The Disney film The Princess and The Frog is set in New Orleans and the villain practices Voodoo. At www.calastrology.com they claim Voodoo Dolls could bring you all that you desire!
The word voodoo comes from the word vudu, the Dahomean “spirit”, an invisible mysterious force that can intervene in human affairs.
“In Voodoo spells, the “cure-all” was very popular among followers. The cure-all was a Voodoo spell that could solve all problems. There were different recipes in Voodoo spells for cure-all; one recipe was to mix jimson weed with sulphur and honey. The mixture was placed in a glass, which was rubbed against a black cat, and then the mixture was slowly sipped.”
Voodoo Hoodoo
Voodoo, Hoodoo is now a big business, it has always been big. Louisiana Voodoo, also known as New Orleans Voodoo, originated from the traditions of the African diaspora. Louisiana Voodoo can easily be confused with Haitian Vodou. It differs from Haitian Vodou in its emphasis upon Gris-gris, voodoo queens, use of “Hoodoo” occult paraphernalia and Li Grand Zombi (snake deity).” It was through Louisiana Voodoo that such terms as gris-gris (a Wolof term) and voodoo dolls were introduced into the American language. The Voodoo queens became central figures to Voodoo in the United States.
The slave trade brought the belief in spirits which is central to Louisiana Voodoo. Spirits presided over every day matters of life, such as family, love, and justice. Today, thousands visit the tomb of Marie Laveau to ask favors. Across the street from the cemetery, offerings of pound cake are left to the statue of Saint Expedite; these offerings are believed to expedite the favors asked of Marie Laveau. Saint Expedite represents the spirit standing between life and death. The chapel where the statue stands was once used only for holding funerals.
Voodoo Hoodoo
The movie “The Skeleton Key” starring Kate Hudson provides suspense and many references to voodoo/hoodoo traditions and spells. A very good movie if you ask me. The film focuses on a young hospice nurse who acquires a job at a spooky New Orleans plantation home, and becomes entangled in a mystery involving the house, its former inhabitants, and the hoodoo rituals and magic that took place there.
Voodoo queens presided over ceremonial meetings and ritual dances. They also earned an income by administrating charms, amulets, and magical powders guaranteed to cure ailments, grant desires, and confound or destroy one’s enemies.
Many may differ with me but Native American’s rituals and healing methods and traditions seem similar to voodoo.
“A popular song in Louisiana referring to St. Peter strongly coincides with a Haitian Voodoo song to Papa
Legba:
St. Peter, St Peter, open the door,
I’m callin’ you, come to me!
St. Peter, St Peter, open the door,
Papa Legba, open the gate for me, Ago-e
Ativon Legba, open the gate for me;
The gate for me, papa, so that I may enter the temple
On my way back, I shall thank you for this favor.”
“Voodoo Hoodoo superstitions and spells:
If you lay a broom across the doorway at night, a witch can’t come in and hurt you.
Having a woman visit you the first thing on Monday mornings is bad luck for the rest of the week.
Don’t borrow or lend salt because that is bad luck.
If you sweep trash out of the house after dark you will sweep away your luck.
Don’t shake a tablecloth outside after dark or someone in your family will die.
To stop a Voodoo spell being placed upon you, acquire some bristles from a pig cooked at a Voodooritual, tie the bristles into a bundle and carry them on you at all times.
If a woman sprinkles some salt from her house to yours, it will give you bad luck until you clean the saltaway and put pepper over your door sill.
If a woman wants her husband to stay away from other woman, she can do so by putting a little of herblood in his coffee, and he will never quit her.
If a woman’s husband dies and you don’t want her to marry again, cut all of her husband’s shoes all in little pieces, just as soon as he is dead, and she will never marry again.
You can give someone a headache by taking and turning their picture upside down.
You can harm a person in whatever way you want to by getting a lock of his hair and burning some and throwing the rest away.
You can make a farmer’s well go dry by putting some soda in the well for one week, each day; then drawing a bucket of water out and throwing it in the river to make the well go dry.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_Key
http://www.calastrology.com/voodoo.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Voodoo
Reference:
- www.calastrology.com/voodoo.html
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Voodoo
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skeleton_Key
