The Origins Of Voodoo

Reading the article I had a brief knowledge of what voodoo was, when I was a child I believe that voodoo was a negative belief, we here of the curses and the dolls that are associated with voodoo. This was refreshing to read, that the origins of voodoo traces back to a religion, just like every religion in the world, it has a motive, it has a history which can be tied back to the african roots. Voodoo is also a pioneer of the music we have today, the way the expressed themselves through rituals, and how they believe that the holy ghost would filled someone with an enlightment. They believe that this enlightenment is to be in touch with one inner self, the “coolness”, which is the highest quality one can exhibit. Overall I enjoyed the article, we are so filled with these stereotypes in our lives, that makes us prone to overlook the history of different cultures and practices. There is so much that we can learn in the world, but we are so heavily invested in ourselves to even try, what can we do?

I truly believe that the foundation we are setting for our generation and future generation would have repercussions, we need education that teaches us about culture and unity, stereotypes are only made by people who are ignorant or lack the education, with today we are seeing this ignorance rise. Hopefully the future is bright for everyone, to learn and understand is key to live a life that is fair and caring of one another.