When you hear the word voodoo doll from somebody, what do you think of? Do you think of those ugly dolls that look quite scary? This is pretty much a result of the negative connotation we have on the religion of voodoo itself. You might be surprised to know that there are different kinds of voodoo dolls.

Several materials can be used in making a voodoo doll, these are all materials from nature. You will know what these are in this articles.

Voodoo wax dolls First you get some essential oil, then some softened wax. You just need to coat your hands with a few drops of the essential oil and then shape the wax. You can then attach some of the personal belongings of the recipient. You can write the name of the recipient also if you like. You can add some nail clippings and hair to make the doll highly personalized.

Cloth dolls These are the ones most often seen in scary movies since this is used like a needle or pin cushion. You just need to cut some cloth, stitch it and stuff it with some cotton, or better yet, some hair and herbs. Don't forget to personalize this one too.

Paper dolls This is the most easily destroyed doll, so make sure to use a better quality paper for your voodoo doll. Cut it to form a human person, then glue some personal belongings of the person such as nail clippings or some hair. In the absence of those, using yarn to represent hair and gluing the picture of the person will do.

Voodoo wood dolls This is quite a sturdy material to use. You can have this if you want to have a permanent spell to last longer. Carve the figure in a softwood. Glue some hair or yarn that will represent hair, paint the wood. Remember, the colors have representations in voodoo, choosing the right color is perfect. You can also glue a picture on the wooden doll.

Voodoo root doll There are many roots to choose from like potato, carrots, ginseng and many others. If you like, you can carve the figure from these roots and also personalize the doll by attaching hair personal belongings and pictures.

Voodoo clay dolls As we know, clay is very simple to work with, which makes it a very nice voodoo doll. You can have it heated for it to become sturdier too. You can have a space to fill in the doll with personal belongings, or powerful herbs to make the spell more effective. You can write the name of the recipient and draw voodoo symbols too.

Voodoo dolls can be used for many noble purposes. Some of these purposes are to promote health, promote financial assistance, protection, assuring good fortune. The evil purposes such as binding, cursing, and manipulating a person's will must never be considered. Voodoo dolls can be powerful, they can be ineffective. All of these depend on how much energy you have harnessed. Performing simple voodoo spells would be best before making your own voodoo dolls.

Warning, never fall into the tricks that have spread all throughout the internet! There are false voodoo gurus who claim to make voodoo dolls for you and perform spells for you. The voodoo dolls they make doesn't have an inkling of the one personally made by you! The mental and emotional focus during the creation of the doll itself is so powerful that it will be a potent force when you will be casting the spell after the doll is ready to use.