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“Kenaz Filan’s new book is quite simply the best book on New Orleans Voodoo I have ever read. It is extremely well researched detailing spirits, practitioners, and rituals, that are well known in the Crescent City, but which have never been covered in a book like this before. Kenaz takes great pains to show that Voodoo of New Orleans is a unique system of magic distinct from, but with relations to both Haitian Vodou and Hoodoo, and provide a much needed window into the ever evolving magic of America’s most occult city.” (Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick: A Witch’s Defense Manual)“To understand a spiritual practice one must understand both the history and culture in which it flourished. In The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, Kenaz Filan begins with the critical eye of a historian before investigating New Orleans Voodoo as both a spiritual science and religion. He strips away myth and fallacy, leaving us with fact, and gives us an insider’s view of the faith’s deepest mysteries. It is the first book I’ve read by an experienced houngan dealing with one of the South’s most enduring, powerful legacies. This volume is a welcome addition to both the casual historian’s and active practitioner’s library.” (Ocha’ni Lele, author of Diloggún Tales of the Natural World, Teachings of the SaterÃ)“A winning blend of urban and religious history from famed New Orleans Vodou priest Filan. . . . A unique supplementary travel guide for anyone planning a trip to NOLA or readers interested in the city’s rich voodoo tradition.” (Kirkus Reviews, August 2011)“Well researched, well written, and a delight to read, I highly recommend this to readers who want to understand how and why New Orleans voodoo is different from the island varieties.” (FacingNorth.net, October 2011)“One reviewer said The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook?is quite simply the best book on New Orleans Voodoo I have ever read. I would amend that to,?it’s the best book on New Orleans and Voodoo I’ve ever read.” (Psychic-Magic, November 2011)“Plenty of practical prayers and recipes follow, as well as instructions for divination, candle-workings and concocting magical oils, etc. Overall, this is a well–researched and highly engaging read.” (Frater Puck, Behutet Magazine)“Filan does an excellent job in presenting good information, and offering caveats for the rest. And while the Handbook is not a spell book, the information provided on the spirits, saints, oils and candle magick, plus the best explanation of what a voodoo doll is (and isn’t), is a wonderful entry into this work for anyone who wishes to pursue it further. Fun and informative, The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook is a great resource for anyone interested in this style of magick, or who’s planning a ‘magickal vacation’ in the Crescent City” (Leni Hester, Witches and Pagans Magazine, October 2012)“I recommend The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook for those who want to learn more about the culture and beginnings of the spiritual tradition. ” (Pagan Book Reviews, August 2013)“The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook is about so much more than Voodoo. Using Voodoo as the lens through which the city of New Orleans is viewed, Kenaz Filan weaves a tale equal parts history, tourist guide, and introduction to Voodoo as unique as the city itself. Filan touches on topics as diverse as the evolution of race relations within the city and the proper use of ritual oils. If you are planning a visit to the city or just want a fresh perspective on a fascinating American city, pick up this book.” (Witches’ Almanac, December 2013)
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SPIRITUALITY / SHAMANISM “Kenaz Filan’s new book is quite simply the best book on New Orleans Voodoo I have ever read. It is extremely well researched, detailing spirits, practitioners, and rituals that are well known in the Crescent City but which have never been covered in a book like this before. Kenaz takes great pains to show that the Voodoo of New Orleans is a unique system of magic distinct from, but with relations to, both Haitian Vodou and Hoodoo. In this very readable book he manages to capture the spirit of New Orleans Voodoo and provide a much needed window into the ever evolving magic of America’s most occult city.” --Jason Miller, author of Protection & Reversal Magick: A Witch’s Defense Manual and The Sorcerer’s Secrets One of America’s great native-born spiritual traditions, New Orleans Voodoo is a religion as complex, free-form, and beautiful as the jazz that permeates this steamy city of sin and salvation. From the French Quarter to the Algiers neighborhood, its famed vaulted cemeteries to its infamous Mardi Gras celebrations, New Orleans cannot escape its rich Voodoo tradition, which draws from a multitude of ethnic sources, including Africa, Latin America, Sicily, Ireland, France, and Native America. In The New Orleans Voodoo Handbook, initiated Vodou priest Kenaz Filan covers the practices, tools, and rituals of this system of worship as well as the many facets of its origins. Exploring the major figures of New Orleans Voodoo, such as Marie Laveau and Dr. John, as well as Creole cuisine and the wealth of musical inspiration surrounding the Mississippi Delta, Filan examines firsthand documents and historical records to uncover the truth behind many of the city’s legends and to explore the oft-discussed but little-understood practices of the root doctors, Voodoo queens, and spiritual figures of the Crescent City. Including recipes for magical oils, instructions for candle workings, methods of divination, and even directions to create gris-gris bags, mojo hands, and Voodoo dolls, Filan reveals how to call on the saints and spirits of Voodoo for love, money, retribution, justice, and healing. KENAZ FILAN (Houngan Coquille du Mer) was initiated in Société la Belle Venus in March 2003 after 10 years of solitary service to the lwa. Filan is the author of The Haitian Vodou Handbook, Vodou Love Magic, Vodou Money Magic, and The Power of the Poppy and coauthor of Drawing Down the Spirits. A frequent contributor to PanGaia, Planet Magazine, and Widdershins, Filan is the former managing editor of newWitch magazine and lives in Short Hills, New Jersey.
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Product details
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Destiny Books; Original ed. edition (August 16, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594774358
ISBN-13: 978-1594774355
Product Dimensions:
6 x 0.7 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
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The tittle is misleading. Very little to do about Voo Doo. A good history book. It should have been titled The New Orleans History Book.
I really like this author, and he obviously did some heavy research into the history of New Orleans. I agree with some critics that this is far from a book on voodoo in New Orleans, BUT it’s a great place to start on the journey. You can’t know where you are going without knowing where you’ve been. It’s a great place to begin with voodoo, though I recommend following up this book with The Haitian Vodou Handbook. HVH goes into more depth on the lwa and voodoo as a whole with some history of Haiti. NOVH has about 80% history and 20% voodoo versus 80% vodou and 20% history in HVH. I like his writing style, and he obviously has a great love and respect for the lwa. But, like any learning process, you don’t want to end it with just two books and one author. While I’m a Pagan and have been for over 20 years, I’ve been interested in voodoo and enjoy learning about other religions. Originally it was an interest in Baron Samedi, but I’ve found voodoo to be a layered religion and far more complex than I realized.
This book gives an interesting insight into the history of the Voodoo tradition of New Orleans. Within the pages it discusses the development of the culture of what became New Orleans and how it influenced this tradition as it developed. From the Haitian and Cuban traditions; that came over by both the slaves and free blacks, with the many other folk arts blending from the multicultural port city that it is; including some of the practices of Native Americans, Spanish, Irish, Italian; to name a few, with other Religions blending together such as Catholicism and Protestant practices within its cosmology's structure. Kenaz Filan goes into great detail to make sure that the reader understands that to understand the New Orleans Voodoo practice you have to understand the people that brought that culture together. In many ways I see the similarities of the development of this tradition with how the development of many of the Ancient Greek traditions came about; being port cities. I feel that it is a worthy read to begin learning more on what New Orleans Voodoo really is vs what is presented as within movies and fictional stories.
With the "New Orleans Voodoo Handbook" Kenaz Filan gives readers a guide not only to Voodoo as it is practiced in the city, but also the culture and history that has shaped it. Someone looking for a simple cookbook of spells and formulas will be sorely disappointed. The author being an initiate of Haitian Voudon knows that the way the religion is truly taught is through its stories, and this book has plenty of them. Part 1 of the book uses the first six chapters to cover the colorful history of Louisiana, and New Orleans. Beginning with La Salles Expedition, and covering topics such as the beginning of the industrial revolution, Jim Crow laws, and Hurricane Katrina along the way. This section also details the works of writers that have contributed to the study and preservation of local Voodoo lore, like Zora Neal Hurston with her seminal work " Of Mules and Men", and Robert Tallant author of "Voodoo in New Orleans", and the novelization of Marie Laveau's life, "Voodoo Queen". The author manages to pack a lot of information into the first 56 pages of this book, and gives the reader a real feel for the roots of Voodoo in the Crescent City.Part 2 of the handbook covers the various colorful traditions of New Orleans. There is a great primer on Mardi Gras, the party that the city has become famous (or infamous) for. You'll learn not only the Roman and pagan history of the festival, but also how the celebration as we know it today has come to be. From there, Filan moves on to music with great stories about Dixie Land Jazz, Delta Blues, and Zydeco. Of course no book about New Orleans, Voodoo or otherwise would complete without discussing the cuisine that is made there. Covering local fare such as Pralines, Crawfish, Coffee with Chicory, and my personal favorite Gumbo, you really get a taste (bad pun intended) for the local flavor. The food many not seem to have much to do with Voodoo on the surface, but dig a little deeper and there is a correlation. Much like the rootwork that took shape in the city, the food of Louisiana took whatever they had available and made magic not only for the individual, but for the community as well. To this day, even though I learned some of my conjure formulas from my mother she is still more proud of, and secretive about her Gumbo recipe. That should tell you something right there. This part of the book also acts a guide to many of the local businesses and institutions that help preserve the local Voodoo customs and add character to the city. Included are places such as The Voodoo Spiritual Temple, Island of Salvation Botanica,and Boutique du Vampyre (if you look in the background of a documentary on "Real-life Vampires shot by ABC in 2009 you will see a certain conjurer standing in the background out front of the boutique). Part 2 ends with a section about "Priests, Priestesses, Houngans, Mambos, and Chicken Men" that have graced the city over the years. This includes the Legendary Dr. John, the Seven Sisters, and Fred "Chicken Man" Staten. I found the part about the Seven Sisters to be one of the best parts in this section as there is very little information on these legendary sisters that is readily available.Parts 3 and 4 of this book cover the Spirits and practices of New Orleans respectively. While I was surprised at the omission of certain Lwa and spirits such as Ghede, I understand that this a book on Voodoo and it's spirits that are unique to that region and not those that are also traditionally given service in Haiti. The Spirits sections give lore and details for petitioning and developing relationships with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Li Grand Zombi, Papa Labas, Black Hawk, and folk Saints like St. Expedite, and St. Marron. There is plenty of prayers, and information on offerings to get you started working with these powerful spirits. I already plan on making petitions to some of these spirits real soon myself. Even though the Ghede may have not been talked about, Importance of the dead, and the city's cemeteries is covered. The practices section also briefly covers the use of oils, candles, creation of mojo/gris gris, and spirit dolls. The novice will find some useful recipes for oils and basic info on using candles but there isn't much here for the experienced practitioner. Even still the information on the roots of these practices is as important to know as the how so I appreciated that aspect of this chapter. There is also a brief look at divination but with very little instruction. The book ends with a guide for those visiting the city, and stories of citizens of note that have called the city home. There are great tips for dining for those of expensive taste and others on a budget. Of course Music venues and the legendary cemeteries are covered for tourist as well.Make no mistake about Kenaz Filan's , "The New Orleans Handbook" is the book that many have been waiting on in regards to the subject. It is a must have for anyone interested in New Orleans Voodoo either as a solitary practitioner or folklorist. I personally don't think it quite hits the mark as a "handbook" but it is a great primer that his given a lot to go on, and more places to visit when I make my way to "N'awlins" this November for the Folk Magic Festival.Brother Ash[...]
I cannot imagine a better, more concise and yes more lyrical introduction to New Orleans and the time-honored practice of Voodoo (or Voudou) than through this excellently written book. It's comprehensive and colorful written by someone who clearly knows his topic and loves it. I've learned a lot about the Big Easy and I hope to read more by Mr. Filan.
This is very much an introduction, not only to voodoo (voudoun), but to "Naw'rlans" history, culture, cuisine, and lifestyle--and all of it is very detailed and well researched! (Don't forget, Scott Bakula (formerly on "Star Trek: Enterprise") stars in "NCIS: New Orleans" this fall on CBS! P.S. Kenaz, I'm sure the production needs a voodoo consultant!)
While a good read on New Orleans History, this is not a handbook on Voodoo. It’s not what I expected.
Part historical tract, part travelogue and voodoo how-to for prospective practitioners, this book is thorough, informatively detailed and compulsively readable. Mr. Filan is a gifted writer with a flowing style and an empathetic narrative manner. This book inspired me to pick up his other works. A must read!
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