“Van Van is an old hoodoo formula for oil, incense, sachet powders, and washing products that are designed to clear away evil, provide magical protection, open the road to new prospects, change bad luck to good, and empower amulets and charms. It is the most popular of the New Orleans or “Algiers style” hoodoo recipes. As an amulet enhancer, it is closely associated with both the rabbit foot and the lodestone. . . .”

—Catherine Yronwode, Hoodoo In Theory And Practice, www.luckymojo.com, 2007.