How to make a voodoo doll with your own hands from improvised materials

Voodoo was born in the territory of modern Benin more than 6 thousand years ago. Modern religion voodoo, in addition to ancient rituals, contains elements of Catholic Christianity. By the way, such a mixture in the second homeland of voodoo - Haiti - is considered an official religion and one of the numerous branches of Catholicism. It was in this form that it reached our country.

Haitian voodoo, black magic, terrible curses and necessarily zombie - that's what most people know about this religion. And there is not a single positive association. It turns out that it destroys all and all of the mixture, which is no longer needed for anything, except how to make a Voodoo doll with your own hands and bring a terrible death curse on a neighbor who has got it. But in fact, not everything is so bad. In this religion, there are many rituals that bring wealth, love, and healing from illnesses. Victims are used often - this can not be argued, but those who wish can find a suitable ritual without shedding blood. Yes, and the doll itself can be used for both spoiling and attracting a loved one. And maybe it's a fun decoration - it all depends on the purpose for which it is done.

Before you make a Voodoo doll with your own hands, you need to take into account a number of very important conditions:

1. The doll should be done all alone and away from any prying eyes, especially from the eyes of strangers.

2. It is important to consider the phase of the moon: growing - to attract, decreasing - for damage.

3. All materials of natural origin must be checked for parasites. This will not only allow us to conduct the ritual without interference, but will also save later the treatment.

How to make a voodoo doll with your own hands in a traditional way

This will require moss (ideally - Spanish), a pair of rods, a rope made of natural fibers, a fabric (not synthetic), parts of the human body (nails, hair or just his clothes), a needle and a thread.

Sticks should be folded and crossed in the middle. Then you need to wrap the resulting frame with moss, starting from the middle and moving to the edges, not allowing material ruptures. Ideally, if it turns out to be done in one piece.

The fabric should be cut into strips of small width and wrap the doll, starting from the middle, so that the limbs and the top of the head remain open.

Now you need to make the doll as much as possible to the person it's referring to. To do this, you need to attach parts to it that you can get. To attach it is necessary to those places, whence they were taken: if hair from a head - that on a head, if fingernails or nails from hands - that on "a brush" dolls, etc. Do not forget about the face of the doll. The eyes can become beads, and the mouth is embroidered.

Traditional doll Voodoo is ready!

How to make a voodoo doll with your own hands from wax

This way was born in Europe, in the Middle Ages. Its origin is unknown. Many associate it with the beginning of the slave trade and the seizure of new territories, but it appeared several centuries earlier. Most likely, it is associated with the biblical legend of the origin of man, in which the Lord molded him from clay. Hence the choice of materials for manufacturing: wax, pieces of clothing and body parts (hair, nails, blood or the like).

Wax is preheated. To do this, you need to hold it for a while in your hands and stretch it well. Then the process of modeling begins. Particular attention is paid to the person, inside you can put a note with the name of the object. All hair and nails need to stick to their seats. If it was possible to get blood, then it is placed inside the waxy body. From the pieces of clothes of the object clothes are made for the doll. At the last stage the doll is baptized and called the victim's name.

Unlike its African "relative", this doll was used only to create a deadly spoilage. After manufacturing it could pierce with needles, execute and even bury. Everything depended on what kind of torture the victim had to experience.