She is a racine, or root loa, associated with Vodoun
rites of initiation (called kanzo). Just as her husband
Loko is the archetypal
houngan (priest), Ayizan is regarded as the first, or archetypal,
mambo (priestess), and as such is also associated with priestly knowledge and mysteries, particularly those of initiation and the natural world. As the spiritual parents of the priesthood, she and her husband are two of the loa involved in the kanzo rites in which the priest/ess-to-be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood) and are both powerful guardians of "reglemen" or the correct and appropriate form of Vodoun service. She is
syncretized with the Catholic
Saint Clare. Her symbol is the
palm frond, and she drinks no alcohol. Her colors are most commonly silver, blue, and white. ==References==