Some Symbolic Qualities of Flowers
Madame Ja SAY IT WITH FLOWERS The Victorian Era (1837–1901) was one of heavily-enforced social stratification and the observance of a strict code of conduct; the suppression of thoughts, actions, and feelings…
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No Judgements
NORMALIZE IT BEING OKAY TO BE WRONG So, it’s a very popular thing to say, “We shouldn’t judge another’s path. What is a specific thing in your tradition, may not…
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Greenback Dollars
DOLLA, DOLLA BILLS, Y’ALL! Many practitioners, me included, like to work with “folding money,” that is, paper money that is folded and placed in a wallet. “Hunting money,” AKA “trained…
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Cheese Wax, Baby
SHE DID HER NEIGHBOURS’ FORMS IN WAX… Back in the day, a coating of wax or a combination of cloth and lard/gee was used as a way of packaging and…
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Scripture for Particular Works
THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE KJV Many people new to hoodoo are already aware that the Psalms are frequently referenced in various works, but they really don’t have any idea…
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Kuan Yin: Fertility, Compassion, and Mercy
CHINA’S MOST WELL-KNOWN AND BELOVED GODDESS As you may or may not be aware, for decades now, I have practiced Feng Shui along with hoodoo. Now, I don’t mix them,…
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Ain’t Nothing But The Real Thing, Baby
FLEXIBILITY CAN BE A GOOD THING But so is tradition. As much as the Crowd likes to bellow from the hilltops, “My magic, my way!” and “You do you!” and…
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The Long-Lost Friend
A NEW WORLD GRIMOIRE In the work, The Long-Lost Friend, Johann George Hohman details some of the traditional customs and folk magic of the early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania, AKA…
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Another Legendary Hoodoo Drugstore
THE CRACKER JACK A great article on yet another “hoodoo drugstore.” Originally posted on the “Know Louisiana” Website: The Cracker Jack: A Hoodoo Drugstore in the “Cradle of Jazz”. Copyright…
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A Few Words About Oil Lamps
LET THERE BE LAMPS! When people think of oil lamps, they usually think of the type of lamp that has a reservoir base, a wick, and a glass chimney. However,…
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