Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Mysteries

    2. How to use this course

    3. Who is This Course For?

    4. Before we begin...

    5. New Orleans Voudou Explained

    6. Video: Inside Voodoo in New Orleans

    7. The History of Voudou in New Orleans

    8. Infographic: Forms of Voudou in New Orleans

    9. Creolization

    10. African Influences on New Orleans Voodoo

    11. Yoruba Influences on Haitian Vodou and New Orleans Voodoo

    12. Influence of Haitian Vodou on New Orleans Voudou

    13. Syncretism of Catholicism and New Orleans Voudou

    14. Laveau Voudou: A New Religion

    15. Is Hoodoo Part of Voodoo?

    16. Individual Expression of New Orleans Voudou

    17. Ancestor Reverence

    18. Ancestor Reverence, the Foundation of New Orleans Voudou

    19. Test Your Learning

    20. Great Job on Your Progress!

    21. You're Almost Done!

    22. Before you go...

About this course

  • Free
  • 22 lessons
  • Community forum
  • Certificate of completion

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See what our satisfied students have to say about this course.

5 star rating

Very easy to understand what the course is about

Joan Wendler

It was very easy to read and understand. Thank you. I have Fibro Fog.

It was very easy to read and understand. Thank you. I have Fibro Fog.

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5 star rating

Informative

Jane Winters

I found this to be very informative and my interest in the New Orleans tradition has definitely been piqued. I found the additional information and works associated with some of the chapters a very valuable addition to the course. I will definitel...

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I found this to be very informative and my interest in the New Orleans tradition has definitely been piqued. I found the additional information and works associated with some of the chapters a very valuable addition to the course. I will definitely recommend this to others.

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5 star rating

The title is accurate

Marquesa Sampson

5 star rating

Intro

Dona Kunz

I enjoyed the intro to this course. It explained what I can look forward to learning about in a way that was very clear and concise.

I enjoyed the intro to this course. It explained what I can look forward to learning about in a way that was very clear and concise.

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Instructor

Denise Alvarado

Founder/Instructor

Denise Alvarado was born and raised in the unique culture of New Orleans, Louisiana and has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal and academic perspective for over four decades. Denise is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists, and the Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists. She is the author of Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits and Hoodoo Saints, The Magic of Marie Laveau, The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite, Editor in Chief of Hoodoo & Conjure magazine, Journal of American Rootwork and Gumbo Ya Ya, and over twenty books that focus on folk magic traditions of the American South. Her provocative artwork has been featured on several television shows including National Geographic's Taboo, The Originals, and Blue Bloods. Denise is a rootworker and tradition-keeper, a spiritual artist, and a teacher of Southern indigenous folkways.