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Voodoo deities and the worship concerning them can be seen as a melting pot of many religious concepts and ideas put together into one central religion. The beliefs mainly focus on the worship of life and procreation, with emphasis on both the masculine and feminine aspects the divine, as well as an appreciation for the natural world and those that inhabit it. Deities may vary depending on the area, with one group worshiping a specific god that is entirely unknown to another group living in a different location. Those who practice this religion take other concepts of different religions and apply them to their own faith. One example being the collection of Catholic iconography; particularly iconography involving St. Patrick, with the only reasoning being that his iconography contains snakes, which are seen as divine messengers in Voodoo. One central god associated with aspects of goodness is Damballah, a being who is often compared to the biblical figure of Moses based on both being associated with serpents and the idea that both can be seen as a primary father figure, with elaborate stories and folk tales focusing on the rod of Aaron that are not recorded in biblical records. Damballah is seen as a god who empowers all other gods, with their worship in turn indirectly giving power back to Damballah, who lends them his power. He is associated with serpents, with the reptiles often being found on his altar represented as a metal rod, or an actual snake that resides in the area. Voodoo practitioners do not worship the snake directly, but see them as an embodiment of Damballah, or a spiritual messenger akin to the inclusion of foxes in Shinto shrines of the goddess Inari.