PAWÒL APRANTI-SAJ

Even more suggestions for Djalòki’s professional title
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May 14, 2006

I like the business card of May 13 - concise yet,
provocative. On the back, one usually ‘raises’
awareness, not ‘teach’ it. The ‘keys’ concept is
good, too and I heard from another person the title -
‘Djalòki’s Keys’ - has a nice alliteration.

It is really up to you how you want to come across.
You ARE a shaman, of a sort, but do you want to be
perceived as that, or do you want to have a more
‘professional’ veneer such as consultant? [I LIKE
shaman but it does have other connotations] What is
it you are doing - acting as A guide, not the only one
out there - so how to distinguish you? I like the
front of your business card, but are you a
transformer? You don’t look like one, no electrical
wires….. [joking] But you are a vodounist - but
that definition does not necessarily get to all the
aspects of that identity, either. You will have to
settle, and anyway, after going on this next tour, you
will learn more, change more and rename yourself and
what you do, so perhaps something broader, more
encompassing - we will create our own Dja theasuarus
by the time we’re through. Simpler is better - you
say in five words - transforming paradigms through
visionary vodou- what you do and it doesn’t need a
title. I think people will give you their own title.
For me, I would say compadre, and I do like
co-inspiritor, or even Inspiritor! Just reading
through the suggestions I can see that each of us has
our own concept of you, as will everyone you speak to,
so it time for YOU to say how you see yourself. In
ten words or less…..