Edited sentence: Bò is an occult science whose priests are called Bòkônon or Bòkôtônon in opposition to Vodunsi (Vodun female priestess) and Vodunon (Vodun male priest).Confusion and an amalgam are often made between Vodun and Bò (also called O bò and similar to Juju in the Yoruba religion).Contrary to popular beliefs, in West African Vodun, spells are not cast upon someone.Even if the origin of humanity and the world are explained in Vodun mythology, it is not a centered question of the faith.In order to communicate and pray every clan and sometimes each family root have their own Vodun sometimes called Assanyì as Vodun can also be translated as "The spirit of those who have passed before us".It is due to the fact that Vodun elements can be seen in the rituals of Bò.Only the vodun  (Loas o Lwa name the divinities in Haiti, in west africa  Vodun is the name of divinities), the messengers with the help of the dead have that access.Priority is given to the ancestors with them interceding on behalf of their families and descendant towards the Almighty.The amalgam probably occurred through foreign observation and explanation of the rituals of Vodun.The family Vodun is often associated with a known higher spirit of the standard pantheon, but is distinctive to each family (clan).The followers believe that the answer to such question is beyond human reach.The general perception of West African Vodun today is based on a perception of Bò, European witchcraft and general misunderstanding of the practice.The occult science of Bò is not Vodun, although it often summons spirits issued from the Vodun pantheon in its process.This distinctiveness is the Clan Vodun is also an assertion of identity and origin with cult and worshiping process specific to a family collective.Vodun is a religion in which an important part is devoted to the cult of the ancestors.While an Almighty creator is recognized in Vodun pantheon, the believers do not address themselves to that particular deity