Figurines Representing Cursed People

Figures are used as effigies (or likenesses) to represent cursed people, especially when the curse is to cause death or misfortune. A voodoo doll is the best known example, but similar effigies were common in ancient India, Egypt and other cultures as well. They were typically made of wax, clay or stuffed cloth and sometimes painted or marked to identify the person. Pins or nails were often stuck through the effigy to inflict pain. The figure could also be smeared with oil or dirt as a means of binding the curse to it. The figure would then be melted over, burned or otherwise destroyed to break the curse.

When people think they are cursed, the first thing they usually notice is an extended streak of bad luck. It might be a car crash, getting laid off, or some unexplained illness. These might be the result of a curse, but they are often the result of other problems that need to be dealt with before it can be determined whether a curse is to blame.

If someone who is not normally so negative or down in the dumps suddenly starts having depressing or suicidal thoughts, it might be a sign that they are under spiritual attack. It is thought that the depressing or suicidal feelings are actually coming from a cursed figure that is trying to tear them apart and destroy their life.

The most commonly used figure to curse a person is the evil eye. The evil eye is said to cause ill health, misfortune and even death. The evil eye is most effective when the curser and victim are in close contact with each other and often works better if the cursed person knows that a curse has been placed upon them.

Other forms of curses include spells, hexes and jinxes. A hex is a type of charm that affects only one or two things at a time and causes the cursed person to have misfortune. A hex is usually more dangerous than a curse because it is meant to harm the person in some way, such as making them ill or causing them to die.

Some witches believe that anything cursed or hexed will return to the curser threefold. This is known as the reap-what-you-sow concept and is a common belief among Wiccans. Curses, hexes and jinxes can be done to a person or object, including animals, furniture, vehicles, houses and even entire neighborhoods.

In some cases, the cursed person might be able to visit another witch or sorcerer who can undo the spell, but many curses are not broken until after the cursed person has died. This is because the cursed person might be able to see the spell being put in place and help bring it about. Other signs of a curse are an owl flying into a closed window and dying, woodpeckers or other loud noises at night, six crows flapping around in the sky, an unexplained influx of money or a skull appearing on your doorstep.