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Terrance Zepke is the master of all things Carolina. Here she brings you a beginner's guide to South Carolina voodoo, including charms, curses, spells, and legends. ... Read more

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Shouldn't be missed by those with an interest in the American occult
Voodoo is something that has to be studied to be truly understood. "Lowcountry Voodoo: Beginner's Guide to Tales, Spells, and Boo Hags" looks into this folk magic, still sporadically practiced in the Southern United States, in particular South Carolina's lowcountry. Terrance Zepke brings readers into the myths and legends of voodoo, exploring its superstitions and how some of it can be applied to even those who don't place their faith in the voodoo. "Lowcountry Voodoo" shouldn't be missed by those with an interest in the American occult.

Good read
A good introduction to Southern Low Country voodoo, Gullahs and stories. Terrance provides information, and avenues a person can use for more information.The book is a collection of stories, information, Legends and even recipes. ... Read more

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Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie.They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence.Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name, who were two legendary leaders of religious and spiritual traditions many still label as evil.

The Laveaus were free women of color and prominent French-speaking Catholic Creoles.From the 1820s until the 1880s when one died and the other disappeared, gossip, fear, and fierce affection swirled about them.From the heart of the French Quarter, in dance, drumming, song and spirit possession, they ruled the imagination of New Orleans.

How did the two Maries apply their "magical" powers and uncommon business sense to shift the course of love, luck, and the law? The women understood the real crime?they had pitted their spiritual forces against the slave system of the United States. Moses-like, they led their people out of bondage and offered protection and freedom to the community of color, rich white women, enslaved families, and men condemned to hang.

The curse of the Laveau family, however, followed them. Both loved men they could never marry.Both faced down the press and police who stalked them. Both countered the relentless gossip of curses, evil spirits, murders, and infant sacrifice with acts of benevolence.

The book is also a detective story---who is really buried in the famous tomb in the oldest "city of the dead" in New Orleans?What scandals did the Laveau family intend to keep buried there forever? By what sleight of hand did free people of color lose their cultural identity when Americans purchased Louisiana and imposed racial apartheid upon Creole creativity? The book brings the improbable testimonies of saints, spirits, and never-before printed eyewitness accounts of their ceremonies and magical crafts to the lives of the two Marie Laveaus, leaders of a major, indigenous American religion. ... Read more

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Great book
Marie Laveau

Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau is written by Martha Ward. In this book, Ward tries to untangle the truth from the myth that surrounds Marie Laveau. She says she is "merely an aging storyteller" (XIV).Ward takes "gumbo ya ya," gossip, rumors, hearsay, slander, and story telling around the gumbo pot, and tries to prove or disprove the stories with facts and evidence. This becomes a difficult task for Ward, because there are not many reliable source of information about Marie Laveau. "Either they never existed or they have been stolen, destroyed, or spirited away" (XI). In addition, official historians of the time payed little attention to women, especially women of color.The Laveau women also never left anything in writing. Ward does a good job of citing official documents when they are available. When there are no documents available, Ward cites historical facts about the times, places, and people for New Orleans to put together a story of what most likely happened.
This book describes the life of Marie Laveau, the legendary founder and priestess of American Voodoo. Marie Laveau was in fact two women, a mother and daughter with the same name. Both were free women of color, French Catholics, and overwhelmingly beautiful. Both made a tremendous impact on New Orleans. They helped to free slave from bondage.The mother used her knowledge to help cure yellow fever and many other diseases affecting Louisiana at the time. Both Laveau women made a huge impact on the people and the culture of New Orleans.
Part of the reason their is not much reliable information on the Laveaus is because the Laveaus did not want their secrets known. After Marie Laveau the first died in June of 1881, Philomere, one of Marie's daughters, was interviewed by the Picayune, a Creole and Catholic newspaper. In this interview Philomere tells the reporter all about her mother's life, but the story is full of false information. Philomere's plan to protect her mothers true story works. Many of the legends about Marie Laveau told in New Orleans today originate from Philomere's story. In the book Ward often cites these falsities and gives the reader the true story using historical fact and documents. Philomere told the reporter that her mother was ninety-eight years old when she died. However, Marie was only seventy-nine when she died. Philomere also told the Picayune that her father, Christophe Glapion, was a free man of color from St. Domingue-Haiti and died in 1835. Ward proves to the reader that this is a lie. Christophe Glapion was a white man and did not die until 1855. Some of the false information in the Picayune story may not be all Philomere's fault. One "fact" stated in the Picayune was that Marie gave birth to "fifteen children in eight years" (65). Ward believes that this "fact" was a result of a mistranslation. "I understood what French-speaking Philomere had probably said to the English-speaking reporter who interviewed her on the day of her mother's death. `My mother had fifteen children and grandchildren'" (66). Ward does some excellent first hand investigating and research to separate fact from fiction.
Martha Ward also cites the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers' Project throughout the book. The government created the WPA Writers' Project in 1935 to help unemployed writers during the Great Depression.Writers working with the WPA Writers' Project "collected folklore-tales, stories, supporting records, accounts from slavery times, and other materials about the lives of ordinary people unique to their region, it records that would otherwise disappear with time" (17). They collected hundreds of interviews from Louisiananians from 1935 to 1943. Many of these testimonies from the WPA writers' project included "eyewitness accounts to Voodoo and personal friends or former enemies of both Marie the First and the Second" (17).The people interviewed all had conflicting stories about Marie Laveau, but they all agreed on two points: that both Maries were beautiful and they both wore a tignon, brightly colored fabric wore to cover the hair.One man said:
"She was light and could have passed for a Spanish lady. The mens used to go crazy lookin' at her. She had the reddest lips I ever seen in my life. She wore a tignon, with little curls hangin' down her face, ad she always had big gold hoops in her ears. She wore blue dresses that had big skirts and a shirtwaist buttoned straight down the front and come in tight in the middle; it sure showed off her bust" (18).
These eyewitness testimonies really help the reader to understand how the people saw the Laveaus. They also serve as evidence when historical documents do not exist.Ward includes a segment of an interview given by a white man, who as a teenager attended a Voodoo ceremony with a slave woman.He describes the scene, people, music, dancing, and emotion at the ceremony that he attended when he was young "the crowd included all ages, every shade of skin, a half dozen white men and at least two white women the boy recognized" (31). He describes his experience of a woman or "enchanted one" dancing and how it fueled the emotion and excitement of everyone who attended the ritual.
"She began to sway on one and the other side. Gradually the undulating motion was imparting to her body from the ankles to the hips. Then she tore the white handkerchief from her forehead.This was a signal, for the whole assembly sprang forward and entered the dance. The beat of the drum, the thrum of the banjo, swelled louder and louder. Under the passion of the hour, the women tore off their garments, and entirely nude, went on dancing--no, not dancing but wriggling like snakes" (31-32)
This testimony never mentions Marie the First or the Second but it gives the reader a tremendous insight into the world that they lived in and how their spiritual life might have looked.
Martha Ward does a wonderful job of telling the story of Marie Laveau the First and the Second. She backs the book up with historical document when they are available, and makes sure not to list anything as fact unless there is proof. When direct proof related to the Laveaus is not available Ward does a wonderful job of describing what is known to be fact about the time, place, and people of New Orleans to help the reader understand the world the Laveaus lived in.Ward does a marvelous job of making sure that her book tells the true story of Marie Laveau.

An error that should not have been made
One word, "Crayfish".Yes this is a real word, but I have never heard anyone in New Orleans or the state of Louisiana use it.For all the research she is claiming to have done, and for working in New Orleans, it seems she would know the locals use the word "Crawfish".This one little error says a lot about her research and what she knows about New Orleans.Another author romanticizing a city and era they know nothing about.

Disappointing
This book is was not written in an enjoyable format.Martha Ward jumped from person to person and date to date and back and forth and all around.She also injected her views on people and places without presenting proof of validity.They were simply her views, but the way she wrote them in, they could appear to be factual.

meh...
Another reviewer here has stated that the author should perhaps have written a historical fiction influenced by Leveau, like what Atwood did with Grace Marks in "Alias Grace".

To be honset, I wouldn't have read the book then either.That's because I can't read this book without feeling... well... search inside and read a brief excerpt.The writing reads like a freshman comp paper.I can't take it seriously because the author's put so much fluff into it.

Check it out for yourself, but read the excert before you go out and actually blow some scratch on this book.Who exactly is she qouting in that first chapter?

Bah... if you're interested in Marie Leveau, a topic worthy of interest; then I recomend Long's investigation into the who Marie Leveau was.It too, has it's short-comings, but I assure you that it is more worth your time than this.

voodoo queen the spirited lives of marie laveau
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Dispelling numerous myths associated with the cultural phenomenon, a history of voodoo emphasizes recent political events in Haiti and the United States and their effects on practitioners in both countries, and offers insights into voodoo's belief systems and rituals. Original. ... Read more

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Lacking in substance
As I read the book from its beginning, page after page, I grew increasingly impatient for some substantive treatment of Vodou.Instead, I found myself wading through a poor recounting of the history of Hispaniola for far too long.I was quite disappointed by the cursory explanations offered about Vodou, its pantheon of lwa, its ceremonies, and its adherents. After what I hoped was just the start of the "meat" of the book, it came to an abupt end and dumped me into the "Documents" section.As I should have noticed from the Table of Contents before buying the book on-line, a big chunk of the book is "Documents".Sa pa gen anyen landann l.

A fine researcher
Hurbon is a very fine academic and I always enjoy his well-researched books. For me, though, they do not go far enough because I would like to USE Vodou practice in my daily life. Hurbon is great on the history and traditions of Vodou but a better book for parctical information is Ross Heaven's Vodou Shaman. I'd suggest you read them both, although Hurbon's is the better for academic study.

For a good start !!!
I have found this book interesting, delivering a most valuable information about history, loas, voodoo practices and religion. The artistic and esthetic content is also of high interest. It provides actually also a contemporary information regarding the present status of this religion and presents the christian religion coming from the US as its bitter ennemy. We will probably never ascertain the importance of the direct influence of voodoo on the present political status of Haïti, but this boook underlines the negative influence of papa Doc and his "tonto macoutes" who used voodoo to justify at times their political system.

Closer to understanding
I spent some time in Haiti but learned precious little about Voodoo.Although practiced by the majority of Haitians, it is not an open, in-your-face religion. The book has a good, detailed, historical background of both Haiti and Voodoo.The discussions about Voodoo are detailed, professional, informative, scholarly, and very non-biased. The history is quite in depth so don't buy this book if you are looking for a light hearted explanation of teh subject.This book helped me to understand Voodoo's cultural significance in Haiti and to understand why it is believed to be a "religion".The book's photos are excellent. I bought the French version of this book so I can't comment on the English translation.

A Wealth of Information
I did not know what to expect when I purchased this book. I needed a serious reference book to research Voodoo (or as I call it Vodou) in "my country" and I found it. This is a very smart and thoroughly researched and documented book that I highly recommend to anyone who has an intellectual curiosity of the Haitian Vodou culture. ... Read more

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Are angels at work; or devils at play? Take a walk with Christian Voodoo for a tour of an unusual history of faith and its obscure hold on people's lives. Find Christian practices, past and present, for: - Determining what is lucky or unlucky; - How to improve your fortune; - Recognizing omens and clues to future events; - Using your faith to cure nightmares, illnesses and fever; - Ensuring a happy marriage; - Dispelling demons, and removing weeds; - Identifying the dates for the end of it all Do you voodoo? ... Read more

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How to meld Christian faith of elements of fortune and voodoo.
Are angels at work, and how is luck determined within the context of Christianity? CHRISTIAN VOODOO answers these questions and more with chapters that tell how to meld Christian faith of elements of fortune and voodoo. A unique blend of the two offer up Christian practices for prediction, winning love, and even acknowledging the faith and purpose of saints: perfect for both Christian and New Age libraries or collections relying on both perspectives.

Diane C. Donovan
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Respectfully Written and VERY FUNNY
Christian Voodoo is a book written by a Christian from a Christian Point of view.It explores the early church and the "Christianization" of Pagan traditions.Many of these old traditions were steeped in superstition, omens and magic then coupled with faith to become ritual and prayer.Many of these early beliefs have been dropped by the Church and even labeled as heresy or counter to the dogma of the faith... BUT many are still practiced today in many cultures.The pop-culture tradition of burying a Saint Joseph Statue up side down to sell one's home actually pre-dates Christ.Christian Voodoo explores this and other rituals.Why might you put a Statue of the Virgin Mary in a lake?Why put a Bible under your child's pillow? Why feed animals water gathered at a churchyard?What does it mean if a church bell rings when a storm is brewing? Why is it good to find a spider on ones wedding dress?What would it mean if you cast a headless shadow from a Christmas Fire? How would you catch the attention of someone you admire or have affection for?Christian Voodoo coveres these and hundreds more.

Christian Voodoo goes on to explore little-known and even quirky Saints of the church.It shows ancient examples of Exorcism people use to perform in their homes to dispel the effects of Satan, the Evil Eye or a run of Bad Luck.It ends with a chapter on potential dates for the End of the World and great changes in the Earth as speculated on for hundreds of years.

Much of what is in the book is laughable, and some make one understand where our own quirky rituals came from.It is a carefully compiled collection of beliefs that will spark some interesting conversations of faith and relay a history that has been almost forgotten.

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This book fills a long-standing need in the literature: Voodoo, Santeria, and Macumba as practiced today in cities throughout the Western world. It is not another history or sociological study, but a candid personal account by two who came to "the religion" from the outside. It includes descriptions of the phenomena triggered by Voodoo practice, divination techniques, spells and a method of self-initiation. lllustrated. ... Read more

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Worst Book Ever
This book is long on words, short on saying anything meaningful. If you are interested in voodoo, look elsewhere.The writers wrote a book about themselves and seem to delight in picking on other groups. There is no history, no explanations, no information that can't easily be found elsewhere.Even the Internet has better information on Voodoo than this book. Do not buy this book. Friends of mine said "use it for toilet paper" and I agree with them.

A Favorite
I like this book because it is blatantly honest. It does not purport to be anything other than it is, a guide for those who work outside the system of Initiations, Lineage, and Tradition. This book, as stated by the authors, is for the Bokor, the sorcerer, not the Houngans, Santeros, etc...

The authors worked together to present a factual, usable, and clear-cut guide to working with certain spirits to achieve one's goals. There is no disrespect towards the spirits listed here, quite the contrary, the authors talk about appropriate offerings, ways of working, and even better, give detailed personal examples of their own experiences doing the work.

The first section of Urban Voodoo is in large part, a telling of how the authors became involved in the practices of Afro-Caribbean religions. These stories are personable, vividly described, and believable. The second section covers how to do divination with the shells, gives the graphic symbols (veve / firma / ponto / for certain spirits, along with appropriate incantations for the same. The authors go on to give a section of selected workings which can be done by the practitioner. Also included are a great selection of photographs.

All things considered, this is a great book for those just beginning to explore and work with the spirits.

For those who say you cannot do these things without Initiation, etc....I would like to quote from the book Rootwork by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, "If you call upon God and God answers, who can say you are wrong?"

Awful Book
I'm glad I didn't actually buy this book. I took it out from the library a week ago and couldn't even finish reading it. I don't know much about Christopher S. Hyatt but I didn't even want to read on to his section because Jason Black offended me so much that I wanted to shot my foot with a pistol. (okay that's a little overdramatic).

My reason for disliking his writing so much is simply this- Black decides to not write about voodoo but about how "fake" wicca and neo-paganism is. That greatly offended me since I am Wiccan and although Black claims that we Pagans don't actually do magick, he is greatly mistaken and needs to get his facts checked. I am not a priest of Santeria, Voodoo, or anything of the sort but I do know people who are. And when I spoke to them of many of the practices, they relayed to me the information they were allowed to and it was nothing of the crap Black tells. He describes that he boiled a mouse alive as an offering and I do know, since my closest friends have done animal offerings to orishas and such, boiling an animal alive is not way they make offerings and if they would, they would be greatly punished. I was looking for a good book on voodoo to find out more of my lineage and decide if this was the path i wanted to follow. If I wasn't smart enough I would not follow this path in any way. Black makes this path look like a sadistic satanical lifestyle, and luckily i know better.

This book is a feces sandwich
It must be noted right away that the authors of this book are "bocors," or sorcerers in the voodoo/santeria tradition.Sorcerers have a different relationship to the spirits of those religions than do the worshipers because that's just it.Sorcerers do not worship the spirits.They make deals with them giving offerings and services in exchange for favors or "gifts."Why the spirits consent to such a relationship is not clear.In a capitalist society like ours, the way of the bocor is appealing, as the bocors mostly invoke the spirits for material gain.As you can imagine, such a relationship to the spirits involves quite a lot of pettiness.For example, S. Jason Black, the co-author, describes casting a spell on his boss, a friend who hired him to rescue him from unemployment, simply because he did not like the man's management style.The spell caused his friend and boss to become unfocused, lost, and unable to speak above a whisper for months.It seems to me that a well-meaning witch might cast a spell to help the boss become a better leader, but what are friends for?Mr. Black just wanted to shut the man up.

The book also lacks cohesion because it's really a collection of disjointed papers written by the authors, collected together in book form.The papers or chapters are themselves merely anecdotal accounts of their sorcerous practices and experiences.It really doesn't teach much about the subject it pretends to address in the title.You could do better for your money.

The materialistic backbone of this type of "spirituality," if we can call it that, becomes obviously clear when you read through the descriptions of the spirits and their "attributes."Their attributes are merely the things that each spirit can get for you.The listing of the spirits and their attributes makes you feel like you're reading through a shopping catalog of human greed and desire.If you want sex appeal, call on Oshun!If you want power, summon Chango!If you want to mess with your enemies, Eshu da capa prieta! And to tell you the truth, many new age books are like this, no matter what the tradition that is discussed in the book.

I guess what it boils down to is that sorcery is not spirituality.Not really.Spirituality is about a loving and worshipful relationship with the divine.Sorcery is not about that at all.The message of sorcery is that you can get what you want from the spirits without really compromising yourself having to love or respect the divine.But the truth is that the spirits can exact a high price for their "gifts."At the end of the book Christopher Hyatt describes how to initiate yourself in the tradition and what phenomena to expect.He says it can be downright frightening once the spirits begin making contact with you, but that it's worthwhile because of the rewards of money and power that you will receive.But might the spirits find it amusing to scare you because they know how scared you must already be to come to them for things like a new iPod or the rent money?Be careful with fear.Fear is a traitor.It tends to lead you into the very dangers you are hoping to avoid.

So, then, what kind of relationship do you really want with God?Is a relationship with spirits really the same as a relationship with the divine?Do you want for that relationship to be about love or about something less than that?All good questions anyone reading this book should ask himself.

Waste of Money, at least Mr. Black's portion
I have only begun to read the book, and so far, I think it is a horrendous waste of money.At the place I got it from, I can't even return the book, and if I could, I would. I normally wouldn't do that for any book I purchase.Just from what little I have read, the authors are extremely anti-Christian, anti-Wiccan, anti-Conservative, and anti just about anything that isn't their particular tradition.At least Mr. Black is, and I can't believe this guy makes his living writing.Mr. Black seems to me to be an angry white Midwestern male who hates himself and therefore takes it out on everyone around him.That kind of "white guilt" is no reason to join a religion.After beginning Mr. Black's angry diatribe against everyone who isn't him, I skipped ahead to Dr. Hyatt's portion, and I'm getting much more out of the book.It is such a shame that there are not more books out there on Voodoo, because they are difficult to find here in the Midwest (I have looked).Lemons like this don't do well to promote the beauty of Voodoo, and Mr. Black should rethink his job as a writer and consider picking up some self-esteem counseling.His so-called facts, at least the non-Voodoo portions are extremely inaccurate, so it makes me wonder about the accuracy of his Voodoo "facts." ... Read more

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Reissued to coincide with the release of One River--a chronicle of Davis' exploration of the Amazon rain forest--The Serpent and the Rainbow presents the author's account of his venture into the heart of Haiti, on a search for a powerful sedative--a "zombie drug." "Exotic and far-reaching."--The Wall Street Journal. ... Read more

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not that interesting
I had to read this for anthro class; not that great. To me, it was borderline of fake and real, even though the guy actually went through it all

The Serpent and the Rainbow
This book gives many meaningful points about the coming of Africans to the new world and the traditions that they brought with them.Much of the political rhetoric that is usually accompanied with the subject is omitted.I greatly enjoyed the encounter with a different culture.

Great ride if you suspend your disbelief, which the author failed to do.
I picked up this book partly to understand the history of the zombie phenomenon and partly to read a biography of a scientist's exploration in a foreign land.I have always been fascinated by the Haitian people and I often find that reading tales of the exploits of scientific researchers is usually an entertaining way to do that.The book succeeds in describing the 'zombi' phenomenon in fascinating detail by describing the process whereby the author finds the poison which makes somebody a zombie.Because the author is an ethnobotanist, his robust discussion of plant poisons represents a strong point of the book.Indeed initially this book has a bit of adventure, a bit of mystery and some danger as the author explores the world of the voudon (voodoo) society.This part of the novel is a fascinating expose' the reveals a unique relationship between Haitian society and folk chemistry.Unfortunately at some point the author fails to suspend his disbelief and becomes a zombie himself.About midway through the book his critical thinking skills go out the window.When he starts to explain that voodoo is like science in that they are both ways to understand the world through a different prism, that are equally valid I almost put the book down.Furthermore he becomes fully accepting of the spiritual/magical components of the voodoo religion.This kind of multi-cultural bending over backwards to accept the superstitious, non-scientific aspects of non-western cultures always seems shallow to me.The last half of the book, the author does an excellent job of describing the unique conditions which have shaped Haitian culture to the form it is today.The story of their countries founding as an outpost of African slaves who retained African culture and the ultimate rebellion that fueled their independence has shaped a unique social and political order composed of secret societies and the voudon religion.The secret societies are part local-government, part legal system and part social safety net.From what I've read and experienced these quasi-governmental communities often fill the vacuum of a corrupt or absent government in Africa too.Usually this is in the form of the church, but what is unique about Haiti is the different religious/cultural format of this organization and how bizarre the voodoo religion seems to outsiders.Where there is no justice or no help when you get sick, these part religious, part masonic-style secret societies come to rescue.I think in this specific sense accepting multiculturalism is appropriate for there are many ways to structure a society and given the poverty and corruption experienced in Haiti, the structure of the secret societies is perhaps an appropriate solution.But to imply that voodoo and science provide equally valid ways of viewing the world is just plain nonsense.Science provides an objective standard for knowing which is the only culturally irrelevant way to find truth.This isn't to imply that the author should have denigrated the cultural traditions of the Haitian people but to stand on a soapbox was inappropriate.In fact, some of the strongest points of the book was when the author dispelled some of the racist-inspired misapprehensions of foreign anthropologists of the past.While the author does dispel some of the more sinister descriptions of voudon culture and the Haitian people, the description of the widespread use of poisons which often involve digging up the dead, the creation of zombies and the elaborate ceremonies performed retain the morbid, mystery of this unique culture.But he should have stopped short of his bold proclamations, suspended his disbelief and enjoyed the ride.

Haitian culture
We all should read books concerning the culture of others. Our own worlds are too small with our half closed eyes. Very well written. I also read it many years ago and had remembered how well it documented the lives and beliefs of the Haitian people.

Creepy and Compelling
I initially became interested in this book after writing an adventure novel set in 1935 Haiti which contained a fictionalized account of voodoo.Naturally I was drawn to the Wade Davis's Serpent and the Rainbow.

Containing close to 300 pages with fast-paced chapters I found this to be a great value.Not only does it satisfy a person seeking an adventure novel (which it is) or as a guide to native cultures and anthropology (does this too) but also as a sort of mystery.Indeed a murder mystery whereby the victims refuse to play their roles and keep returning from the dead!

I understand that since the publication of this book, some in the scientific community want to dismiss this important work. Until these skeptics spend the time, energy and effort that was expended by Wade Davis in his epic search for the truth; it would be my suggestion that they study a bit more in order to catch up.

The casual reader as well as the research type will enjoy this well made book.I greatly appreciate the work the author put into this material.And finally, to agree with the other reviewers - No, this is not at all like the movie.

I can also recommend an oldie but goodie - Voodoo Fire in Haiti

I hope you find my opinion helpful.

Michael L. Gooch
Author of Wingtips with Spurs
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Start With Bad Mojo ...

There's something strange afoot in the small town of Mojo, Louisiana.Yet even as the annual voodoo festival gets underway, Penny Francisco, whoruns a health food business, refuses to believe in black magic. Her mind is on celebrating her divorce from her lying, cheating husband Deke.

Add a Pinprick of Revenge ...

Fueled by run-ins with her ex-mother-in-law and Deke's busty mistress, Penny is eagerfor the "emancipation party" her friends plan. When she receives a Deke voodoo doll as a gag gift, she sticks it with a pin as ajoke. But when Deke winds up fatally stabbed, the police aren't laughing.

And Watch Things Boil Over ...

A junk-food junkie P.I. offers his services, and although Penny is wary of the sexy Cajun's motives (and his diet), she's desperate. Dodging a media sideshow and a looming murder rap, Penny realizes that somehowshe's landed herself In Deep Voodoo.

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In Deep Voodoo
I am very pleased with my order. It arrived four days after my order was placed and it is in excellent condition. I will gladly order from Fat Dog Book Emporium again .

fresh theme
I thought the several of the ideas in the book were fresh.Loved it when Penny said that at least she didn't live in a house the color of a vagina after her ex-husband's mistress paints her old house pink.The humor and fun parts of the book kept me going.I think the second book is better but you need this one to get there.

I did think that the murders in the museum were treated a bit lightly in both books.Tortured and killed, they only rated a few lines which is a bit of a shame.

In Deep Voodoo
Stephanie Bond is an author who from the get-go holds your attention.Usually I'm a slow reader but I could not put this book down and had it read in 2 days.I'm now reading the second book in the series and lovin' it.

Enjoyable but not great
I have to agree with a previous reviewer's assessment of Penny (the heroine in this book) - she's just too stupid to live.The characters seem rather one dimensional (more charicatures than characters).The story flowed easily but some of the plot required too great a suspension of belief (as another reviewer pointed out - the fact that Penny used her divorce lawyer as a defense attorney was a bit much).

Then ending was unexpected and mildly interesting but I never got any real sense of what motivated the characters or why I should care.

I'm glad I got this book from the library rather than purchasing it.

Under Its Spell
I was under the spell of IN DEEP VOODOO by about page 5. The setting immediately drew me in, and the characters and storyline soon after. At first, I was afraid that there were too many characters to keep them all straight, but everything added up in the end in a satisfying, if darker-than-expected conclusion. The most confusing part of the book, for me, was the tone. Lots of light humor inter-mixed with some pretty dark stuff, like a murder and a grisley conclusion. Still, I enjoyed reading it very much and will probably read the next in the series too! ... Read more

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A "User's Guide"? ....I think not.
First off it seems a little insulting to think that one could read a "User's Guide" and some how think they know anyting about a very old and established religion. Secondly, this is a POOR "user's guide".

To lump various spiritual/cultural practices under the label of "Voodoo" does not do the actual RELGION of Vodoun justice. This book seems to be motivated by what the author likes to THINK voodoo is, than what it TRULY is. Voodoo has nothing to do with Wicca, nor any other New Age spirituality.

Ridiculously Bad
Voodoo Rituals doesn't accuratly describe any "voodoo rituals."

However, it is a rambling and incredibly poorly written collection of vague statements that inaccurately covers a smattering of information about Voudon, American hoodoo,Western and Eastern European practices, and various other subjects.

The copyright of the book states that it was copyright 2000 by Schirner Verlag, Darmstadt, Germany.The publishing house, Sterling, is responsible for an absolutely terrible translation into English.Some sentences simply don't make sense, while others are cumbersome and confusing.

I am, by far, not an expert in Haitian Voudon.However, if the Voudon information covered in this book is comparable to the information contained in it regarding Western European magical practices, the entire book is filled with vague statements and horrid inaccuracies.

Hands of Glory and the entymology of the word demon are just two examples of complete inaccuracies in the text.

This book is most certainly not a "users guide" and will only serve to confuse people who are new to the subject, and to annoy people who are familiar with the material.

Very good buy!
It seems there are a lot of bad reviews of this book. I think that is because of the title. It simply does not do justice to this book. Think of this book as various magick systems with a voodoo orientated theme. You will learn more about vodou however at the same time you will learn other highly important and valuable magickal systems that will improve your life if you can manage to understand and keep an open mind. It does not go into great detail of the magickal systems however it does give the ideas and spells needed to start producing your own magick. With this book you can also further progress your own magickal abilities as well as learn to defend against the darker arts. That's just my point of view however. Find out for yourself.

ok listen...
From someone whos been reading tons and tons of books my whole life about magick, the different kinds, and voodoo. I would say if your looking for a book thats going to teach you voodoo rituals, GOOD LUCK:) If any such book truly exsists I would like to see it. Most books on magick are vague in their teachings anyhow. The idea here, and one I feel this book accomplishes, is juicing up your imagination. Any person whos even remotely been involved in rituals of any kind, can look in this book and realize. The practices described in this book are running on an unstable system. If you read between the lines you can see many times, the author clearly states, only a high priest can truly accomplish such feats, and unless you got about 30 or 40 on lookers trancing out, and ready to be possesed by a "Snake God". The I would say your attempts at recreating anything in this book "ritual wise" are going to be anything but successful. However, this book redeems itself, as a reference, especially for someone just learning about the different kinds of magick practices and how they relate to one another. Also I thought the sections on symbols and tools were pretty good. So I guess the point i'm making is this. Dont buy this book if you think it's gonna make you some kind of voodoo priest. Do buy this book if you want to stir your imagination, and provide yourself with a quick read and reference for ideas, that you'll find will fit in nicely with your other books on beginning experiments in the craft. Imagination is the true key to effective magick. Anyone who tells you any different, has probably been reading way to much into things.

Nice try, but no cigar (or whiskey)!
After reading this book, I've concluded that the only truly accurate part of this book occurs within the first 50 pages.That's when this author gives the names of the Loa.The rest of the book turns into so much "McWitch-isms" (tm A. L. Drew) that it's PAINFUL to read.Voodoo "Pentagrams"?Using of "chalices and athames"?And the worst parts of all, do Voudouisants really use NORSE RUNES in their rites?!!

You're better off reading Zora Neale Hurston's "Tell My Horse" for more accurate portrayals of Vodou religion than this book.My (cautious) congratulations to the author for getting his/her work published, but I can't in good conscience recommend this books as an accurate "instruction book" on how to practice the Vodou religion. ... Read more

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Born in 1794, Marie Laveau reigned as the undisputed queen of the Voodoos for nearly a century. ... Read more

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Old times call for open minds
Impossible to review and I will not express my personal opinion, however I will state a fact or two. In 1930 also today people are right to be weary of talking about Voodoo-Hoodoo if they really know anything at all, it was not and is still not uncommon in New Orleans to tell 'any ole tale' to get a novice off your back. So read between the lines here if you really want to get some idea about New Orleans Voodoo of the time.
So what if Robert was almost close to 'some' of the truth ? What would you call a working mother with 2 jobs 15 children a community leader a plague nurse with no edcuation who may have signed her name as X ? with no mobile phone or email, should I go on ?....Probally the most inspirational woman in American history. I will leave it at that.

The Voodoo Queen
Marie Laveau was the greatest American witch and Voodoo Queen there ever was. I admire and love her so much, that I have written several action-packed, fictional, stories about her in my book titled, "Adult Bedtime Stories." Robert Tallants book titled, "The Voodoo Queen," More accurately tells her life story and escapades in old, New Orleans. I Simply Make here into an action heroine.
Both books are worth reading. I give the book a 5 star rating.

Oh Well
I was expecting this book to be extremely interesting and I am so disappointed. I was reading the back of the book which says "the author creates a vivid, haunting atmosphere, which holds the reader in spell..." Whatever...it is slow paced and it's boring. I'm only half-way through with the book and the way it's going now...I don't know if I will finish it. There may be other books out there about Marie Laveau that will leave you spellbound...Please let me know..because this is not it.

Wonderful novel about a mysterious woman
Tallant's novel does a wonderful job of bringing the mysterious life of Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, into full color. Called a witch by some, and once falsely accused of murder, this story had me under its spell! Inspired by true events, the novel tells how Marie lived through plagues, wars, poverty, bigotry, family tragedy and remained strong through it all. She often helped her numerous children and friends in difficult times with tremendous energy, even into her seventies. Though feared by some, she was also remembered as a generous spirit who saw her talent as a gift from God. She never once used it for evil, but sought to bring peace and good health to her clients. This was an intriguing tale fitting for the mystique of New Orleans.

Chrissy K. McVay
author of 'Souls of the North Wind'

Blech
Marie Laveau was a deeply spiritual woman who, among other things, went out of her way to help and free those enslaved around her.
That doesn't stop Mr. Tallant from portraying her as a vain, selfish con-woman.
To make matters worse, he doesn't even write his slander well. This is not only a bigoted portrayal of a powerful, faith-driven woman, but it is also a boring read.
Avoid this trash. ... Read more

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Learn how to make your own talismlans, cococt your own love potions, win at games of chance, summon spirits, defend yourself agaist those who may wish you ill and attack your enemies through devastating spells. here are the words, the symbols and the ingredients. ... Read more

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Nice book for Hoodoo
Despite the title, this is more a book of Hoodoo charms rather than anything having to do with the religion of Voodoo except for the fact that the author uses the names of some of the Loa. A better title for this book might have been New Orleans Style Hoodoo Charms and Talismans.

Another Bible for the Conjure Worker
For those of you who just don't know any better, this book is about an art of the Conjure Worker NOT about the religion of Vodu. Thus before you get all worked up about the contet and the way it's portrayed, realize this is yet another alternative resource for the Conjure Worker. Some Hoodooists find this material useful as does professional RootWorkers like myself.

The LWA the book discusses are very much real. The Vevers offered are simple talismans that these LWA use as a way to gain their blessing. The offerings are listed and some of them are somewhat gruesome but such is the ways of the LWA and Spirits.

The workings are varied and many. Pelton has done his homework and collected a vast amount of data from a wide variety of sources. There are LWA for everything from Sex to Love, Revenge to Hate, Uncrossing to Healing and everything in between.

The talismans can be used in conjunctions with Candle Sorceries. The key is to know who to call upon and what to offer them. Some of the LWA are heavy handed and they're more of the Petwo or Congo type of LWA instead of the more benign Rada LWA. The offerings mentioned for each LWA are not the only ones the LWA Spirits will accept though. My own Obeah teacher taught me that there are many types of offerings to give these Spirits.

There are spells listed in the book that are attributed to legendary Conjure workers from New Orleans such as Dr. Yah, Madam Senite Dede, Madam Saloppe, Marie Laveau, Dr. John and so on. These are the legendary RootWork/Conjure workers. Some of these spells require certain types of sprinkling powders, incenses, herbs & roots but most are easily obtainable from any online botanica.

Overall I rate the book 5 stars as it is a Conjure Grimoire and is not heavy on theory or backstory. It's straight ahead, go get 'em type of workings and information. Only the ignorant will look at this and complain but such are the ways of the ignorant.

Ehh, it was alright for what it costs
Well heres a book that ya get what ya pay for. It only costs about 8 dollars so it wasnt a total loss but the information is really basic and boring. Pretty much each page gas a snall circular or square talisman on it with a description and how to make it. Its certaintly not what I wanted it to be but again I got what i paid for.

Voodoo Charms and Talismans
This book was informative, although sometimes a bit elementary.It did however give easy to follow instructions and lore. ... Read more

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Voodoo past in future
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From the curse of Tutankhamun`s tomb to the Hawaiian death prayer and from Haitian voodoo and zombie poison to the case of Carole Compton, the Scottish nanny accused of being a witch while working as an au pair in Italy in the early 1980s. ... Read more

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Launching from the pages of New Avengers, Jericho Drumm assumes the role of Marvel's new Sorcerer Supreme as DOCTOR VOODOO! Having foreseen an unimaginable evil that will soon envelop the Marvel Universe, the Eye of Agamotto has passed the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme on to the one man who has the unique gifts to stave off the coming darkness - but is Doctor Voodoo ready for the momentous duty as avenger of the supernatural? As Jericho begins to grapple with his colossal new position, malevolent beings of vast power see his arrival as an opportunity to strike. Rising star Rick Remender (Punisher) cracks open a new chapter in the Book of Vishanti to tell the ongoing adventures of the new Sorcerer Supreme in the Mighty Marvel fashion! Collects Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural #1-5. ... Read more

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A solid attempt, but a failed attempt
I have nothing against the character of Brother Voodoo (now Doctor Voodoo). I think he's an interesting character who has his own unique slant on magic in the Marvel Universe. I do, however, think that Brother Voodoo becoming Sorcerer Supreme was pointless and did absolutely nothing for Marvel. It merely compounded the existing problems that Marvel has with magic, by adding another layer on top of what was already a mess.

The book begins interestingly enough, with Voodoo going before Strange's nemesis (and default Marvel magic baddie)Dormammu and Voodoo overcoming someone who has been nearly unbeatable in the past 50 years within seconds. Granted, this was accomplished with Stranges help, but on the whole it just adds to the chief problem with magic at Marvel... they think magic is all about being bigger and more powerful. This problem is compounded in the rest of the story as we will literally see the entire Marvel U undone by magic... only to be put back in it's neat little container by the last page... as if nothing happened.

If nothing happened, why should any of us care.

One of the big problems that Doctor Voodoo has over Doctor Strange is that unlike Strange (where Lee and Ditko made everything up as they went along) giving Voodoo ties to a real religion gives him a set of terminology that I'm not even sure the writer understands. It makes a story that already doubles back on itself with retcons fuzzy because it makes key points in the story deal in a terminology that few people outside the actual religion understand.

The biggest sin this book commits though, is that it's first couple of issues are fairly boring. Yes, the pace picks up as the piece moves along, but the first couple of issues wade through exposition and dimensions without ever giving you a hook that pulls you through it.

Perhaps this is why the series didn't survive?

Truth be told, this volume is pretty darn forgettable, and really cements the idea in my mind that Marvel made Brother Voodoo their Sorcerer Supreme because they thought the problem was Doctor Strange. The problem was never Strange... the problem is no one at Marvel gets how to write magic... and Doctor Voodoo is too blank a slate to hold a title when the very thing he uses is an mess.

Strange fans give ita try
I must admit I was very skeptical at first about ganja boy as the sorceror supreme, but I was quickly hooked. This is definitely a different attitude and style for the SS, and it works very well. Lets jsut hope marvel doesnt ruin it by making a story line branch of into 20 different mini series. ... Read more

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This chronicle of Davis's determined search for the true legacy of voudou in America reveals a spirit-world from New Orleans to Miami which will shatter long-held stereotypes about the religion and its role in our culture. The real-life dramas of the practitioners, true believers and skeptics of the voudou world also offer a radically different entree into a half-hidden, half-mythical South, and by extension into an alternate soul of America. Readers interested in the dynamic relationships between religion and society, and in the choices made by people caught in the flux of conflict, will be heartened by this unique story of survival and even renaissance of what may have been the most persecuted religion in American history. The tensions that have arisen between Cubans and African Americans over both the leadership and the belief system of the religion is discussed. Davis raises questions and offers insight into the nature of religion, American culture, and race relations. ... Read more

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Full of misinformation
While it's not sensationalistic like some books, the author simply did not do enough research.He confuses Vodou with Santeria, and apparently doesn't realize that the Ibeji Temple in Atlanta is a new religious movement BASED ON Vodou and Santeria, not traditional American practice.There are much, much better books on Vodou and hoodoo out there.Read those.

What the hell was that?!
I can tell you from hust looking at the cover of the book that the books is not even about Vodou. The cover shows religious practices of people who work with the Orisa. Not Vodou. Even though I'm going towards my Kanzo ( Vodou Initiation ), I'm not completely ignorant about Vodou. If you want to learn more about traditional Vodou, I would recommend researching Haitian Vodou.

VouDou is not Voodoo
Unlike some of the other reviews, I had been there as Rod visited the churches we attended and witnessed the Religion at work. He's about as authentic as it gets for someone not IN the Religion as I am.
His concentration on one particular priestess is focused. Reverend Lorita Honeycutt Gamble is the embodiment of what the mystery is about. She is my madrina.
Rod captured her personality and spirit in as lively a story as possible for an Outsider.
By putting this in context: the survival of African beliefs in the New World colonies under brutal slavery is a recognition of the road that so many have traveled to arrive at freedom. That Voudou is a living tradition and belief system still functioning is a miracle to its power. It is the black snake under Blues music as it spread across the country as from New Orleans. Here is a true story and Rod has done it well.

Don't bother
If you know anything at all about voodoo, or voudou, this book will amaze you with it's focus on Santeria and/or it's focus on African voudou. Were this your first reading on the topic, you would, in all likelihood, not read anyting else. While Santeria is popular in this country, it pales in comparison to Haitian voodoo.

That having been said, his adventures in New Orleans are entertaining. It just lacks most of the facts about real American Voudou!

a travel narrative that hits its mark
It's true, as two previous reviewers have noted in panning this book, that American Voudou is neither musicology nor a definitive academic treatise on voudou. But come on, folks -- that's not what it was meant to be. This is apersonal travel narrative into a strange subculture that most Americans,white or black, don't know exists. Davis takes us, among other places, to aSouth Carolina village that is ruled by a king and where polygamy ispracticed openly. Wherever he takes us, Davis's writing is vivid,clear-eyed, and compelling. He treats the voudou religion with respect. Onits own terms, his book succeeds admirably. ... Read more

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A simple and inexpensive way to hex the people you hate!

The Little Voodoo Kit promises to impart the stress-relieving benefits of revenge therapy. The kit comes with a full-color guide to a huge range of tension-relieving techniques plus a genderless white-cloth revenge doll and color-coded pins. Easy to use at home, in the office, or while traveling, this life-enhancing kit teaches you curses, and proper stabbing techniques. The doll is a handy pocket size, so that you can carry it with you at all times.
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Revenge therapy kit is more effective than psychotherapy
Hilarious too.The humor is worth a month of psychotherapy sessions.A great stress reliever.Save money on psychotherapy bills, try this instead.

A Must For The Terminally Curious!
I got this little kit a few months ago. What interested me was a visit to New Orleans. And to that famous VooDoo queen Marie LeVeau. I learned that it is for fun and entertainment and the little doll who comes with pins is cute but I don't believe I'll be trying to put a spell on anyone. Relievestress any way you can. If this helps, great!

Absolutely outrageously funny - and a great stress reliever!
I bought this book for some fellow "inmates" at work.It is one of the funniest books I have read in a long time.What a wonderful way to relieve stress.This book sure does the trick.I probably could buydozens and give them out to a lot of people here - I've already got fourpeople asking me where I got it because they want to buy one for a friendor relative.What a clever idea. Thanks for making work fun. ... Read more

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Marsha, an African-American woman, has been betrayed by someone, and sadly loses herself fighting for answers of the wickedness. Marsha desired to be heard and wrote this book explaining her pain she experiences mentally and physically from demonic looking spirits. ... Read more

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Shadows can cloak the mysteries of the past, the deeds that should be forgotten, mistakes that should be ignored.But some shadows can't be held in the darkness for long, for some have a story to tell. Gabriel Moore is no ordinary child.He's not really living... but he's not really dead, either.In 1860, his father, Mason Moore, a plantation owner and abolitionist, is murdered by secessionists. As he and his mother attempt to flee, Gabriel is killed, but as he gasps his last breaths, a voodoo bokor casts a spell on him.He cannot save Gabriel from death entirely, but puts Gabe's spirit in limbo, where he must wait, until someone can summon him. In 2005, Gabriel re-emerges, but he's no longer a mere boy... he's the voodoo child.And he's got some unfinished business to tend to.... Collects issues 1 thru 6 of Weston & Nicolas Cage's Voodoo Child. LIMITED TO 2000 COPIES WORLDWIDE! ... Read more

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How Can I Not Like This Book
when i am so in love with Nicolas Cage? I really bought the book for the artwork, but I love it! Bought a comic copy for a friend and he loves as well!

So fabulous
Thank you soooo much for this book. I had been trying to get them all as they came out and was not able to. Thank you sooo much. ... Read more

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1932. Voodoo and obeah are distinct from one another, both in origin and practice, and to understand the force and influence they originally exercised over their devotees, we must disassociate them from the myriad of other forms of magic that have impinged themselves upon them. The author spent a vast amount of time in Jamaica, studying the people, seeking out practitioners and sought to extend his knowledge. He has spent nearly twenty-five years culling the works of others, gleaning the facts from the fiction. This volume is a result of his research and observations. ... Read more

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Informative
I love Kessinger's selection of rare and out of print books -- and this is just one of many that I own.

It's informative, it contains a good deal of historical references and accounts, and generally speaking I find it to be worth the money spent. I wouldn't recommend this as one's only book on the subject at hand, for obvious reasons, but it is a good addition for one who studies such things.

Not what I was hoping for...
I was expecting a detailed exposition on the culture of Vodun/Obeah-it's origins with respect for the cosmology of Afrikan peoples;this it was not. ... Read more

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The Halliwells are on holiday in New Orleans. But Piper has a strange dream filled with strange, violent rituals under a full moon. Soon after, a friend of Prue's goes missing and the sisters are drawn into a dark world of voodoo sorcery, more powerful than anything they've come across before. ... Read more

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One Of My Favorite Books
I don't read alot of books but I have come across a few that were really worth my time. I read this back in junior high which was almost a decade ago when I was really into the television show. I enjoyed it very much especially since the story takes place in New Orleans, my favorite city in the world and the fact that I am from south Louisiana made it more enjoyable. I couldrelate to some of the folks in the book. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves Charmed, loves New Orleans, and loves witchcraft. Read this book, it's a MUST!

Voodoo, loas, bayous, zombies and untrustworthy characters!!!
I enjoyed this book alot, simply because it is different in the sense that there are not the usual warlocks or demons or other sinister perils that plague the Charmed Ones. It's about voodoo, though, initially, they sort of think voodoo is all a piece of trickery, and did not give it much thought, only when mysterious things happen to them, such as, discordant drumbeats being played in the middle of the night, strange symbols appearing around them, Phoebe's sudden so-called illness, and a visit to the voodoo museum, do the Charmed ones realize that they have underestimated voodoo in general.

The only thing reasonably creepy about this book is whenever the Petro Loa ritual (black magic voodoo) takes place, as Wendy Staub does a good job portraying the evil grotesque scenes which is discriptive enough for one to envision the evil rituals in their head. Very realistically written, you could amonst feel the sisters' apprehension, need to help and determination. But since this is a fantasy story, I suppose it wouldn't be necessary to compare what you read in non-fiction books to creativity and imagination. There are a great number of excellent twists and turns which I never expected, making it all the more enjoyable to read. Fans of Charmed will no doubt enjoy Voodoo moon. Recommended!!

good but not great
this is a good charmed book but its not up there with the best i'm afraid. it's set in new orleans which is a good change the book does have many twist which leave unsure whose the badie but for some reason this book never really worked for me i think it was the ending because the big end fight really isn't that big or climactic. but if your a fan it's a good read

Voodoo Moon
I read this book 2 years ago, and is fresh in my mind. It has a plot that is hard to forget and it is definetly worth the money.

It is about the Charmed ones who are seeking a relaxing vacation in New Orleans. But after strange happenings they become suspicious. Could their new found friends be the source of the problems? Read to find out.

A Vacation of Zombies and Voodoo!
Prue, Piper and Phoebe go to New Orleans, The Big Easy, for their vacation.As events go on, voodoo is mentioned more and more so it feels like you know everything about it.There are two loas mentioned: the Rada loa, which is good, and the Petro loa, which is evil.Helene and Phoebe get turned into zombies, and Yvonne and Randy rescued them all.This book reminds me of "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island" on Cartoon Network. ... Read more

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Some people naturally get what's coming to them.
For the rest, there's voodoo.

Stick it to 'em! If you've got obnoxious, irritating, and aggravating folks in your life (and who doesn't?), why not give them what they so richly deserve? Nothing channels your rage better than these sacred rituals and chants, all translated and fully updated for the modern household. Page after page reveals the mysteries of the ages, so you'll find plenty of evil, vengeful acts to wreak havoc on the telemarketer, roommate, neighbors, and pesky in-laws. Make that bill collector pay for taking your hard earned money. Cut the snob down to size. Teach that ingrate some appreciation.It's so easy. All the items you need will be right in your cupboards and closets. (And don't worry about what they are. We don't make you suffer to get your revenge.)
So go ahead-enjoy hours and hours of satisfying occult activity at home and work. If life doesn't stick it to people the way it should, that's what the little pins are for.
They'll feel worse; then you'll feel better!
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You'll Laugh, You'll Cry...You'll poke someone in the Eye
This book cracked me up.I read this in one sitting, and nearly fell off the couch, laughing.The "poetry" is absolutely atrocious, but the book is so funny the "poetic" curses are forgivable.I bought this kit as a joke, and found the helpful booklet to be amazing Stress Therapy.

I didn't really need to poke anyone in the eye--the book relieves your stress with humorous scenarios of revenge, listed in a convenient format which enables quick-reference for various situations that may arise.Feeling Stressed?Yeah, me too.

The author conveniently provides instructions for making your own "Voodoo" doll--however, I suggest purchasing the Kit, instead: ISBN 1402700512 ( "The Voodoo Revenge Book & Gift Set" )--have it delivered to your work address, for added effect.

it doesnt work good but i like it you must read!!!
this book is great i read it and loved it and even have a voodoo doll but it doesnt really work i read the whole book too!

go get em
i went to the website at voodoorevenge.com and left a few ideas for the next book. that's a really good idea for a book to ask its readers for input. gets my vote for a great book.

I totally agree with the last review
Really hilarious things you can do to people. This guy has a great wierd sense of humour. And the cartoons are the best. Go for it, you will have a load of fun zapping and jinksing your enemies.

Laughing out loud funny
I just about died reading this. Hilarious. My only complaint is that it didn't cover all the people I want to voodoo. You will laugh out loud ... Read more