Also known as Ogum, the warrior god and Lord of Iron among the Yorubas of Africa and followers of Macumba. His color is red. Mars is one of his subservient spirits. In Afro-Caribbean religions, where the worship of the ancient gods was hidden in a Christian veneer, Ogun is often associated with St. George. In some places he is associated with St. Anthony.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Pamela Chen and Samantha Blossom, authors of the new The Mandarin Tree.
As modern Asian American mystics, we love to work with the heavenly creatures, or what you may know as mystical beings in...