Miriam Chamani

    Priestess Miriam Chamani is the Mombo (Mother/Priestess) of 

the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple. The Temple is located next to Congo Square and the its rituals are directly connected to the rituals performed on Congo Square by [[Marie Laveau]] and Doctor John. Mombo Miriam has been in numerous documentaries and articles; her photo was in the New York Times as part of an article on Voodoo in New Orleans, and she's been featured in Spin Magazine, in movies, and on PBS and commercial TV in America, England and Japan. She has appeared at several Starwood Festivals and WinterStar Symposiums, and was one of the first priestesses to present authentic Voodoo rituals to the Neo-Pagan community, along with Louis Martinie' and the Temple drummers of the [[New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple]] (Krewe of Nutria). Miriam carries on the work of her late husband Belizean herbalist and VooDoo Priest [[Oswan Chamani]], touching the souls of all peoples regardless of race or belief.