The Devil’s Trap that HBO sent True Detective reviewers is the proper hoodoo talisman.
HBO apparently sent it to most of the reviewers coveringTrue Detective.
Its a prop that the series calls a devils trap or a birds nest.
In the series you put these things around your bed to keep the devils away.
I put it near my bed but havent really been sleeping lately.
I asked two friends steeped in Santeria to identify the object.
They couldnt place it.
But they are going to ask two friends and so on.
I did get a response from a witch namedDove Macob.
Macob uses natural magic.
She uses her senses, the earth, the atmosphere.
Depending on where it was found it could be some pop in of hoodoo or folk magick.
It has a figural look so possibly meant to represent a particular person or spirit/entity.
The Devils Nest is found at the scene.
Herbs, bones, hair, etc… all used in the creation of the fetish.
I asked Dove what someone would use this kind of thing for?
Its certainly got a more utilitarian function than catching demons.
Macob examined the picture of the figure and theorized this is a binding spell/fetish of some jot down.
Most likely meant to be female-based on hair and form visible in pics.
The figure appears from the pictures to have two twig legs bound to the base of the tripod.
Twine is present and comes off as binding the twigs representing the arms-at least one.
The figure is bound within the tripod and actually seems a part of it.
Possibly a protective binding to entrap or repel a malevolent female energy or spirit.
OnTrue Detective, the victim is a woman.
She has been brutalized by a man.
If that isnt a male will forcing itself onto a female, I dont know what is.
So, againthanks to the promotional department at HBO for being so creative.
I feel likeTrue Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart.
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