What Is A Poppet

A poppet is a life-like figure or doll made to represent a person or animal and is used in ritual, magic and spell-craft to effect change through the application of sympathetic or imitative magic.

Sympathetic magic works on the principles of "similarity" and "associated contact" (i.e. like attracts and effects like). It is based on the belief that someone or something can be magically affected by doing something to an object in one place, that represents a person or thing in another place.

To achieve this a poppet is made as a representation of a person or thing and contains items associated with or belonging to that same person or object. Once made and magically charged, any action performed upon the poppet, is thought to cause or effect a similar reaction on the person or object it represents.

The use of poppets in witchcraft and magic is an age-old practice, but their potential uses have long been closely guarded secrets, and as such there are an abundance of myths, folklore and superstition surrounding their use. For example, in more recent times poppets have been negatively aligned with the Voodoo Dolls of Haiti, which through popular fantasy fiction portrayed in films and on T.V, are commonly associated with malicious intent - revenge, hate or evil.

Today poppets are more likely to be used for protection, prosperity, luck, love, health and happiness. However, as and when a need has been identified, they can also be used for banishing and binding to prevent harm.

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Poppets The Basics

I've been busily uploading a bunch of posts about poppets, dollies, voodoo dolls, and more. This post serves as a sort of index on the basics of poppet making so that the information will be easy to find for those of you who come along at a later date.

* What is a Poppet?
* Poppets In History
* The Scoop on Magickal Dolls
* Poppet Making Materials
* Making Poppets
* Basic Poppet Construction
* Making A Cornhusk Doll
* Bringing A Poppet To Life
* Constructs and Thought Forms
* How To Make A Voodoo Doll

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How To Apply To Become A Voodoun On Cajun Nights

Below are a list of questions for you to answer in application to becoming a voodoun character on Cajun Nights:

1. Are you intending to be a regular voodoun (non-clergy) or an initiated Clergy? (houngan/mambo)
2. What levels of Knowing will your character have? Remember that all non-initiated characters can never have greater than 3 levels of Knowing for any one Orisha.
3. What Orisha will be your principle Patron (if any)?
4. Explain how your character came into this Relationship with the Orisha. Was it a traditional way (your family was involved with voodoo), or a more esoteric path? (you read a book on voodoo, or visited New Orleans as a child and an Orisha Touched you, or you
interacted with a Manifest orisha without knowing)
5. Describe your relationship with all the Orisha you have. What is it like? Strained and conflicted, melancholy and distant, close-knit and harmonious, or intermittent?
6. What is your character's opinion on Petro magic versus Rada magic (violent, negative curse magic versus healing, positive magic)? Is this character eligible for beginning points in Hex as a result?
7. Describe how your character integrates her voodoo life with her more mundane life, if she has one.
8. Describe your character's chiefest fear having to do with Voodoo.
9. Describe how you feel about other voodoun.
10. Describe how you will interact With Other voodoun in New Orleans, now that the Drought is over.
11. What Mojo-rituals do you want for your character? Mojo-rituals are ritualistic Things That serve your Orisha which give you points of Mojo energy.
12. If you've chosen the Heirlooms background, what voodoo Heirlooms do you have?

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2. What Patron Gift do you want?
3. What will be your principle place of worship/practice (hounfor)?
4. Where will your primary altar be located?
5. What, if any, Workings do you have that are still in force?

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Is Wicca The Right Spiritual Path For Me

Book: Is Wicca The Right Spiritual Path For Me by Frances Billinghurst

Australian High Priestess Frances Billinghurst is a regular contributor to The Magickal Light ezine.

She has been Exploring the occult since early adulthood and came to the realisation that the more she discovers, the less she knows and that this will be a life long learning journey. She describes herself as a Wytch, a Wiccan and an occultist, although not necessarily in that order. Upon moving to Australia in 1990, she undertook a course on Celtic mythology that led to her moving to England a few years later where she found herself in the fortunate position to undertake some training with English occult author David Rankine. After she returned to Australia, she developed as passion for writing and went on to establish the Temple of the Dark Moon in 1999.

After holding the position of secretary of Pagan Alliance Inc (SA) for six years, Frances resigned in 2006 to concentrate on her writing. Her articles have been published both in Australia and internationally, including "Insight" magazine and the 2008 Llewellyn Witches' Calendar, and she is endeavouring to have at least one of the books rattling around inside her head published in the not too distant future. Frances openly acknowledges her book addiction, and confesses she is rather partial to the 'odd' bottle of red wine.

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The Spiritual Guide The Rich Treasure Of Internal Peace

Book: The Spiritual Guide The Rich Treasure Of Internal Peace by Michael De Molinos

This document is a transcription of an English Translation of The Spiritual Guide by Miguel de Molinos The English translation was published in London, in 1688, and is a translation of an Italian edition published in Venice, in 1685. The English translation has the author as “Dr. Michael de Molinos”. The transcription was performed in November and December of 1997, from a microfilmed copy of the 1688 English translation.

The Book that is here presented ye, is a Translation from the Italian Copy, Printed at Venice in 1685. The first Man that got it, with difficulty, out of the Authour’s hands, and then had it Printed at Rome in 1675, with all the solemnity of approbations, was Fryer John of St. Mary, who styles himself Provincial; and he speaks very fine things of it, and he had so heartily read it over, that the impression which it made in his Mind, gave him the exact cue and knack of that sort of Language which the Author uses, when he throws himself headlong into darkness and obscurity: And when this Man had recommended the Book to the sincere Reader, after his way; the next that appears to give a Grace to it, is no less a Man, than the Most Illustrious and most Reverend Lord, the Archbishop of Rhegium, who tells us how many great Offices in the Church he had pass’d through; he says in his Approbation of the Book, that ‘tis a hard matter to make a judgement of it, without some experience of the things contained in it: And that how high soever the secret of it be above all humane Discourse, yet they are not only not contrary to the right dictates of Reason, but altogether conformable to it: Which is as fitting a Preface to some things in the Book, as any man in the World could have made with the Study of Seven Years: First, to say that these sovereign Secrets, which the Book treats of, are above all human Discourse; and then in the very next words, to say they are conformable altogether to the dictates of Reason: as if the dictates of Reason and human Discourse had entered into a Combination never to come to a right Understanding of one another.

He that would be further satisfied of the fitness of this Archbishop’s Character to the Book, will be gratified, by reading patiently some things of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Chapters of the Third Book: But ‘tis enough, that this great Man speaks well of his Countryman Molinos’s Doctrine, that ‘tis according to the judgment of the holy Fathers, and the usual way of Mystical Divines, he says again, that the Author of this Book, does not speak his own Capricios, but follows the footsteps of the Ancients, and builds upon their Principles, and spiritual Foundations, that he reduces ‘em to a right and clear Method, bringing forth (says he) out of his Treasures, things new and old; And for the Stile of the Book, he allows it to be clear, easie, plain, and full in such crabbed hard and lofty Subject; adding withal, that the Man doth not decline Proofs of Scripture, Doctrines of the Fathers, Decrees of Councils, nor the
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Prayer Against Voodoo

Introduction

Father God, the only TRUE living God. The God of this whole universe and everything made. The God who said in Genesis 1:1, "Let there be light our father who is in heaven". Father God this person listening to this prayer is being attacked by voodoo spells that have been placed on them and they want it to be removed. Father God anoint, give life to, and fill with power, every word that is going to come out of my mouth in Jesus Christ name.

Voodoo CURSES Fall

Father God every voodoo enchantments spoken toward this person hearing this, cancel them all and curse those curses sent toward them. Have every word spoken at them to fall and have every enchantment that has be successful, put it's evil works to a standstill, and undo every evil thing that enchantment was sent out to do in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Against the Weapons of Voodoo (Spells)

Father God there are earthly things used from nature, when used the wrong way by the people of darkness can cause serious harm to others, so I want you to make invalid the powers of each of these earthly things and render them powerless when used to cause harm to the person listening to this.
Anyone using:
- Graveyard Dust or Goofer Dust.
- Black Ants.
- Aunt Sally's Dream Oil.
- Bat's Blood.
- Bats Eye.
- Dove's Heart.
- Voodoo Magic Powder.
Render them all POWERLESS in Jesus Christ name.

Voodoo Dolls Pt I (Breaking Curse)

Father God the satanic worshipers who sent the voodoo spells toward this person listening to this, mite also have a voodoo doll with a picture of their face on it symbolizing them, and using sticking of pins into the doll to strengthen and direct the spells they casting. Father God make ineffective the power of the black pins, known as Mojo, to cause mental problems and to make stronger the results.

Voodoo Dolls Pt II (Breaking Curse)

Father God there are symbols and pictures on the voodoo dolls where pins are stuck into, let them have no effect, make it unproductive, stop these curses from moving forward.

*Airplane (Travel, journey, route)
*Dollar (Money, prosperity, finances, assets, credit)
*Briefcase (Job, success, business, employment)
*Angel (Guardian spirit, virtues, powers, protection, spiritual)
*Lips (Passion, seduction, infatuation, intensity, sex appeal)
*Skull & Crossbones (Poison, evil, frighten)
*Thundercloud (Weather, climate, air temperature, strike)

Against Voodoo Spirits Pt 1

Father God concealed forces working under the power of voodoo magic, powers of darkness, dark magic spirits of the night, dark forces, dark entities, voodoo spirits that come as shadows, father God chain up every single one of them right this instant in Jesus Christ name.

Against Voodoo Spirits Pt 2

Father God there are evil spirits of voodoo attached to this person listening to this. It's not dwelling in their spirit but it's following them, watching them. It's still tampering with things they own. Their causing injures to them, causing misfortune, destruction, making them feel sad, feeding off their emotions. Father God send a death strike towards every last demon of voodoo harassing this person listening to this in name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Voodoo Spirit (Removal) The FINAL

If there is a spirit of Voodoo in this person's life, dwelling in this person's spirit present yourself. Jesus Christ of Nazareth has died and resurrected from the dead thus you are DEFEATED.
Father God, have the Blood of Jesus Christ to cancel all the spirit of voodoo assignments and render the spirit of voodoo and all the other demons it has joined up with powerless in Jesus Christ name.
Evil curses, generational curses, charms, vexes, hexes, spells, jinxes, psychic powers, that have been put upon this person or their family line going back as far as ten generations break these Satanic Rituals and curses, break their hold. Break it's power over them. I command you by the authority of Jesus Christ spirit of voodoo to loose this person listening to this Father God DETACH and LOOSE this person from the spirit of voodoo in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Amen

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