everyone is called to be an initiate, yet anyone can receive the Lave Tet which ultimately clarifies the mind.