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They envy humans for their physical body, and try to gain control of it. When they assault a human, they would intrude their mind, trying to displace the human spirit. The human's mind would adapt to the passions of anger, violence, irrationality and greed, the intruding demon is composed of.
According to Yvonne Chireau, "Hoodoo is an African American-based tradition that makes use of natural and supernatural elements in order to create and effect change in the human experience.." [23] Hoodoo was created by African Americans, who were among over 12 million enslaved Africans from various Central and West African ethnic groups ...
The crossroads in Hoodoo originates from the Kongo cosmogram in Central Africa. In Hoodoo, there has been a practice that is believed to be hoodoo in origin such as selling your soul to the devil at the crossroads in order to acquire facility at various manual and body skills, such as playing a musical instrument, throwing dice, or dancing.
Popular culture has included various depictions of practices associated with different forms of voodoo, including Haitian Vodou and Louisiana Voodoo, and other elements attributed to African diaspora religions, with such representations often deviating substantially from any actual voodoo practices or beliefs.
Hoodoo (spirituality), sometimes called Gullah Voodoo or Lowcountry Voodoo; Louisiana Voodoo, or New Orleans Voodoo, a set of African-based spiritual folkways; Trinidadian Vodunu, a syncretic religion practiced in Trinidad and Tobago; Voodoo in popular culture, fictional characterizations of various forms of Voodoo
Some people are fearful of bugs (and arachnids), especially ones we have never encountered before. As the new Joro spider makes its way to New Jersey it is normal to be scared of the creature and ...
Despite their chubby, lovable appearance, wild hippos are some of the most dangerous animals on Earth. Just like those on the boat in this video, being chased by an angry hippo is a nightmare no ...
One mojo created the same can not work for everyone. By the twentieth century, Hoodoo was culturally appropriated by outsiders to African-American culture to make a profit. Spiritual shops began to sell the same mojo for everyone. In traditional Hoodoo, certain songs, prayers, symbols, and ingredients are used to conjure or manifest results.