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Synopsis
THE VODOU ELEMENT, by Alix Perrault
Imagine this new material that, when combined with titanium
develops into a malleable compound that can be ‘painted’ on any
surface. Once dry, the material cannot be penetrated by any
projectile, not even a tank shell fired at point blank. It is the ultimate
armor for a soldier or any war machine on land, sea or in the air.
The product also provides a shield from radiation, temperature and
even shock waves. A spaceship or a small shuttle painted with the
compound will not be affected in any way by meteors, radiation or the
extreme temperatures of space. The nation or organization that
controls the material can eventually rule the world. Only the United
States is aware of its existence.
Using a new technology presented in the story, the U.S. finds a
mother lode of the material next to a waterfall under a natural river
pool that is sacred to Vodou worshippers of a Caribbean island.
The U.S. wants to extract the material before word gets out.
The CIA is charged with devising of a way to extract and get the
material back to the states without anyone knowing. The plan
depends on the use of an agent native to the island, an approach that
goes against the most basic rule of the agency. As the son of a rich
local industrialist, the agent is used as a pawn against the left wing
government in power to start a civil war. The U.S. Marines would be
sent in as a peacekeeping force. Then, as a gesture of goodwill, the
Army Corps of Engineer would build roads, schools, and water wells;
and, at the same time, inconspicuously mine the material.
One point not factored into this high stakes scheme is the existence
of powerful and emotional Vodou spirits, the Loas, whose dominion
and sexual interests are being compromised.
The story is a classic struggle between the world’s most powerful
nation and the planet’s oldest religion.
The Vodou religion is realistically presented as spirits of nature are
served in vivid religious ceremonies, where Vodou spirits inhabit the
earth and the unsuspecting visitor can become possessed.
The revered place of women in the Vodou society development is
celebrated.
The action, wrapped around a love story, takes the reader on a tour
of an island paradise where the local culture is displayed with the
happy annual celebration of Carnival, the serious interpersonal
actions between members of different castes, and where an ignoble
form of slavery is openly practiced, all with the background of political
intrigue.
Imagine this new material that, when combined with titanium
develops into a malleable compound that can be ‘painted’ on any
surface. Once dry, the material cannot be penetrated by any
projectile, not even a tank shell fired at point blank. It is the ultimate
armor for a soldier or any war machine on land, sea or in the air.
The product also provides a shield from radiation, temperature and
even shock waves. A spaceship or a small shuttle painted with the
compound will not be affected in any way by meteors, radiation or the
extreme temperatures of space. The nation or organization that
controls the material can eventually rule the world. Only the United
States is aware of its existence.
Using a new technology presented in the story, the U.S. finds a
mother lode of the material next to a waterfall under a natural river
pool that is sacred to Vodou worshippers of a Caribbean island.
The U.S. wants to extract the material before word gets out.
The CIA is charged with devising of a way to extract and get the
material back to the states without anyone knowing. The plan
depends on the use of an agent native to the island, an approach that
goes against the most basic rule of the agency. As the son of a rich
local industrialist, the agent is used as a pawn against the left wing
government in power to start a civil war. The U.S. Marines would be
sent in as a peacekeeping force. Then, as a gesture of goodwill, the
Army Corps of Engineer would build roads, schools, and water wells;
and, at the same time, inconspicuously mine the material.
One point not factored into this high stakes scheme is the existence
of powerful and emotional Vodou spirits, the Loas, whose dominion
and sexual interests are being compromised.
The story is a classic struggle between the world’s most powerful
nation and the planet’s oldest religion.
The Vodou religion is realistically presented as spirits of nature are
served in vivid religious ceremonies, where Vodou spirits inhabit the
earth and the unsuspecting visitor can become possessed.
The revered place of women in the Vodou society development is
celebrated.
The action, wrapped around a love story, takes the reader on a tour
of an island paradise where the local culture is displayed with the
happy annual celebration of Carnival, the serious interpersonal
actions between members of different castes, and where an ignoble
form of slavery is openly practiced, all with the background of political
intrigue.
| Sequined LIBATION bottle for John the Baptist By Pierrot Bara |
| The ANTI-Supertition Campaign by Eddy Jacques, 1995 |
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The Synopsis