Obeah
and love spells
Like many other forms of African folk magic, Obeah love spells
are one of the most powerful available, yet complex to cast.
Obeah, despite some similarities to Voodoo, is much less known,
thus does not share their bad publicity.
What is Obeah?
Obeah
is a form of magic/sorcery practices derived from Central and
West African traditions mixed up with Christian influences,
although in much less degree than in Voodoo. It is practiced
mostly in the Caribbean region, and is considered as both white
and black magic. It was brought to America by the Central African
slaves, and was in mild conflict with the another form of folk
magic, Myal, delivered by the slaves from the West Africa. The
peak of conflict had time in the mid of the XIX century in the
English colonies, as the side effect of fanaticism and spiritualism
caused by the appearance of the comet combined with Christian
millenniarism, resulting in disorders and violence. Many Myal
men were arrested and sent to prisons, and because the world
survived despite the fate, their beliefs were weakened, putting
Obeah in the place of power.
In
general, Obeah means not only a form of magic but also physical
objects like talismans or charms used for magic by the priests
(Obeah men). Contrary to common belief, which made Obeah fearsome
and evil, the bad reputation is mostly overestimated, as, like
in many other form of African-originated religious practices,
Obeah contains also many forms of positive magic, like Obeah
love spells, luck spells and healing practices. Like many other
forms of folk magic, Obeah derives power from contacting spirits
(positive or negative) during rituals involving using minerals,
herbs, individual possessions, bodily fluids or animal parts,
as well as chants or other verbal actions.
How Obeah love spells works?
The exact form of Obeah love spells still remains a mystery
to those not initiated, but some rules are well known to all
and they are no different from all other African traditions of
magic. Obeah love spells cannot harm anyone, cause negative side
effects in the long term and trick the subject of the spell.
The one wanting spell to be cast is responsible for the effects,
as the priest is only a medium to the spiritual forces of the
world and is not personally involved in any way (The same rule
apply of course to curses and any other negative spells). Still,
just like in case of other magic systems involving the spiritual
world, Obeah love spells can sometimes work not as we expected,
so we must be very careful what we are wishing for. The effects
will be beneficial, but unless we make our wishes clear, we may
still be a bit disappointed. An example for such surprise is
a woman who wished for a truly loving companion. In a week after
the spell was cast, she found a dog... A good thing, to be sure,
but not entirely what she wanted.
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