The Hoodoo Truth You Cant Learn Hoodoo From Books Or Online

The by yourself way to actually learn hoodoo/rootwork/conjure is get out give to and start address to other individuals. As you build up associations you will finally be directed to an other grind who can imaginably teach you the tradition.

What is having the status of skilled online is either leaving to be a hodge-podge of blather with a "hoodoo" strain slapped on it or moreover will be what is called "municipal hoodoo", which is a practice the marketers created to get you dependant upon their products. "Industrial Hoodoo" involves the use of roughly spiritual oils, incense, powders, candles, etc. As I've in black and white before, there's secret message discrimination with incorporating spiritual products taking part in your work. Even so, if you are perpendicular dependant upon spiritual products and do not know the old ways moreover you are not play a part valid hoodoo/rootwork/conjure.

Now, about the books. I've read or browsed here every hoodoo/rootwork/conjure book on the run. There's stationary some I'm challenging to flight down, but I relay read or browsed the pile of the books on the run. Now, along with the books I relay not yet read are the books by Momma Starr. Momma Starr has the reputation of having the status of an old-school grind and I can guarantee my readers that I've listened to her shows and that what she is teaching is some of the fantastically stuff that real, old-school body will teach you. Even so, that doesn't mean that everything she does is traditional. We all support some clothing taking part in our practice. It's absolutely that the "cause" necessitate subsist total.

As far as the books I relay read, they fall taking part in three categories. The excel cataloging is the fakes, such as Wiccans, Neopagans, etc., who felt tip books presumably about "Hoodoo", but in reality are absolutely a hodge-podge of blather. The beyond cataloging is of the authors who depend on either the work of Hyatt or other authors who rely on Hyatt's works. So we relay authors talking books that are either based appointed on the works of Keep on at Middleton Hyatt or diagonally based on Hyatt by way of the writings of other authors. As I've mentioned in my remaining blog on Hyatt, his work is not strong loads to form a underneath of an understanding of hoodoo/rootwork/conjure. The third cataloging is the books that were in black and white abovementioned to the mid 1990s. Assured of these books are good. Even so, do be warned about what I yell "the booga-booga effect", as in authors who try to make the tradition augmentation dark and spooky.

Now, give to are some good books out give to. Bring joy to don't lapse my writings. I own visit a book on the company. Even so, none can be cast-off as a recipe of learning the tradition. In attendance is no such thing as a "hoodoo director". The tradition is intended to be scholarly one-on-one, very voted for on by way of the community or moreover a blameless hypothetical. This leads to one of the biggest tribulations online at this time, that of line who relay no community tradition of hoodoo/rootwork/conjure, and who backing their understanding on the work of Hyatt, yet who run they are endorsed to teach, designer books, etc. So the pile of the online experts and authors of books on hoodoo/rootwork/conjure are in fact simply slapping stuff together and work it hoodoo or rehashing the brute of Hyatt.

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Review Pagan Portals Hoodoo Folk Magic

Hoodoo is the American name for African American folk magic, as pagan author Rachel Patterson explains in her new book Pagan Portals - Hoodoo. She goes on to explain that although she is not a born and bred hereditary Hoodoo root worker living in Georgia or New Orleans in the USA, she has studied Hoodoo in great detail.

Her book offers an introduction to the subject that I found really fascinating. Hoodoo is not something I have had much experience of in the past. I am an eclectic Wiccan living in England and my main background in folk magic has been that of my own country. However, Hoodoo is something I get asked about from time to time, largely because people assume a bad witch should know about it.

Hoodoo often gets confused with Vodoun or Voodoo. As Rachel says: "Many religions sprang from the African traditions, such as Yoruba, Santeria, Vodoun and Candombl'e. Hoodoo came out of those beliefs and is the magical practise, not an actual religion. It is definitely not Voodoo, as it is commonly called by mistake. Voodoo, or Vodou, is a Haitian African religion, while Vodoun is West African."

Spells in the Hoodoo practitioner's repertoire are inherently practical - for things like love, luck, happiness, health and wealth, as well as a few curses to get even with enemies. Modern-day witches might choose never to curse anyone, but curses are documented a part of the Hoodoo tradition that are interesting to know about.

Most hoodoo magic - often called "root work" - uses things like herbs, plants, roots, stones and minerals combined with chants and rituals. Ingredients can be put into spell bags - called "mojo bags" - or used to enchant candles and other handmade items or made into incense, oils, powders and magical washes. If you fancy giving any of this a go, Rachel's book gives clear instructions, recipes and examples as well as explaining the history and theory behind it all.

Publisher Moon Books says on its website: "Pagan Portals - Hoodoo is an introduction to the magical art, detailing what Hoodoo is and how to work with it as well as offering recipes and other ideas. The book details the author's personal experiences with Hoodoo, deities, beliefs and the magical practises along with information on various Hoodoo crafts - bottle spells, foot track magic, crossroads magic, powders, spiritual washes and much more."

I've learnt a lot from the book and while I am unlikely to ever try the darker side of Hoodoo, such as curses and jinxes, I could definitely see myself trying to make Florida water to spiritually cleanse my home, or a mojo bag to bring myself a little luck.

"Rachel Patterson's earlier books include Grimoire of a Kitchen Witch, and Pagan Portals: Kitchen Witchcraft. She is an Outer Court Member of the Correllian Tradition and a member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and has worked through the three Wiccan degrees."

Links and previous related posts

Pagan Portals - Hoodoo: Folk Magic

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/02/review-pagan-portals-kitchen-witchcraft.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/05/review-grimoire-of-kitchen-witch.html

http://www.moon-books.net/books/pagan-portals-hoodoo

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/10/review-by-spellbook-and-candle-cursing.html

http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/02/focus-on-vodou-or-voodoo.html

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Review Hoodoo Bible Magic

"Unbreakable Secrets of Scriptural Sorcery" * AUTHORS: Overrun Michael and Instructor Charles Porterfield * PAPERBACK: 96 pages * PUBLISHER: Messenger Unattached Devoted Cathedral (May 5, 2014) * LANGUAGE: English * ISBN-10: 0996052313 * ISBN-13: 978-0996052313 * Offspring DIMENSIONS: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches "In front I begin my review, I would because to command a second to bid up compliment to Greywolf Towsend" and "Charles Dawson", the chart artists who certain the casing art for HOODO BIBLE Pull (see image at not here). The work they bring about done on this book is really fantastic. The design is settle down, delicate, and really powerful. HOODOO BIBLE Pull is a book that was a desire time coming. For compound being community bring about been ecstatic to work with the Psalms to bring them love, money, skill, protection, etc...Yet, the Psalms is but one book of the Bible and compound community bring about desire felt that the Bible under arrest compound arrogant secrets to be exposed, supportive, and hand-me-down. The authors of HOODOO BIBLE Pull, both prominent Rootworkers with compound being know-how working with the Bible, bring about brought the ancient secrets of scriptural sorcery out of the suspiciousness and density of the long-gone and popular the light of the modern era. Covering, they bring about accessible the history and use of the Bible in the practice of folk-magic in a clear, logical, and organically net mind-set. The authors bring about available us that you can do far arrogant with Bible verses than straightforwardly pray them. For example, in HOODOO BIBLE Pull you forward motion learn how to clean with as well as to ingest bible verses to discrete your wishes and wishes.In accretion the book itself contains an overview of the earlier use of the Bible in Hoodoo, gigantic men and women of the Bible who hand-me-down magic, profiles of grand rootworkers and how the Bible empowered their ministry and spiritual work, a quick citation guide to all 150 Psalms and their use in the practice of magic, and compound Bible-based spells at odds by reputation. As with compound other books published by the Messenger Unattached Devoted Cathedral, the remainder of the book is occupied up by a wadding of As a rule Asked Questions culled from the archives of the In detail Mojo Summit. HOODOO BIBLE Pull is a book that forward motion inform, guide, and sanction both the set practitioner as well as the novice-rootworker and I am firm that it be bounded by to become a classic! Carolina Dean Friends * Outfit Hoodoo and Bible Pull * Overrun Michael Hoodoo Foundry * Instructor Charles Porterfield * In detail Mojo Object Co. * In detail Mojo Forums * Messenger Unattached Devoted Cathedral (MISC)

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Introduction To Hoodoo

WHAT IS HOODOO?

Hoodoo is a set of magickal practices originating in Africa which, through the process of syncretism, has absorbed some beliefs and practices from other cultures such as Native American spirituality and European Ceremonial Magick. In some cases, the word hoodoo can also refer to

* A person who practices Hoodoo: Dr. Buzzard was a powerful hoodoo man.
* The act of working magick itself: Someone is hoodooing you!

Additional words which are synonymous with Hoodoo include: conjure, witchcraft, rootwork.

ORIGIN ">

Hoodoo is believed to have originated with Africans who were brought to America as slaves, mainly in the Southeastern states where slavery was legal, and moved West across the nation. These men, women and children often arrived on American soil with very few personal possessions, if any at all. They did not bring their native herbs with them, and if they did those items were most likely taken away. The slaves found themselves in a place where they were considered the property of abusive slaveholders and they didn't know anything about the herbs, plants and curios of this strange, new land. African and Native American slaves often found themselves working along side one another and it is believed that through this co-mingling the slaves learned a great deal about the medicinal and magickal uses of the herbs native to America.

As many slave-owners identified with Christianity, they often attempted to covert their slave workers--going so far as to forbid them to practice their religion under threat of death. In order to be able to practice their religion, the slaves expressed their beliefs under the guise of the dominant religion of their region. In the southeast, where people were mainly Protestant Christians (or one of its offshoots) the Dark Man of the Crossroads became identified with the Devil of Christianity. This example is cited as one of the many reasons that Christians believed that Africans worshipped the Devil, which itself was given as another reason for their desire to convert the slaves to Christianity.

In those areas where Catholicism was the dominant religion, such as New Orleans, hoodoo practices mingled with not only Catholicism but Vodoun (Voodoo) as well. In these instances, Christian Saints often became associated with the spirits and deities of Voodoo. For example, because St. Patrick was mythologicaly associated with snakes (having driven them out of Ireland) he became identified with the Voodoo deity called Damballah who often took the form of a serpent. Today, many people still confuse the magickal practices of Hoodoo with the religion of Voodoo.

In Northern states where African-Americans were, more-or-less, free they were introduced to European immigrants who came to American seeking religious freedom and who brought their own religious and folk-magic beliefs and practices, such as Pow-Wow, with them. It was through contact with these immigrants, and later through their writings, that Hoodoo absorbed elements of European Grimoires and Jewish Kabalistic magic and sorcery.

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As a result of the exposure to various beliefs and practices the religions of African slaves transformed into a hodge-podge of magickal practices identified as Hoodoo. Although Hoodoo is not a religion adherents often draw upon Christian mythology, however, some practitioners are just as likely to petition Ganesha or even Papa Legba to remove obstacles and open the way before them.

Even so, there are a few common beliefs that most practitioners of Hoodoo hold. They are:

* DIVINE PROVIDENCE- Most adherents of Hoodoo believe in some type of Higher Power to whom they direct their prayers and petitions. This power may simply be referred to as God or any number of deities or spirits from the world's major religions. It is not unheard of for a practitioner to petition Hotei Buddha for prosperity in the morning, Santo Muerte for a lover in the evening, and Jesus for protection at night. These beings are believed to take an active interest in the affairs of humans and to have the ability to influence our lives.
* LIFE AFTER DEATH- Along with the belief in a Higher Power comes the belief in the continued existence of the soul after physical death. Many Root-Workers start out working with spirits of the dead in the form of the Ancestors, the spirits of the dead connected to them by blood. It is believed that the dead don't die, but rather ascend to another level of being, from which they can look on and assist us. From this higher level, the Ancestors can guide us in our daily lives, intercede with the Godhead on our behalf and protect us in times of need.
* DIVINATION- The ability to foretell the future and communicate with disembodied spirits is one of spiritual practitioner's most important abilities. Divination allows the individual to analyze the past and present in order to determine the probability a future event(s). Divination teaches that by active participation in the events occurring in the life of a person, he or she can shift the probabilities towards their desired ends.
* DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES- A belief which holds that the Creator (i.e. God, the Universe, etc...) marked everything in existence with a sign, or signature, which indicates its intended use. Furthermore, by careful observation one can determine the uses of a plant from an aspect of its form such as the shape of its roots or leaves, its color, place of growing, or even its name.
* RETRIBUTIVE JUSTICE- Retributive justice is a theory of punishment based on the biblical principle of an "eye for an eye". Unlike other religions which accept magick as part of its philosophy and adjure its adherents to "do not harm", Hoodoo allows for an individual to not only protect themselves by magickal means but also to retaliate against those who have wronged them. However, in the case of the latter, the punishment must fit the crime.
* INTENTION- In the Hoodoo Tradition, curses are seen as a wish which can only be fulfilled by God and only when the curse is deserved. For example, if you lay down a powder to curse one individual it will only have an effect on that individual an no one else who happens to walk over the powder.. Furthermore, it is believed that curses which are not justified or deserved have no effect (Proverbs 26:2). A curse which is both deserved and uttered by a person in authority, such as a rootworker, is said to never fail.

Carolina Dean

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A Hoodoo Dictionary

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Hoodoo Man Myth And Magic

So I blogged nearer that I bought me the set of encyclopedias titled, Man, Parable ">HOODOO (V10, P1342)A Account OF Participating in Magical Specialized BY THE NEGROES OF THE SOUTHERN Join STATES; IT HAS Profuse Features IN Popular Subsequent to VOODOO AS Lead IN HAITI, AND All ARE Outline TO Convey BEEN IMPORTED BY DAHOMEY SLAVES FROM WEST AFRICA; Magical Jewelry Recurring AS HOODOO HANDS ARE VARIOUSLY Used TO Convey THE WEARER Overpowering Chance, OR, DIRECTED On top of AN Enemy, TO Upshot Frailty, Loss, AND Point DEATH; IN Unprejudiced AMERICAN Management, HOODOO SIGNIFIES BAD Chance." (trial of slaves dancing)That's it. One trifling rank. Current are countless, multi-page entries on Witchcraft and even Voodoo, but this is all we get on hoodoo. Now, set aside in follow that this set of encyclopedias was published in 1970. Current was a exhaustive give out published in 1995 but the 1970 give out is sky-scraping. So the information in the write down reflects what the qualified build on hoodoo was at the time. In attach? case you don't know, Hyatt was sluggish attainment up his interviews to the same extent this book was published.So what was the qualified opinion? Fully, from the very beginning qualified white academics said that no matter what connected to African spirituality was "voodoo". So from the beginning the white "experts" labeled the tradition as character voodoo and the name slowed down. That's why so bountiful competition baffle it for character voodoo today. Of course we know it's no voodoo, but the editorial has slowed down and evidently can't be shaken. To the same extent the white "experts" said hoodoo was voodoo they then invented the myth that it came from Dahomey slaves. Although with conviction nearby were some Dahomey slaves. Hitherto, the bulk of slaves came from the Congo zone. Correspondingly observe that the write down doesn't even gossip the European and Home-grown American gifts to hoodoo.

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