Is kulam or voodooo for real?

I have heard about someone who was thought to be "nakulam" recently. That person was said to be sick and still doesn't show for quite a month now.

That made me think that kulam seems real but I don't really know what to believe. I guess there has to be a sensible explanation behind that. It just still remains a mystery to us up to now.. Maybe the idea of kulam or voodoo is just used as a cover for the perpetrator to be protected from his/her misdeeds. Who knows? But anyways, whatever it is, I don't think we should really be afraid. Many people say the best protection for that is to strengthen your faith in God.

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in addition to Wrestler, I remember a joke about Kulam.

There was this man who stepped on the unseen so his leg swelled.

Going to the albularyo ( healer ) to seek remedy, he told what happened.

Instead of getting the tools for healing, the albularyo immediately put on his shirt and asked

where that "nuno sa punso" is.

Asked why? He said he is going to urinate on the "nuno sa punso"

(I think the albularyo wants something to swell)

voodoo or kulam for real?

if prayers are for real, then it goes the same with this.

A lot of Filipinos (maybe not most) believe in the occult and the supernatural. Even my household staff believe in kulam, dwende, etc.

When my driver had a swelling in his feet, he went to a "seer" using "tawas" and was told a he stepped on a "dwende" in my yard. He promptly asked for forgiveness and offered food. And he said this was all he did and he was fine after 2 days.

I personally do NOT believe in these things. I just don't argue with those who believe. Never seen someone "nakulam" in all my 53 years on earth.

Voodoo is still being practiced in Caribbean countries. Here in the Philippines, I am not sure. The person who performs "kulam" should have the "gift" of spirit to be able to successfully perform the ritual. That is why "kulam" or voodoo could not be done by just anyone.

my police uncle who was my neighbor back then was a victim of kulam, when he shout of pain, his voice went out to the streets, it was so loud, his dogs cries even there's no one hurting him, as a neighbor (our house is adjacent to theirs) we feel something is happening, we can feel that there's a bad spirit or something... after few months of continuous kulam we left the place and find a quiet one. i dont know what happened to my uncle, last time i check he was ok

I think it's real for those who believe in them. We had friends (husband and wife) who did believe in them and when the wife told us she was "nakulam" during a party at their house, my wife and I left.

On another occasion at their house, I was asked to catch the husband as the voodoo leader pushed him backwards. I refused. The husband fell to the floor. Needless to say, we lost their friendship.

yes voodoo is for real. its still practiced in africa n carribean countries. but its more of a religious or spritual practice rather than the black magic it is usually associated with.

I believe not, unless convincingly proven otherwise.