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Myths and Information about Voodoo

When many people hear the term Voodoo, there are a few images that play their head. First they think of New Orleans, then Voodoo dolls, human sacrifices, curses and also the evil eye. They are a few of the misconceptions that surround Voodoo. Here, the myths that surround Voodoo is going to be dispelled.

The first myth is that Voodoo originated in New Orleans. The fact is that it were only available in Haiti, and there are significant differences between Haitian Voodoo and American or New Orleans Voodoo. A principal distinction between Haitian Voodoo and New Orleans Voodoo is the fact that in New Orleans Voodoo there's both black and white magic. The reason here's to cover New Orleans Voodoo.

The second myth is the fact that Voodoo uses human sacrifice. This myth started in the late 1800s, when many people thought that a part of the common practice of those that practiced Voodoo sacrificed humans in their rituals, many believing that children were the most common "offerings." These misconceptions were further exaggerated through the writings of Sir Spenser St. John, a consul to Haiti. This myth is totally false. Interestingly enough, human sacrifice is totally from the moral code of Voodoo, the moral code includes the statement of "not harming others."

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Using Voodoo dolls is another myth. A doll is made within the being similar to a person that one would like to "work Voodoo" on. They are often depicted with pins and needles stuck through them to cause harm to the victim.

First, the origin of the Voodoo doll actually stems from the "poppet," which was utilized in witchcraft in Europe. The actual term of Voodoo doll was invented by an American writer who wrote a fictional story about Voodoo after he was told that it was witchcraft.

Secondly, a Voodoo doll that is used to cause pain to someone can also be against the moral code. The truth is that the only dolls which are utilized in Voodoo would be the dolls which are used on Voodoo alters which are meant to represent loas.

What then may be the truth about Voodoo, if it's not the glamorized Hollywood version many believe that it is? The main aspects of Voodoo are very much like other faiths, including Christianity. Voodooists have confidence in a central god who's responsible for the creation of the universe. Voodooists also believe in numerous lesser gods and spirits that they call either orishas or loa and every is the master of their own sphere of influence, like the saints in Christianity. The central god is called Oloddumare.

Voodoo requires an initiation ritual, that is taken care of with a Voodoo priest. Most often it is due to some issues one is having in life. When the priest determines that these issues are caused from loa, the initiation then will appease loa and the issues will cease. Voodoo initiation will even make any dead relatives of the victim happy who may be haunting him/her because they feel she/he is wasting their potential. The initiation is actually a mock death of the victim (which could be the first step toward the myth of human sacrifice.)

Finally, there is black and white magic involve in Voodoo. Each type of magic is used for both malicious and beneficiary reasons. A Voodoo priest will normally have a working understanding of both.