This is the second part of the post I made
yesterday morning regarding the sale of "authentic" voodoo
merchandise in New Orleans and if it has any relevance to the actual religion.
Earlier today, (I said yesterday but I got distracted) I made my way to Royal
St. where my Google maps app told me was a concentration of voodoo stores.
Traffic was horrible due to the beginning of the Mardi Gras
celebrations but eventually, I made my way to Reverend Zombie's House of
Voodoo.
Upon
entering the store I examined what appeared to be an altar with burnt candles
with a sign that read “DO NOT TOUCH.”
Looking around I found the store to be densely
packed with eclectic jewelry, carvings of skulls and African masks. There were
also items I was familiar with, including crucifixes and statues of St. Joseph
and Mary. While I felt that many of these objects had some sort of religious
value, most of the items in the store seemed like worthless pieces of
memorabilia designed for over- enthusiastic tourists.
I learned from my visit to the Voodoo store that
the value of the objects sold depends upon the beliefs of the individual.
As for me, I don’t believe that this key chain
will give me the advantage of magic over my adversaries but I like the
aesthetic value it adds to my key ring.
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