Voodoo is summarized as a spiritual practice that encourages understanding natural life processes and one's spiritual nature. Key elements include the use of herbs, poisons, and charms for protection or harm. Many superstitions also developed within Voodoo tradition in Louisiana and have since influenced it, such as beliefs about brooms, salt, sweeping after dark, and tablecloths affecting luck or death in the family.

1. Voodoo is a life affirming practice that encourages its participants to better understand the natural processes of life and their own spiritual natures<br />Their knowledge of herbs, poisons, and the ritual creation of charms and amulets, intended to protect oneself or harm others, became key elements of Louisiana Voodoo<br />Many superstitions also related to the practice of Hoodoo developed within the Voodoo tradition in Louisiana. While these superstitions are not central to the Voodoo faith, their appearance is partly a result of Voodoo tradition in New Orleans and have since influenced it significantly.<br />If you lay a broom across the doorway at night, a witch can't come in and hurt you.<br />Having a woman visit you the first thing on Monday mornings is bad luck for the rest of the week.<br />Don't borrow or lend salt because that is bad luck.<br />If you sweep trash out of the house after dark you will sweep away your luck.<br />Don't shake a tablecloth outside after dark or someone in your family will die.<br />To stop a Voodoo spell being placed upon you, acquire some bristles from a pig cooked at a Voodoo ritual, tie the bristles into a bundle and carry them on you at all times.<br />If a woman sprinkles some salt from her house to yours, it will give you bad luck until you clean the salt away and put pepper over your door sill.<br />If a woman wants her husband to stay away from other woman, she can do so by putting a little of her blood in his coffee, and he will never quit her.<br />If a woman's husband dies and you don't want her to marry again, cut all of her husband's shoes all in little pieces, just as soon as he is dead, and she will never marry again.<br />You can give someone a headache by taking and turning their picture upside down.<br />You can harm a person in whatever way you want to by getting a lock of his hair and burning some and throwing the rest away.<br />You can make a farmer's well go dry by putting some soda in the well for one week, each day; then drawing a bucket of water out and throwing it in the river to make the well go dry. [6]<br />The Voodoo doll is a form of gris-gris, and an example of sympathetic magic. Contrary to popular belief, Voodoo dolls are usually used to bless instead of curse. The purpose of sticking pins in the doll is not to cause pain in the person the doll is associated with, but rather to pin a picture of a person or a name to the doll, which traditionally represents a spirit. The gris-gris is then performed from one of four categories: love; power and domination; luck and finance; and uncrossing.[7<br />Attraction Love Charm <br />By the light of a full moon, take a silver ring and wrap it in a clean white cloth. Dig a small hole and bury the ring inside. While focusing on the kind of lover you are looking for and pouring a small amount of wine (or milk) over the earth recite these words:Blessed Mother fair and trueThis Gift I offer unto YouBless this ring and make it shineBring a lover to be mineLet it Be So!Leave the ring buried until the next full moon, then dig it up and wear it. If your lover is near, he/she will be drawn to you.<br />Trinka Five to Attract Money <br />Place a small bowl in a place you will see every day. While holding three coins in your dominant hand say:Trinka five, Trinka fiveAncient Spirits come alive,Money grow and money thrive,Spirits of the trinka five.Toss the coins in the bowl. Repeat daily for nine consecutive days until you have the money you need.Find more free spells at the Free Spells Archive.Li Yuan's Temple is the gateway to the source of all riches! <br />Symbolism of the 7 pin colors:yellow - successwhite - positivered - powerpurple - spiritualitygreen - moneyblue - loveblack - repelling negative energy<br />To make your Voodoo doll represent a person, place some of that person's hair or a personal item inside the cloth of the doll to capture part of their soul. Use your black pin into the part of the body that you want the person to experience negativity. For example, a pin in the heart can cause heartbreak or heart problems, the stomach a stomach ache, the back a back ache or relationship problems, etc. With each stick you must focus your intention with the utmost clarity. Then place the doll on the person's doorstep or in their mailbox and watch them totally freak out. Or bury it, but you are really asking for trouble here...Then back up and watch all hell break loose (in YOUR life, that is)!Please note that I do not advise using your doll in this way. Voodoo is a powerful magickal system and the law of karma will not make an exception for you. Use of your Voodoo doll in any fashion other than with the right hand as I have recommended may result in severe negative consequences that I will take no responsibility for. So don't come bitching and moaning to me about it after the fact, unless you want to make things right, then I might be of assistance, if your desire to do so is due to Right Intention.<br />\"
Love Me or Die\"
<br />By: jonnique <br />You will need:his hairyour haira small John the Conqueror rootGoofer Dust (or Graveyard Dirt)Love Me sachet powdera piece of brown paper (torn on all four sides from a paper bag)a waterproof ink pen that writes reda waterproof ink pen that writes blacka brand new spool of red sewing threada red flannel baga sharp pen knifeOn the paper, write his full name 7 times in black ink, then rotate the paper and write LOVE ME OR DIE over his name 7 times in red ink, crossing it and covering it. Set the paper aside.Use the pen knife to carve a slit-shaped hole in the root and wedge your hair and his hair in there together. Then pack the slit tight with a mixture of Goofer Dust and Love Me sachet powder. Thoroughly wet the written-on paper with your urine and wrap it around the root, pressing and forming it as you would papier mache, to keep the hairs and powders inside. While it is still wet, wrap it up in the red thread, going round and around very neatly, like a ball of twine, until the paper is entirely covered. When you are done, tie the thread off with seven knots and leave a length of thread to hang it from. You can double or triple the hanging-thread for strength, and finish it with a loop for your finger.Carry the prepared root in a red flannel bag and moisten it with your urine when needed. Hold it by its hanging-thread to \"
operate\"
it, swinging it back and forth or round and around toward you as you call the man's name, to draw him to you. Get a rhythm going, and say his name, like this, over and over: \"
[First Name, Last Name], love me or die; [First Name, Last Name], love me or die; [First Name, Last Name], love me or die.\"
Listed below are proper ways of disposing your charm:If you want to keep something close, bury it in your back yard.If you want to attract something, bury it under the front door stepIf you want to destroy its influence, burn it.If you want it to move away and sink, throw it in running waterIf you want to disperse it to a distance, throw it into a crossroadsIf you want to fix its influence, inter it in a five-spot patternIf you want it to work by means of spirits, bury it in a graveyardIf you want to hide its point of origin, conceal it in a treeIf you want it to work in secret, give it in food or drinkIf you want it to work by stealth, hide it in clothing or on objectsIf you want its influence to begin or strengthen, throw it EastIf you want its influence to end or weaken, throw it West<br />To Make him think of you....Great Novice or Beginner Spell<br />By: The Chameleon <br />Items Needed1 mirrorpicture of him/ or her picture of youBelief in the power of Magic and the powers within yourselfTake the mirror and on the side where you see your reflection place his/her picture facing the mirror, on the other side facing inward place your picture and tape both securely, on the back of your picture write these words and hold the mirror close to your heart and chant 3 times:With these magic words I pleaEach time you see your reflection you will think of meThis is my will, so mode it be....Keep the mirror in your purse or pocket but carry it with you wherever you go...for 30 days you will see the results long before this but it could take up to 30 days ..... Just believe.And watch the results, when I cast this spell my love had disappeared we had been apart for over a year, but we still saw one another and I wanted him back but one day he just shut it down I was devastated, so I just wanted to remind him I still was there it had been almost two months since I had seen him, 3 days after I cast this spell he was on my doorstep and for the next month i saw him everyday..... I couldn't believe it it WORKED<br />Sleeping spell<br />By: MagickalDude2 <br />Mr. Sandman I summon theeSprinkle this target put them to sleep,Put them to sleep, So mote it be.<br />rain<br />By: charmed one <br />For this spell you will need three tee lights and a bowl of watersay/chant these words three timeslight the tee lights and place them in the water then startHail pore hard rain let this rain be a painthunder lightning bring it onuntil i say the word (dawn)dont say the word Dawn in parentheseys until you want it to stopBless it be my brothers and sisters<br />To get one to see the error of their ways<br />By: Sayber Amston <br />Materials: -yellow candel: represents teaching-blue candle: represents forgivness-white candle: represents healing-black candle: to absorb what is goodArrange the candles in an even circle. Light them and consentrate on the person who has done wrong. then speak:\"
You are in my heart always and I love you.To (name) whom I care for so muchthe words I speak are trueand have been brought to do as such. Here I say you have done wrong (name).You have harmed not just others,but yourself as well.So may you see your flawsand may your wrongs be undone.May you be able to better yourselffor the future to come.May you go about and see clearlyfor a lifetime I trustFor I am here to help thee.so mote it be.\"
blow out the candles and watch the smoke drift and disappear<br />Enchanting a room<br />By: Murphy jr. <br />Sit in the room you wish to enchant and leave the window shutters only partially open (you don't want to suffocate!).Create the mood you wish with the tools you wish, remember that your tools are lifeless objects with no meaning, until you temprarily give them one. Meditate, concentrate, choose the incense of the proper attributes for your goal. (you may wish for a sexual atmosphere and use rose or musk or patchouli, you may wish for enchanted sleep and use laveder).Push and force your desire into the stick or cone or insence. You may use your own visualization process, like the white-light-coming-out-of-your-body-and-connecting-with-the-insencemethod. As you visualize, light the insence. See the energy and your desire spreading out in the room as does the smoke. Until the smoke and scent dissapear, your room will be enchanted.<br />SPELL TO MAKE SOMEONE DREAM OF YOU:Materials Required: White cotton fabric Bedding or cotton to use as a stuffing Parchment paper Lavender RosemaryNeedle and thread Method: You will need to make a small dream pillow in order to have this spell carried out. For this you need to first cut two bits of cotton fabric and sew up three sides of the rectangle or square. If you choose your pillow to be circular, then you sew the whole thing around, leaving a little at the bottom in order to fill up the pillow. Then turn the cloth upside down and stuff the pillow with bedding or cotton. At the end of the filling remember to put in the rosemary and lavender as well. Using the needle and thread sew up the remaining of the pillow. Then write the name of the person whom you want to perform the spell on and also state exactly what you want them to dream of you. Then prepare an altar and cast a circle around the altar. Once this is done, place yourself at the center and hold the dream pillow in your hands, place the parchment on the pillow and say the following spell: Blessed Mother, Holy Goddess Send (name of the person) a dream And awaken his/her mind Carry my voice far and galore To the place where even sleep lays ashore Send him/her this message loud and clearThis is not just a prayer mere. The incantation can be changed in a way to match your preference.<br />Birthday Wish Spell<br />By: mr.wizard <br />Needed:*Your birthday*Paper*Pen*Flower plant On your birthday, write your wish on a piece of paper and keep it under a flower plant or plant a seed and put your wish there and it will grow to manifest<br />Weight loss spells<br />By: Love Spellcaster <br />Often, spells combine their magic with a little simple psychology. This popular formulafor losing weight is just such a combination. Outline the figure you want to have on a fulllength photograph or drawing of yourself. Place the picture in a spot where you'll see itoften for instance, on your stove or refrigerator. On the first night of the full moon, snip afragment of your excess weight from the picture and say:\"
As the moon wanes,so may I decrease.\"
Repeat the procedure each night until the new moon appears. (Of course, in themeantime you're doing your best to curb your appetite.) If you still have weight to lose atthe end of the allotted time, start the spell again, with a new picture, at the next fullmoon.<br />Hair Spell<br />By: Love Spellcaster <br />To keep hair generally healthy, make certain that all your haircuts are scheduled duringa new moon. Hair that's cut during a full or waning moon loses its luster and may thin orturn gray prematurely. If your hair is already dull or lifeless, try this ancient ritual toenrich its color. Steal a few strands of hair from someone who's blessed with a thick,shiny mane. (Make certain that the hair is a natural shade; if it's dyed, it won't do.) Putthe strands in a pot with two cups of water and a drop of your blood. Bring to a boil.When the liquid cools, pour it over your own head, and spread through your hair.For thinning hair, try this old, and not hard-to-take remedy. Each night before bedtime,put a pinch of red pepper into a half cup of vodka and drink it. Continue until thecondition is cured<br />