I was in New Orleans last year and visited a nifty wicca store.
I’ve now forgotten the name of it, but apparently its one of the best (?) in town - they feature it on one of those tours of the French Quarter. Not that that necessarily denotes quality but when I went, they had an excellent selection and the staff were very helpful. Also, they have a harlequin great dane, if that rings any bells for anyone. (This dog is the size of a small horse).
Anyhow - I’ve looked online, but have NO idea what the name of the place is - anyone have any ideas?
I remember seeing something about a store - I bet it’s the one you’re talking about - while helping to research this SD column: How to Make a Voodoo Doll I don’t think it got mentioned in the column, but you might look at that site, http://www.voodooking.com or do a search on New Orleans and wicca.
Jill
There’s the Bottomless Cup tea room on, uh, Dumaine Street(?), in the French Quarter. All kinds of psychic and metaphysical books and paraphernalia.
There’s also Madame Louveau’s (sp?) on Bourbon Street, right in the heart of the French Quarter. That place is mostly about voodoo, gris gris, Santería, African tribal religions, and whatnot. You may happen upon some Wicca tchochkes if you look hard enough.
As in, “Hello, I would like to purchase a love charm, money spell and perhaps a specific sex potion” and they say “Well, we have X, Y and Z and for a small additional fee, we will whip up Q as well.”
There were no voodoo dolls that I recall, just that huge black and white dog…
When I was in New Orleans, there was a (supposedly) Wiccan or otherwise occult store on every block in the French Quarter. Even with my limited knowledge of such matters, though, I was able to instantly recognize most of them as bogus, and I had my doubts about the rest of them. Why on Earth would a “Wiccan” store use a giant ankh for their sign?
Just remember: The French Quarter does not cater to witches. It caters to clueless tourists.
;j