The above photo is a sketch of a ghost seen in a bedroom of a guest house behind a Creole mansion on Sep. 10, 2023, 7:45 am (in New Orleans, Louisiana). The ghost appears to be a woman of color with non-kinky straight hair, and thus a good speculation is that the ghost may have been of a French mulatto race since this was a common racial mixture in the early 1800's in the New Orleans French Quarter area. The mansion was built in 1793, and it faces the Bayou St. John waterway. The mansion is two blocks away from Cabrini High School, and this is a significant location. This is because legendary New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Laveau reportedly practiced open voodoo ceremonies with others near this bayou location (across the street from the Cabrini High School). Enclosed is a history of Marie Laveau:
Marie Laveau (1794–1881) was a Louisiana Creole: descended from the colonial white settlers, black slaves and free people of color of southern Louisiana. For several decades this ‘Voodoo Queen’ held New Orleans spellbound. She staged ceremonies in which participants became possessed by loas (Voodoo spirits); she dispensed charms and potions (even saving several condemned men from the gallows); told fortunes, and healed the sick. Marie Laveau is believed to have been born in the French Quarter of New Orleans on September 10, 1794, the illegitimate daughter of wealthy Creole plantation owner Charles Laveau and his mistress Marguerite (who was reportedly black and Choctaw Indian). Marie grew up on her father’s plantation where she was educated and studied to be a hairdresser. She was a devout Catholic who went to mass every day of her life. On August 4, 1819, Marie Laveau married carpenter Jacques Paris, a free person of color from Haiti, and went to live in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Their marriage certificate is preserved in St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. This record also contains the names of Marie’s parents: Charles Laveau and Marguerite Darcantrel. Marie was described as tall, beautiful and statuesque, with curly black hair, golden skin and ‘good’ features (then meaning more white than Negro). Those with African ancestry helped revive Voodoo and other African-based cultural practices in the New Orleans community, and the Creole of color community increased markedly. Laveau learned her craft from a ‘Voodoo doctor’ known variously as Doctor John or John Bayou, and by 1830 she was one of several Voodoo Queens. Laveau combined Voodoo beliefs and Catholic traditions – holy water, incense, statues of the saints and Christian prayers – which helped make voodoo and hoodoo (the magical rituals associated with voodoo) more acceptable to upper-class New Orleans society. Her beliefs included the recognition of spiritual forces, which can be kind or mischievous, that preside over daily life and intercede in the lives of their followers. Connection with these spirits can be achieved through dance, music, singing and the use of snakes. Marie Laveau quickly came to dominance as the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, taking charge of the public Voodoo rituals and ceremonies held at Congo Square, one of the few locations in rigidly segregated New Orleans where people of different races could mix freely. She ran other operations at the ‘Maison Blanche’ (the White House), which was built for secret voodoo meetings and liaisons between white men and black women. Laveau made a good income by selling gris-gris (an amulet originating in Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or brings luck), charms, magical powders guaranteed to cure ailments, granting desires and confounding or destroying one’s enemies. She also told fortunes, gave advice on love and prepared custom gris-gris for anyone needing to effect a cure, charm or hex. About 1875 Marie Laveau gave her last performance, and announced she was retiring to her home on peaceful Saint Ann Street in the French Quarter. She passed in 1881.
Horoscope of Event
And below are my notes of the event:
Conclusion
It is highly unlikely the sketch of the ghost above is Marie Laveau; Laveau was strongly attached to her house on St. Ann Street in the French Quarter and not Bayou St. John (which was used for open voodoo ceremonies that were not secret). Because the original owners of the mansion were white French immigrants, the dark racial mixture description of the ghost may indicate the ghost to not be a resident of the mansion (or the guest house) at the time of Marie Laveau's existence. This ghost was probably a woman of color from the French Quarter (with money due to the necklaces). The strong role of Black Moon Lilith in the event horoscope may indicate the ghost to be a prostitute or sex worker, and Black Moon Lilith is seen strongly in the horoscopes of occultists and occult writers (which may indicate involvement with ceremonial magic practices such as voodoo). Also note that French men with money were known to have mistresses, and Black Moon Lilith rules "secret activities" that include sexual activity (as well as occult activitiy).
Thanks for reading.
Love to all,
Malcolm
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