The cultural aspects of the voodoo crisis as a universal phenomenon that has been observed in different groups the world over is studied primarily in the voodoo rituals in Cuba. Two predominant elements are an intense emotion of a mystical nature related to fears and magic thinking and autosuggestion, the main determinant in obtaining the crisis. The main content seems to be a bisexual hysterical fantasy. The author states that the crisis need not be a pathological phenomenon. It is primarily an equivalent of a sexual act and therefore might be considered a 'dry orgasm'. (By 'dry' he does not mean lack of wetness but the absence of a partner.) The passivity of the voodoo crisis is obvious and this might explain why it is experienced more often by women than by men. The voodoo ritual requires the presence of a compulsive and repetitive element provided by the beats of the drum.