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New Orleans Voodoo Tarot Cards - Meaning?

The "New Orleans Voodoo Tarot Cards" have different names and pictures than ordinary tarot cards. So could anyone tell me what the "New Orleans Voodoo Tarot Cards" would be equal to in ordinary Tarot Cards? like, "Loco" = "The Emperror" "Erzulie La Flambeau" = "Seven of Wands" "Marassa" = The Lovers" "Couche" = "The Hermit" Thanks for your help :-)

Public Comments

1. Hi, I tried to find the names and came across 2 different sites: http://www.tarotpassages.com/voodoo.htm http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/new-orleans-voodoo/review.shtml (Scroll down to the review by Bonnie Cehovet where she lists the names) Hope this helps!
2. Actually, the tarot cards came from either Egypt or China and became popular, as we know them today, in 14th century Italy. Unfortunately, they have nothing to do with Voodoo except as a new way sell call decks. The so called New Orleans Tarot was put together by a woman named Sally Ann Glassman who is a native of Maine, and who based it on Haitian voodoo spirits (called loas). While she lives in New Orleans now, she is not native and does not seem to understand anything about New Orleans Voodoo (hence, her affiliation with Haitian Voodoo). In a recent magazine article she tried to shove the true African origins of Voodoo aside by saying it wasn't just for black people anymore (and I suppose to justify herself as white). Anyway, all she did was affix Haitian Voodoo loas (spirits) in the place of the old symbols. There are tons of websites that will list and explain all the Haitian Voodoo spirits (including her own). That being said, I believe the project, artistically, was a join venture with Voodoo drummer named Louis Martine and the artwork is excellent.
3. You got two good answers here. I would go with them