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This page was created to answer some of the most
common questions heard from the public about Planet Voodoo products
and services and about Voodoo and Voodoo dolls in general. Here, specific
questions are answered with the intention of providing general
information. The questions and answers are not meant to be
exhaustive. Rather, they are representative of the most frequently sought information as determined by emails received and research
done on popular internet searches in multiple search engines.
 Voodoo Doll FAQS
Did you know that one way Voodoo dolls were made in New Orleans many years ago
was with the mud from the chimney of a crawfish hole?
This is a vintage voodoo doll from Marie Laveau's
House of Voodoo in New Orleans. It was purchase many years ago, and
was made to enhance one's intuition. It was made in the traditional
New Orleans style out of two sticks and Spanish moss, and is wrapped
with fabric and fur. Its mud head was made from a crawfish hole. These dolls are extremely rare
as very few people
still make dolls in this fashion.
How do I properly
dispose of a cursed Voodoo doll?
If you feel that you are in possession of a negative Voodoo
doll, the best thing to do is to put it in a white cloth and sprinkle it
generously with sea salt. You can then take it to a river or stream or deep in
the woods with an offering of fruit and some coins and ask the spirits of the
water or the trees to take this energy and transform it through the power of the
earth. Walk away without looking back and when you arrive home light a 7-day
protection candle and take a bath with cleansing herbs, including sea salt.
Cursed Voodoo Doll/Poppet Disposal
Kits
Cursed Voodoo Doll Disposal
Service
This question is rather involved so I have created a page devoted
to the topic. Check out
What does a
cursed Voodoo doll look like? for the answer to this question.
Before going to bed, cleanse a white household candle with Florida water
and/or holy water. Anoint the candle with psychic or dream oil, light the
candle, place a glass of water next to the candle and pray to your spirits for
clarity and understanding of whatever is causing you distress. Do this for three
nights in a row beginning on a Monday night. If you receive no clear answer by
the end of the week, contact a root worker or tarot reader to see if he or she
can determine why these issues have arisen in your life.
How do I consecrate a Voodoo doll?
This question gets it's own page as well:
How to Consecrate a Voodoo doll.
What is a poppet?
A poppet is a doll made to represent a person for
casting healing, fertility, or binding
spells
on that person. Known as "image magic", the concept is that whatever
actions are performed upon the poppet will be transferred to the person. Poppets
are believed to be infused with life by their makers. The doll is a "little
life", symbolic of the inner person.
Is burning a Voodoo doll
bad?
Well, that all depends on where you burn it. One
rule of thumb is that if you ever have an object that you believe
has negative energy attached to it, you should dispose of it away
from you home - the farther the better. If you don't do that, you
essentially plant or attach the energy to your self and/or your
home.
If you have burned a Voodoo doll that
you believe was sent to harm you on your personal property,
you can dig up some of the ground where it was burned, and
gather as much of the ashes that you can. Put everything in
a white cloth and sprinkle it generously with sea salt. Take
it far from your home into the woods somewhere or some other
remote location and bury it along with an offering of some
fruit. Bury all of it together. Ask the deity of your choice
to take the energy and transform it through the power of the
earth, and ask deity to remove any negative residual from
your home. Walk away without looking back and when you get
home, take a purification bath and light a white candle or 7
day protection candle if you can get one. You can make a
purification bath by adding sea salt, Epsom salts, and a
handful of juniper or cedar leaves to your bath water, and
by asking your Higher Power for protection.
Is a voodoo doll like a
person so you can like...hurt someone?
Interesting question. Voodoo dolls in the New
Orleans Voodoo tradition are meant to be used as focusing tools in
ritual and meditation. However, because of the portrayal in popular
media of Voodoo dolls are something to stick pins into in order to
put a hex on someone, it has unfortunately become a common practice
by those who are not true followers of Voodoo to use them in this
way. Some people believe that you can affect a person in any way you
want following the principles of sympathetic magic. Sympathetic
magic suggests that you can influence a situation or person by
imitating that which you desire. So, in theory, if you "harm" a
Voodoo doll that was created to represent a specific person, then
you will also harm the person that the doll represents.
I think I found a Voodoo doll that is
cursed. What do I do with it?
See the answer to
this
question for how to proceed.
I think I have been cursed
by someone with a Voodoo doll. What should I do?
Check out this page for information:
Cursed Voodoo dolls.
How powerful are your
voodoo dolls?
Voodoo dolls are as powerful as the person working them. All
Voodoo dolls from Planet Voodoo come fully consecrated and ready
for ritual work, if that is your intention. The dolls are simply
vehicles through which you direct your energy and focus.
Sometimes they take on a life of their own, but that depends on
whether you are petitioning a particular spirit or using the
doll as in sympathetic magic, where it represents a target.
How long do your spells take before I
see the results? When you see results will vary as there is no way to determine a
specific time due to a variety of potentially influencing
factors. For example, it depends on how well you follow
instructions, whether or not you are lazy or willing to act as
co-creator, and how much you believe in your own personal power
and the power of the Loas. You must be open and act in
congruence with the goals you wish to attain, however.
Are you available for consultation?
In a word, no!
Have a question about Love Spells, Magic Spells, Ancient
Voodoo Love Spells, Love Magic, Voodoo Magic, Voodoo Dolls, Voodoo spells, or
Voodoo in general?
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