Sam Trammell

There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when they bury people in New Orleans, it's mostly above ground. So you have this idea that the spirits are more accessible and can access you more easily because they're not even buried.

American Actor

Katherine Dunham

Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony.

American Dancer

Dalton Trumbo

Democracy means that people can say what they want to. All the people. It means that they can vote as they wish. All the people. It means that they can worship God in any way they feel right, and that includes Christians and Jews and voodoo doctors as well.

American Novelist

Dan Gilbert

One of our things is that money follows; it does not lead. So we want people that are fired up and passionate about their mission... and people that aren't so married to spreadsheets and thinking that kind of voodoo controls the future. Because it doesn't.

American Coach

Christian Louboutin

Fashion isn't interesting when it comes from an uninspired place. It's like voodoo; we don't want things that are soaked in blood, sweat, and tears. I adore life, and I'm very easygoing - and it shows in my work.

French Designer

Amy Lee

A fan once asked if he could have a piece of my hair for voodoo. I said no, so he hugged me and plucked out a couple of hairs and ran off.

American Musician

Wyclef Jean

My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.

Geraldine Ferraro

I'd call it a new version of voodoo economics, but I'm afraid that would give witch doctors a bad name.

American Politician

Emma Watson

I feel like a voodoo doll. It's grim. It's gross.

British Actress

Jennifer Hudson

Remember to use 'voodoo' with respect, as it describes a legitimate religion practiced by many.

Cultural Respect

Voodoo is West African but also widely practiced in other areas, like Haiti and Louisiana.

Not Just Haiti

Be careful not to stereotype 'voodoo' as evil or dark, as media often misrepresents it.

Avoid Stereotypes

The adjective 'voodoo' can describe items used in the religion, like charms or symbols.

Religious Items

Not all 'voodoo' practices involve curses; many are about healing and positivity.

Not Only Negative

Use 'voodoo' to describe complex ideas that seem magical or inexplicable.

Confusing Concepts

In informal contexts, 'voodoo' can refer to actions that are seemingly effective but unexplained.

Colloquial Meaning

When used in contexts like 'voodoo economics,' it implies a lack of scientific or factual basis.

Not Scientific

 but not when they're together like that I do like sympathy I do like magic so when I click on sympathetic magic I get sympathetic magic and voodoo dolls this is the boy in me getting lucky again right except that magic is imitation if you imitate something maybe you can have

Reinventing the...

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Birth of Voodoo PIPE...

 seem like black magic but the powers of the spirit world work for both good and evil when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I've get upset because I never been a part of

Haitian Voodoo PIPE...

 and rainforests, astronauts and uncontacted tribes and chimpanzees, voodoo dolls, fireflies, chocolate, sea creatures making love in the deep blue sea, you just shrink that to the size of a billiard ball,

Rives: Reinventing the...

 path of evil to signal passage from the world of the Dead to the world of the Spirit the body must come feet first into the village open palms invoked the spirit inviting it to return in voodoo contact

 so if you care about wildlife crime you have to understand culturally how a country thinks about wildlife you know and one of the unique aspects of togo is that voodoo is real and alive here and

Voodoo Market Reveals...

 evil to signal passage from the world of the dead to the world of the Spirit the body must come feet first into the village open palms invoked the spirit inviting it to return in voodoo contact

 but the powers of the spirit world worked for both good and evil when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I've get upset

Voodoo Priest Tries to...

 but the powers of the spirit world work for both good when I heard that people saying that voodoo is devilish people drinking blood eating fresh meats you know I get upset

 the world of the Spirit the body must come feet first into the village open palms invoke the spirit inviting it to return in voodoo contact with a chicken