Kia ora Hugh et al > We are sitting on the science behind why voodoo works. I know. I grew up in > south Louisiana where my father (who was 1/4 Cherokee) always burned his > fingernail trimmings. He always buried his spit when working in the garden > with his hoe. I was four or five and asked him why. "Because if someone > gets some of your essence they can exert power over you." >
I am intrigued by this concept of a person's essence. Does this mean that women will have power over their lover - should seeds be sown? Many thanks Diana