Historical Witch of the Week!
Historical Witch of the Week!
Marie Catherine Lavaeu was born in 1801 in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. She was born a free woman of color being of African, Native American, and Caucasian descent. She practiced voodoo and became its icon, known as the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. She also practiced medicine as well as necromancy, mind control, telekinesis, and pinning.
She was a very confident and intimidating woman who world leaders would come to seeking advice. She was greatly talented in performing Voodoo rituals and held the rank of "Supreme Witch" in her community. She had 2 daughters both sharing her first name, Marie, with differing middle names to distinguish them. She died peacefully in her sleep in 1881.
Her legacy has continued to inspire others through using her as a muse in their art as well as being the inspiration for many characters such as a Marvel character of the same name in the comic book "Dracula Lives #2."
Although voodoo is very different from the practice of witchcraft, Marie Lavaeu practiced far more than what voodoo entails wanting to embrace as much knowledge as she could which is why I chose to feature her as our first witch of the week.
Hope you enjoyed this witchy post! 😊