Eric Scott

The Ultimate New Orleans Voodoo for Beginners Eric Scott

V??d?? ?? ?? ?ntr?n??? t? New Orl??n? culture as Mardi Gras, j?zz ?nd the b??gn?t. Yet m?n? tr?v?l?r? ?h???? t? begin ?nd end th??r ?x?l?r?t??n of it ?n B?urb?n Street b? b?ll??ng u? t? a bar serving V??d??-th?m?d cocktails ?r ?ur?h???ng Voodoo-inspired k?t??h (m?d? in Ch?n?) ?t a ??uv?n?r shop. V???t?r? wh? r?m??n culturally ?ur??u?, h?w?v?r, ?r? in for a treat. Voodoo, as portrayed b? th? m?v??? and media (usually a "black m?g??" ?ult f?x?t?d ?n ?ur???), ??uldn't b? further from th? truth. V??d?? is a r?l?g??n-???, a r?l?g??n-??nn??t?d t? nature, spirits ?nd ancestors, not unl?k? other r?l?g??n? ?r?und th? world. A fusion ?f Afr???n, H??t??n and C?th?l?? ???r?tu?l b?l??f? ?nd ?r??t????, ?t gained popularity ?m?ng th? ?l?v? ???ul?t??n of N?w Orl??n? during the 18th ??ntur?. It has its ?h?r? of colorful m?th?l?g??? ?nd ??r??n?l?t???, ju?t ?? ?th?r religions d?, but Voodoo got ?l??k?d w?th a d?rk?r, m?r? sinister mystique, the r??ult ?f m???nt?r?r?t?t??n ?nd m??und?r?t?nd?ng ?v?r the years. Th?? intrigue ??n b? a gr??t d??rw?? to und?r?t?nd?ng, h?w?v?r, ?nd New Orl??n? is the ??rf??t ?l??? t? b???m? educated t? the V??d?? l?g???. Wh?l? ??u'll be h?rd-?r????d t? find m?d?rn ?r??t?t??n?r? inviting t?ur??t? t? V??d?? ??r?m?n??? (m??t are private, ?ut of respect f?r the spirits), there ?r? ?l?nt? of opportunities t? l??rn m?r? ?b?ut th?? fascinating ????? ?f New Orl??n? ?ultur? wh?l? h?v?ng some fun.