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[novapsyche]

The goddess and the president

When opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez succeeded on 3 June in triggering a recall vote on his rule, many saw it as a sign of trouble for the controversial leader.

But for some, the real warning for Mr Chavez - and the nation - came three days later when the statue of goddess Maria Lionza collapsed in Caracas.

"To my way of seeing, it's a warning to her followers that there will be blood, that what's to come is ugly," says Albert Zerpa, a medium who helps Maria Lionza's believers communicate with otherworldly spirits.

He works in the rear of a "spiritualist" shop selling incense, candles and images of occult figures.

[...] It is widely rumoured that Mr Chavez himself is a believer in Maria Lionza and that he calls on her for advice and guidance.

Francisco Maya, owner of the Moonbeam occult shop, where Zerpa works, cites the president's almost superhuman career as evidence that he has harnessed some otherworldly force.

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[tmbgman.livejournal.com]

There's some documentary that won the top British Doc prize about the fall of Hugo. Aparently they were in house when the regime fell.