The Codex of 40 Spirits

A comparative atlas of Afro-diasporic pantheons

40 authentic spirits from the Yoruba, Akan, Egyptian, Fon, Kongo, Dogon, Haitian Vodou and Bantu traditions. Ethnographic sources, sacred functions, symbolism.

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What's inside

60 pages of ethnographic research, formatted to be read, shared, transmitted.

8 pantheons mapped

Yoruba, Akan, Ancient Egypt, Fon, Kongo, Dogon, Haitian Vodou, Bantu. Geographic origin, cosmology, sacred hierarchies.

40 illustrated spirit cards

For each spirit: authentic name, etymology, pantheon of origin, function, symbolism, attributes, visual representations.

Cited ethnographic sources

Every entry draws on landmark scholarship (anthropologists, griots, tradition-keepers). No guesswork.

The appropriation pitfall

A dedicated section to recognize and avoid the cultural mistakes most often made in Afro-inspired narratives.

8 transatlantic bridges revealed

Eshu becoming Papa Legba, Anansi becoming Ti-Jean, Kalûnga carrying the memory of the Middle Passage. The Codex traces spiritual survivals from the slave trade to the diaspora.

Why this Codex exists

My name is Loudvic Salcède. I spent two years documenting Afro-diasporic mythologies to write The Legend of ROHO, an afrofantasy saga grounded in authenticity. I noticed there was no synthetic, rigorous, accessible resource on these pantheons. This Codex is the condensed version of my research, offered to creators, authors, teachers, parents and curious minds who want to pass on these legacies without betraying them.

Loudvic Salcède

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