Question by La Kesha M: How can you tell if a person practice witchcraft or voodoo?
How can you tell if someone practice using voodoo or witchcraft? My dad married a nut and it has been told to the family that the woman he married practice witchcraft or voodoo. There has been some strange things to happen and my family are very curious.
Also if it is practiced, how can it be stopped?
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Answer by ★☆★☆★ SuperCool ☆★☆★☆
Through prayer.
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Don’t mean to cut down anyone here, but one thing needs to be made clear…voodoo or witchcraft is nothing of God. It’s the calling of spirits, in more times evil spirits. Even though some people play with it and think it’s funny, there are some areas, (very strong in some parts of Africa and some in N.O.) that it is practice very seriously and is not something that should be taking lightly or considered a form of worship. I’m sorry but I just had to say that. But as far as someone playing witchcraft, I would say you shouldn’t worry about it as long as you don’t get involved.
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Oh, don’t worry about it, my dear. What some call “voodoo” is actually a very ancient religion that originated in West Africa before the Europeans ever arrived. It was carried to the Americas when first the Portuguese and then Dutch, French, English, and Americans carried off vast numbers of Africans as slaves to the New World. Elements of the old African religion became mixed with varying elements of Christianity. It’s terribly misunderstood, but it’s not a bad thing at all. You can find out about the real deal by looking up the Cuban version under Santeria on Google, or the Brazilian incarnation under Candomble. There are lots of different aspects of it, some very much like the African original in Nigeria and Benin, some quite metaphysical, some almost indistinguishable from Catholicism. There’s no need to stop any of it as it is simply a way of communicating with God.
Witchcraft, too, is based on ancient religious practices and is basically misunderstood by those who don’t follow those practices. In Europe, which is the area I know best, that ancient religion still exists and has continued in the form of Wicca, another religion you can research on Google. This was an agricultural religion, another means of worshipping and honoring God. Again, there is no need to get upset about it or to try to stop it. We all see God in different ways, but God doesn’t mind being called different names in different parts of the world. If God wanted us all to be identical, I’m sure He would have made us all identical to begin with. He didn’t. So relax. Diversity is part of the divine plan.
Have you ever thought of just asking the person who has been accused? Or has she already been tried and judged by the family to be guilty, no matter what her response?
The Salem Witch Trials all over again.
go to http://www.wicca.com it will tell you everything you need to know about the religion.
You can tell a person practices, if you ask them. There are no tell-tale signs a person is a witch or practices voodoo. Just because someone has an odd personality doesn’t automatically mean she’s a witch. And if she claims these, she’s probably doing it to instill fear, while not really being a witch. Fear is a bigger power than witchcraft itself, as when someone believe one is a witch, they grow to believe that the person is “casting spells” on them, when they’re just having a bad day, or a string of bad luck.
Learning about what Witchcraft is, will help the fear lose it’s power. Once you realize that Witches don’t cast spells and curse people for kicks and giggles, or for spite, then you will realize that there is nothing to fear.
You can’t tell unless you ask or they tell you. I am a witch, and unless I wear my pentacle outside my t-shirt you would never guess. I dress like everyone else, go to the same stores & restaurants, if I had kids they would go to the same schools as other kids, etc. We are no different than others, except for the religion part. We are more likely to recycle than most because we believe in doing what we can to protect the Earth.
If she has a specific path as a witch, well, if she was a Christian how would you ask her to stop?
Your dad is an adult and is capable of making his own choices. If your dad loves her and he is happy why not leave them alone?
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