What Everyone Should Know About Sacred Attar Oils

About Attars, Sacred Attars, Pure Essential Attars, Attar Oils ~ The distillation methods and spiritual uses of Sacred Indian Attar Oils and Pure Essential Precious Oils is such a vast and complex topic; to be fluent in this ancient method of distillation and precious perfumery would require a lifetime of study and training. This academic article on the precious Attars Oils used in all of our Spiritual Perfume and Anointing Oils is courtesy of the precious oil masters, Chris & Susan McCann for Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans.

WHAT ARE ATTARS OILS & WHY ARE THEY SO SACRED? Attars are traditional Indian perfumes which are created by hydro-distilling various flowers, roots, herb and spices into pure sandalwood oil. The word, “sandalwood” in English, or “chandan” in Hindi, evokes a world of ancient mystery, sanctity, and devotion making sandalwood is one of the most revered and sacred elements in ancient spiritual traditions. Since sandalwood is central to this type of unique perfume, several distilleries are located in Kannauj, India that specializes in sandalwood production.

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What You Should Know About Pure Essential Oils

What You SHould KNow About Pure Essential Oils ~ Producing Essential Oils, Ottos, Attars, Ruhs & Pure Absolute Oils

What You Should Know About The Production Of Pure Essential Oils, Volatile Oils & Plant Essences by Erzulie’s Voodoo © of New Orleans

Pure Essential Oils and all about Pure Essential Oils…. In the broadest sense, the term “essential oil” describes the volatile substances inherent in aromatic botanicals that result from the distillation process. However, the term is often employed in a generic sense and used as a broad “blanket” description of aromatic essences we derive today from many very different extraction methods.

Following is an overview of some of the more common extraction techniques used to obtain the aromatic part of botanical materials to produce pure essential oils, Ottos, Attars, Ruhs & Absolute Oils. This information has been included to help explain the difference between the various pure essential, Ottos, Attars, Ruhs and absolute oils we offer here at Erzulie’s Voodoo in New Orleans and, to help you as the consumer understand more about the nature of pure plant essences used in our pure essential oil Spiritual Perfumes, Spiritual Anointing Oils and hand-blended, pure essential oil Voodoo Ritual Oils.

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History of New Orleans Witchcraft and New Orleans Voodoo

A brief history and comparison of New Orleans Witchcraft and Voodoo in New Orleans by Priestess Kalila Smith

Ms. Kalila Smith, native New Orleans Voodoo and Witchcraft practitioner, provides us a glimpse into the history of Witchcraft and Voodoo in New Orleans. She has published so many books, papers and historical tours on this topic; we couldn’t have found a more renowned expert on New Orleans Witchcraft and New Orleans Voodoo and we are thrilled she is part of the Erzulie’s Voodoo family!

New Orleans Witchcraft and Voodoo! New Orleans is one of the most magical and mysterious cities on earth, in addition to being one the most occult active cities in America. Home not only to its own brand of Voodoo, and its derivatives, but a home to European Witchcraft as well! Its magical ambiance has attracted a melting pot of magical beliefs and cultures from literally all over the world. Having grown up in New Orleans, I was exposed to vast array of magical practices.

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Voodoo Spells & Love Spells: Don’t Cast Love Spells, Voodoo Spells or Witchcraft Spells Until You Read This!

Voodoo Spells and Love Spells! STOP: Don’t Cast Love Spells, Voodoo Spells OR Ritual Spells Until You Read This!

Learn all about Love Spells, Voodoo Spells, How To Cast Magic Spells, Love Spells, Voodoo Spells, Witchcraft Spells & Perform Ritual Spells and Magic with this excellent primer on spell casting so graciously provided by our Vodou Elder & Godfather, Hougan Aboudja.

Voodoo Spells, Love Spells & Voodoo Ritual Spells~ Trying to Cast Love Spells, Voodoo Spells or Magical Spells? Read some wise words from Hougan Aboudja. Not until you do some much-needed preparation and thought. A love spell, Voodoo Spell or any magic spell or ritual for that matter, should not be done in a casual, offhand manner. Nor at the height of a extreme emotions. Love Spells and Magic Spells often go awry when we cast them in the heat of the moment or on an emotional whim. When we do not take the time to think about what we want to do, then we get in over our heads and have all kinds of unforeseen problems. Our experts can explain in greater detail how this energetic scenario harms or impedes your outcome during your spiritual consultation. Continue reading “Voodoo Spells & Love Spells: Don’t Cast Love Spells, Voodoo Spells or Witchcraft Spells Until You Read This!” →

Secrets of Voodoo – Using Voodoo Ritual Powders, Ritual Oils & Candles for Love Spells

Secrets of Voodoo Spells using Ritual Oils, Ritual Powders and Ritual Candles ~ How Do I Use Them for Best Results?

How to use ritual powders, ritual oils and rituals items for your Voodoo Spells, Love Spells, Magic Spells and Voodoo Ritual Spells ~ An Easy “How-To” Perform Voodoo Spells & Magical Rituals Primer by Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans! This is the section to learn more about using our Voodoo magical ritual items, ritual candles, ritual oils, and more to create your very own Voodoo Spells & Magic Voodoo Rituals!

We are happy to provide some basic understanding of how to effectively use Voodoo Ritual Oils, Voodoo Powders, Altar Candles & Voodoo spiritual items to assist you in your spiritual work. Please read this section carefully to help you work with the Voodoo dolls, magical fetishes, ritual candles, ritual powders and spiritual ritual oils found at Erzulie’s! Continue reading “Secrets of Voodoo – Using Voodoo Ritual Powders, Ritual Oils & Candles for Love Spells” →

How to Use Voodoo Fetish Dolls & Voodoo Wanga Dolls

What Are Voodoo Fetish Dolls, Wanga Dolls & Magical Voodoo Dolls—and How Do I Use Them?

We are often asked how one actually uses our Voodoo Fetish Dolls, Veve Dolls, Voodoo Mojo Dolls, Mojo Bags & Sacred Talismans and thought these instructions for those looking to use our magical Voodoo Wanga Dolls, Gris-Gris Bags and Sacred Voodoo Talismans!

Introduction: How to use Voodoo Fetish Wanga Dolls at Erzulie’s Voodoo

This article is part of our Spiritual Summary Series™ at Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans, offering practitioner-led guidance on how to use sacred Vodou tools in your rituals and spellwork. These primers help you understand the deeper spiritual mechanics behind our handcrafted Voodoo Fetish Dolls, Wanga Dolls, Gris-Gris Bags, Mojo Bags, and Sacred Talismans.

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Voodoo Dolls & New Orleans Voodoo Dolls ~ What You Should Know

Voodoo Dolls and Magic Voodoo Dolls: What YOU should know about Voodoo Dolls! How does one use Voodoo Dolls anyway? A Voodoo Doll primer by Erzulie’s Voodoo in New Orleans!

We are often asked at Erzulie’s New Orleans Voodoo Shop how one actually uses Voodoo Dolls, and thought these instructions provided may be helpful for those looking to use our Voodoo Dolls, New Orleans Voodoo Dolls, Voodoo Fetish Dolls, Voodoo Wanga Dolls and magical Voodoo Dolls at Erzulie’s Authentic of New Orleans! To answer the questions of how do I use my Voodoo Dolls? We prepared an easy “how to” primer below on What You Should Know About Voodoo Dolls to help our customers. Continue reading “Voodoo Dolls & New Orleans Voodoo Dolls ~ What You Should Know” →

Secrets of Witchcraft Spells, Witchraft Magic & Witchcraft Love Spells at Erzulie’s!

Learn about the secrets, tips and tricks to enhancing your Witchcraft Spells, Witchcraft Love Spells, Witchcraft Magic Spells and Magic Witchcraft Rituals with this informative article by Erzulie’s Voodoo New Orleans.

More about the Witchcraft Magic Spells and Witchcraft Rituals, performed for you at Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans! A little more about the tips, tricks and secrets to enhancing the Love Spells, Witchcraft Spells, Witchcraft Magic Spell Rituals performed on your behalf at Erzulie’s Authentic Witchcraft Spells & Magic!

The Love Spells, Witchcraft Spells and Witchcraft Magic Rituals are performed by famed High Priestess, Kalila Smith. These are quick, intense Witchcraft Spells & Rituals to affect specific changes in your life. Our showcased Love Spells, Witchcraft Spells and Witchcraft Magic Rituals are for normal situations: if your situation is very complicated, long-term interferences, or involve spiritual attacks and other outside interferences, our Love Spells, Witchcraft Spells and Witchcraft Magic Rituals will help, but probably will not undo all the long-term damage.

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Secrets of Love Spells, Voodoo Spells and Magic Love Spells

Learn about the secrets of Love Spells, Voodoo Spells, Magic Love Spells and Vodou Rituals performed for you at Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans!

A little more about Love Spells, Voodoo Spells, Voodoo Spell Rituals and Vodou Rituals performed on your behalf at Erzulie’s Authentic Voodoo! The Love Spells, Voodoo Spells and Voodoo Rituals performed on your behalf offered on Erzulie’s website are quick Vodou rituals to affect specific changes in your life.

Our showcased Love Spells, Voodoo Spells and Voodoo Rituals are for normal situations: if your situation is very complicated, long-term interferences, or involve spiritual attacks and other outside interferences, our Love Spells, Voodoo Spells and Voodoo Rituals will help, but probably will not undo all the long-term damage. Continue reading “Secrets of Love Spells, Voodoo Spells and Magic Love Spells” →

Sacred Vodou Words – A Haitian Vodou Glossary by Erzulie’s Voodoo

Sacred Vodou Words, Vodou Ritual Words and Vodou Ceremony Words

This Haitian Vodou glossary was provided as courtesy by our elder Manbos & Hougans, and our combined Vodou houses to help educate others about the mysterious world of Vodou! We truly hope you love this education piece on the Haitian Vodou religion by Erzulie’s Voodoo of New Orleans. Scroll down to view the Haitian Vodou Glossary in alphabetical order for your convenience.

All about Haitian Vodou and those magical Vodou words we use ~ what are they and what do they mean?

For those with more in-depth Vodou religion or spiritual questions, learn what a Psychic Reading and Spiritual Consultation with an initiated Vodou practitioner can bring into your spiritual session with this helpful article on what our spiritual services can do for you. To learn more about Haitian Vodou, Vodou Rituals, the Vodou Religion and Vodou spiritual beliefs, click here to read more fascinating articles written by highly experienced, initiated Vodou Practitioners at Erzulie’s Voodoo in New Orleans. Alafia from all of us at Erzulie’s Voodoo!

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