#appalachianmagic

[mxdmagic]

Simple jar work that can be done on Sun's Day! 🌞 The more items added that are considered personal effects from your home, the stronger the connection. Tap water = spit Soil = hair/nails Remember your home has a spirit of its own. 💛 Cleanse thoroughly beforehand and do a little rearranging to shift the essence. #homesweethome #spelljar #Magick #pagan #Wiccan #appalachianmagic #jarspell #witchworking #witches #mxdmagic #northcarolina #Charlotte #matthews (at Charlotte, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcLXysEu7uE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[greentreerealm]

What a day to play with some yarn 😍💚😉💜😋💛😂💙😘❤🙃 #ritualprep #yarn #knotmagic #webmagic #greatgrandmothermagic #appalachianmagic #forestpagan #mountainpagan #cnyppd2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/B2cSYQcg6rn/?igshid=dvrw1oj5a11l

[shewhohonors]

therealemiliarose replied to your post “Hoodoo is for Black People.”

I feel the same but I’m getting mixed answers from everywhere, especially from black root workers so now I’m confused. Like for example, the author Stephanie Rose Bird claims that white folk from the Appalachians work the root in her famous book “Sticks, Stones, Roots &Bones.” There is even another widely known book called “Old Style Conjure” by Starr Casas which I stopped reading because she’s white. So I’m confused af. I as a mixed black woman feel offended by whites who work the root

Appalachian magic is an entirely separate practice from Hoodoo, they were created within the same region, but they were not created out of shared circumstances. They do share roots/herbs of the area with each other. There may also be some similarities within each practice but Appalachian magic isn’t Hoodoo/Rootwork and vice versa. Anyone who says that Appalachian magic and Hoodoo are the same is misinformed and actively ignoring the historical events that happened in order for both practices to be created in the first place. Anyone who equates the similarities between the two to say that anyone can practice Hoodoo is incorrect. To think about it I don’t even think that Appalachian magic is open to people unless their family was at some point based in the Appalachian Mts. 

So...pretty much, Stephanie Rose Bird is correct white people from the Appalachians do work the roots - it’s just not the same or equated to Hoodoo.  And Star Casas is a fraudulent ass appropriator so you did the correct thing. 

[spiritroots]

I’m getting so many questions that I have quick answers for that I’ve put them together in this one post so I don’t spam up any of yalls dashes too much tonight!

Yup, I’m African American with Geechee heritage. If you wanna check it out, I have several About Me pages on my website that describe my background in more detail.

It would not be cultural appropriation at all because hoodoo is an African American tradition, and it was created by African American people for themselves and others in their community. More thoughts on this here!

Here’s @ohthewitchery ‘s thoughts on this topic, as someone who is a part of that culture and its traditions.

I believe that both can be very effective, depending on the treatment and the condition/illness. I don’t believe that those two types of medicine are mutually exclusive.

I have a book list for rootwork in the Hoodoo Library, which is still under construction but will be up in a few days!