Includes bibliographical references ([198]-200 pages).
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The history of voodoo dolls -- A survey of dolls and ritual effigies -- Types of voodoo dolls -- How to make a voodoo doll -- HOw to make a voodoo poppet -- How to make a paper voodoo doll -- How to prepare your voodoo doll for ritual use -- Voodoo doll magick -- The meaning of the seven pins -- Spells and rituals -- Using the Psalms in voodoo doll magick -- Prayers to use when petitioning the spirits with voodoo dolls -- Cursed voodoo dolls -- Recipes for magickal oils.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Denise Alvarado was born and raised in the Voodoo and hoodoo rich culture of New Orleans. She has studied mysticism and practiced Creole Voodoo and indigenous healing traditions for over three decades. She is an artist, independent researcher, and the author of several books, including the Voodoo Hoodoo Spellbook, Voodoo Dolls in Magick and Ritual, the Voodoo Doll Spellbook and Hoodoo Almanac 2012, coauthored with Carolina Dean and Alyne Pustanio. Denise is a rootworker in the southern hoodoo tradition, the founder and Editor in Chief of Hoodoo and Conjure Magazine.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Dolls-- Louisiana-- New Orleans-- Religious aspects.
Dolls-- Religious aspects-- Voodooism.
Hoodoo (Cult)-- Louisiana-- New Orleans-- Rituals.