In this scene Paradise is forced to demonstrate the real practice of magic. But, she's conflicted because she promised her mother (Nina) she wouldn't use magic. She made that vow to help her mother please her Caucasian pastor.
Paradise learned the Divine Sciences from her grandmother, who was Madame Montoyier (pronounced Mon-Toy-Yea). Madame Montoyier had the title of Prophetess. But, she also had the reputation for being called, "The feared New Orleans Mystic."
Madame Montoyier served penniless grandmothers, aspiring politicians and a few world leaders. Paradise's family ritual(s) or divine ceremonies are rooted in the old world. That means they've existed before the time of Atlantis.
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