Alex Batagi stumbled into Haitian Vodou in 2013 purely by chance, and that chance unfolded into the most surprising of life paths. Alex’s path to the lwa has been defined by their desire to understand themselves, their relationships with their lwa, and the broader world in general. Their experience of sèvis Ginen has profoundly shaped their worldview as much as it has shaped their life, and each day solidifies their understanding of sèvis Ginen as a life orientation and worldview, versus a singular religious practice.

Alex was lifted as asogwe in 2016 and is a working priest providing spiritual work to spiritual seekers and vodouizan alike. Together with their husband, Houngan Frantz Salomon, they hold Sosyete Sen Jan Baptis e Sen Michel, a traditionally focused lakou with a presence on the southern coast of Haiti (Jakmèl, Kòtdefè, Bèlans) and in Boston, MA.

Alex has written extensively on Vodou and their personal experiences and spiritual growth for over a decade at Rock of Eye and has published writing in several anthologies, most recently Spirited Diasporas: Personal Narratives and Global Futures in Afro-Atlantic Religions. Their documentary-style photography of their experiences in the communal aspects of sèvis Ginen has been featured in too many projects to name.

Outside of sèvis Ginen, Alex works is an artist and works in human services, both of which are avenues that assist them in their personal spiritual growth. They live in Boston with their husband and their child, a tiny manbo in her own right.

Nou se lanmè, nou pa kenbe kras.