The popular notion about voodoo can be quite scary; evil spells and cantankerous shamans who can turn you into a zombie; dead animals and wild bonfire dances to the beating of an ominous sounding barrage of percussions.
It is so far from what voodoo really is that practitioners will either just find humor in the misconception, or feel insulted by it.
Although many of them have tried to dispel the ridiculous portrayal of the religion created by popular media, there are still persistent and incorrect beliefs about voodoo.
These kinds of spells, that actually pertain to voodoo, are depicted by making use of pin dolls, zombies that are considered to be evil, sacrificing animals and people dancing all over their territory to the beat of the drums.
People like Wade Davis thinks that voodoo is definitely more than just merely ideas that were collectively thought to be religious, but instead, voodoo may be considered as an idea as to how children in different cultures should be brought up, going hand in hand with the teachings that the children get as well as the politics involved.
One may also describe voodoo as some kind of heritage, or even culture, in the form of dances or the arts, language, and it is beyond doubt that this is certainly not just all about rituals, as a lot of people may consider it to be.
During the 16th century, the Frenchmen conquered Haiti and restricted the following of any African religion. They imposed this rule since they found voodooism as a threat to their dominion. They even punished people who were followers of the religion. However, a revolution emerged which was believed to be guided by the beliefs of their faith.
The Voodoo that does exist in the western world has tinges of Christian elements that ensured its survival many, many years ago, especially when the French colonizers sought to eradicate African religion in Haiti. They had seen Voodoo as a threat to their control of the colony, which in fact it was and despite the severe punishments meted out, Haiti won its freedom and Voodoo played a big part in that victory. It took a while for the Catholic Church to make it's peace with the voodoo sect, but did so in the'50s.
It is an old religion, but the acceptance of voodoo into the mainstream was a long hard fight. These days, though many still lack the proper knowledge on the religion, they have come to accept it as legitimate. You will even see some advertising on the internet for free voodoo spells, for love, luck or health.
A true and genuine voodoo practitioner will explain to you the principles behind the spells so that you will know what to expect, and so that you will have a better understanding of how it works.
Voodoo magic can help you with almost any aspect of your life, although it may not be in the way that you imagine it would. So while you may not want to have a voodoo spell cast for you yet, it really would not hurt to learn more about the fascinating way of life that the voodoo world can show you. - 31879
It is so far from what voodoo really is that practitioners will either just find humor in the misconception, or feel insulted by it.
Although many of them have tried to dispel the ridiculous portrayal of the religion created by popular media, there are still persistent and incorrect beliefs about voodoo.
These kinds of spells, that actually pertain to voodoo, are depicted by making use of pin dolls, zombies that are considered to be evil, sacrificing animals and people dancing all over their territory to the beat of the drums.
People like Wade Davis thinks that voodoo is definitely more than just merely ideas that were collectively thought to be religious, but instead, voodoo may be considered as an idea as to how children in different cultures should be brought up, going hand in hand with the teachings that the children get as well as the politics involved.
One may also describe voodoo as some kind of heritage, or even culture, in the form of dances or the arts, language, and it is beyond doubt that this is certainly not just all about rituals, as a lot of people may consider it to be.
During the 16th century, the Frenchmen conquered Haiti and restricted the following of any African religion. They imposed this rule since they found voodooism as a threat to their dominion. They even punished people who were followers of the religion. However, a revolution emerged which was believed to be guided by the beliefs of their faith.
The Voodoo that does exist in the western world has tinges of Christian elements that ensured its survival many, many years ago, especially when the French colonizers sought to eradicate African religion in Haiti. They had seen Voodoo as a threat to their control of the colony, which in fact it was and despite the severe punishments meted out, Haiti won its freedom and Voodoo played a big part in that victory. It took a while for the Catholic Church to make it's peace with the voodoo sect, but did so in the'50s.
It is an old religion, but the acceptance of voodoo into the mainstream was a long hard fight. These days, though many still lack the proper knowledge on the religion, they have come to accept it as legitimate. You will even see some advertising on the internet for free voodoo spells, for love, luck or health.
A true and genuine voodoo practitioner will explain to you the principles behind the spells so that you will know what to expect, and so that you will have a better understanding of how it works.
Voodoo magic can help you with almost any aspect of your life, although it may not be in the way that you imagine it would. So while you may not want to have a voodoo spell cast for you yet, it really would not hurt to learn more about the fascinating way of life that the voodoo world can show you. - 31879
