Hoodoo (folk magic) Hoodoo, also known as "conjure" and sometimes confused with "voodoo," is a traditional African-American folk spirituality that developed from a number of West African, Native American and European spiritual traditions.
Hoodoo has some spiritual principles and practices similar to spiritual folkways in Haitian, Cuban, Jamaican and New Orleans traditions. Hoodoo seems to have evolved in the Mississippi Delta where the concentration of slaves had been dense. Hoodoo then spread throughout the Southeast as well as North along the Mississippi as African Americans left the Delta beginning in the 1930s. There is strong mainstream American prejudice against hoodoo, based on the myths that hoodoo is practiced primarily with selfish, hurtful intentions, or that it is related to worship of the Christian devil, Satan[citation needed]. VODUN (and related religions: Candomble, Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo, Vodoun, & Yoruba) Religions of the world Sponsored link Vodun is sometimes called Voodoo, Vodoun, Vodou.
Religions related to Vodun are: Candomble, Lucumi, Macumba, and Yoruba) General background: Vodun (a.k.a. Vodun was actively suppressed during colonial times. "Many Priests were either killed or imprisoned, and their shrines destroyed, because of the threat they posed to Euro-Christian/Muslim dominion. Vodun has been freely practiced in Benin since a democratic government was installed there in 1989; about 60% of the population follows this religion. Today over 60 million people practice Vodun worldwide. Today, there are two virtually unrelated forms of the religion: History of Vodun in the west: Slaves were baptized into the Roman Catholic Church upon their arrival in Haiti and other West Indian islands.
Voodoo Symbols - Vodou Veves - Symbols of Vodou - Loa Possession. Khi Armand is a Spiritual Medium & Hoodoo Rootworker at ConjureintheCity.com. Conjure in the City. So you'd like to learn hoodoo... So you’d like to learn hoodoo; well you’re in luck, I have compiled a list of valuable resources to help you on your journey to becoming an aspiring rootworker.
Conjure and hoodoo has become extremely popular in today’s internet age with everyone trying to stake a claim. While the positive to this is that there is a general prevalence of information, the down side is that there is a great deal of completely incorrect information that misleads people. What I have done is outlined a list of resources that can be used to help someone gain a better understanding of the basics of conjure and hoodoo so they are better equipped to deal with the information out there on the web. Each of these resources has been personally checked out by myself or trusted colleagues and are what I consider the best of the best. Because of the scope, I have divided this post into two sections. ConjureMan Ali’s Ultimate Conjure Guide: Books *Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic- This is the only book of its kind. *God, Dr. Lucky Mojo Index: HOODOO IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. NOTE: This is an online book about African-American hoodoo rootwork; it is accompanied by a supplementary online database called HOODOO AND BLUES LYRICS , by a printed book called HOODOO HERB AND ROOT MAGIC , and by a 52-week email correspondence course called HOODOO MAGIC CORRESPONDENCE COURSE There are thousands of pages at the LUCKY MOJO site and they are heavily interlinked so that once you begin to read about a topic, you will easily find all the other pages on related subjects.
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Whites Who Claim to Hoodoo? - Hoodoo in the Old Tradition. Greetings All Good discussion..but let me clarify a few points..this is not a debate as to whether "whites" can work Hoodoo.
Rather it is inended to point out the century long exploitation by middlemen minorities with a legacy that goes back in their families..they also sold/exploited black makup and specialized race products..Some of the contemporary hoodoo peddlers come from this background. Thousands upon thousands of dollars are drained every year from black community sources. ConjureMan Ali's Spiritual Blog. OLD STYLE CONJURE. Home - Hoodoo in the Old Tradition. Www.hoodoo-conjure.com/port-doc/wiki-hoodoo.pdf. Home - Hoodoo in the Old Tradition. Hoodoo Rootwork Candle Magic Spells. This article is part of a series of instructional chapters on CANDLE MAGIC IN THE HOODOO ROOTWORK TRADITION Candle burning has roots stretching back to ancient times as a part of both religious ceremonies and magical rites.
Most hoodoo practitioners and rootworkers , like other folk magicians, burn candles for magical effect, spell-casting, and as an adjunct to prayer, but unlike the traditional and conservative craft of making mojo bags , candle burning in the African-American hoodoo tradition has undergone considerable evolution during the 20th century. During the 19th century candles became readily available as a commercial product, sold in general stores, rather than having to be made at home or on the farm or purchased at a special candle-maker's shop. Probably the two most important influences on the development of African-American candle magic from the 1940s to the present have been the books of Mikhail Strabo and Henri Gamache .
"Black Cat" -- black for gambler's luck . Black pagan.