Are voodoo and black magic the same thing, or is black magic the abuse of voodoo?

Are voodoo and black magic the same thing, or is black magic the abuse of voodoo?

Pretty much.

Voodoo is an African religion. But like the knowledge of spiritual
things is. One can use it to heal, or to do harm.

Black magic is the abuse of voodoo!

Black magi ck can be done in any religion or system, including but not limited to Vodoun (voodoo). I have argued that it can be done in Christianity, through prayer.

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Vodoun is a religion as well as a magical system.

they are NOT the same thing!!!

voodoo has many gods! black magic has one, Satan!

They're not related.

As I recall... voodoo is a rather specific kind of tribal ritualism native to west Africa.

"Black magic" is a blanket term for "magic" which is inherently "evil" or used to "evil effect".... and beyond that has no particular meaning. Afterall, "evil" means different things to different people, as does "magic" to some extent.

Voodoo and black magic are two different things and yet the same.
All religions have a dark side hence black magic or magic.
Yet there are people whom practice a black art in one form or another.

They are both of demonic spirits.

Vodou and black magic are two totally different things. Magic is neither black or white, good or bad. It is the intent of the person. However black magic is a term that was coined to reps resent bad or evil magic. A type of magic practice used to harm others and cause destruction. Magic is a practice that can be used in conjunction with any religion and is not a religion itself.

Vodou is monotheistic religion. We believe in honoring our ancestors, serving the Law (elevated spirits), and honoring Bondye (God). There nothing evil or bad about the religion. Most of the practices focus on healing, protection, love, etc., and serving the Law. The Law are not gods, remember there is only one God, his name is Bondye which means Good God. Because Bondye is so distant from us he made the Law to help as his "liason" to us. The lwa serve us and we serve them. I can go on and on about Vodou so instead here is the website of the sosyete that I belong to. The Mambo (priestess) has posted information about the religion. http://www.sosyetedumarche.com/Vodou_Info/vodou_info.html

I can tell you that curses, zombies, and evil things do happen but they are the work of the Bokor and not a Mambo or Hougan in the religion. A Bokor is said to work with both hands. They will do any type of magic for a price. Bokors are not intiates of Vodou but they do serve the lwa and sometimes have a peristyle where they work there magic.