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БОнД
Обнаженный, Бонд вышел в коридор и разорвал несколько
упаковок. Чуть позже, уже в белой рубашке и темно-синих брюках,
он прошел в гостиную, придвинул стул к письменному столу возле
окна и открыл "Дерево путешествий" патрика Лэя фермора. Этуan amazing book was recommended to him by M. "the guy who
wrote, knows what he’s talking about,” he said, “and don’t forget that
what he writes about happened in Haiti in 195o. This is not
medieval black magic nonsense. This is practiced by everyone
day." Bond reached the middle of the section on Haiti.
“The next step” (he read) “is to turn to the sinister
spirits of the voodoo pantheon - such as Don Pedro, kitta,
mondong, bakalu and zandor - for the purpose of causing harm, for
the famous practice of turning people into
zombies and their further use as slaves, for
harmful curses and destruction of enemies. Spell effect
the external form of which may be the image of the intended
victims, miniature coffin or toad, often intensified
simultaneous use of poison. Father Cosmos complements this
a list of beliefs according to which those who have certain
people turn into snakes, some "Lou-garou" can fly
at night in the form of vampire bats and suck children's blood, in
someone else can shrink themselves to tiny sizes and ride around
through the countryside in gourds. Even more frightening
turns out to be a list of criminal-mystical secret societies with
nightmare names - "makandal" (named after the Haitianhero-poisoner), "zobop", whose members practice robbery,
“mazanza”, “caporelata” and “Vinbinding”.
These, he says, are mysterious sects whose gods demand -
instead of a rooster, pigeon, dog or pig, which is included in
normal voodoo rituals are “hornless goat” sacrifices.
The expression “hornless goat”, of course, means a person...”
Bond turned the pages, and random passages formed into
his imagination into an unusual picture of a dark religion with terrifying
rituals... to the hero of Ian Fleming's novel "live and let Die" ("live
and let him die") has yet to measure his strength with
Mr. Big - a huge gray-haired black zombie who works for
SMERSH and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose contacts he receives in located in
in the center of Harlem, a voodoo temple where people come to take a break from business
and speak Russian. Let us note the strange connection between the secret
Haitian cults and Stalinist counterintelligence, which arose in
consciousness - or subconscious - of a famous English writer, and,
while James Bond opens a fresh pack of Chesterfields and
adjusts the 25-caliber Beretta in the shoulder
suede holster, let's go to Haiti,to find out if it's true
The words about “dark religion” are true.
VOODOO
In 1982, ethnobotanist Wade Davis traveled to Haiti.
The purpose of his trip was to study reports of cases of zombification
magical murder followed by the resurrection of the victim and
using it as labor. Davis succeeded
which none of the scientists who dealt with this before him succeeded
problem - he revealed the mystery of zombification, giving it a convincing
natural scientific explanation. Another result of it
research was a wonderful book "The Serpent and the Rainbow", in
which he described his adventures. In order to receive
answers to questions that interested him, Davis had to study
local cults and almost join one of the secret societies in
how the wise sorcerer-priest helped him, with whom he managed
make contact. (People magazine notes similarities between the work
Davis with the early books of Carlos Castaneda; it's real
yes, but wears itsomewhat parodic in nature; this book is good
in your own way.)
zombification phenomenon, usually associated with religion
voodoo does not occupy a central place in it and exists as if
on its periphery, serving as one of its practical confirmations -
the very “criterion of truth” that many so lack
other teachings. Voodoo can really be called a religion - if
remember that the term “religion” itself comes from the Latin
the words "connection". This belief system is not reducible to any
a separate cult, but is rather a complex mystical
vision of the world, _with_v_ya_z_y_v_a_yu_sh_i_m_ together man, nature
and supernatural - that is, supernatural, lying outside
familiar reality - strength. In archaic societies, an echo
whose culture is Voodoo, the sacred and the magical are closely
intertwined with everyday life, so an attempt to give more or less
a complete description of such religious systems ultimately
leads to a description of the entire way of life.
we will limit ourselves to only the mostgeneral overview and necessary for
our topic details. The spiritual culture of Haiti, the core of which
serves Voodoo, arose as an amalgam of beliefs among the inhabitants of many
African regions that supplied slaves for a long time
for the French planters of the island, and European influences - in
including Catholicism. The formation of such an unusual “alloy”
contributed to the unique history of the country, for a hundred years
formerly the only independent "black" country besides Liberia
republic. The official religion of the island's elite was
Catholicism, but its influence was practically not felt abroad
cities. u if city life was close in spirit to
European - rich black women of Port-au-Prince sported
Parisian toilets, talked with their educated and subtle
their husbands spoke French and sent their children to study abroad
(in a word, tropical St. Petersburg, populated by blacks) - then
rural communities where folk culture was born remained
fragments of Africa transported to the shores of another continent.
the historical homeland little by little became a myth, and the descendants
people from a variety of tribes turned into their own
consciousness in "ti guinin" - "Children of Guinea", another option
the promised land, where the soul was carried away after death. on this
cultural background and a new one emergedreligion. certainly not new -
There are no new religions - but a very interesting and unusual mixture
elements of the old. many ethnologists trace connections
voodoo traditions with other, often very distant cultures
for example, the ceremony _G_h_е_d_е is close to the ritual of rebirth
Osiris, reflected in the book of the dead - but what is more curious is that
What makes Voodoo stand out? first of all - the deep democracy of this
religion, one might say, nationality. If in Catholicism the priest
is a “mediator” between the believer and the Almighty, then in voodooism
deities are accessible to anyone, and spiritual reality is not just
accessible - it literally descends on a person when in his
the body is infused with spirit. what in other religions is called
"possession" in Vodou is a practical goal achieved with
using various rituals. as the residents themselves say about it
Haiti: “a Catholic goes to church to talk about God;
A voodooist dances in the temple courtyard to become a god." Role
priest - _u_n_g_a_n_a_ - is not only about explaining
spiritual reality, fortune telling and ceremonies, but also in
preservation of ethical and social norms, transfer of knowledge;
the variety of his functions makes him the de facto leader of the community.
The existence of zombies does not seem like something to the inhabitants of the island
strange or particularly interesting; Thissomething not entirely clear, but
familiar from childhood, like, say, a domestic concept
"drummer" - everyone knows that they exist somewhere, some even
I saw it, but it rarely occurs to anyone to suddenly take it and speak
on this topic.
hOMO VODOun
the concept of man in Voodoo serves as the basis for all magical
procedures, and rituals performed by _b_o_k_o_r_o_m_ (sorcerer),
strictly subordinated to the idea of real human
nature, may seem like an exotic improvisation only
a representative of another culture; for a voodooist they are as accurate as
surgeon's actions. From the point of view of Voodoo, a person represents
consists of several bodies superimposed on each other, of which
only one thing is available to ordinary perception - physical,
expressively called corps cadavre. The next - n'ame - something
like an energy duplicate of the body, allowing it
function, "spirit of the flesh." It is not individual and
after death slowly flows out of the body,moving on to those living in
soil organisms - this process takes 18 months.
what is called the soul, according to voodoo beliefs, consists
of two components called ti bon ange and gros bon ange -
"little good angel" and "big good angel". "Big
good angel", like the "spirit of the flesh", is purely
energetic, but more subtle, and after death immediately
returns to the endless energy reservoir that feeds
everything is alive. "little good angel" - individualized
part of the soul, the source of everything personal. It can be easily separated
from the body and return back (this happens during
dreams, or severe fright, or during "possession" -
when it is temporarily replaced by _l_o_a (external spirits). exactly
"little good angel" is the target of magical operations and
object of magical protection (in some cases, a houngan can
place it in a special clay jug, _k_a_n_a_r_i_,
from where he continues to animate the body). usually after
sixteen successful incarnations of the "good little angel"
flows into _D_zh_o_ - cosmic breath, covering the entire
the universe. the last spiritual component - z'etoile - is located
in heaven and is connected not with a person’s body, but with his destiny; this is
personal "star", allegoricallyrepresented as
a gourd pumpkin containing hopes and “orders” for the future life,
automatically formed by the actions and thoughts of the individual -
in a word, what in India with amazing accuracy they call
karma.
POISONS and PROCEDURES
Voodoo researchers have long assumed the existence
special poison, "zombie powder" - but it was not known what was included in
its composition. Back in 1988, the American ethnographer Zora Hurston,
who was studying this problem and saw one
zombie woman, tried to give a natural scientific explanation
zombification. "we concluded (we are talking about her conversation with the doctor in
hospital where the zombie woman was kept) that this is not the case
resurrection from the dead, but in the appearance of death caused by
some drug whose effect is known to a limited extent
circle of people. Apparently, some secret was taken out of Africa and
passed down from generation to generation. People know how it works
drugs and antidote. It is clear that it destroys the part of the brain
which is in charge of speech and willpower. the victim can move and
do something, but are unable to formulate a thought. Two
doctors expressed a desire to reveal this secret, but understood
the impossibility of your idea." Meanwhile, the Haitians themselves never
did not deny the existence of a special “zombie poison” - moreover, about
it is even discussed in the local criminal code, and for some
amount of money, it is quite possible to order a portion of the drug from one of
numerous sorcerers.
Another thing is that the composition he produced for sale is unlikely
will work. in addition, from the point of view of the sorcerers themselves, powders
are not at all the main weapon of their magical arsenal.
The main types of harmful influence used by them are easily
amenable to classification. Firstly, it is soir l'aire - "airy
blow", a method by which various spells are cast that can cause
misfortune and illness. A spiritually strong person can
resist their effect and overcome it: by mistake the spell
may fall on someone else. Due to lack of space
we do not describe the technology of this procedure, it is insignificant
different from domestic analogues. Secondly, this is soire
n'ame - "a blow to the soul", a magical way by which
"the good little angel" is kidnapped. Thirdly, it's soiree poudre
"powder shock", the use of a powder that can cause
illness or death.
it is this third method that is used whenzombification -
more precisely, when receiving the so-called zombi cadavre, zombie
physical body. The composition of the powder varies from sorcerer to sorcerer;
it may contain ingredients with such unusual names,
like “cut-water”, “break-wings”, etc. Mandatory
human remains are an integral part - usually
well ground skull bones. in addition, they are used
various types of lizards, toads, fish and plants. Wade Davis succeeded
get samples of real “zombie powder” and a complete set
its components, which, among other things, included widely
the famous hallucinogenic toad bufo marinus and Sphoeroides fish
testudineus and Diodon hystrix. The samples were submitted to him for analysis at
one of the American laboratories. I wonder what's in his story
James Bond also appears about the research results - on this
once from the novel "from Russia with love". so Wade Davis comes
to the laboratory, where he gave the samples brought from Haiti, and
turns to the specialist who carried out the analysis: - so in them
contained? - Oh my God, I thought you were an expert in
drugs. It seems you are not very familiar with literature. Should
maybe I looked embarrassed. - "James Bond." last scene in
"from Russia with love", one of the greatest moments in
ichthyotoxicology. English agent zero-zero seven,absolutely
helpless, paralyzed and unconscious from the tiny
a wound inflicted with a hidden knife. He stood up and looked at his
bookshelf - somehow he managed to keep
academic look, even when he pulled out a paper book
cover from the thickness of unknown scientific journals. - I remember that she
was somewhere here. Yeah, here it is. He quoted: "a shoe flashed
with a tiny metal tongue. Bond felt a sharp pain
in his right calf... Numbness crept through his body... Breathe
it became hard... Bond slowly turned on his heels and fell
on the floor the color of red wine." the book returned to the shelf. - U
agent zero-zero seven didn’t have a chance,” he said with
bitterness. - And Fleming is damn smart. need to read the next one
book to understand what's going on here. The blade was poisoned
tetrodotoxin,” he said. - This is written about in the first chapter
"Doctors but." - What is this? “nerve toxin,” he answered.
u there is nothing stronger.
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So, thanks to the efforts of Wade Davis, the mystery of "zombie powder"
was finally resolved - by the actively influencing part of this
The drug is tetrodotoxin, a powerful poison that blocks
transmission of nerve impulses by “locking” cells to ions
sodium This substance is found in many animals, including
in fish _f_u_g_u_ - a close relative of fish used for
preparing the powder. fugu is considered a delicacy in Japan -
prepared in a special way, it is quite edible. however
less, every year there are hundreds of cases of fatal poisoning -
and the fugu continues to be cooked. but not because it is extremely tasty
and gives an extremely vivid and fresh memory of the risky
adventure, as the authors of several glimpses in
domestic press publications that tried fugu in Japanese
restaurants. The fact is that in small concentrations
tetrodotoxin acts like a drug, causing euphoria and pleasant
physical sensations, and the task of a cook (a license to
cooking fugu is extremely difficult) is not complete
removing tetrodotoxin, and reducing its concentration to
required level. when the cook still makes a mistake, with a poisoned
the following happens - first there is a tingling sensation in
hands andlegs, then numbness of the whole body and paralysis sets in;
the eyes acquire a glassy shine. death comes - so in
In 1975, Mitsugora Bando VIII, a kabuki theater artist, died.
declared a living national treasure by the Japanese government,
or the complete appearance of death, sometimes misleading the most
experienced doctors. despite the almost complete stop of all
vital functions, the poisoned person continues to be aware
happening around. Here is a description of a case of fugu poisoning,
made by a Japanese specialist: "One resident of Yamaguchi was poisoned
fugu in Osaka. It was decided that he had died and his body was sent
to the crematorium in Sennichi. when the body was pulled from the cart, the man
came to his senses, got up and went home... He remembered everything that happened to him
was happening." it is difficult to say whether the victim continued his
gastronomic research in the field of fugu dishes. Japanese
They say the following about this: “Those who eat fugu are stupid. But
those who don't eat fugu are also stupid."
mental background
Wade Davis' discovery explains the physics
zombification - powder rubbed into the body causes a peculiar
trance, outwardly almost indistinguishable from death; the night after the funeral
the zombie's grave is dug up, and he, with the help
a special procedure is brought to oneself. but that's not all there is to it
in the poison, and perhaps not so much in it as in
psychological mechanism that is so widespread that
even received a special name from anthropologists -
"voodoo death" chemical poison will have exactly the same effect on
representative of any culture. but each culture forms its own
your own “mental background”, your own set of expectations and reactions,
more or less common to all its representatives, which determines
not only the social behavior of people, but also their mental and
physical condition. and this “psychic background” exists
not somewhere outside people, but exclusively in their consciousness. for example,
Western anthropologist doing fieldwork in Australia
desert, and the aborigines crowding around him are, despite
to spatial proximity, in completely different worlds.
This can be explained with a very simple example. Australian
Aboriginal sorcerers carry with them the bones of giant lizards,
acting as a magicalwand. Should the sorcerer say
death sentence and point this rod at one of your
fellow tribesmen, as he falls ill and dies. Here
anthropological description of the action of such a “death command”:
"The stunned aborigine looks at the fatal pointer, raising his hands,
as if to stop the deadly substance that is in his
in the imagination penetrates the body. His cheeks turn pale and his eyes
acquire a glassy shine; his face is terribly distorted... he
tries to scream, but a normal scream gets stuck in his throat,
and foam appears from the mouth. His body begins to shake, he
backs away and falls to the ground, writhing as if in mortal agony.
After a while he becomes very calm and crawls away into
your refuge. From that moment on, he falls ill and wastes away,
refuses food and does not participate in the life of the tribe." but if
the sorcerer will try to do the same with someone from
Europeans, at least with the same anthropologist, are unlikely to
something will come of it. A European simply will not understand the significance
what is happening - he will see a short naked man in front of him
a man waving an animal bone and muttering some
words. If it were otherwise, the Australian sorcerers would have ruled long ago
peace. All known cases of zombification are of the same nature. If
European (or any other personculture) will be subjected to
effect of "zombie powder", then it will only be affected by
tetrodotoxin, and he will either die or go into deep sleep for a while
to whom. But it will have an effect on a rural resident of Haiti
"zombie powder", and noticing that he was lying in a coffin and not breathing, he
will understand that one of the enemies _p_r_o_d_a_l _e_g_o
_k_o_l_d_u_n_u_, who separated his "good little angel"
from the body using a magic trap. magic exists; she
extremely effective - but only in its own
measurement. For it to have an effect on a person, it is necessary
the existence of a “psychic background” that makes it possible.
a set of expectations is needed that allows a certain way
to redirect psychic energy is precisely to redirect, because
that magical influences are not based on powerful external
influences, but on managing the internal processes of the victim, on
the launch of mental mechanisms formed by culture and
existing only within its framework. This "psychic background"
is gradually changing - as if someone is reconfiguring our
"receivers" from one radio station to another. we stopped a long time ago
see mermen and goblins, but they learned to see flying saucers;
Previously, sorcerers worked miracles - now some people do it
suspicioustelehypnotists, but it's not so much about them,
how much is in our unconscious readiness or conscious reluctance
participate in their campaigns based on their use of
created (children with flowers, letters) “psychic” background. almost
having uprooted religion (which at one time was just as stupid
intransigence has supplanted magic), we are in joyful amazement
learned that in addition to dusty ideological workers and local police officers
doctors, certain people can take care of our souls and bodies
"psychics". u the more we believe in it, the more we commit to it
ready, the more there will be. but an Australian aborigine who got caught
to Anatoly Kashpirovsky’s session, I would hardly have realized
the significance of the situation - most likely he would have seen a short
dressed man muttering some words and staring
looking into the hall. otherwise Anatoly Kashpirovsky would have been able to
become the chief shaman of the Australian aborigines.
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