Vodou practitioners in Haiti use intricate cornmeal drawings on the floor to dial up specific spiritual entities

A closer look

You can't just text a spirit; you have to do some incredibly precise arts and crafts first. In Haitian Vodou, spirits (Lwa) won't show up unless you draw their specific 'veve.' These are highly elaborate, symmetrical mystical symbols drawn on the temple floor using cornmeal, ash, or brick powder. Every spirit has its own unique drawing acting as a metaphysical beacon. Ruin the drawing with a stray footstep, and your spiritual phone call immediately drops.