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The Voodoo
Doll Spellbook:
A
Compendium of Ancient and Contemporary Spells &
Rituals
I once knew a man who spent half-an-hour every
evening
playing with a wooden doll,
which was dressed to resemble a local woman who
could “do things”.
Time after time he would thrust the little
image into the fireplace,
until the feet touched the glowing embers,
and then snatch it out again.
The expression on his face was most
unpleasant.
I am quite indifferent to the ordinary
superstitions of the hill folk.
I visit graveyards at night, shoot cats on
occasion,
and burn sassafras wood without a tremor.
And yet, something akin to horror gripped me,
as I
watched the witch master’s sadistic foolery.
I should not care to have that man burning a
poppet wrapped in my undershirt
(Randolph, 1947, pp. 288-289).
If you should wake up in
the morning and find a little black coffin on your front porch, what
would you do? Would you open it? What if you opened it and found a doll
inside that had your photo attached to it?
That’s exactly what happened to Commissioner
Zenaida Denizac of Deltona Florida in the summer of 2008. As her husband
headed out to her mailbox early one morning, he stumbled upon a black
plastic dish that contained a creepy, wax covered voodoo doll with a
photo of his wife’s face attached to it. It was burned, covered in black
powder and stuck with pins all over its body.
You might say you aren’t superstitious, and that
you don’t believe in magick and Voodoo. Commissioner Denizac did. "These
are faceless cowards, people with small minds, trying to deviate me from
the job I was appointed to do," Denizac said on the news. "I'm not
afraid. I'm still going to speak my mind. Nothing is going to shut me
up."2
Still, the doll was considered a threat to
the safety and wellbeing of the Commissioner by authorities, prompting
beefed up security and a full-blown investigation. No one believes in
this Voodoo stuff, though, despite the fact that folks looked over their
shoulders for a few serpents and rainbows for weeks following the
incident.
Seemingly more than ever, there is a
pervasive fascination with the subject of ghosts and the paranormal,
haunted and cursed dolls, and things that go “bump in the night”. This
fascination is generally attributed to Hollywood’s fusion of folklore
with science fiction and the presentation of such images on the big
screen. No where is this more evident than with the prevailing public
icon of the Voodoo religion – the Voodoo doll. The image of the pin
stuck doll is so embedded in the collective psyche of the general public
that the thought of using a Voodoo doll any differently seemingly defies
all logic.
Hollywood and the media are not the only
ones to blame for the prevailing attitude, however. They simply took a
longstanding stereotype and ran with it. In fact, the presentation of
the evil Voodoo doll began with the enslavement of African people and
subsequent attempts to dehumanize them. Part of the process of
dehumanization included demonizing their religions.
This book is meant to be a celebration of
the ancient art of doll magick. It is true that dolls are used now, as
they were in the past, in a variety of religious, spiritual and magickal
traditions. Exploring the breadth and depth of these traditions is, in
the very least interesting. At most, it is fascinating. As you read this
book, you will discover that doll magick goes far beyond sticking pins
in them for revenge. For centuries, cultures across the globe have used
the ancient techniques of image magick, contagious magick, and
sympathetic magick in combination with a doll or effigy to control all
aspects of life.
The great and powerful
Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau, often engaged in psychological
warfare.
She would frequently create little dolls and place them on the doorsteps
of enemies, or use them to win court cases, or to unite lovers. She had
any number of brilliant methods for gaining the knowledge she needed to
cast effective spells. One ploy was to place surreptitiously a Voodoo
doll near the front door of her victims, more often than not the
house-servants of well-known New Orleans families. When the Voodoo doll
was discovered, the victim was convinced they had been hexed by someone
other than Marie, and would run to the Bosswoman (as Marie was known by
the locals) for help. Marie would agree to render the doll harmless if
the victim agreed to act as her spy and provide her with information
about the affairs of the prominent family where the victim worked. Now
that is one hell of a magickal manipulation!
From the author of
Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual, Alvarado’s collection of spells and
folklore captures perfectly the drama and mystery of humankind’s
relationship with magickal dolls throughout history. With contributions
by Doktor Snake, Sharon Marino, and Carolina Dean, the triumphs and
hardships of daily life are in the rituals, words, and formulas, set
against the spiritual backdrop of ancient Greece, Malay, Mexico, Africa,
Europe, the Deep South and New Orleans. Whether you are a practitioner
of the occult or simply a lover of folklore, you will find this book
provocative, alluring, informative and entertaining.
How would you like to
open Marie Laveau's trick bag of Voodoo Doll spells? The Great and
Powerful Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, Marie Laveau, was known to create
little dolls and place them on the doorsteps of enemies, or use them to
win court cases, or to unite lovers. She had a veritable goldmine of
brilliant methods for gaining the knowledge she needed for her spells to
be effective. One ploy was to surreptitiously place a Voodoo doll near
the front door of her victims, more often than not the house-servants of
well-known New Orleans families. When the Voodoo doll was discovered,
the victim was convinced they had been hexed by someone other than
Marie, and would run to Mam'zelle for help. Marie would render the doll
harmless if the victim agreed to act as her spy and provide her with
information about the affairs of the prominent family where the victim
worked. Now that is one hell of a magickal manipulation!
Doktor Snake, author of
the cult classic the Voodoo Spellbook, tells how to make money with a
Voodoo doll and how to protect yourself with a Voodoo doll.
Sharon
Marino, the Voodoo Domme of hoodoo, tell how to make a fith fath for
domination and binding and how to make a couple of mud dollies inspired
by Native American traditions. Finally, pagan author
Carolina Dean
provides a nifty spell for tripping up a thief.
Inside this book you
will find countless secret spells that help you to bind your enemies,
banish naysayers, bend people to do your will, and win court cases. For
the first time anywhere, you will learn the secret for how to make a Get
Even Gris Gris Doll to even the score. Learn how to break up a couple,
destroy all of your problems, get a job, cure sickness, call forth
spirits, win in games of chance and attain success. Inside, you will
find spells to make yourself irresistible, find a lover, make your lover
faithful, and spice up your sex life. And that is just the tip of the
iceberg.
How would you like to
know how to make your wishes come true? Or find true love? Catch a
thief? Keep your dog or cat from wandering off? Break a curse? Or drive
someone crazy?
Many of the spells in
this book are based on ancient recipes and rituals that are found in the
anthropological literature and archeological records, such as spells
from ancient Egypt, Chaldea, Greece, Africa, and Europe. Other spells
are based on spells found in ancient sacred texts, and many are from the
grimoires of the author herself, shared for the first time in the Voodoo
Doll Spellbook. A logical follow up to the author’s previous work,
Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual, the Voodoo Doll Spellbook picks up
where the former leaves off, providing you with information never before
revealed for improving any area of your life using one of the oldest
tools of humankind - the Voodoo doll.
$19.95
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