Blossom

* Right: Oya from Santeria (image source)

Blossom—an obiah woman; her obeah house and speakeasy on Vaughan Road

• her experience:

-- jilted by a man, babysit for whites on Oriole, try to learn to type and be secretary, to sell old furniture, to earn fast money by joining pyramid scheme,
-- works for a doc on Blamoral: he eyeing she, eyeing she. …Blossom …making sure she ain't in no room alone with he. (33)
the doctor's attempt, Blossom's strong reaction, picketing next day (33-34);
-- do odd jobs, save money to do she own business

• Victor 36
• her dream of the place 39 weeping as if she mourning and as if somebody borning
• Oya makes her look at black people suffering; her vision 39—becomes Oya's priestess
• "obeah gone modern tech"  (B's int. 132)