Hoodoo - Conjure - Rootwork: By catherine yronwode This lengthy article has been subdivided into several sections: HOODOO, CONJURE, ROOTWORK: Definition of Terms: How I Define HoodooWHAT HOODOO IS: An African-American Folk-Magic TraditionWHAT HOODOO IS NOT: Voodoo, Santeria, Palo, Brujeria, etc.ADMIXTURES: European, Spiritist, and Kabbalist Influences on HoodooADMIXTURES: Asian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist Influences on HoodooRESPECT: What It Is HOODOO, CONJURE, and ROOTWORK: Definition of Terms Hoodoo, Conjure, Rootwork, and similar terms refer to the practice of African American folk magic.
Hoodoo is an American term, originating in the 19th century or earlier. Hoodoo consists of a large body of African folkloric practices and beliefs with a considerable admixture of American Indian botanical knowledge and European folklore. Hoodoo is used as a noun to name both the system of magic ("He used hoodoo on her") and its practitioners ("Doctor Buzzard was a great hoodoo in his day").
"Some ... some say voodoo. Hoodoo in Theory and Practice by catherine yronwode: Table of Contents.
How to Make Your Own Runes. Making Runes - Andy's Bucket-o-Memes. Systems.
Every magical tradition has them. The Qabalists have the Tree of Life, Voudou hungans have the hierarchy of loa, Western occultists have the Tarot. And the Northern Europeans have runes. Each system is an attempt to explain and parameterise the universe; it's both a key to the mysteries and, in some way, the mysteries themselves.
I've long held that the systems are all as good as one another; some work better for one person than another, but none is intrinsically better or more accurate than any other. To date, I have used both the Tree of Life and the Tarot, but recently I was bugged by the complexity of both of these systems. A word on divination is probably not out of place. My set of runes were to be used primarily for divination, so I wanted something robust and lasting. What sort of stone? "Why? " I beg to differ. Which rune script to use? Now, I'm fussy. Why these? The next decision was regarding the blank rune, Wyrd. There were several options for carving.
Making your own runes. Making your own Runes The runes you make yourself are always going to be more powerful and more attuned to you than the runes that you buy at a store.
Not that there's anything wrong with store-bought runes-my first set of runes is a rocking collection of stones, but that's mostly because I have used them and kept them with me for ten years. You can make your runes out of wood either by cutting 25 (or 24 if you're not using a Blank Rune) same-size squares from a board (remembering to sand the edges of each piece smooth) or getting a wooden dowel about 1 to 1½ inches in diameter, and cutting the dowel into 25 (or 24) disks about ½ to ¾ of an inch thick.
If you don't want to deal with the hassle of saws and cutting and sanding (and who could blame you?) , most arts and crafts stores, like A.C. Wooden runes are cool, but so are stone ones (plus, you get that fun clicking sound!) What color paint you use is entirely up to you, although I find red to be an all-around good color for runes. BeyondWeird Home Page. WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WITCHCRAFT. Past Life Analysis. Online Tarot Reading. You are here: Psychic Tests :: Online Tarot Reading <div align="center"><p style="width: 300px; padding: 5px; border: 1px solid black;">Javascript is required for this page.
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