Secrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods of loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, and the ceremonial calendar of Voodoo; and the procedures for performing magical rites are given.

-Voodoo, - derived from the words meaning -introspection- and -mystere- is a system of belief about the formation of the world and human destiny with clear correspondences in other world...