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Myths and Facts About Voodoo

When most people hear the word Voodoo, there are a few images that play their scalp. 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 very first myth is the fact 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 that in New Orleans Voodoo there's both black and white magic. The reason here's to pay for New Orleans Voodoo.

The 2nd myth is that Voodoo uses human sacrifice. This myth going in the late 1800s, when many people believed that a part of the common practice of those that practiced Voodoo sacrificed humans in their rituals, many believing that children 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 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 yet another myth. A doll is made within the being similar to a person that you might prefer to "work Voodoo" on. They are often depicted with tingling stuck through these to cause harm to the victim.

First, the foundation of the Voodoo doll actually comes from the "poppet," which was utilized in witchcraft in Europe. The particular term of Voodoo doll was introduced by an American writer who wrote a fictional 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 used in Voodoo would be the dolls that are utilized on Voodoo alters which are designed 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 elements 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 have confidence in a number of lesser gods and spirits which they call either orishas or loa and each may be the master of their own sphere of influence, similar to the saints in Christianity. The central god is known as Oloddumare.

Voodoo requires an initiation ritual, that is taken care of by a Voodoo priest. Most often it is because of some issues a person is having in their life. When the priest determines that these issues are from loa, the initiation then will appease loa and also the issues will cease. Voodoo initiation will also make any dead relatives of the victim happy who might be haunting him/her simply because they feel she/he is wasting their potential. The initiation is really a mock death from the victim (which could be the foundation of 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 knowledge of both.