~ Voodoo Priestess Estate ~ 1931 LiDiex Sterling Silver and Third Eye Mine Pyrope Garnet Weekday Skull Ring A 666 Potion Room Find ~!~ Twenty-three years have now passed since we were called to do an estate that had been closed up for seventeen years! The Voodoo Estate! This type of call usually gets us excited as they are a treasure trove. Located here in Florida, there was no electricity or running water so we rigged our own lighting and in we went. If you have ever seen the Adams Family you will have some idea as to what we were greeted with! Then the attorney handling the liquidation gave us some background. The estate had belonged to an alleged powerful Voodoo Priestess/JooJoo Exorcist, grand daughter of a Marie Laveau, and favored daughter of a Marie Glapion. These names meant nothing to us, but it was obvious the woman was a wealthy eccentric and the late night talk of Voodoo and exorcism in the old mansion was enough for us to spend the night in a hotel and return in the morning to assess the estate. The rest is history. Our research has shown that this woman was what she claimed and was indeed descended from a long line of well known Vodoun family originating in New Orleans in the early 1800's. We were pretty unnerved by this until we discovered they were also devout Catholics! Although I have to admit this was unlike any Catholic home we have ever been in and some of the items found inside were a little more than disturbing. There was no feeling of dread or unwelcome in the mansion, however there was quite a bit of contraband and other items we can or will not sell here. This is one of a few pieces from this estate we will be posting this week, so check our other listings. We will, upon the new guardian's request, issue a named Letter of Authenticity with each lot from this estate, complying with the terms set forth to us by the estate's attorney. ~!~ Some Back Story This is one of the rings we recovered from the built-in cabinets in a north facing windowed room she used to "charge" as she termed her spell casting to a wide variety of items of her own design and/or recipe. The glass front built-in cabinet of this room contained a trio of potions, each elaborately bottled and decorated (dressed) then surrounded by and draped with a total of 666 pieces of jewelry carefully laid out in scroll or spoked wheel like patterns on the shelves, but this ring is not one of them, having been recovered from the cabinet below it. Nonetheless, we feel the potions should be mentioned. ~:~ The '666 Potions' were a volatile lot. The recipe contained 151 proof rum, honey, brown sugar, a variety of hot peppers, cuttings from her Atropa belladonna and Brugmanseia plants, and of course, each contained a variety of precious metals and gems. One bottle contained a snake skeleton. They were usually sealed with a cork and bee's wax, with most of these ingredients being produced on the estate. This was not the only location these potions were found, and they came in a variety of bottles. They have all been sold. We did mention this was a volatile recipe. All three of the bottles in this cabinet popped their tops and the jewelry recovered from the shelves had a very dark patina that we believe was caused from the fumes. An experiment with the potions of putting a couple of drops on a Palmetto Bug (big roach) caused the bug to explode with a distinct pop! One of the bottles we sold went with one of the curse altars to a NYC witch who was hired to kill the Islamic terrorists who had killed her benefactor's Village Voice reporter husband. They reported success, using the potions as an anointing oil and candle dressing, which we later confirmed, the terrorists had been killed in a drone air-strike during their ceremony. Now here's the onion (metaphor for a layered and complex situation). The witch and her guests awoke to blood stains on their pillows and the sick, bed ridden elderly mother of the witch, along with her cat who also lived in the house, also died that night and the witch went on to become a recluse to this day. Another woman claimed to use hers to murder her husband through sex, and that she got away with it! She claimed it stimulated him for three days and that she took advantage of this to be rid of him. She claimed it was the first intimate relations they had in twelve years. She died a few days later. Another client who had a gallon sized jar of it displayed it on her pool deck, claiming it launched it's lid across the length of the pool. Volatile? ~!~ 1931 LiDiex Weekday Skull Rings This is one of fifty, assorted named copies of the original 1931 LiDiex, Weekday Skull Rings recovered from this location which her journals and inventory tell us were made for her by local silversmiths, but in each mention, she fails to disclose which locale! Their entries, along with the style and workmanship of the rings have narrowed it down to eleven, mostly unnamed silversmiths they counted among their practitioner followers in Mexico City, Miami, New Orleans, New York City, Red Bank, New Jersey and Luray, Virginia! They do however tell us definitively that the rings were inspired and copied from a group of rings she inherited from the man known only as LiDiex, which we have come to identify as the 1931 LiDiex. The journal entries concerning him tell a fascinating tale of the people associated with this estate. The original rings were found prominently displayed on, "a LiDiex shrine." This was a group of rings attributed to this LiDiex that were found on a commercial ring rack on this shrine. This was also one of the eleven individual shrines to these men. The location of this shrine at the top left main staircase was apparently thought out as she notes in a 1931 entry, "his shrine shall stand at the head of the left hand path." His rings are mentioned and cross referenced in their journals and the originals are attributed as being made for him by a Mexican silversmith in 1926. Their journals tell us he was wearing one of the original rings at the time of his death and that it was common practice for them to ritually wear the jewelry from these reliquaries. The (1931) LiDiex This was another of the men known only as "LiDiex." A 6th. generation descendant of the original Man Known Only As "LiDiex" who came to these shores as a survivor and saboteur of the slave Ship Henrietta Marie in 1701. He made his way to New Orleans to meet with the parents of the then infant grandmother of our priestess, Marie Laveau. This is another case of the multi-generational relationships the LiDiex had with these women. It should also be noted that they were close, trusted practitioners, guardians and followers of their mistresses. Of this LiDiex she notes of, "his ability to impart spells upon the blade" being "an accomplished sorcerer with a melancholy blade" and of his early developed skills to shape shift to rodent and reptilian forms. These journals go on to tell of, "his finding, torturing and dispatching of the one known as, "the keeper who went into hiding after committing murder upon the (1901) LiDiex and his mistress, Theresa in 1925." He is said to have been "changed forever by what he experienced while serving as escort to his mistress on her 1925 Holy Relic Tour of France." Their journals paint a picture of a violent homicidal seeker of vengeance, who, "on his death bed accepted Jesus as his savior." Their journals also indicate he went into a period of travel and mourning after the death of his brother, where he traveled Eastern Europe and, "it is there that he sought comfort in the bed of the succubus witch whore" which is part of the back story of his carnelian chalcedony rings. Apparently he was a vengeful sort. He was best friends with his WWI buddy Art Acord, the war hero, silent B western movie star, down and out miner and drunk, that was killed by a local politician in Chihuahua, Mexico on January 4th., 1931. "Not by his own hand, mind you, the coward paid a lackey to poison Art" according to one of the LiDiex journal entries. Historic accounts of this incident differ with Acord giving a dying suicide statement. But the LiDiex version does hold water with Acord being a womanizer and his murder eliminating him from a love triangle. Stranger things have happened in Mexico. After Acord's funeral, this LiDiex allegedly visited the politician, torturing and murdering him in his home, but he was shot multiple times while fleeing the scene and later died of his wounds. Her journal also notes, "he died at home from infectious wounds, gunshots the cause." According to their journals they found him unconscious in the drive behind the wheel of his new Packard, which documents show would have been a Maroon Packard 8 Roadster. He had driven straight through from Mexico to Florida with a pair of deformed 00 buckshot pellets in his back, and a .44 caliber bullet in his spleen. These lead projectiles were removed from him during the same surgical session performed by his mistress in an attempt to save his life, but it is noted in her journals that it was, "the .44 caliber lead bullet removed from his spleen which caused the sepsis that killed him." The bullets by the way, were kept and fashioned into jewelry. She does note of a number of these artifacts as, "bearing the weight of vengeance" and, as she has noted on so many occasions in reference to pieces that have been worn during the passing of mortal life, "death worn always reeks of the living imprint." Real or imagined, we certainly understand why she and her associates were as feared and respected as they were. ~!~ But Back to the Ring It is a well made sterling silver ring that is assuredly a copy of one of the originals. Four of the five original rings had gems or cabochons set as eyes and one remained 'blind', ie, sans added gemstone eyes. Each of these rings would be worn on a different day of the week, but their journals give us no indication as to which rings would be worn on specific days, or why only five days? As the 'blind' ring is noted as being 'death worn' and that he was killed on a Wednesday, the 'unsighted' ring is apparently a copy of the Wednesday ring, making the others weekday rings. One of the originals also had the underside of the lower jaw area polished sharp! Worn on the left pinky, the lower jaw protrudes away from the distal phalanx joint and a described "raking motion to the area above the opponents right lacrimal gland is sure to be a distraction" is noted in one journal entry. Turning the cheek with this crowd could cost you an eye! ~!~ This Ring Although the lower jaw of this copy is not sharpened, some simple file and stone work will remedy that if you so desire. It is a 'sighted' ring, ie, gemstones, in this case pyrope garnet cabochons have been set into the eye sockets of this one, as shown. The ring is marked STERLING with no assay or maker's marks and tests as .925 Sterling Silver Standard. It is a ring size 9 3/4 and the ring face measures approximately 1 1/8" x 13/16" x 5/16" and it weighs 14.2 grams. ~!~ Third Eye Mine Pyrope Garnet Her journaled inventory tells us the pair of 5 mm domed round pyrope garnet cabochons used in this ring are some of the many that had been cut for her in Africa from a vein of pyrope garnet found in one of the South African mines she held interest in. Allegedly, the miners, upon finding this load of pyrope started experiencing visions of their ancestors and past lives. She had these stones carefully excavated, cut and shipped to her in 1952 where she used them in ritual spells to enhance their natural abilities. She writes of these stones; "their power lay in their ability to increase earth energies into the body with extreme grounding properties, stronger than any I have yet to encounter. Their ability to unlock memories of past lives when used as a third eye (placed in the center of the forehead) clearing all negative energy allowing these memories to emerge. I have also found them to stimulate love, passion and fertility, an exciting side affect that I had not expected." The cabochons are of fine grind and deep color. They view eye clean with loupe visible inclusions. It is certainly a nicety aged vintage skull ring with an extraordinary provenance that is much nicer than the photographs have been able to depict. ~!~ We have been contacted and visited by a number of people who were interested in the items from this estate since our first batch was listed. Among the buyers have been known psychics and practitioners. More than one, after adorning themselves or handling their purchase, stated, "this is a woman of power!" Many of our clients, after receiving items from this estate have reported dream contacts and other unexplained phenomenon. Unusual, authentic Voodoo Priestess Estate piece and at a bargain price! This is truly a rare opportunity to own anything with attributes to this estate. The majority of this estate is now gone. Most of what we had left, and it was considerable, has been split up and sold to a couple of private, foreign collector practitioners and will never be available to the public again. We made the decision to do this as we have had some pretty strange visits from even stranger individuals and there have been enough unexplained phenomenon going on in the warehouse where her things were kept that many of our employees refused to go in there. The pieces offered and sold here are some of the few remaining pieces that will ever be offered to the public. Nice addition to any collection, altar, wardrobe or decor, displays really well. Really doesn't get any better than this. There are 13 photographs below to tell the rest of this tale. Buyer to pay $6.66 for Insured Ground Shipping with Tracking, handling and lagniappe. We Combine Shipping. Rest assured your order will be carefully packed to withstand the onslaught of the most deranged of carriers. International Buyer's, please email us for a shipping quote. Payment is due at listing end. Check our other items and sign up for our newsletter as new items are usually listed daily. Text and Photos Copyright 2001-2025 bushidobuce, all rights reserved. ~!~ Props are not part of the deal. But you knew that already. ~!~ Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution