As a Vodou Houngan I read this book with expectations of it being the usual banter with only a marginal amount of information. What I found was something else entirely. A book that has false information in it and manages to have an author against Vodou. Calling it "hysterical nonsense" I believe was the term used. The author stated this near the end of the book. Please!... Unless you know A LOT about Vodou don't read this book. The Tao of Physics or Divine Horsemen are MUCH better alternatives.

Reginald Crosley's book has an interesting thesis, which is that the world of the Vodou loas (or Voudon, as he names them) is actually a real world, a parallel universe, which is the same universe as the world of "dark matter" explored by particle physicists.

Crosley's technique for advancing this argument is to explain first the findings of particle physics and the strange behavior of subatomic particles, their fuzzy relationship to time and space, and the existence of dark matter, and then to explain the world of Vodou. He then assumes the two worlds are the same world, while offering no evidence that this is the case. It is a clever act of sophistry.

But nevertheless the book is intriguing, offering a good explanation of the findings of particle physicists, as well as an excellent history of the creation of the religion of Haiti and the "gods" of its pantheon. He gives an excellent, and somewhat disturbing account of "adorcism", the crisis of possession that people attending Vodou ceremonies experience at the hands of the various Voudons, and a good overview of the relationship between the various sects of Vodou, both "good" and "bad". If you are looking for a good overview of the Vodou religion, this book contains it.

The book is always interesting, and is a neat hypothesis, even if his case is not compelling. I enjoyed the book immensely.

Reginald Crosley's Vodou Quantum Leap draws some important connections between alternate realities and mysticism. It's unusual to find a discussion of Afro-Haitian spirituality, modern science and East/West spirituality written by a doctor: this provides a fine survey of quantum physics, mysticism and spiritual worlds.