Voodoo is a very confusing and complicated religion. But the magic behind it is pretty simple. Once you understand that symbolism and representation are the two key factors in performing magic spells, the rest is easy. Starting with a simple love spell, we can take both people’s names and write them on a pink sheet of paper. Use red ink to write the names, draw a circle around the names, and cut the paper into a heart shape. Then fold the paper in half with the names of the people who are touching. Burn this paper with the flame of a pink candle. Take the ashes and put them in a small box. Add rose petals and danish. Seal the box and bury it in the yard of the person who wants the love spell. Very basic, very easy, and yet very effective. This spell relies almost exclusively on symbolization. When you understand this, you can create your own spells. We start by writing the two names first. You write them in red ink because red is one of the colors that represents love. Next, draw a circle around the names. This represents the two people together and sealed away from anyone else’s influences. You cut the paper in the shape of a heart, once again representing love. You fold the paper in half and the names touch. This represents bringing people together. By burning the paper, you cannot change the situation. So he has burned the paper with the names touching, which means that these people are together and cannot be separated. You mix the ashes with rose petals, the rose is a love flower and the damiana herb, which is an herb used in love magic, then you seal these items in a box and bury it. This simply sets the magic back where it cannot be broken. Sometimes the easiest spells can be the most powerful. They don’t have to be fancy and complicated to work with.
The same general rule can be followed in any type of magic spell. Take a spell to attract money, for example. Start with a dollar bill. Sign your name in small print. Rub any type of money by drawing oil on the place where your signature is. Money-making oil can be obtained through almost any type of hidden or magic shop. Next, take a small piece of green paper and write your name in the middle in green ink. Draw five dollar signs around your name in a circle around it. When you do magic, you always want to use odd numbers, hence the five dollar sign. Draw a large circle around your name, including the dollar signs. This stamps the money with you so you don’t “lose” it. Take the dollar bill and lay it flat with your signature facing up. Next, take the green sheet of paper and place it on top of the dollar bill. Finally, take a green pen and place it on top of the paper. Take all these items and fold them in half. Keep folding them until they are small enough to fit in a gray-green bag. An empty gray-gray bag can be bought at a magic or occult shop for very little money. Make sure it is green to symbolize money. You can even make your own bag out of green fabric. Make sure the bag is sealed so nothing can get in or out of the bag and take it with you to attract money. It can be carried in a wallet or purse, or in your pocket. Once again, a very easy but also very effective spell.
The idea of symbolism is used regardless of the type of magic you are working on. Take, for example, a voodoo doll. Say you want to make one so that someone will have loving feelings for you. You can buy a blank doll or you can make one yourself. If you make it yourself, you can fill it with Spanish moss and a combination of some herbs that are all about love and power. For example, damiana, mugwart, orris root, and lavender would be a good combination. When you add them to the Spanish moss, this gives you 5 fillings. Notice the “odd” number. Now you can do various things when making the doll to get the desired effect. Remember the symbolism. You may want to write your name on a small piece of paper and put it on the doll’s head. Therefore, you will always be in the thoughts of the person. Also, you may want to take a small piece of pink or red paper, cut it into a heart shape, and then write your name on it. You can sprinkle some damiana on your name and seal it there with wax from a pink or red candle. Now you have the heart of dolls with your name, so the heart of the person is yours. Then you can put it inside the doll or attach it to the outside of the doll’s chest, whichever you prefer. You want to make the doll look as much like the person as possible. If you can, you can use a photo of the person’s face for your doll’s face. If you have hair or nail clippings, you can put them inside the doll. If you have access to the person’s clothes, you can use them to make clothes for your doll. If the person has scars or tattoos, be sure to draw them on the wrist as well. Finally, after sewing your doll closed and having put everything you want on it, the final step is to tie it to you. You can do this with part of your hair (if you have long enough hair) or with a piece of your jewelry or clothing. If you are going to use your hair, which is actually the most effective, you take a small amount of your hair and braid it. After braiding it, you tie it around your wrist. If the hair is long enough, you can tie it around the doll’s arms, legs, and body. This symbolizes that you have full control over this person. You can also wear a necklace. Do the same and wrap it around your wrist, or you can use a ring on a piece of tape. Just make sure that if you wear jewelry, it must be something that you actually wear and that is of personal importance to you. This is also the case if you wear a piece of your clothing.
The symbolism also works for what you do with the doll. If you have a person who is angry and needs to “relax”, then you can put the doll in the freezer for a while. If the person yells or says nasty things, you can cover the doll’s mouth. The possibilities are endless. It is also important to get rid of the doll after deciding that you no longer want to use it. You take away the object that tied the doll. Then you open it and remove all the filling. You want to be safe and bury. You then take the empty doll and bury it separate from its control interior that you took out. If you wrote the person’s name on the wrist, then you need to make sure to mark it completely with a black marker.
Symbolism is the key to any type of magic you want to perform. You can make any spell effective simply by using good symbolism and representation.