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Learning and Sharing what I know about Hoodoo

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[irreverenttarot]

Paper petitions: Crossing and covering

"Crossing and Covering is one popular method by which root workers write their petitions. Depending on how you are doing the work, a name (usually the person the petition is to affect) is written down 9 times. The paper is then turned 90 degrees and your wish or your name is written over the other name an equal number of times, thus crossing and covering it as you go. Petitions are placed under overturned saucers, on top of which candles are burned, placed in mojo bags, etched on the reverse of talismans, etc…"

Written Petitions

A petition is a request or wish written on a piece of paper. In the Hoodoo tradition, one is typically advised to write one's petition on br

[propheticeve]

"Holiness Hoodoo: Rediscovering Ancestral Roots Without Jesus"

The term "Holiness Hoodoo" may leave some people puzzled, so allow me to clarify its meaning. In my view, Holiness Hoodoo represents a return to the traditional practices of my ancestral lineage, a way to decipher who I am and what my purpose entails. Many of our forebears were devout Christians, and this undeniable fact forms the backdrop of my spiritual journey. Despite the complex relationship that many Black Americans have with the Bible due to the scars of slavery, it's essential to remember that it wasn't the Bible itself that caused harm, but the people wielding it as a tool of oppression.

As I delved deeper into the realms of ancestral magic, I began to notice striking parallels with church practices. To some, I seemed too "churchy" for hoodoo, and to others, too "hoodoo" for the church—there appeared to be no middle ground. However, I've come to understand that my connection to my ancestors is the cornerstone of my spiritual practice. I've realized that perhaps the reason some individuals struggle to communicate with their spirits is that they try to venerate them through African traditions, tarot, or other methods their ancestors might not recognize.

The Bible, as a potent tool in hoodoo, is not revered because we live by its teachings but because it contains powerful scriptures. My mother, for instance, believed in Jesus, yet she was a practitioner of hoodoo—a tongue-speaking, spirit-conjuring woman. Her approach, which I now embrace, is what I refer to as "Holiness Hoodoo."

So, what does Holiness Hoodoo look like for me?

1. Setting the Atmosphere:

I play inspirational or gospel music that resonates with my specific needs, allowing it to fill my home as I clean, pray, or perform spiritual work. Gospel music serves as a direct conduit to my ancestral spirits, and sometimes, when I hear a song I haven't listened to in a while, an ancestor's presence is assured.

2. Keeping a Bible on the Altar:

While I don't read the Bible frequently, I keep it open to the Psalms as an offering to my spirits. The Bible also serves as a powerful tool of protection, and specific verses and pages can function as talismans and petitions.

3. Baptisms:

Baptism, in my lineage, is a ritual practice to wash ourselves of sins and start anew. It's not just for babies; it can also cleanse generational curses and traumas passed down from parents.

4. Shouting:

Listening to gospel music, I engage in the practice of shouting, a form of ecstatic dance that connects me with my spirits. This practice fills me with light and often results in downloads of ancestral wisdom.

5. Laying of Hands:

I perform the laying of hands, a practice I'll discuss in more detail in the future. It's distinct from Reiki and is a significant part of my spiritual tradition.

6. Fasting:

Fasting is a part of my spiritual practice, serving as a means of both elevating my spiritual consciousness and cleansing my body. I firmly believe that one's health plays a pivotal role in their spiritual journey.

Holiness Hoodoo is about preserving the traditions of our ancestors and finding connections with them. It doesn't rely on dogma or strict religious doctrine; instead, it is a pathway to tap into the wisdom and spirituality that has been passed down through generations. In this practice, there is no room for being "too churchy" or "too hoodoo"—it's about embracing the rich tapestry of our heritage and harnessing it for a profound and authentic spiritual experience.

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Easy Homemade Florida Water Recipe No.1 Enchant your herbs using the following tags.

Lavender/Lavanda - for cleansing, protection and peace of home, mind, body and spirit

Orange/Naranja - for spiritual cleansing, to attract good fortune and luck, removal of stagnant energy.

Rosemary/Romero- for cleansing, protection

Cinnamon/Canela - for speed, to attract good luck and fortune

Cloves/Clavo - for domination of adverse conditions, to attract good luck and fortune, to remove negativity and purify spiritual vibrations

Mint/Mentha - for purification of energy, cleansing, protection and the attraction of good luck and fortune

Tangerine/Mandarina - for purification, to attract positive energy, uplift and bring abundance, to clear away negative influences

Lemon/Limon - to purify, cleanse and promote clarity

Mix together in a decent sized bottle, using distilled water and one cup of cheap high proof Vodka or Rum as a preservative, charge on your altar, in the moonlight or using your prayers.

Let sit for a week & Voila!

[astra-ravana]

War Water

War Water (also called Iron Water) is a powerful tool in witchcraft used for protection, hexing, banishing, and warding off enemies. It originates from Hoodoo, Appalachian folk magic, and other mystical traditions.

Uses of War Water:

• Protection – Sprinkle around your home to create a spiritual barrier.

• Banishing – Throw it where unwanted people have walked to remove their influence.

• Cursing – Toss onto an enemy’s property to bring discord and bad luck.

• Warding Off Negativity – Add to floor washes or sprinkle near entrances.

• In Spellwork - Use in rituals for breaking curses, creating wards, or calling upon warrior spirits.

Needed:

• Rusty nails (or iron shavings or railroad spikes)

• Water (preferably storm or river water for extra potency)

• Salt (black salt for cursing, sea salt for protection)

• Cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes (for aggression and strength)

• Vinegar – Used to sour relationships in cursing spells.

• Mugwort or Rue – For added spiritual power.

Instructions:

Place the rusty nails or iron in a jar. If your nails aren’t rusty, leave them in water for a few weeks to oxidize. Fill the jar with water. Use stormwater for aggressive energy, river water for powerful flow, or tap water if necessary. Add salt and herbs and let it sit for at least a week. The longer it sits, the stronger it becomes. Some witches let it develop for months. Shake or stir when using, the rust, herbs, and salt should be well mixed before application.

[blackwoolncrown]

Reading list for Afro-Herbalism:

A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit by Stephanie Rose Bird

Affrilachia: Poems by Frank X Walker

African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era by Heather Butts

African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory by Gertrude Jacinta Fraser

African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments by Herbert Covey

African Ethnobotany in the Americas edited by Robert Voeks and John Rashford

Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect by Lorenzo Dow Turner

Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples by Jack Forbes

African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies by Dr. Tariq M. Sawandi, PhD

Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh, African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed by Bryant Terry

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston

Big Mama’s Back in the Kitchen by Charlene Johnson

Big Mama’s Old Black Pot by Ethel Dixon

Black Belief: Folk Beliefs of Blacks in America and West Africa by Henry H. Mitchell

Black Diamonds, Vol. 1 No. 1 and Vol. 1 Nos. 2–3 edited by Edward J. Cabbell

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney

Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. by Ashanté M. Reese

Black Indian Slave Narratives edited by Patrick Minges

Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Yvonne P. Chireau

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry edited by Camille T. Dungy

Blacks in Appalachia edited by William Turner and Edward J. Cabbell

Caribbean Vegan: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion by Taymer Mason

Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America by Sylviane Diouf

Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life by Emilie Townes and Stephanie Y. Mitchem

Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman

Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee – An African American Herbal Healer by John Lee and Arvilla Payne-Jackson

Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living by Stephanie Rose Bird

Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica White

Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays by Eric Copage

George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden

George Washington Carver: In His Own Words edited by Gary Kremer

God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia by Cornelia Bailey

Gone Home: Race and Roots through Appalachia by Karida Brown

Ethno-Botany of the Black Americans by William Ed Grime

Gullah Cuisine: By Land and by Sea by Charlotte Jenkins and William Baldwin

Gullah Culture in America by Emory Shaw Campbell and Wilbur Cross

Gullah/Geechee: Africa’s Seeds in the Winds of the Diaspora-St. Helena’s Serenity by Queen Quet Marquetta Goodwine

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica Harris and Maya Angelou

Homecoming: The Story of African-American Farmers by Charlene Gilbert

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Faith Mitchell

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish

Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care by Dayna Bowen Matthew

Leaves of Green: A Handbook of Herbal Remedies by Maude E. Scott

Like a Weaving: References and Resources on Black Appalachians by Edward J. Cabbell

Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife by Margaret Charles Smith and Linda Janet Holmes

Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination by Melissa Cooper

Mandy’s Favorite Louisiana Recipes by Natalie V. Scott

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet Washington

Mojo Workin’: The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald

Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife’s Story by Onnie Lee Logan as told to Katherine Clark

My Bag Was Always Packed: The Life and Times of a Virginia Midwife by Claudine Curry Smith and Mildred Hopkins Baker Roberson

My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations by Mary Frances Berry

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles

Papa Jim’s Herbal Magic Workbook by Papa Jim

Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens by Vaughn Sills (Photographer), Hilton Als (Foreword), Lowry Pei (Introduction)

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy DeGruy

Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage by Diane Glave

Rufus Estes’ Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef by Rufus Estes

Secret Doctors: Ethnomedicine of African Americans by Wonda Fontenot

Sex, Sickness, and Slavery: Illness in the Antebellum South by Marli Weiner with Mayzie Hough

Slavery’s Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons by Sylviane Diouf

Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller

Spirituality and the Black Helping Tradition in Social Work by Elmer P. Martin Jr. and Joanne Mitchell Martin

Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs by Stephanie Rose Bird

The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances from Alabama’s Renowned Tuskegee Institute by Carolyn Quick Tillery

The Black Family Reunion Cookbook (Recipes and Food Memories from the National Council of Negro Women) edited by Libby Clark

The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales by Charles Chesnutt

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin

The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian Miller

The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Classic Southern Cookbook by Edna Lewis

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: An Insiders’ Account of the Shocking Medical Experiment Conducted by Government Doctors Against African American Men by Fred D. Gray

Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by Lauret E. Savoy

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine by Bryant Terry

Vibration Cooking: Or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practitioners by Jim Haskins

When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by Patricia Jones-Jackson

Working Conjure: A Guide to Hoodoo Folk Magic by Hoodoo Sen Moise

Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing by Michelle Lee

Wurkn Dem Rootz: Ancestral Hoodoo by Medicine Man

Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings: Mules and Men, Tell My Horse, Dust Tracks on a Road, Selected Articles by Zora Neale Hurston

The Ways of Herbalism in the African World with Olatokunboh Obasi MSc, RH (webinar via The American Herbalists Guild)

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A lesson for beginner practioners

So, before I begin, I’m not a beginner. I’ve been at this for years but I would like to show you guys something. I want to tell you a story about what it’s like being a “witch for hire.”

Now, I have a client. She’s not a bad woman, just a little ditzy but I really like her. She has supported me through my journey as a witch and I have no problem utilizing my gifts to help her completely. Well, she has problem with love. I had given her a few readings on two men but one in particular stood out. His reading was just dark, cards out here exposing him for being some evil ass demon of a man so I’m like welp. Wellll, she asked me to perform a love spell.

Before I continue, let it be known I hate love spells. I would never bash someone for performing them but as a natural lover, I think they just cause problems. However, I appreciate this client so I told her I would perform one for her. (Just because I don’t like doing them doesn’t mean I don’t do them for clients.)

So I went out and got the stuff and set it up and it just looked gorgeous. I’m talking about herbs smelling, candles glowing, energy right. Everything was good, right?

Well, one of the candles starts doing this:

I usually take this as a good sign. Flame is high which means the want is being sent out to the ancestors and they’re listening. So I go on about my business to allow the spell to let the magick flow.

Next thing I motherfucking know, the candle fucking combusts and the 7 day candle, that was pink, goes transparent and the flame goes out completely. The candle that combusts, breaks the plate it’s on and sets the desk on fire and then it’s over.

So im just sitting there looking like hell nah and I tell the client that the spell isn’t going to work because I may not have this kind of shit often but I do know that this is the result of some blockage and my ass, knowing how to Witch™️ properly tells her that I’m not going to do more. She asks me to and I’m like “yeet.”

Basically I want to tell you baby witches getting into your crafts that this is no joke. Doing spells for people is not a fucking game, it’s not cute, and it’s definitely not a guaranteed effect. Real shit happens and even things like this will leave you shaken and want to not do it anymore. You need to be in this for the long run, not for money because witches dabble with danger every single day. Practioners for hire do this every. Single. Day. And this shit is exhausting and sometimes scary and sometimes unpredictable.

@ my hoodoo practioners, stay safe and trust your ancestors because that, up there, was conjure. And if you can’t trust what your ancestors say to you (ie, combustion) then baby, this ain’t for you.

@ appropriators, you can’t handle all that up there so this is also a post reminding you to stay in your lane

@ baby witches wanting to do work for hire one day, learn protection spells first and always put your instincts first. No money is worth spiritual trauma.

[hoodoo-resource]

Just a quick note 💛

Starting the journey into Hoodoo was very hard because I knew no one to teach me that I felt like I could trust. I pushed myself to learn and was instantly taught wrong from the jump. Starting over from scratch with black witches and people with actual roots teaching me has been very enlightening and I’m happy that I can start learning all over again, the right way. That’s all.

[thequeenofbitchcraft]

Rootwork/Hoodoo/Conjure Books written by BLACK AUTHORS

Suggestions please?

[theconjureblacklist-blog]

The Basics: What is Hoodoo?

Hoodoo is a Black American spiritual tradition. It is called by many names; Conjure, Rootwork, Rootz, Juju and it varies depending on region (i.e Memphis Hoodoo, Gullah Rootz, Louisiana Creole, Mississippi Delta, Deep South and North States).

Hoodoo was born from slavery, and has a foundation created from the traditions of our enslaved African ancestors. It also has added elements from Indigenous (Turtle Island), European, and East Asian traditions. These elements coming from either forced conversion or cultural exchange. This does not allow non-Black people into our tradition. Hoodoo is a closed practice for African descendants and more specifically Black Descendants of American Chattel Slavery (DACS).

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So You Want to Work With Your Ancestors

a series for those seeking to reconnect and establish relationships with their ancestors 

Part 1: Why Work With Ancestors?

Part 2: Who Are Your Ancestors?

Iba’se egun mi. Iba’se egun of my elders. I’base egun of all those reading this.

Happy Ose Obatala ati Egungun, aka the praise day of Obatala and the ancestors! Welcome to the second part of the “So You Want to Work With Your Ancestors” series; this time, I’ll be talking about who your ancestors are. This is not meant to be a complete guide - it’s more like a very simple primer. Here we go:

Traditionally, only those who are related to you by birth are considered your ancestors. There are also community ancestors who can be called on, but I’ll save them for another post - there’s levels to that, and who becomes a community ancestor here in the West may not always be so clearcut. All those who came before you, on either side of your family, are your ancestors. In Ifa, reincarnation is one of the core beliefs, and so we also teach that you yourself have appeared more than once in your bloodline. You may be your great-great-grandmother, or a great uncle. When you hear stories about your family, it’s a very real possibility that some of the deeds (or misdeeds) immortalized are your own. Let that sink in, eh? We are our own legends and, if not, we can become them. This can be something to keep in mind when, inevitably, you start breaking through intergenerational curses. Create a world that not only your descendants can enjoy and prosper in, but that you’d want to come back to.

But I digress.

Death does not stop our evolution; people transition back out of being incarnate at various stages of spiritual development, and return to aiye (the marketplace) to further shape their character and cultivate more experience. For this reason, some say that you should only call upon your elevated ancestors - that is, those who have completed a significant level of of healing and transcendence of trauma (and energetic debt) incurred while incarnate, among other burdens. Others say that any ancestor who is positive and honorable should be called on, not just the saints (sometimes…that term is literal) and that the ancestors who haven’t yet been elevated should not be left out. I personally take the middle road: by honoring and feeding all honorable, positive ancestors, elevated or otherwise, those who need a boost from aiye (earth/the marketplace) can get it swiftly.

Then there is the matter of other people’s ancestors. I personally wouldn’t work with them, not unless I was doing work for their descendents and my ancestors sanction it. Each bloodline has their agendas; they may or may not intersect with your own. After all: consider that as far as incarnate people are concerned, your own ancestors are chiefly if not exclusively concerned with the welfare of living descendants. You therefore don’t always know the character of the ancestor who approaches you that isn’t on your spiritual team. Do not assume their intentions are honest, or that whatever way they’re trying to sway you isn’t solely for their descendant’s benefit. Spirits can lie. Or be mean. Being a medium, I’ve unfortunately had experience with both.

FAQs are below the cut:

Keep reading

[heretic-knights]

Ancestor tip

A lot of y’all forget to ask your ancestors to lead and guide you in the right direction, so try that shit out when you’re presented with a challenge or just basic shit. You could even make that a part of your morning routine 🤷🏿‍♂️.

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So You Want to Work With Your Ancestors

a series for those seeking to reconnect and establish relationships with their ancestors

Part 1: Why Work With Ancestors?

Iba’se egun mi. Iba’se egun of my elders. I’base egun of all those reading this.

So I’ve gotten questions, both here and elsewhere, about how to work with ancestors. My apologies for the delay, and gratitude for the patience extended to me. I want to address those questions in a 9-part series and today, the praise day of the ancestors, seems to be a great time to begin. It is my hope that in writing from my perspective as a priest-path aborisa in traditional Ifa, and as a medium who has engaged in extensive ancestral work over the last few years, I might provide inspiration and insight to those who seek to reconnect with their ancestors. This is not meant to replace the guidance of elders or godparents, mind; the light I place in this post is one of many out there. But those who are meant to find it, shall, and I pray that it helps.

Let’s begin, shall we?

Keep reading

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🍃🌺Tropical/Uncommon Fruits & Veggies Correspondences🌺🍃

🍃 A list of fruits, veggies, and herbs with their various uses in brujeria and/or hoodoo that I haven’t seen in other correspondence lists. This will be updated as time goes on! 

🍃 Avocado: Love and beauty. Ruled by Venus, it enhances sexuality in sexual spells. It can also be used for good luck spells, especially when gambling.

🌸 Apricot: Ruled by Venus. Protects against false friends. Attracts Love.

🍃 Bamboo: Protection, luck, curse breaking.

🌸 Cactus: Absorbs negative energies, protection, chastity.

🍃 Carrot: Ruled by Mars, brings love, fertility, lust, and power.

🌸 Chillis: Hex breaking, used in “shut your mouth” spells, used in banishing people, fidelity, love

🍃 Citronella: Cleansing. Eliminates obstacles when it comes to business, money, and sales.

🌸 Cilantro/Coriander: Ruled by Mars. Lust and love, health, healing.

🍃 Cocoa: Love, power, fertility

🌸 Coconut: Fertility, fidelity, good luck. Used as well for protection, prosperity and protective rituals. Leave a coconut in the home to absorb negative energies, and leave it at a 4 way crossroad.

🍃 Corn: Ruled by Venus. Protection, luck, divination, fertility. 

🌸 Eucalyptus: Against sadness and protects against negative spirits. Healing and protection.

🍃 Fig: Used to attract good luck, increase money. Fertility, love and divination.

🌸 Lemon: A powerful cleanser of negative vibrations. Used in love charms and friendship spells.

🍃 Lime:  Healing, love, protection.

🌸 Mango: Love, romance, fertility, 

🍃 Majoram: Protects against negative energies. Associated with Venus, helps women find a husband when hidden around the home. Love, happiness, health and money.

🌸 Oats: Protection, prosperity, vitality and strength

🍃 Orange Blossom: Love, marriage. High vibrational.

🌸 Sweet Orange: Attracts desired people and marriage.

🍃 Bitter Orange: Repels unwanted love

🌸 Oranges in general are good for divination, happiness, luck and money.

🍃 Papaya: Love, protection

🌸 Parsley: For love and sex rituals. Attracts money. Protection, purification.

🍃 Pineapple: Luck and abundance, chastity, money

🌸 Plantain: Hidden in the home, they protect against unwanted visitors. Happiness, gets rid of bad moods.

🍃 Potato: Image magick, healing

🌸 Tamarind: Prosperity, very good for protection as well.

🍃 Tangerine: Improves social relationships. 

🌸 Tumeric: Protection, eliminates bad visions

🍃 Rice: Fertility, good fortune. Protection.

🌸 White pepper: Eliminates obstacles. Protects from enemies. Speeds up workings.

🍃 Black pepper: Rejects attacks from enemies. Speeds up workings.

I hope this helps some of you out! Much love to all of you!

[spiritroots]

The Hoodoo Masterpost

Given how hard it is to find reliable hoodoo/rootwork/conjure resources on Tumblr, I’m working on this compilation of as many posts, spells, tutorials, and informative posts as I can find! The vast majority of them were written by Africana, Afro-Latinx, or Latinx witches, rootworkers, and priests/priestesses. 

All credit goes to the original authors of each post and resource. Please message me if you want something added/removed for any reason!

>>> FOUNDATIONS OF THE PRACTICE

HOODOO TOPICS & TECHNIQUES:

📖 Psalms & Verses

📖 Petition Papers

📖 The Crossroads

📖 Moon Cycles

📖 Using Dirt in Spells

📖 Nkisi Spirit Bottles

📖 Afrocentric Sigils: Adinkra

ANCESTOR WORK:

🏠 Introduction to Ancestor Work

🏠 Lines of Ancestry

🏠 Making an Ancestor Altar

🏠 Ancestral Invocation Prayer

🏠 Informal Ancestral Prayer

🏠 Difficulties Working With Ancestors

🏠 Ancestral Magic // Personal Story

🏠 On Honoring Ancestors // Video

CLEANSING:

✨ Head Cleansing // Information

✨ Brujeria Egg Cleansing // Tutorial

>>> LET’S CONJURE & WORK THOSE ROOTS

JAR SPELLS:

🍯 Sour Jars // Information & Tutorial

🍯 Honey Jars Tutorial I

🍯 Honey Jars Tutorial II // Video

🍯 Sweet Talkin’ Honey Jar

🍯 Career, Income, & Passion Jar

CANDLE SPELLS:

🕯 Protection

🕯 Banishing Gossips and Wicked Lies

🕯 Bye Bye Hex

🕯 Revenge Curse

🕯 Prosperity & Money

🕯 Financial Gain

🕯 Easy Lucky Money Spell

🕯 Pick-Me-Up (Confidence & Happiness)

🕯 High John the Conqueror Root Spell

MOJO BAGS & GRIS GRIS:

🌿 Mojo, Gris-Gris, & Hands // Information 

🌿 A Good Night’s Sleep Mojo Bag and Oil

🌿 Recollection Gris Gris

OTHER SPELLS & RITUALS:

⏰ Quick & Easy Hoodoo To-Do’s

🍾 Four Thieves Vinegar

💰 Checks of Abundance

💰 Osain Money Drawing Powder

💕 Smoothie of Love Potion

CANDLE DIVINATION:

🔥 Candle Reading // Basics

🔥 Candle Reading // Example

🔥 Candle Reading // Glass Turns Black

>>> RECOMMENDATIONS, RELIGION, & RESOURCES

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES:

📝 Hoodoo vs. Rootwork vs. “Voodoo” (Vodou/Vodoun)

📝 “What I Wish I Knew Starting Out” // Advice

📝 Improving at Hoodoo // Advice

📝 White People & Hoodoo(n’t)

📝 Why “Black/White Magic” Terminology is Racist

BOOK LISTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

📚 Series of Rootwork Books // Free Downloadable

📚 Book List on Hoodoo & ATRs (by black authors only)

📚 A Rootworker’s Reading List

📚 Santeria Book Recommendations

AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS:

🌍 Good & Evil in Yoruba Theology

🌍 Orisha Wisdom

🌍 Orisha Rulers of the Zodiac

🌍 Working with Orishas as a Non-Initiate

🌍 Determining Your Head Orisha

🌍 Orisha, Orisa, Oricha, or Orixa?!

🌍 Santeria & Multiple Faiths

🌍 Orishas =/= Lwa & Veves in Vodou

Updated Feb. 8th, 2018. More updates coming soon.

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[plantainwitch]

1.Don’t throw out your hair, a bird may get to it and make a nest and you will have headaches/go crazy.

2.If you want somebody to come back, sweep salt behind them when they leave.

3.Don’t sweep over someones feet, its considered bad luck.

4.If a spirit calls out your name don’t answer back.

5.Watch who you let in your house, they bring their spirits with them.

6.Don’t tell people your plans, they may pray against you.

7.Don’t let anyone play in your hair, they can put their energy on you.

-via Mama & Grandma

[hoodooyousee]

Dirt

When hoodoo was created, most of the people using it did not have ready access to the best ingredients and often had to hide their practice. Consequently, a lot of what was used had to be things people could obtain. This is why hoodoo uses various roots, sticks, herbs, honey, sugar, and other household supplies readily available. There is no exception for dirt. Different kind of dirt is used for different kind of things but some examples include:

Dirt from the crossroads: used for many things including hexing/cursing, summoning certain spirits, opening roads, etc.

Dirt from a bank: Most commonly used in money work. I swear by bank dirt. It adds so much potency to money workings and every time I have used it I have gotten great results. Could also be used in works to get a loan, get approved for a house, relieve debt, etc.

Dirt from a church: This is usually used for works that have to do with cleansing, healing, or otherwise “holy” matters.

Graveyard dirt: A staple in hoodoo, used for many different things including curses, healing, ancestor work, goofer dust, hot foot powder, etc.

Some of these are examples of things that have been used traditionally and throughout hoodoo’s history. However, all types of folk magick utilize whatever you have.

I have in the past used dirt from a car dealership(to obtain a car), dirt from a red ant farm(defensive/hexing), dirt from a destroyed/abandoned building(defensive/hexing), and dirt from a specific apartment complex I wanted to live in. *not all of these are my ideas, but some of them are* 

Folk Magick is and was about using whatever you have around you, and often whatever cost less. Do not ever feel like you can’t do effective, life changing magick with twigs and leaves. You can. Our ancestors did, you can too.