Haitian Vodou Pantheon

Erzulie Freda, Lady of the Pink Heart

She Who Weeps Diamonds for Love

The Pink Heart Invocation

Erzulie Freda, most beautiful of the Lwa, who adorns yourself with lace and gold and weeps not from weakness but from loving too much, I place this pink flower on your altar. Teach me to love without losing myself, to adorn my life as an act of devotion, and to receive love as though I deserved it — because in your eyes, I do.

Offered with a glass of pink champagne or rosé, a pink candle lit, and a dab of perfume on the altar cloth.

Ideas for Offering

  • Offer a glass of pink champagne or rosé and drink a sip as communion
  • Place a ring or a piece of jewellery on her altar and wear it afterward as a blessing
  • Write a love letter to yourself and leave it under her candle
  • Dab perfume or rosewater on the altar cloth before lighting her candle

Accepted Offerings

  • Pink champagne, rosé wine, and sweet liqueurs
  • Pink roses and white lilies
  • Perfume, lipstick, and jewellery
  • Sweet pastries, cakes, and fine chocolates
  • Pink and white candles, lace, and ribbons

Offering Taboos

  • Never offer her anything cheap or grudgingly given — she demands the finest
  • Do not speak of cruelty or violence at her shrine
  • Avoid rough or unwashed hands touching her offerings
  • Never mock tears or heartbreak before her; she feels all sorrow