In Voudoun, a bokor (sometimes called a boko) is a magician or sorcerer who will perform magick for people in exchange for money or some other form of payment. Although most practitioners will only do positive magick, bokors are known for working with "both hands," meaning that they will also do negative or harmful magick as well as mind control.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Sandra Kynes, author of several books, including The Herb Gardener's Essential Guide, Plant Magic, and the new Witches' Encyclopedia of Magical Plants, among many others.
Although a few old books...