Voodoo and Santeria

Voodoo dolls can be used for a wide range of reasons.
Each doll is made to be personal for the being or reason it is focused on.
It is used as a meditation tool to focus ones intentions toward the desired goal.

Voodoo dolls are not evil.

some one put a spell on you

Spanish moss is often used in the creation of Voodoo dolls because it is readily on hand in the New Orleans area, and there is a lot of it. You use what you have, and if you don't have it, you improvise!
It is perfectly all right to use something other than spanish moss to create your voodoo doll. Voodoo dolls should be made to be uniquely personal toward the being or goal in which you are wanting to focus. And if you think another base material would be more suited to your purposes, go ahead and use it. :)

Anyone can learn Voodoo. The best way is to be taught by a Houngan or Mambo. But, you can also do your own research online and through books.

Saint Martha, I resort to thy aid and protection. As proof of my affection and faith, I offer thee this light, which I shall burn every Tuesday. Comfort me in all my difficulties and through the great favors thou didst enjoy when the Savior was lodged in thy house, intercede for my family, that we be provided for in our neccessities. I ask of thee, Saint Martha, to overcome all difficulties as thou didst overcome the dragon which thou hadst at thy feet. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Voodoo is a very interesting word.

I am not familiar with how this geometric figure is used in Voodoo but will hazard a guess. The triangle very often- usually up-pointed- apex at the top- and I am speaking of the traditional Isoceles Triangle with two equal sides and flat at the bottom- symbolizes FIRE. there is the fire-triangle in fire prevention- the three components are combustibles(fuel) oxygen or air, and heat- isolate any element and in theory the fire is contained. it is only logical triangular devices figure in fire-control badges to some degree. On the other hand an inverted triangle may have beyond the grave aspects-it is a ground symbol in electronics- to ground side- and forms the basis of the evasive and weird (Ojo de Dios) or Eye of God a strange insignia common in pre-Columbian Latin America, there are different types. Either Fire, or maybe spiritual transition-death or Zombi status?

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Answer2:Santeros, as the practitioners of Santeria are now called, worship one supreme being and a group of deities, or orisha, that form the Yoruba pantheon. The orisha's will is interpreted by Santeria priests through divination. It is said that sometimes orisha possess the worshipers in order to voice their counsel. Followers can appeal to the orisha through prayers, music, proper behavior, and offerings. Altars play an important role in the worship; santeros set them up in their homes and put flowers, rum, cake, and cigars on them to keep the deities happy and helpful.

Santeria has the basic features and traditions of an ancient African religion practiced among the Yoruba in Nigeria. When Yoruba were taken to the Caribbean islands as slaves between the 1770's and the 1840's, they took their religion with them. Once in the New World, these Africans in bondage were forced to accept Catholicism, but they refused to give up their traditions completely. So they created a new form of worship with elements taken from both religions. Such a merging of religious practices is called syncretism.

What are the characteristics of this religious worship? Santeros, as the practitioners of Santeria are now called, worship one supreme being and a group of deities, or orisha, that form the Yoruba pantheon. The orisha's will is interpreted by Santeria priests through divination. It is said that sometimes orisha possess the worshipers in order to voice their counsel. Followers can appeal to the orisha through prayers, music, proper behavior, and offerings. Altars play an important role in the worship; santeros set them up in their homes and put flowers, rum, cake, and cigars on them to keep the deities happy and helpful.

Lizette Alvarez explained in a New York Times article about Santeria philosophy: "The religion emphasizes the here and now rather than the afterlife, and it focuses on natural forces. Each deity represents an aspect of nature, like thunder, and a human characteristic, like power." Santeria priests help people to resolve day-to-day problems by consulting the orisha. These are not Catholic priests, and their ordinary Santeria rituals are held in homes rather than temples.

Followers belong to a specific community with a male or female santero serving as godparent, counselor, and priest for the community. New members are initiated by priests in a ceremony that includes music, dances, and animal sacrifices. Animals are also sacrificed to celebrate births, marriages, and deaths. Chickens, goats, doves, pigeons, and turtles are among the animals used.

Voodoo, correctly spelled as Vodou, is one of the oldest religions in the world. Like all religions, it wasn't so much "made" as developed over centuries. Its origins are located amongst the Fon and Ewe people of Africa, who were enslaved and brought to Haiti, where the religion evolved into a distinct form including the images of Saints and other Catholic icons. Contrary to popular belief, the basis of Vodou has nothing to do with Satanism, and is no more Evil than more common religions, though it is far more misunderstood.

This Roman Catholic devotional image has been appropriated by practitioners of Santeria, through a process called syncretism, to represent a pagan deity.

Yes. That was her religion and she practiced it.

you can get it online or ones that grow in water a the dollor store

I don"t know about any Santeria aspects but some religions such as Zoroastrianism and some possibly Japanese sects believe Mankind originated in a planet that had a Red Sun. Present day Sol is classed as a Yellow Star. Under Red Suns, you may recall, Superman"s super-powers do not work at all. Some traces of science-fiction in early religions- and maybe some science fact,.

Levitation is a long studied and practiced art requiring years of training your mind. The process is relatively simple, it's putting it into effect, that is difficult, but only imposable if you believe it will be. Your mind is a wonderful tool, but can get in its own way on occasion

you have to manually spawn it in the underworld with a guide voodoo doll (get it from voodoo demon) by throwing it in the lava

the african slaves made and brought over voodoo dolls in the 16th century.

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Voodoo is most popular in Haiti but has found its way to America in limited practice and other countries.

Well there is no exact day or year when Santeria was founded. But if you would like to know around what period? Then you should totally read this: http:/sillylilykitty.blogspot.com

Maman Brigitte is the Voodoo Lwa of Death.

Voodoo......... Black Magic Voodoo? Sounds like Santeria.

i posted this i just didnt have enough room to explain. when i was seven i thougth to my self "i have never seen a boat accdent and that same day i got hit by a boat on a jet ski. when i was 13 i said to myself i wounder what the inside of an ambulance looks like sence i got hit by the boat that day i was in an ambulance cause i got hit by a motor cycle at riverside raceway. when i was 16 i was sitting next to my frined wich had a broken leg in pe (physical education) and we were laughing cause my PE teacher was bitching at me for not playing i said tomy friend "watch im going to break my leg today" and lonebe told i did!!! also when i say to my self im going to get sick i get sick. and i also had a freind where we could talk to each other and not say a word like telicanisis. i would here him ask me a question but he wasent talking, i would answer out loud just to see if i was crazy and we freaked out! he waould say to me "did you here that" !!?? haha idk i just need to know whats going on i feel like im somthing special and i know that's not right. im truly not. everyone calls me a genious though. lmao i know this sounds crazy but look at computers in the 16 hundreds if you said there would be somthing you could hold in your hand that played music and could hold 1000 or more songs on they would probably put you in jail and murder you thinking you were crazy.. anything could happen today it seems like. this probably will sound wierd but when i was 6 i remember this light comming to my window and taking me for a ride in the sky i told them i had to get back to make my bed befor my grandma wakes up and they take me back my grandma walks in a second after they (?????) leave and my bed was made i asked my brother what was that and he said i don't know for get about it. ever sence that night i have felt like i have somthing special and my brother has deams that come true always after he turned 13 my parents make him write them down in the morning at breakfast and that ALWAYS cometrue. wierd!!!!!!!! I NEED ANSWERS PLEASE IM SO CONFUSED!!!

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Some people live by the saying 'be careful what you wish for, because it might just come true.'

You may have gifts of intuition. I don't think its exactly that you are 'cursing' yourself to have those things happen, but it might be instead you are foreseeing that a certain event might take place. And instead you perceive it as a curiosity 'I have never seen a boating accident', when your spirit guides might have been trying to warn you 'there will be a boating accident'.

Spirit Guides are spirits, energies, or entities. Some people refer to them as Angels (Guardian Angels), Saints, Loa, or Gods. Everyone has them, its just that some people are more in tune with them than others.

Keep a diary of these accounts, write down exact times and dates of when they happen; and what happens if your intuitions come true. It may help you to better understand them. Don't be afraid of it, do your best to embrace it and try to read up on things like foresight, psychic intuition, and spirit guides.