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Marie Laveau took short time to dominate voodoo culture and society in the New Orleans area, before becoming locally accepted as the Queen of Voodoo. During her decades as queen, customers often appealed to her for help with family disputes, health, finances, and more. Laveau performed her services in three main places: her own home on St. Ann Street, within Congo Square, and at Lake Pontchartrain. She was the third female leader of Voodoo in New Orleans (the first was Sanité Dédé, who ruled for a few years before being usurped by Marie Salopé). Marie Laveau maintained her authority throughout her leadership, although there was an attempt to challenge her in 1850. Due to her strong influence, New Orleans Voodoo lost a large number of adherents after her death. | Marie Laveau took short time to dominate voodoo culture and society in the New Orleans area, before becoming locally accepted as the Queen of Voodoo. During her decades as queen, customers often appealed to her for help with family disputes, health, finances, and more. Laveau performed her services in three main places: her own home on St. Ann Street, within Congo Square, and at Lake Pontchartrain. She was the third female leader of Voodoo in New Orleans (the first was Sanité Dédé, who ruled for a few years before being usurped by Marie Salopé). Marie Laveau maintained her authority throughout her leadership, although there was an attempt to challenge her in 1850. Due to her strong influence, New Orleans Voodoo lost a large number of adherents after her death. | ||
Marie Laveau I started a beauty parlor where she was a hairdresser for the wealthier families of New Orleans. Of Laveau's [[ritual magic|magical]] practices, there is little that can be substantiated, including whether or not she had a snake she named Zombi after an African god, whether the [[occult]] part of her magic mixed [[Christianity|Roman Catholic]] [[saint]]s with African spirits and Native American Spiritualism, or whether her [[divination|divinations]] were supported by a network of informants she developed while working as a hairdresser in prominent white households. She excelled at obtaining inside information on her wealthy patrons by instilling fear in their servants whom she either paid or cured of mysterious ailments. | Marie Laveau I started a beauty parlor where she was a hairdresser for the wealthier families of New Orleans. Of Laveau's [[ritual magic|magical]] practices, there is little that can be substantiated, including whether or not she had a snake she named Zombi after an African god, whether the [[occult]] part of her magic mixed [[Christianity|Roman Catholic]] [[saint]]s with African spirits and Native American [[Spiritualism]], or whether her [[divination|divinations]] were supported by a network of informants she developed while working as a hairdresser in prominent white households. She excelled at obtaining inside information on her wealthy patrons by instilling fear in their servants whom she either paid or cured of mysterious ailments. | ||
Laveau was also known as a female religious leader and community activist. Her community activities included visiting prisoners, providing lessons to women of the community, and doing rituals for those in need. | Laveau was also known as a female religious leader and community activist. Her community activities included visiting prisoners, providing lessons to women of the community, and doing rituals for those in need. | ||