The New Orleans Voodoo Tarot (Destiny Books)

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The first tarot to celebrate an African-American culture, this book and 79-card deck capture both the spirit and the imagery of Voodoo's African, West Indian, and Catholic influences. Ancient and earth-honoring, Voodoo's practices take on different forms specific to time and place, but its essence remains focused on the loa--the potent spiritual forces of Voodoo that are manifested directly through human beings and their actions.

The authors draw strong parallels between the Waite and Thoth Tarots, the Kabalistic Tree of Life, and the Voodoo tradition as it is practiced in New Orleans. Just as the major and minor arcana of the Tarot represent the archetypes of the human psyche and the natural forces of our world, so do the loa of Voodoo embody the primal energies of the universe. With a variety of spreads and readings, the authors show how the Tarot can be an idea channel through which the loa exercise their powers to teach, advise, and initiate the serious student into their mysteries.

Customer Reviews:

I love this deck!.......2007-05-13

I've used various decks throughout the years a couple I grew some what attached to and others not at all. I found after working with this deck just a couple times that every reading I have done has been extremely accurate. The cards seem to speak to me metaphoricaly speaking of course. No other deck have I found this to be so at least to the same extent. I highly recommend to at least give this deck a try.

Very Intrigueing.......2007-03-20

I haven't used them yet but am quite pleased with the cards and the book.

new orleans voodoo tarot.......2007-03-14

I love these, they have an air of mystery about them and always satisfy.

A Truly Wonderful Tarot Deck and Book Set!.......2006-08-17

I purchased this Tarot Deck - not so much for the use with Tarot readings but after reading: Vodou Visions - as you can use the cards as a focus point in your rituals - both books are highly recommended to those interested in Vodou... I was pleased to see that the cards can easily be used as a Tarot Deck as well - the information inside is so well done and so easy to read that it makes previous knowledge of the tarot easy to use with this deck (if you read the book) There is only 34 pages to read, before you get to "each card meaning" and at the end of that section there is another (Approx. 40 pages), which is a "How To" section and very enlightening... There is also information at the back about each meaning for each card to make things easier for beginners...
This set will work for both beginners and experienced - at the end of the book the author has a Last Judgment and in case she ever reads her reviews I would like to tell her that the book in fact was worth the sacrifice of the trees that went into making the pages, so filled with magick, and it has indeed brought me closer to the mystery's of life and will continue to do so as I continue my journey of life... I will add my own sacrifice to the Loa for leading me to this Treasure!
Brightest of Blessings!

A Journey of Mind and Soul- Voodoo Tarot.......2006-08-12

Martinie and Glassman have created a most incredible Tarot Deck and companion book. A MUST have for the seasoned Tarot reader as well as the beginner. The deck itself is a joy for its artistic merits alone. The insight that the authors have into the archetypes and mysteries of the deck make the New Orleans Voodoo Tarot exceptional. Intuitive, functional, and revealing are just a few words that come to mind in praise of this Tarot. You will not be dissapointed in using the New Orleans Voodoo Tarot.

A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend And Reality of Marie Laveau

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Not Really About Marie Laveau
All You Need--and More Than You Expected--to Know
Enter the world of Marie Laveau

A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend And Reality of Marie Laveau
Carolyn Morrow Long
Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
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ASIN: 0813029740

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"The legend of Marie Laveau, New Orleans' Voudou Queen, has a compelling hold on the popular imagination. Carolyn Morrow Long uncovers the fascinating story of the flesh-and-blood woman behind the legend and in so doing enriches our understanding of life in New Orleans in the nineteenth century."--Vaughan B. Baker, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Against the backdrop of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New Orleans, A New Orleans Voudou Priestess: The Legend and Reality of Marie Laveau disentangles the complex threads of the legend surrounding the famous Voudou priestess. According to mysterious, oft-told tales, Laveau was an extraordinary celebrity whose sorcery-fueled influence extended widely from slaves to upper-class whites. Some accounts claim that she led the "orgiastic" Voudou dances in Congo Square and on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain, kept a gigantic snake named Zombi, and was the proprietress of an infamous house of assignation. Though legendary for an unusual combination of spiritual power, beauty, charisma, showmanship, intimidation, and shrewd business sense, she also was known for her kindness and charity, nursing yellow fever victims and ministering to condemned prisoners, and her devotion to the Roman Catholic Church. The true story of Marie Laveau, though considerably less flamboyant than the legend, is equally compelling.

In separating verifiable fact from semi-truths and complete fabrication, Long explores the unique social, political, and legal setting in which the lives of Marie Laveau's African and European ancestors became intertwined. Changes in New Orleans engendered by French and Spanish rule, the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow segregation affected seven generations of Laveau's family, from enslaved great-grandparents of pure African blood to great-grandchildren who were legally classified as white. Simultaneously, Long examines the evolution of New Orleans Voudou, which until recently has been ignored by scholars.

Customer Reviews:

Required Reading.......2007-08-29

Carolyn Long's latest work, like her earlier Spiritual Merchants, is an fascinating piece of historical detective work. Sifting through the legends that surround Marie Laveau--and briefly Voodoo in general--she has produced a readable, highly-accurate biography. Those who are hoping to find titillating accounts of midnight Voodoo orgies within its pages will be disappointed. Instead, what readers will discover are the facts behind a woman who has been alternately vilified and lionized by the American public. Voudou Priestess demystifies Laveau and gives future scholars as well as general readers a firm foundation upon which to base their understandings of Voudou and its ministers.

Not Really About Marie Laveau.......2007-07-09

I appreciate the fact that there is a lot of legend and reality to sort through when trying to write an academic book about Marie Laveau. Unfortunately, once Long was done sorting through the legend and the reality, there doesn't appear to have been a lot to work with in terms of unraveling the legend/myth of Marie Laveau. The book is largely speculation on who Marie Laveau may have been, what she may have done, and questions if she really did it or not.

During the course of the book, while attempting to construct a coherent picture of the reality of Marie Laveau, Long interjects elements of prior works on Marie Laveau that make certain claims, such as Zora Neale Hurston's work on "hoodoo" and Jewell Rhodes' "Voodoo Dreams" in order to debunk the mythology that they promote. This is admirable and necessary in the work of a true historian, but unfortunately they're awkwardly placed and without prior knowledge of the content of either of these books, it is difficult for the reader to appreciate Long's argument.

Further to the literary criticism, the book spends an inordinate amount of time focusing on the social dynamic of 19th century New Orleans which is very interesting and necessary to a discussion of Marie Laveau and the voodoo culture, but not necessarily to the extent that it was utilized in this work.

The book was interesting for the nuggets of information on Marie Laveau that do emerge from Long's work, but it doesn't represent any substantial scholarship. Sometimes there just isn't enough information to write a coherent, cohesive work on a subject. In that case, it's best to reduce it to an article or a monograph as opposed to padding the work to such an extent that the actual claimed subject of the work takes up a minimal part of the whole body of work.

All You Need--and More Than You Expected--to Know.......2006-12-31

Carolyn Morrow Long's portrait of the elusive but everpresent Marie Laveau is an awesome feat of detective work, a painstaking investigation of all the available church, court, government, and anecdotal records. In conveying her very thorough research in a clear, orderly, and graceful style, Long has produced as comprehensive a picture of this fabled woman as we are likely to get. Her account is definitive, and is likely to remain so for years to come.

--Stanford Pritchard, Middlebury, VT

Enter the world of Marie Laveau.......2006-09-19

The research and details in this book are incredible. Dates, names, addresses - this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of Marie Laveau, or just New Orleans history. I'm taking the book on my next trip to the Crescent city to visit some of the places Long mentions in her book. Very well documented and extremely readable.

Voodoo in New Orleans (Pelican Pouch Series)

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Informative....but
The best book on New Orleans Voodoo
Sensational, not scholarly
Have not read, but know for fact....
If you want to know about New Orleans Voodoo, avoid this rag

Voodoo in New Orleans (Pelican Pouch Series)
Robert Tallant
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Informative....but.......2007-08-24

Not quite what I expected. In fact I read some of the beginning, but then skipped straight to the part about Marie Laveau. It's a very informative book on the history, but not much else worth reading to me.

The best book on New Orleans Voodoo.......2005-10-21

These bad reviews are understandable -- if they come from an ignorant who doesn't read between the lines.

Yes, some of the information is slightly inaccurate, such as the claims of snake-worship -- everyone knows the snake is just a symbol -- but Tallant was an outsider who never quite delved into the real mysteries.

When you realize the connections between what he is talking about and the more technical vocabularly/concepts this book is quite rewarding.

I also love his style. But it seems that's just me.

Read this. And think think think. You won't be disappointed.

Sensational, not scholarly.......2005-01-20

If you are looking for an in-depth, scholarly work on the religion and practices of Voodoo in New Orleans this is, sadly, not the work for you. While interesting in a voyeuristic, sensationalist sense, Tallant's far-too-obvious biases and penchant for letting his interview subjects give sound bites like "Old Marie Laveau looked just like the devil herself, and she's settin' [sic] on a throne in Hell today," means that the image of Voodoo as a religion and/or money-making practice is frustratingly one-dimensional. Tallant seems content to let his interview subjects discuss the "devil-worshipping" without giving a well-rounded picture of what actually was being worshipped. He quotes newspaper articles with an almost pornagraphic fervor, and neglects to analyze the exoticism encoded into their language.

The book is good as a fun, tabloidesque read, and those people who have studied Voodoo religion will be able to puzzle together rites and loa blithely corrupted due to Tallant's distance from actual services. It is also a fine study in biases of the time, but should never be read without a very LARGE grain of salt.

Have not read, but know for fact...........2004-10-27

This book is falsified and exaggerated. The press attempted to frighten the public at the time this was published. The Voodoo's also were trying to scare "outsiders" who criticized them away with wild, false stories. Don't believe everything you read in this book. It's a hoax.

If you want to know about New Orleans Voodoo, avoid this rag.......2004-10-05

If you are interested in reading a bunch of ignorant, bigoted stereo types, by all means buy this book.
Robert Tallant was not a writer to bother with facts when spewing his hatred and racism.
His depictions of New Orleans Voodoo and it's practitioners are dead wrong.
If you want to read about New Orleans Voodoo, try Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau by Martha Ward.

Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau

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voodoo queen the spirited lives of marie laveau
A book full of spirit
The BEST Book you will ever read on "The Widow Paris"
Disappointingly Unreliable and Insensitive
She made a human being out of an enigma

Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau
Martha Ward
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ASIN: 1578066298

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Each year, thousands of pilgrims visit the celebrated New Orleans tomb where Marie Laveau is said to lie. They seek her favors or fear her lingering influence. Voodoo Queen: The Spirited Lives of Marie Laveau is the first study of the Laveaus, mother and daughter of the same name, who were two legendary leaders of religious and spiritual traditions many still label as evil.

The Laveaus were free women of color and prominent French-speaking Catholic Creoles. From the 1820s until the 1880s when one died and the other disappeared, gossip, fear, and fierce affection swirled about them. From the heart of the French Quarter, in dance, drumming, song and spirit possession, they ruled the imagination of New Orleans.

How did the two Maries apply their "magical" powers and uncommon business sense to shift the course of love, luck, and the law? The women understood the real crime?they had pitted their spiritual forces against the slave system of the United States. Moses-like, they led their people out of bondage and offered protection and freedom to the community of color, rich white women, enslaved families, and men condemned to hang.

The curse of the Laveau family, however, followed them. Both loved men they could never marry. Both faced down the press and police who stalked them. Both countered the relentless gossip of curses, evil spirits, murders, and infant sacrifice with acts of benevolence.

The book is also a detective story---who is really buried in the famous tomb in the oldest "city of the dead" in New Orleans? What scandals did the Laveau family intend to keep buried there forever? By what sleight of hand did free people of color lose their cultural identity when Americans purchased Louisiana and imposed racial apartheid upon Creole creativity? The book brings the improbable testimonies of saints, spirits, and never-before printed eyewitness accounts of their ceremonies and magical crafts to the lives of the two Marie Laveaus, leaders of a major, indigenous American religion.

Customer Reviews:

voodoo queen the spirited lives of marie laveau.......2006-07-04

Great book , loved it, thought it was wonderful

A book full of spirit.......2006-06-22

Many people have fallen in love with the women who is known as Marie Laveau. Not much is truely known about her, but Martha Ward does an excellent job in giving it's readers an inside look at the "Spirited Life of Marie Laveau". This book is a must for anyone interested in the subject of New Orleans folklore.

The BEST Book you will ever read on "The Widow Paris".......2006-03-07

Martha Ward deserves great kudos for this incredible work of love and devotion, Finally bringing the enigma of "Marie Laveau", BOTH of the Marie Laveau's to us in this day and age where she is so very much needed again to Bless her 21st Century Children now as a bona fide "Lwa"! Excellent!!! May the Good Mother Bless Martha Ward, And ALL of Us! So Be It!

Disappointingly Unreliable and Insensitive.......2006-02-09

I have always taken great interest in the history of my home town, New Orleans. I read whatever I can find about the corky characters that made this city so unique, and Marie Laveau has always been one of my favorites. Unfortunately, this book was a terrible disappointment.

Much of the insights about Marie Laveau in this book are not new but drawn from other sources that Martha Ward, the author, often fails to acknowledge and what is actually new here contains considerable mistakes on nearly every other page or is blurred with unsubstantiated fiction. Ward also displays little familiarity with Voodoo practices and Catholicism. To make matters worse, Ward makes painfully racist statements such as the best hotels in town "held tasteful slave auctions in their carpeted lobbies" (p.80). In my view, there is nothing "tasteful" about a horrendous ordeal like that, at least not for the men, women, and children who ended up on the auction block. Sadly, Ward, a white woman from Oklahoma, identifies here with the perspective of the slave buyers who indeed must have considered fine hotels to be a more "tasteful" environment than the dingy slave pens filled with stench.

The abundance of fiction and incorrect data makes me wonder whether Ward should have considered writing a historical novel instead, because her passion seems to be in the fiction not in caring about complex historical data. That way it would have been more honest and less confusing for the reader. As it is, Ward's book is both entertaining and an easy read, but should not be mistaken for a meticulously researched serious academic work despite the fact that it appeared in a scholarly press. Even major plots in this volume cannot be backed up historically. For more reliable sources on Marie Laveau see for instance Carolyn Long, Spiritual Merchants, and Ina Fandrich, The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux.

She made a human being out of an enigma.......2005-10-21

Madame Marie Laveau's name has been mentioned at various times every since I became involved with African spiriituality, so naturally I have an interest in her story. She has been portrayed as both sinner and saint, goddess and devil worshipper. Thanks to Martha Ward's book, we all can now see that she was neither, but a woman who lived her life as freely as she could within the confines of her time period. As a free woman of color, New Orleans wasn't either the worst place or the best place to be, it was simply Madame's life. She used her religion to help those less fortunate and tried to ease their burdens as best she could.

Ms Ward paints a vivid depiction of Madame's New Orleans and the restrictions that were on her and her family. The writing draws you into the history, giving you the feeling that you were really there. There is true empathy in the writing, as it illuminates what society was like in those times. You can also tell that the press of that era only saw Madame as something to either be laughed at or feared, as they tried to hide her name and destroy all evidence of her existence. Ah, but everything done in the dark, shall come to the light, and Ms Ward has brought her story to the forefront, showing a woman of courage, love and truth. To those of us who serve the gods of our ancestors, Madame Marie Laveau holds a revered place in our hearts and on our altars. She is Mary, Mother of the Spirits, one of the old ones who maintained our traditions in a hostile enviroment, passing it down through the generations. If no one else has said it, let me be the first to say, Modupe, Martha Ward, and, Modupe, Madame Laveau.

The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux: A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth Century New Orleans (Studies in African American History and Culture)

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Finally a Smart Book on Marie Laveaux
Best Source for Info on Marie Laveaux!

The Mysterious Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveaux: A Study of Powerful Female Leadership in Nineteenth Century New Orleans (Studies in African American History and Culture)
Ina Johanna Fandrich
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ASIN: 0415972507

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Numerous eyewitness accounts described New Orleans' famous Voodoo Queen Marie Laveaux as "the most powerful woman there is". As a person of African descent and a woman she was barred from holding public offices according to Antebellum United States laws. Nevertheless, it appears that it was she who ruled over the city, not the municipal authorities.

This study investigates the emergence of powerful female leadership in New Orleans' Voodoo tradition. It provides a careful examination of the cultural, historical, economic, demographic and socio-political factors that contributed both to the feminization of this religious culture and its strong female leaders. The quintessential example for this phenomenon of female power was Voodoo Queen Marie Laveaux, the most prominent and most influential Voodoo leader in the history of the city. She thus receives special attention in this analysis.

Customer Reviews:

An important addition to the literature.......2006-01-10

This is a well-researched book and an important addition to the literature. The reader will learn much about not only the title subject, but the world in which she lived. The author's careful scholarship is a welcome correction to the haze that tends to surround the subject of voodoo in New Orleans.

Marie Laveaux Personalized.......2005-06-29

Dr. Fandrich did a great job in presenting a New Orleans legend in a manner that was both knowledgable and personal. I got to know Ms. Laveaux on a personal level and to understand her strength, character and power. Dr. Fandrich did a marvelous job in making the connection between the role of Africa in the worship of deities and the African diasporic religion of Voodoo as it was practiced in Haiti and then in New Orleans by Ms. Laveaux. I greatly enjoyed this book and it has inspired me in ways that words just cannot express. I would like to thank the ancestors for inspiring Dr. Fandrich to put the story of Marie Laveaux into context for others to utilize and enjoy.

Finally a Smart Book on Marie Laveaux.......2005-06-13

This is by far the best book I have read on the subject of Marie Laveaux. Dr. Fandrich not only captures the historical context of New Orleans before and during Marie Laveux's lifetime she also captures and explains the spiritual basis for New Orleans Voodoo. I find the book to be refreshing and informative. This book is full of historical information but at the same time is very interesting and is a fast read. This book is bound to be seen as the most important book on the subject of Marie Laveaux. Finally a book that provided me with information about questions I have been searching for in regards to this mysterious woman. Thank you Dr. Fandrich!!!

Best Source for Info on Marie Laveaux!.......2005-05-30

Dr. Fandrich has produced the first truly valuable study of Marie Laveaux for students and scholars of religion. She skillfully analyzes the historical fiction and popular legends surrounding New Orleans Voodoo and its most (in)famous Queen while explaining the roots of these myths through an explanation of Voodoo's development and history. Fandrich's personal research in the archives of New Orleans certainly paid of for her. Her hard work uncovered Laveaux's birth certificate (long thought lost) and thus gives a new and definite historicity to her subject. Instead of reading like a popular New Orleans tour book, this serious analysis of Marie Laveaux's life and the society that gave rise to her legend has a solid methodology. Both interesting and carefully researched down to the smallest detail, this book is a must have for any serious student of New Orleans, Voodoo, and African-American/Afro-Caribbean religions.

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Backwaters
Tamika Edwards Raby
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He wants what he can't have-his mother's love. But who's to say he won't die trying? In this twisted tale of unrequited love, the bond between mother and son isn't given a chance to thrive until it is almost too late. Unaware of the otherworldly forces propelling their lives into chaos, Acanthus and Dahlia Fountainbleu lose themselves to madness and isolation. Their only escape is in loving others too hard, and not loving each other enough. Serving as the backdrop to this catastrophic narrative, the communities of Backwaters and Bayou Lafitte yield intra-racial division amongst the blacks and Creoles of Color. Old wounds erupt issues of skin color and hair texture in judging one's worth. Backward ways and thoughts prove stagnating to both communities, and offer no hope for healing.

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I Loved This Book.......2007-06-09

This book is brilliant in its ability to such you in to the minds of even its most demented characters. It will make you laugh, cry, and it will leave you thinking "what if". I would recommend this book to all!!!

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Ghosts of New Orleans
Blessed are those who seek the truth

The Beatitudes: Book I
Lyn LeJeune , and New Orleans Public Library Foundation
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Social workers Hannah "Scrimp" Dubois and Earlene "Pinch" Washington have just started their own business, Social Investigations, to solve the murders of ten foster children in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans Police Department, the Catholic Church, and local politicians have sidestepped clues that point to those who hold great power, hampering their investigation.,/p>

As Scrimp and Pinch discover more evidence, they realize that they are dealing with a force that crosses into the realm of the paranormal. Then they are thrown into a world much like Dante's purgatory. Soon they link the murderers to a secret organization called the White Army, or La Armee Blanc, centered in New Orleans, but rooted in medieval Europe and the Children's Crusades. Each clue leads to a beatitude, the characteristics of those who are deemed blessed: the pure of heart, the persecuted, the merciful, the sorrowful, the peacemakers, the meek, the poor in spirit, and those who hunger and thirst after justice. By the time the eleventh child-the sacrificial child-goes missing, Scrimp and Pinch are determined to prevent his death.

Racing against time and the threat of an approaching hurricane, these two bold, no-nonsense women work together to restore hope and bring closure to a city battered by sin.

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Ghosts of New Orleans.......2007-09-30

The Beatitudes: Book I
In my view the relationship of Pinch and Scrimp could have been more as Spartan women rather than the hint of Sappho. It was their friendship that was a shield against the outside world of sin and corruption. To me their friendship was more like Ruth and Naomi or Damon and Pythias. It was a true bond of pure love and friendship.

Pinch's death indicates that she died with her shield, as benefiting a Spartan woman. And even in death, she is ready for more.

I would have preferred Scrimp's answers to her interrogators to have been more laconic.
Of all of the feminine weapons available to women, the deadliest and sharpest are their tongues.
And in reality, New Orleans has become the New Sparta. The women of New Orleans are sending their children out everyday to face death in the streets.

Female authors usually leave me cold. Well, with possible exception of Taylor Caldwell, Mary Stewart, Mary Shelly, George Sand, Ursula K. Le Guin, Rachel Carson, Harper Lee, Carson McCullers and perhaps a few dozen more. As a rule female authors get to involved with the minutia of completely useless boring details.

As a native New Orleanian, born and reared there until I left for military service in 1959.
I really appreciated Ms. LeJeune attention to the details and the minutia of life in New Orleans.
I could smell the exhaust fumes of the busses, the strong aroma of the impossible black, steaming cup of coffee and chicory. The walk from the library to Mother's down Poydras St. is an actual walk to a great place to have lunch. The sights, sounds and the smells of the many local neighborhoods within New Orleans are dead on accurate! Now I will have to include Lyn LeJeune in my list of female authors that I consistently read.

If you are planning a trip to New Orleans - read this book as tour guide to the city. The Ghosts of New Orleans are still walking the streets.
Turn any corner and there they are.

If you just want a good scary, tightly written yarn about sin, corruption, and voodoo with redemption - turn off the TV, turn off the cell phone and invite Ms. Lyn LeJeune and her friends Pinch and Scrimp in for a visit. I promise you that if Pinch likes you - she'll come and visit - often.

Blessed are those who seek the truth.......2007-09-08

New Orleans is a city of secrets; something Hannah "Scrimp" Dubois and her best friend and colleague Earlene "Pinch" Washington have taken for granted. Until the secrets include the murders of ten foster children and the existence of the mysterious White Army, reborn from Le Armee Blanc in medieval Europe. The good guys can no longer be taken for granted, the bad guys seem to multiply with every step the two take to get closer to the truth, and friends are found in unexpected places, and unexpected forms.
Lyn LeJeune has written an intriguing paranormal mystery in the best setting possible, New Orleans and the surrounding parishes of southern Louisiana. Voodoo and Christianity survive side by side and both are factors in the solution to the mystery of who killed ten unfortunate children and left them for discovery with religious relics near their bodies. Scrimp and Pinch must travel avenues, both earthly and not, to find the answers before their enemies win the day. The ending is never a given, not until the final confrontation, and Scrimp and Pinch are two characters you root for, no matter how dark it seems.

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Great Voodoo Book!
Can't put it down!

Eyes of the Sparrow
Alan Rawlings
Manufacturer: Dorrance Pub Co
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In the dark underworld of New Orleans, Raven, a hired hit man, faces drug lords, nightclub singers, voodoo curses, and his own dwindling sanity in a fight for his life. As a professional killer, Raven has made many enemies, but none worse than those he has killed. It's hard enough for Raven to watch his back for the living, but how can he be saved from the undead, especially when one is his sister?

As Raven's dementia mounts, he is pulled into a manic world of manipulation and guilt. If he survives, a treasure of stolen diamonds will be the prize, but who's to say if any of it is real, or if there is any way out?

Eyes of the Sparrow, Alan Rawlings' debut novel, is an inspired and devastating work of fiction. Enter this fascinating world Rawlings has created as two lost souls struggle with love, fantasy, and their guilt-ridden past. Just try not to get lost in the Eyes of the Sparrow.

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Great Voodoo Book!.......2004-09-20

This is a great voodoo book. Will keep you guessing to the last
page. Tender-weird love story. You won't regret reading this gem.

Can't put it down!.......2004-04-05

There is suspense, and romance. Surprises, too.

Fantastic, October 1958 *Voodoo Queen of New Orleans* (Volume 7, No. 10)

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Fantastic, October 1958 *Voodoo Queen of New Orleans* (Volume 7, No. 10)
Bryce Walton , Harlan Ellison , Robert Bloch , Lloyd Biggle , and Russ Winterbotham
Manufacturer: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0185058108

Product Description

CONTENTS: ~ ~~ ~ NOVELETTE: Suicide World [Harlan Ellison]; SHORT STORIES: Who Steals My Mind [Lloyd Biggle Jr.]; Dark Menace [J. Anthony Ferlaine]; Figurex [Paul Dallas]; Report on a Backward Planet [Russ Winterbotham]; A Lesson For the Teacher [Robert Bloch]; Hello, Young Lover [Howard Browne (as "Lawrence Chandler")]; ARTICLES: Voodoo Queen of New Orleans [Bryce Walton]; Shadows Over the White House [Vincent Gaddis]

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The Gris Gris Sisters
Jo Englerth
Manufacturer: Gris Gris Sisters, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000MZKKW6

Product Description

Legend has it that a huge hurricane was conjured up unwittingly by the Creole Queen of New Orleans. That storm swirled its way up the Old Mississippi sucking up everything in its path including all of the magic belongings of the Creole Queen. As the storm fizzled out over the Atchafalaya Basin, the magic drifted to the bottom of the swamp where it brewed and brewed. Those muddy waters churned and churned until finally there were sparks and flames that could be seen for miles! At the very peak of this Feu Follet there arose from the water two magnificent figures hovering in the mist -- Audrey and Camille -- the Gris Gris Sisters!! "Where's the party?" they asked? Although the basin babes may look a little scary, they came only to spread the "joie de vivre" of Louisiana all around the country!

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