There is always a cause for panic for some when the words "Satanic" or "Devil" worship is uttered—people have gone to jail over such accusations of satanic crimes as recently as the 1990s. The so-called "Satanic Panic" of the eighties and nineties pursued an imaginary evil, yet left so many innocent lives ruined. Unlike the cults that led the victims of Jim Jones, a cult leader … [Read more...] about Looking At Satanic Worship, Demons, and Dark Magic Through History and Films
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Spirits Within Voodoo: Ancestors, and the Loa
Artwork by Wesness Voodoo in New Orleans is quite distinguishable from the practice in other parts of the world, it grew to be more inclusive of the spiritualism that sprang up within the nineteenth century. Within the voodoo religion, powerful spirits called loa—also called mystères, or the invisibles—unlike saints and angels that are housed within the Judeo-Christian … [Read more...] about Spirits Within Voodoo: Ancestors, and the Loa
Voodoo on the Bayou
Photography by Nico Bhlr Anyone can practice voodoo in New Orleans—embraced by people no matter their race, creed, or origin—there are no standard worship practices, in this flexible and inclusive spiritual and religious practice. A religion so immersed in mystery, voodoo is often mistaken for something much more sinister. First introduced to the United States through the … [Read more...] about Voodoo on the Bayou