I recently RErented the movie 'The skeleton Key'(Hey,its a good movie!!).
I was just wondering is hoodoo REAL?
do they still practice it in new orleans?
also,can the effects in the movie happen in real life?
2007-07-10 15:02:45 · 10 answers · asked by ♥[[Thesweetestgurl]]B®i♥ 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Hoodoo is a colection of superstitions, rather than a religion per se. Yes Hoodoo is real and there are praticioners all over the world. Yes, the effects in the movie can happen in real life, to a certian extent. Most aren't so spectacular as all that.
P.S Voodoo is different from hoodoo. Voodoo is a religion with gods and goddesses. It also has a necromantic bent, in that a large part of it is communing with spirits. Hoodoo is more like throwing salt over your shoulder for good luck, but on a larger, more effective scale.
2007-07-10 17:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by Oswald F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is Hoodoo Real
2016-11-14 09:41:45 · answer #2 · answered by jeudy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoodoo is a variation of VouDoun (commonly called voo doo)
It is real and it is powerful!
It is a Pagan belief system and is praciticed by thousands of people all over the world however New Orleans is the "Home" of hoodoo.
As to answer the last part....thats like asking if the Magick in "The Craft" or "Practicial Magic" or "Charmed" is real.....it is a Hollywood version of the real Religion......
Yes Magick is real and Voudoun, Paganism and Hoodoo practitioner do use it but as they say ....dont believe everything you see on tv - having said thatI have seen some pretty amazing things .....
2007-07-10 23:07:40 · answer #3 · answered by Rob and Kelly B 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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HooDoo??!!??
I recently RErented the movie 'The skeleton Key'(Hey,its a good movie!!).
I was just wondering is hoodoo REAL?
do they still practice it in new orleans?
also,can the effects in the movie happen in real life?
2015-08-17 02:27:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes 'voodoo' and 'hoodoo' are real. 'Hoodoo' is a kind of folk belief and practice using herbs, spells, etc. It is still practiced in New Orleans and no, it is nothing like what is portrayed in that movie 'Skeleton Key'. That whole movie was completely fantastic it was so unrealistic.
2007-07-10 16:01:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hoodoo and Voodoo are derived from African folk magic, but are not the same thing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo
2007-07-10 15:17:58 · answer #6 · answered by Robin W 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
It was a great movie but probably a lot of fiction in it, but as far as in real life, yeah whatever you give power to is real....God bless and peace 2 u!!:-)
2007-07-10 18:05:05 · answer #7 · answered by obsvnt1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is. Some call it HooDoo, others VooDoo.
Yes, they do.
I haven't seen the movie, so I don't know.
2007-07-10 15:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by CBlackfire 5 · 1⤊ 6⤋
hoodoo is another word for voodoo. It is the very same ritual.
Yes, there are people in Louisiana that practice Voodoo, but it is not as prevalent as it was during the reconstruction era after the civil war. Voodoo is mostly practiced today in many Caribbean islands and certain African countries.
No, the effects in the movie are not real. Voodoo practices are are mostly to affect crops and livestock, not humans (contrary to Hollywood). The voodoo practices shown in the movie were just for dramatic effect.
2007-07-10 15:44:26 · answer #9 · answered by KerryK 4 · 0⤊ 9⤋
There is nothing real about hoodoo other then what is believed by their followers........................................................
2007-07-10 16:40:06 · answer #10 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 6⤋