Dammit, I got a speeding ticket yesterday. A city full of crack addicts and the cops hassle the commuters who pay their salary. Clearly retaliation is called for: Evil Inky Magic!
In my minds eye I see what I plan to make, a body of coarse burlap, uniform of navy blue felt crudly sewn together with wild stitches and accented with badges and patches of yellow felt, button eyes and two stitches of brown string to represent the moustache.
Surprisingly, my Golden Books “A Childs First Encyclopedia” is lacking in information on the creation and use of Voodoo Dolls. I brought up the subject with friends last night and, depending on what books we’d read or movies we’d seen, we all had different opinions on the preperation and use. One of us thought the doll had to be made of wax, another thought it had to have a clip of hair or a personal belonging. Creepy Girl said there was a whole ritual involved required candles, oil and knotted string, and that there would be repercussions for me should I use it (wheres the fun in that?).
The “voodoo doll” in the Voodun religion is actually used to represent deceased children and parents. Typically the children are treated as normal children by being fed and having places to sit at meals and sleep at night except their beds and seats (mats that the people sit on) tend to be smaller. They believe the spirit inhabits the doll.
It said nothing of the cinematic voodoo dolls that we normally think of when it is talked about. Anyway, I suppose you can still do it if you believe that you can invoke the spirit of a living person into the doll. Personally, I don’t believe that you can do that type of soul transference with a living person but if you do, then good luck.
I read all of this in history of voodoo book that I bought in Texas. I will have to see if I can find it at home.
Let’s not forget that Inky’s original informant, Creepy Girl, was absolutely correct. Using this kind (or any kind, really) of magic for “evil” purposes leads to a heavy negative karma hit, which you then have to defend yourself against, which leads to other problems…
Creepy Girl’s right about repercussions if you do dabble in these things. In the realms of Voodoo and Wicca there is a general rule of thumb in spellwork–always remember that everything you do is going to come back to you threefold.
The idea of the doll/wax figure for controlling spells is more a wiccan thing. As with most things, it can be used for good (healing, sending peace) or evil (enslavement, causing pain).
About the threefold karma plan–what would you rather have coming back your way? Since I live by this idea, I know what I’d rather have.
purposes leads to a heavy negative karma hit, which you then have to defend yourself against, which leads to other problems…