It all started with a chain of “random” coincidences and signs. This was followed by dates with strange people in the slums of Los Angeles. Reflections. Experiments. As a result, a white American, who has been trying for many years with varying success to master the heritage of Western magical systems, plunges headlong into an alien, but for some reason very attractive tradition - voodoo magic. Autobiographical chapters, in which real events are perceived as a “cool” thriller, in this book alternate with polemical chapters, intended for an intelligent and unbiased reader. The authors reflect on the historical role and fate of Christianity, paganism, Western magic and voodooism. WARNING: the position of the authors is emphatically radical and uncompromising. The book is intended for adults, spiritually independent people, free from racial prejudice and religious fanaticism. In it, the reader will find a description of the four main branches of the African-American magical tradition, safe magical and fortune-telling practices, and most importantly, an unusual, strange, new view of the world.