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HOODOO HERITAGE MONTH OCTOBER 1-31st
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Internationally known Paranormal investigator, Spiritualist, Paranormal / Horror Media production manager
A Working Bibliography of Books On Rootwork/Conjure/Hoodoo That Are Actually Authored by Black Folk
“Wherever there are Africans, or people of African descent, there is magic.”- Faith Mitchell
My calling to rootwork is ancestral. However, I unfortunately I have yet to encounter elders in my life to apprentice under on this plane of existence. Coming up, I didn’t know other people who identified themselves as rootworkers/hoodoos/conjurers etc. Being a scholar (among other identities), my entry point into hoodoo began with books, archives, and scholarly journals. As a result, I was able to garner a wealth of information as to what hoodoo is and isn’t, which recipes (old school hoodoos don’t cast ‘spells’) to use for what, to be able to engage in an intangible mentorship with the elders that came before me. All of these things have informed how I move through the world and grow stronger in my practice.
As a result of a White spiritual hijacking of African Traditional Religions and Africana Magico-Spiritual practices (i.e. hoodoo), the vast majority of the information about hoodoo on and offline has been authored by white people, so much so that they have become the face of hoodoo (similar to white women and yoga).
For those of us who are looking to grow and learn from other Black practitioners, here is a working list of books. This list consists solely of non-fiction texts, however, there is a lot to learn from novels as well, perhaps I’ll create a part two some other time.
Please hit me up if I am missing anything or if you have a personal connection with these texts, I’d love to be in conversation.
Many of these mentioned texts can be found online for Free.99.
Also, sorry this is a long ass post.
My Personal Favorites:
1. Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms & Practical Rituals - Luisah Teish
2. Of Mules & Men- Zora Neale Hurston
3. Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing
4. Mojo Workin: The Old African American Hoodoo System- Katrina Hazzard-Donald
5. Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition- Yvonne P. Chireau
6. Secret Doctors: Ethnomedicine of African Americans by Wonda L. Fontenot ( I think this one might be out of print but much of it can be found online via Google Books)
Honorable Mention: Tell My Horse- Zora Neale Hurston
Ok, so this is one of my absolute favorite texts though it doesnt discuss American hoodoo. It focuses on Haitian Voodoo and Jamaican Obeah. However, there is a lot that can be learned from this text and how African magico-spiritual practices are indeed “scientific” as opposed to mere superstition.
Additional texts that I haven’t gotten to reading yet or are simply not in my favorites (no shade, no tea):
7. Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies - Faith Mitchell
8. 365 Days of Hoodoo: Daily Rootwork, Mojo and Conjuration- Stephanie Rose Bird
9. Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo and Conjuring with Herbs- Stephanie Rose Bird
10. A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for Body and Spirit - Stephanie Rose Bird
11. African American Folk Healing- Stephanie Mitchem
12. Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life (Religion, Health, and Healing) - Stephanie Mitchem ED.
13. God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia - Cornelia Walker Bailey
14. Rootwork: Using the Folk Magick of Black America for Love, Money and Success- Tayannah Lee McQuillar
15. Voodoo & Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practitioners- Jim Haskins
As we continue to celebrate Black witches for #blackspeculativefiction month, today we celebrate and highlight @kalynnbayron and her character from her book, "This Poison Heart". Here's a quick synopis from the publisher: When Briseis’s aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents hope that surrounded by plants and flowers, she will finally learn to control her gift. But their new home is sinister in ways they never expected―it comes with a mysterious set of instructions, a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world, and generations of secrets. There is more to Bri’s sudden inheritance than she could have imagined, and she is determined to uncover it. #blackwitches #blackwitchesofinstagram #blackwitchery #voodoo #voodoodoll #hoodoo #hoodoospells #hoodoopractitioner #magicalrealism #blackscifi #afrofuturism #afroanime #witchesofig #witchcore #octoberartchallenge #witchybooks #wellreadblackgirl #blackgirlsread #blackgirlsreadtoo #conjure #conjurewoman #rootdoctor #conjuring #africanspirituality #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodoospells #ancestral https://www.instagram.com/p/CU78WMNlKWB/?utm_medium=tumblr
The 23rd Sacred Name of God of the 72 Names according to cabalistic lore..(MELAH) / Mem Lamed Hey…this name shines light force when meditate or invoke this name..for the practical video…click the link below and don’t forget to subscribe.. More videos coming from the 72 Name series. https://youtu.be/udOXoJmTSx8 #memes #magic #magick #magickal #kabbalah #talisman #pentacle #astrology #cabala #qabalah #sigil #hoodie #hoodoospells #hoodoo #folkmagic #folkmagick #sacredmagic #divine #divinefeminine #divineguidance https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAt-Y2M8WA/?utm_medium=tumblr
Here's the Money bottles 🤑 Each one is made with it's own intention and items symbolic of that. They are prayed over, fixed, dressed, and consecrated on my altar on the Full Moon. If you are looking to attract money and bring prosperity and abundance into your home grab one of these beautiful Money Spell Jars. Keep these bottles somewhere special or where you spend alot of time like your workspace, beside, or altar 💚 SHOP LINK IN BIO 🌛🖤🌜 #moneyspell #moneyspells #witchbottle #witchbottles #spellbottle #spellbottles #hoodoospells #hoodoo #witchcraft #paganwitchcraft #witchygifts #witchythings #witchesofig #witchesofinstagram #pagansofinstagram #wicca #wiccansofinstagram #artwitch #paganwitch #hoodoowitch #greenwitch #forestwitch #occultism #paganism #pagandecor #witchydecor #witchyhomedecor #altardecor #altartools (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZFxAv7v1N7/?utm_medium=tumblr
🤑🕯💵💰🧲🕯🤑 Money draw, Prosperity, Wealthy Way, Crown of Success, Better Business, Steady Work, and Fast Luck is what we were working tonight for community candle ritual. Lakshmi was present to bless us with Prosperity and Abundance. She was offered green tea with cinnamon and nutmeg and a rope incense. All of our names were written on the money vigil, dressed with oils, pyrite grit, real gold flakes, some herbs and coffee for speedy results, in a circle of money sheds, and some other money drawing luck herbs and curious. The buddha candle with support chimes were dressed with oils and green glitter, with my hand made green lucky rice, pyrite grit, real gold flakes, abre camino herb, coffee, money shreds, and a few other special tricks. #witchesofinstagram #moneyspell #candlemagic #witch #darkwitch #brujeria #bruja #witchcraft #hoodoo #conjure #voodoo #conjureoils #rootwork #rootworker #rootworkersofinstagram #brujasofinstagram #hoodoospells #magick #prosperity #occult #spellwork #spellcasting #neworleansvoodoo #witchdoctor #priestess #crystals #moneyspells (at Conjure and the Root) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8adVfDnjdj/?igshid=1373kk8ypeca2
#Repost @thejujugoddess with @get_repost ・・・ Now lemme gon 'head and enjoy this food, blunt and PEACE!!💃🏽🙌🏽 . . . . . . #spell#tarot #spellwork #witchcraft #theshaderoom #balleralert #spirit #brujeria #fall #voodoo #rootwork #spirtualhealing #hoodoospells #witch #bruja #spellworking #blackgirlmagic #ancestors #santeria #blackmagick #conjure #goddess #hoodoo #spiritual #magic #spirtuality #divinefeminineenergy (at Jamaica, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2VXLSjJzug/?igshid=14ahr7ubkqeo2
