Voodoo is usually perceived solely as black magic and many reports exaggerate the matter with the presentation of ritual murder. However, it is actually a kind of magic that can be used to cause harm as well as healing thus consisting of the elements of construction and destruction. Some people misuse this magic forgetting that everything we do and think can return on our own. Scary voodoo dolls can therefore be used to create something beautiful and similarly create destructive things.
The practice originated in the 16th century, when African slaves were relocated to Haiti which was ruled by Hindu and Islam religions at the time. The mixture of religions led to the development of voodoo which later came back to Africa more specifically in the west. In Gabon and Ghana, it is used to cure a number of diseases.
Making your own doll should not be difficult as there are a number of guidelines available online. The head is the first part to be made with a piece of yarn and a foam ball which acts as the foundation. The size should be selected and the yarn wrapped around the foam until it cannot be seen at all. The ends are then secured with a drop of glue or woven through the middle of the foam.
Yarn is the looped around a desired length of body severally. The looping process should be done two times where the first bit of loop will be the left arm and leg while the right bit of the loop will be the right arm and leg. For you to come up with a good doll, the head should be bigger than the body.
Thirdly, the two pieces which are the head and the body are wrapped top to bottom with a string. Wrapping starts at the bottom of the loop all the way to the top in a coil manner. It should be made tight with the ends being secured with a drop of glue. The fourth and fifth step involves looping several bits of string around the head and laying out your wrapped pieces like limbs respectively.
The sixth step is wrapping the under armpits downward to the hips while starting at the top working down to the torso and then up again. If you want to come up with a chubbier doll, the wrapping has to be repeated. The final step is gluing or sewing on eyes. One can use buttons which make very nice voodoo eyes and an alternative would be using a couple of beads.
Individuals use voodoo for a variety of reasons such luck, bringing misery to foes, love and many others. People who use this magic as perceived to stick pins on the doll in order to torment people who the doll is representing. This is not the case because the practice is more complicated as there are different emotion and feelings represented by different pins used.
Each pin has different colors that symbolize various things. You should meditate upon how you would want them to be affecting your life. After this is clear, the pin is stuck in the heart or stomach region which will support your desire and your intuition. You then wait and trust in your personal power that the universe will assist you in achieving what you want.
The practice originated in the 16th century, when African slaves were relocated to Haiti which was ruled by Hindu and Islam religions at the time. The mixture of religions led to the development of voodoo which later came back to Africa more specifically in the west. In Gabon and Ghana, it is used to cure a number of diseases.
Making your own doll should not be difficult as there are a number of guidelines available online. The head is the first part to be made with a piece of yarn and a foam ball which acts as the foundation. The size should be selected and the yarn wrapped around the foam until it cannot be seen at all. The ends are then secured with a drop of glue or woven through the middle of the foam.
Yarn is the looped around a desired length of body severally. The looping process should be done two times where the first bit of loop will be the left arm and leg while the right bit of the loop will be the right arm and leg. For you to come up with a good doll, the head should be bigger than the body.
Thirdly, the two pieces which are the head and the body are wrapped top to bottom with a string. Wrapping starts at the bottom of the loop all the way to the top in a coil manner. It should be made tight with the ends being secured with a drop of glue. The fourth and fifth step involves looping several bits of string around the head and laying out your wrapped pieces like limbs respectively.
The sixth step is wrapping the under armpits downward to the hips while starting at the top working down to the torso and then up again. If you want to come up with a chubbier doll, the wrapping has to be repeated. The final step is gluing or sewing on eyes. One can use buttons which make very nice voodoo eyes and an alternative would be using a couple of beads.
Individuals use voodoo for a variety of reasons such luck, bringing misery to foes, love and many others. People who use this magic as perceived to stick pins on the doll in order to torment people who the doll is representing. This is not the case because the practice is more complicated as there are different emotion and feelings represented by different pins used.
Each pin has different colors that symbolize various things. You should meditate upon how you would want them to be affecting your life. After this is clear, the pin is stuck in the heart or stomach region which will support your desire and your intuition. You then wait and trust in your personal power that the universe will assist you in achieving what you want.
