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madamzea · 6 months

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Hey !!!!!

If you’re a African-American Hoodoo practitioner, please do not get these three books, as they are written by white people who are doing digital blackface.

Hoodoo is a closed African-American spirituality practice that only African-Americans can practice. We do not have a lot of resources or books written by African-Americans so I will try to provide all the books that I use by actual African-Americans.

It’s upsetting that I find a book about Hoodoo thats written by a white person or a non-African-American person. I don’t like that.

Some African American Hoodoo authors I suggest are:

Stephanie Rose Bird

Monique Joiner Siedlak

and Tayannah Lee Mcquillar

#hoodoo #hoodoo book collection #hoodoobooklist #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodoo practitioner #hoodoo information #hoodoobooks #African American #aa #african american spirituality #rootwork #boost #viral #black spirituality #trending #soulaan #souls and #african american culture

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3rdeyeblaque · 2 years

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Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month fam 🖤

Giving 💐💐 & many thanks to the OG herself @MamaRuehh for blessing the Culture this month long celebration of so things Hoodoo. Wishing all my juju babies, workers, elders, a victorious & fruitful season ✊🏾

Hoodoo (as we presently call it today) is an ATR (African Traditional Religion) that is endemic to the American South. Borne out of the need for survival & solace, it is a melting pot of various African Traditional Religions that our - more recent - enslaved Central & West African ancestors brought to this land during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Upon their arrival to this land, to survive & connect with one another, they exchanged these traditional religious & cultural treasures of ancient ancestral knowledge and wisdom. And so, Hoodoo was born.

Thus, Hoodoo is the birthright of all Black American descendants of the West & Central African Peoples enslaved in the United States. Whether you choose to claim that birthright, is up to you.

Hoodoo is our Religion, Tradition, Culture, & way of life - deeply rooted in the Cosmology of Kongo Traditions/Religions.

Hoodoo is Black Culture. Hoodoo is the Black Church. Hoodoo is the Black Household. Hoodoo IS Soul Food. It's the way we cook, the way we dance, the way we sing, the way we venerate our Ancestors & elevate our Dead, the way we fight, the way we love, the way we protect ourselves, the way we thrive and survive in this world, etc. generation after generation. Everything we are is Hoodoo.

If ya didn't know, now ya know!

#hoodoo juju #Hoodoo #hoodooreligion #hoodooculture #Rootwork #conjure #juju #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodooheritage

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tothennthpower · 1 year

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Happy Holiday, everyone 🧙🏽🔮🪄✨️🧹! What a way to start off the week! Why wear a costume, when I can just go as myself 😁! #describeyourselfin3witches #mozellebatiste #evesbayou #tiadalma #calypso #piratesofthecaribbean #glinda #thewiz #halloween #samhain #hoodoo #rootwork #conjure #magick #mysticism #voodoo #hoodooheritagemonth #ancestorveneration #psychic #medium #spellcaster #highpriestess #clairvoyant #claircognizant #clairaudient #empath #blackwitchesofinstagram #blackcosplayer https://www.instagram.com/p/CkZEFUtv_M5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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ladyleo821 · 7 months

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#HoodooHeritageMonth

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mecctheeholy · 7 months

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In a time of chaos, the path our ancestors lit for us shines brighter than ever.

Today marks the start of #HoodooHeritageMonth pinned a few years back by our honorable elder Mama Rue.

Get back to your sacred roots this month.

Remember.

Listen.

Feel.

Commune.

Venerate.

Learn.

Honor.

Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month 2023 💜

#hoodoo #conjure #hoodooheritagemonth

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90363462 · 2 years

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Hoodoo Heritage Month: Conjuring, Culture, And Community

Source: IMAGE COURTESY OF MADAME OMI KONGO / PINTEREST

October is Hoodoo Heritage Month! Hoodoo is an umbrella term to describe the conjuring, culture, and community of Black Americans. It’s often regarded as a Black spiritual tradition that focuses on nature and ancestral reverence.

Hoodoo Heritage Month started in 2019 when Hoodoo and Pre-Elder Mama Rueshared a post about African American spirituality on Facebook and proposed a Hoodoo Heritage Day. The Walking the Dikenga Collective extended the idea from a day to a month, and Hoodoo Heritage Month was born. What was originally a weekend event filled with teaching and classes is now a social media and community celebration of all things Hoodoo.

Hess Love, Hoodoo Historian, Archivist, and Environmental Activist says that October is the perfect month because it correlates with the thinning of the veil between our physical world and the spiritual realm. For them, Hoodoo Heritage Month is “a wonderful month of celebration, exploration, history lessons, and connections and also people learning about how pragmatic this tradition is and dynamic it is at the same time.”

If you search the hashtag #HoodooHeritageMonth on social media, you’re sure to find many resources seeking to educate Black Americans about Hoodoo. The Walking the Dikenga Collective created certain dates to commemorate the great Hoodoo ancestors:

October 2: Nat Turner Day

October 6: Fannie Lou Hamer Day

October 21: Day of our Fathers

October 23: Day of our Children

October 25: Day of our Mothers

Third Thursday: John the Conqueror Day

October 31: Crossroads Day

Mama Rue spoke with MADAMENOIRE on the importance of sharing information about these ancestors. For John the Conqueror Day, she says,

“White-washed Hoodoo doesn’t even acknowledge John the Conqueror that much because he’s been white-washed to be the type of Spirit that helps men with their virility, help men get women, help gamblers get lucky, and he’s so much more than that, and you get to learn the truth about this Spirit and what this Spirit means to us and our people.”

This white-washing has extended to other Hoodoo spirits such as the Spirit of the Crossroads. While regionally and culturally the Spirit is treated differently, mainstream media has equated this spirit to a demonic force that grants wishes in exchange for your soul, such as with Robert Johnson. The Spirit of the Crossroads is actually a spirit that operates at the crossroads between the physical and spiritual realms.

Thankfully, Mama Rue, Hess Love, and other Hoodoos are sharing the truth of our tradition with other Black folks on social media.

Around the creation of Hoodoo Heritage Month, Mama Rue felt called by her Spirits to speak out against the culture of half-truths, misconceptions, and cultural appropriation surrounding Hoodoo. She says, “Hoodoo is often seen as the bastard stepchild of the ATRs (African Traditional Religions). Folks from that lens tend to say, ‘Hoodoo is just tricks. There is no spirit involved and there’s no initiation.’”

Hoodoo Heritage Month seeks to set the record straight.

Hoodoo, as a tradition, has waxed and waned in visibility in the United States. Mama Rue explains,

“During slavery, our ancestors were not allowed to express any sort of African traditional practices. There were repercussions. Our ancestors being so clever and being the geniuses that they were figured, ‘We can still do our work and work this crossroads because we didn’t make that and they can’t punish us for walking around it, and honoring our ancestors and honoring the spirits that our ancestors revere.’ We were able to sort of sneak our practice in without anyone watching or being truly aware of what was going on.”

These practices were hidden in various parts of Black culture, including the Black church, but in recent years Black folks have been turning away from the Black church.

Mama Rue shares,

“A lot of us were leaving our churches and were talking about abuse in church. Different types: financial abuse, sexual abuse, emotional and psychological abuse.”

She claims this mass exodus left many people feeling like spiritual orphans because they had a strong spiritual need with no way to channel it outside of the church structure.

While our ancestors had to hide their African spirituality, we’ve seen a shift in the past decade. Black celebrities such as Beyoncé and Solange, writers such as Tracy Deonn and Jesmyn Ward and even the Nap Bishop herself, Tricia Hersey openly celebrate Black spirituality in their work. This artistic movement coupled with the mass exodus from the church has led to a widespread reclamation of Hoodoo.

Both Mama Rue and Hess Love say that Hoodoo, and by extension, Hoodoo Heritage Month, is for descendants of enslaved Africans in the United States and descendants of free Black people during the time of enslavement. While many Black people have stepped away from the church, Mama Rue reminds us that church-going Black folks remain one of the biggest preservers of Hoodoo and are therefore always welcomed in the tradition.

Hess goes further and tells MN,

“It’s for Black folks who live and love and want to be part of an intentional Black community and also not running away from themselves. There are some Black people who have no desire and no intention of being in community with Black people in a particular way. It’s for Black people who love other Black people. It’s for Black folks who love their ancestors. It’s for Black people who may be displaced in their community but have a type of allyship with the land and the air.”

Hoodoo Heritage Month is now a celebration of many Black people returning to the tradition of our ancestors. It’s a time for Black people to honor our ancestors, community, the environment, and ourselves.

Mama Rue says,

“It’s a time for us to get in touch with the things that our ancestors brought to this land that were broken up, fragmented, lied on, etc. It’s our way to move toward complete liberation. It’s our way of righting certain wrongs especially in the practice of ancestor reverence.”

Ancestor reverence operates on the belief that our ancestors continue to exist long after they die. As spirits, we can honor them through learning about and sharing their stories, building an altar, giving them offerings, or simply talking with them. Through this relationship, the ancestors can help improve our lives, whether that’s spiritually, emotionally, financially or however we need them to.

For Black folks who are interested in Hoodoo, Hess suggests,

“If you’re curious about something and it peaks your interest, ask why does it peak your interest? If you see a Hoodoo talking about a particular ancestor, dive deeper about that. If you see someone talking about how to use plants and herbs and you still feel called to it, if you have memories from childhood where you used to talk to trees, dive into that.”

It’s through this exploratory process that we can begin to understand the work that our ancestors are calling us to do.

During this fourth annual Hoodoo Heritage Month, Mama Rue shares,

“I am so proud of what the younger people are doing with this information. I’m so proud of the journeys that they have the courage to plant their feet on and start taking those steps and manifesting and creating the life that they want for themselves, their families, and their community.”

This Hoodoo Heritage Month, it’s important to remember that there is no right or wrong way to practice Hoodoo. While different families and regions practice differently, Hoodoo is inclusive of all of our differences. Hoodoo is in our blood. It’s how we live, and it’s a reminder that we need our ancestors, community, and the Earth to truly thrive.

RELATED CONTENT: I Followed African Spirituality for A Year, Here’s How It Changed Me

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soniccollagehouse · 2 years

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“twin”

10in x 5in

tempera + oil pastel on recycled paper bag

by @dreathevibedealer for @thesoniccollage 🏠

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cuntatthecrossroads · 3 years

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TEN THINGS “Witchblr” NEEDS TO FUCKING KNOW ABOUT AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS:

Hoodoo is a closed system that IS NOT for non-Black people.

Hoodoo has deities, but Orisha, Lwa, and Mpungu are not part of Hoodoo. Those deities belong SOLELY to their own respective systems.

A tarot reading, intuitive reading, palm reading, “a feeling”, etc. CAN NOT help you determine which Orisha owns your head. Only an initiated priest of that system, using the specific divination tools of that system, can tell you this. The same goes for Lwa, Mpungu, etc. If you want to know, seek out and PAY a reputable BLACK priest.

Plenty of Hoodoos, myself included, use tarot but tarot IS not part of the Hoodoo system.

The Crossroads is not just some place where you go to dump your empty candle or otherwise dispose of completed spirit work. Spirits live there. Would you want someone dumping their trash at your house without even asking? There’s also plenty of other ways to dispose of works.

Just because deities in different systems are SIMILAR (or you perceive them to be) doesn’t mean they are the SAME, and definitely doesn’t mean they can be engaged with in the same way. Yemoja, La Sirene, and Mami Wata are DIFFERENT spirits (Mami Wata is actually a family of spirits, not a single spirit) that have different protocols for how to engage them. And initiation is required.

Hoodoo has initiations.

The Crossroads Man is NOT Esu or Papa Legba. They are different spirits. What they have in common is being the keepers of Crossroads, of course, but they also have their own individual things that they do and different protocols. See item #6.

High John the Conqueror does not work with non-Black people. If you’re non-Black and think you’re working with him, go ahead and cleanse that trickster spirit out ya house baby 🤣

The “Rule of Three” doesn’t apply in ATRs. You’re just scared a Black person might hex you 🤷🏾‍♀️

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fabulizemag · 3 years

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As we continue to celebrate #blackspeculativefiction month we want to focus on Black witches. Not just witches but healers, empaths, conjurers, priestess, wizards and root workers in media. Today, I'm excited to highlight one of @lostchildrenofandromeda's book characters. Meet the one and only C E L I N E N E P H T H Y S! Elemental Evolutionary featured in the novel 205Z: Time and Salvation💥 Celine is the physical embodiment of Earth, to the point where she feels more connected to the planet than to humanity. Her ability to listen to the sand, the leaves, the ice, and the trees, makes her wise beyond lifetimes, but don’t take her wisdom for weakness - she walks and moves with soldiers all around her — the armed forces of nature. Favorite Quote: “I am forged of all that surrounds us. My breath is a breeze or a hurricane, lava runs through my veins and when threatened, I erupt. Sand is my skin, the vegetation, my hair. And my bones, my bones, they are stone — unbreakable. I am no more Evolutionary than you are human. This apocalypse is not a warning, it is a consequence. But not for me. I am the mother. I am the core. I will be the last.” #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodoospells #blackwitches #blackwitchesofinstagram #blackwitchery #voodoo #voodoodoll #hoodoo #hoodoospells #hoodoopractitioner #magicalrealism #blackscifi #afrofuturism #afroanime #witchesofig #witchcore #octoberartchallenge #witchybooks #wellreadblackgirl #blackgirlsread #blackgirlsreadtoo #conjure #conjurewoman #rootdoctor #conjuring #africanspirituality #blackwizard https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBBJQ0lGfB/?utm_medium=tumblr

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creatorbabe · 4 years

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I love the idea of reclaiming magic in hoodoo heritage month. Lovecraft Country doesnt really need a second season but id love to see a new season of them utilizing magic while white people are banned from using it 😂

#hoodooheritagemonth

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madamzea · 7 months

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Heyyyy

Hey everyone, its Hoodoo Heritage Month, so please cashapp your favorite Hoodoo practitioners to show your love and support 😘

My cashapp is $CocoXEmani

#hoodoo #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodoo information #hoodoobooks #hoodoo spells #hoodoo book list #boost #viral #trending #African American #african american spirituality

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3rdeyeblaque · 2 years

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Peace 😌 🖤 Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month 🖤 And WELCOME to the official page launch of 🎉🎉 The Hoodoo's Calendar 🎉🎉 My name is Chloé. I am a Hoodoo, a Rootworker, also a Seer & Dreamer, et al. I'm Jersey born & raised; borne of Peoples who largely hail from East of the Mississippi. And I am the Creator of The Hoodoo's Calendar. This is a passion project borne out of another that I created solely for my personal growth & development as I strive to keep Hoodoo at the forefront of my life. Because we all know that Hoodoo is not a trend or a mask or a costume to adorn once a year, Hoodoo is OUR way of life. It is only with my ancestors' blessing & guidance that i extend this passion project to the Hoodoo Community. 🖤

Looking forward to sharing The Hoodoo's Calendar + learning & growing with you in what will be a SAFE ASS, GATEKEPT ASS, BLACK ASS space. 😏🤟🏾 📢 Dropping Pre-Orders Details SOON! TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS & follow on IG https://www.instagram.com/thehoodoocalendar/ for more ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The specific intention that I have for The Hoodoo's Calender is to educate, inspire, and be of service to the Hoodoo Community on our ways of life, history, traditions, and culture expressed via my own understanding/practice/experiences (which are ever growing) & through the multidimensional lenses of our Peoples. The purpose of The Hoodoo's Calender is to keep our traditions & our heritage at the forefront of our minds ALL YEAR ROUND. To keep the Ancestors, Saints/Elevated Spirits, by name & by place, in our daily practices. To gatekeep our traditions & keep them alive as the bridge that connects us to the past and to the future of our lineages. To learn& grow in our understanding of all of the above. To raise our awareness of the cosmologies, legacies, & histories of our predecessors within this tradition/culture/religion that is Hoodoo. 🔥 Lastly, The Hoodoo Calender is EXCLUSIVELY for & will ONLY accessible to Black Indigineous "Americans"/Descendants of West & Central Africa, & Peoples across the entire Afro-Diaspora. More on that later.

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bad-and-brujii · 3 years

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Happy Hoodoo Heritage Month to all the real Hoodoos and real Hoodoo descendants (y'know...Black people. 😏🥰) graphic by @kataaliwoods #hoodoo #conjure #rootwork #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodooisblack #africanspirituality #ATRs #spirituality #manatthecrossroads #thecrossroadsman #blackasfuck #ancestors #healers #ancestralhealing https://www.instagram.com/p/CGx5xTJH-LxVC8c_DVQpqoIu74b4RJ7nixUtZg0/?igshid=uqhsdo8hk09p

#hoodoo #conjure #rootwork #hoodooheritagemonth #hoodooisblack #africanspirituality #atrs #spirituality #manatthecrossroads #thecrossroadsman #blackasfuck #ancestors #healers #ancestralhealing

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ladyleo821 · 2 years

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Normalize UNdemonizing our #HooDooHeritage history

#HooDooHeritageMonth

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afroherbalism · 4 years

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Fall registration is open! What better way to kick off hoodoo heritage month than to sign up for this culturally specific and culturally relevant herbalism class!!! Space is limited!

#hoodooheritagemonth

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tothennthpower · 2 years

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I'm not bad, I'm just filtered that way... #happyhalloween #thewitchinghour #samhain #beltaine #diadelosmuertos #thedayofthedead #allhallowseve #allsaintsday #allsoulsday #pagan #hoodoo #hoodooheritagemonth #rootworker #conjure #medium #theveilisthinning #blackwitchesofinstagram #lightworker #shadowseeker https://www.instagram.com/p/CVtnYE0LWhE/?utm_medium=tumblr

#happyhalloween #thewitchinghour #samhain #beltaine #diadelosmuertos #thedayofthedead #allhallowseve #allsaintsday #allsoulsday #pagan #hoodoo #hoodooheritagemonth #rootworker #conjure #medium #theveilisthinning #blackwitchesofinstagram #lightworker #shadowseeker

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