In Anna Riva's words: Voodoo (Hoodoo, santeria, macumba, etc.) has millions of believers all over the world. It is the national, though secretly practiced, religion of Haiti. While most Haitians today are Catholic, voodoo is practiced simultaneously by a large majority of the population.

Christianity has no magic words, no power to destroy one's enemies, no evil fetishes, no promises of protection, and no cures for illness or disease. Is it any wonder then at the vast popularity of Voodoo's magical power and the eternal quest for solutions to mysterious forces?

Many worldwide today practice Voodoo's magical power toward the eternal quest for solutions to mysterious forces. Voodoo ritual borrows heavily from Catholic services, including an altar covered with candles and surrounded by pictures of saints and the use of holy water which is sprinkled over worshipers by means of a leafy branch.

Voodoo Handbook of Cult Secrets by Anna Riva, June 1, 1974, International Imports edition, Paperback in English

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Voodoo Handbook of Cult Secrets by Anna Riva is easy to read and understand! Excellent introduction to the terminology and uses of materials amulets anointing oils black mass candles chants charms curses dolls exorcism washes roots & …

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An early edition of the instructional handbook voodoo secrets by Anna Riva, containing an alphabetical glossary of deities (lwa) and cult terms with practical ritual information filed under herbs, oils, seeds, and voodoo rites.

Anna Riva (1922–2003) was the pen name of Dorothy Spencer, a well-known American occult author and manufacturer of hoodoo spiritual supplies. According to Catherine Yronwode, "Anna Riva" was a nom de plume that this author used only in her writing and business; Anna was her mother's name and Riva was her daughter's name.

In English the popular spelling is voodoo, probably from the French word "vaudois" which means spirit, and "vaudou" which means introspection of the unknown. French is the written language of Haiti, but the use of phonetics is employed by the Creole peasants in speaking-there are no grammatical rules for pronunciation.