Have you ever had a horrible supervisor? One who made your life miserable and seemed to take joy in making your workday a living hell? Well, if that's the case, then maybe it's time to consider a rather unconventional solution: a "horrible supervisor voodoo doll." Now, before you dismiss this idea as mere superstition or witchcraft, hear me out. The concept of a voodoo doll is not necessarily meant to harm others but rather to release negative energy and channel it towards a more positive outcome. By creating a voodoo doll resembling your horrible supervisor, you can symbolically release your frustrations and help bring about a change in your work environment. To create a voodoo doll, you can use materials such as fabric, yarn, or even clay. The important thing is that it resembles your supervisor as closely as possible.
Director – Rafael Portillo, Screenplay – Alfredo Salazar, Story – William Calderon S [Guillermo Calderon] & Alfredo Salazar, Producer – William Calderon Stell [Guillermo Calderon], Photography (b&w) – Enrique Wallace, Music – Antonio Diaz Conde, Art Direction – J. Torres Torija. Production Company – Cinematografica Calderon S.A..
Director Rafael Portillo, Screenplay Alfredo Salazar, Story William Calderon S Guillermo Calderon Alfredo Salazar, Producer William Calderon Stell Guillermo Calderon , Photography b w Enrique Wallace, Music Antonio Diaz Conde, Art Direction J. Almada , and two critical kids, while somewhere in her mind she s also living the emotional life of an Aztec Princess with all the violence, trauma and splendor that connotes.
The important thing is that it resembles your supervisor as closely as possible. Now, the main idea here is not to inflict harm upon your supervisor but to focus on releasing the negative energy that their actions or behavior may have caused you. By visualizing this negative energy transferring from you to the voodoo doll, you can begin to regain control over your emotions and start to create a more positive mindset.
The Haunting Curse of the Aztec Mummy
This weekend is filled with sci-fi and horror pictures from Mexico’s silver age, as curator Steve Seid presents El Futuro Está Aquí: Sci-Fi Classics from Mexico at the PFA Theater. I can definitely recommend La momia azteca contra el robot humano, a garbled and dubbed and beloved version of which played in U.S. theaters when I was a boy. We kids thrilled to The Aztec Mummy vs. the Human Robot, arguing all summer which of the eponymous monsters was scarier, which less evil. The humanness of the robot made him seem almost sympathetic (like the Tin Man of Oz, the robot has a human actor’s face set squarely onto its blockhead, so some have said we should refer to him with more accuracy as the “Android Robot,” or the “Human Android,” but how much sense does that make, Donna Haraway?) And yet the Aztec mummy, “Popoca,” has its own claims to the human: he was once a man, and he was once in love with the beautiful princess Xochitl, and their love defied the class hierarchy upon which Aztec civilization was based (or so you would guess from this movie), so both were destroyed. Lucky Princess got to be reincarnated and is now the top scientist’s wife, “Flor,” only she doesn’t know about her Xochitl past—but she knows something’s up.
“Flor” is played by the gorgeous Rosita Arenas, who was sort of like the Mexican version of Hollywood’s Jeanne Crain or Gene Tierney. (Arenas, still alive at age 77, actually hails from Caracas.) Arenas could play a normal heroine and give her a pinch of spunk and grit; she is winning opposite top comic Cantinflas in El señor fotógrafo (1953), while in Bunuel’s El Bruto (also 1953), she unknowingly falls for the man who killed her father, and her love triggers the brute’s moral regeneration. Yet often, like Crain or Tierney, Rosita Arenas is haunted by the past or by some mistake within her own genes.
Though Aztec Mummy is often listed among the world’s 100 worst movies, I always enjoy it, if only for its romantic dilemma of a woman torn by her allegiance to her present husband (Dr. Almada), and two critical kids, while somewhere in her mind she’s also living the emotional life of an Aztec Princess with all the violence, trauma and splendor that connotes. The Bat (the evil scientist who is trying to use her connections to the Aztec Mummy to spring the zillion-peso breastplate he guards in his tomb) hypnotizes Flor to leave her middle class south Mexico mansion and walk into the town’s spookiest cemetery at midnight, leaving her designer slippers caked in mud the next morning. “I wasn’t out last night, darling!” she coos, all innocence, but her avenging little daughter, 7, accuses her, pointing and glaring at her mother the way children in Salem were encouraged to do. The movie was made during the 50s and echoes of Cold War guilt and innocence seem to pervade it like a noxious stink.
As though the Aztec Mummy and the Human Robot aren’t enough terror for one movie, there’s the Bat, played by an actor (Luis Castaneda) who seems to have caught all the hammiest mannerisms of late Orson Welles, popping eyes, dramatic throat clearing, huge capes. Really, he does Orson better than Orson. Moviegoers will want to know that the present film is actually the culmination of an entire Aztec Mummy trilogy, but you needn’t have watched either predecessor to know what’s happening, because the characters laboriously explain in detail every bit of back story, complete with ten-minute flashbacks made up of footage rifled from the other movies.
It must be terrible to have your own blonde children point to your mud-covered feet and accuse you of something sinister, when you don’t even know how the mud got there. Your husband and his Watson-like assistant, Pinacate, analyze your slippers at a soil lab and find out that the mud you have tracked into 1957 has shards of marble in it, the kind of marble found only in mausoleums. That’s how they retrace your steps and uncover the Bat, the Mummy, and the human robot that the Bat has constructed laboriously to kill the Mummy with. The farther away director Rafael Portillo moves the story from your romantic triangle, the less interesting the film grows, but cinema has more than one kind of revenge, Rosita Arenas: and this is yours.
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What gets put under wraps: An Aztec woman; an Aztec warrior; the same Aztec warrior again; a prospective father-in-law.
Once you have created the voodoo doll, you can engage in a ritual of releasing negative energy. This can be done by speaking out your frustrations, writing them down and then burning the paper, or even physically pushing pins into the doll while imagining that it represents the negative qualities or actions of your supervisor. Remember, the main objective here is to release and let go of these negative emotions rather than seeking revenge or harm towards your supervisor. Now, it's important to note that using a voodoo doll should not replace more practical approaches to resolving workplace issues. If you have a horrible supervisor, it may be beneficial to address the problem directly with them or escalate it to higher management or HR. However, by using a voodoo doll as a symbolic release, you can empower yourself to better cope with the challenging situation and take steps towards improving your work environment. Sometimes, the act of acknowledging and releasing negative energy can have a profound impact on our emotional well-being. So, if a horrible supervisor is making your work life unbearable, perhaps it's worth giving the "horrible supervisor voodoo doll" a try. Remember, the key is to focus on releasing negative energy rather than seeking revenge. By doing so, you may find yourself better equipped to handle the challenges and obstacles that come your way, ultimately leading to a more positive and fulfilling work experience..
Reviews for "Banishing Negativity: Cleansing Your Work Space with the Horrible Supervisor Voodoo Doll"
1. Sarah - ★☆☆☆☆ - I was really disappointed with the Horrible supervisor voodoo doll. I had heard so many great things about it, but it just didn't live up to the hype. The doll itself felt cheap and poorly made, and the instructions were unclear. I wasn't able to get it to work properly, and it ended up just being a waste of money for me. I would not recommend this product to anyone looking for a reliable voodoo doll.
2. Jaxon - ★★☆☆☆ - I have mixed feelings about the Horrible supervisor voodoo doll. While the concept seemed interesting, I found that it didn't deliver as promised. The doll's pins were flimsy and easily bent, making it difficult to use effectively. Additionally, the doll didn't come with enough pins to represent all the different aspects of my supervisor's bad behavior. Overall, I was disappointed with the product and wouldn't purchase it again.
3. Emily - ★★☆☆☆ - The Horrible supervisor voodoo doll was a letdown for me. I had thought it would be a fun and unique way to express my frustration with my supervisor, but it just didn't work as expected. The doll itself was poorly made and fell apart after just a few uses. The pins didn't stay in place and kept falling out, making it impossible to accurately target the supervisor's actions. I was left feeling disappointed and regretting my purchase. Waste of money.