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Myths and Information about Voodoo

When many people hear the term Voodoo, there are some images that pop in their head. First they think of recent Orleans, then Voodoo dolls, human sacrifices, curses and also the evil eye. They are a number of the misconceptions that surround Voodoo. Here, the myths that surround Voodoo will be dispelled.

The first myth is the fact that Voodoo originated in New Orleans. The truth is that it started in Haiti, there are significant differences between Haitian Voodoo and American or New Orleans Voodoo. A principal distinction between Haitian Voodoo and New Orleans Voodoo is that in New Orleans Voodoo there's both white and black magic. The purpose here's to pay for New Orleans Voodoo.

The 2nd myth is the fact that Voodoo uses human sacrifice. This myth started in the late 1800s, when lots of people believed that a part of the common practice of those that practiced Voodoo sacrificed humans in their rituals, many believing that youngsters were the most typical "offerings." These misconceptions were further exaggerated through the writings of Sir Spenser St. John, a consul to Haiti. This myth is completely false. Strangely enough, human sacrifice is completely against 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 usually depicted with tingling stuck through them to cause harm to the victim.

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

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

What then is the truth about Voodoo, if it is not the glamorized Hollywood version many believe that it is? The main elements of Voodoo are very much like other faiths, including Christianity. Voodooists have confidence in a central god who's accountable for the development of the universe. Voodooists also believe in numerous lesser gods and spirits which they call either orishas or loa and each is the master that belongs to them 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's due to some issues a person is having in their life. When the priest determines these issues are from loa, the initiation then will appease loa and also 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 really a mock death from the victim (that could function as the first step toward the myth of human sacrifice.)

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