Highly Recommended Reading:
Art of Divination (1995)
Candle Burning Magic (1980)
Devotions to the Saints (1982)
Golden Secrets of Mystic Oils (1990)
How to Conduct a Séance (1997)
Magic with Incense and Powders (1985)
Modern Witchcraft Spellbook (1973)
Powers of the Psalms (1982)
Prayer Book (1984)
Secrets of Magical Seals (1975)
Six Lessons in Crystal Gazing (1993)
Spellcraft, Hexcraft and Witchcraft (1977)
The Modern Herbal Spellbook (1974)
Voodoo Handbook of Cult Secrets (1974)
Voodoo Handbook of Cult Secrets (1996)
Your Lucky Numbers Forever (1992)
Showing posts with label Hoodoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hoodoo. Show all posts
Friday, April 29, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Sol Day Offering: "The Book of Black Magic(k)"
Dear readership of the InnerLink Metaphysical Journal,
"Since some people's 'children' (as so-called adults of majority age and whom should know better) do not like to play or enjoy playing nicely in your sandbox, there will come a time when you just need to pay them back! Sometimes, Karma just takes way too long...because meting out revenge and justifiable punishment is thee only ultimate solution."
[WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Please do not try this at home! And PLEASE seek the advice, counsel, and/or aide of a PROFESSIONAL Spiritualist of your choosing first, especially one you TRUST!]
Em Hetep (Hotep),
Go in Faith & Blesséd Be!
Rev. K.A. Sahure
Temple of Kemetic Wicca
"Since some people's 'children' (as so-called adults of majority age and whom should know better) do not like to play or enjoy playing nicely in your sandbox, there will come a time when you just need to pay them back! Sometimes, Karma just takes way too long...because meting out revenge and justifiable punishment is thee only ultimate solution."
[WARNING & DISCLAIMER: Please do not try this at home! And PLEASE seek the advice, counsel, and/or aide of a PROFESSIONAL Spiritualist of your choosing first, especially one you TRUST!]
Em Hetep (Hotep),
Go in Faith & Blesséd Be!
Rev. K.A. Sahure
Temple of Kemetic Wicca
Monday, October 12, 2009
Hoodoo, Voodoo, and Conjure: A Handbook
Description Hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure are part of a mysterious world of African American spirituality that has long captured the popular imagination. These magical beliefs and practices have figured in literary works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Ishmael Reed, and they have been central to numerous films, such as The Skeleton Key. Written for students and general readers, this book is a convenient introduction to hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure.
The volume begins by defining and classifying elements of these spiritual traditions. It then provides a wide range of examples and texts, which illustrate the richness of these beliefs and practices. It also examines the scholarly response to hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure, and it explores the presence of hoodoo, voodoo, and conjure in popular culture. The volume closes with a glossary and bibliography. Students in social studies classes will use this book to learn more about African American magical beliefs, while literature students will enjoy its exploration of primary sources and literary works.
Source: Amazon.com Editorial Reviews
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Musing: Hoodoo, Voodoo...
"Hoodoo, or Voodoo, is burning with a flame in America, with all intensity of a suppressed religion. It has its thousands of secret adherents."
~ Zora Neale Hurston
~ Zora Neale Hurston
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Must Reading - "Drums and Shadows"
Drums and Shadows Georgia Writer's Project
Work Projects Administration
Mary Granger, District Supervisor
[1940, copyright not renewed]
This collection of oral folklore from coastal Georgia was assembled during the 1930s as part of a WPA writers' program, under the supervision of Mary Granger. The accounts in this book, framed by colorful descriptions of the rural locales where they were collected, were principally from elderly African-Americans, some of them centarians. Most had been slaves. In some cases they had known first generation slaves who had been born in Africa.
This book focuses on a set of beliefs and magical practices (some of which are today known as 'Hoodoo'), including root doctoring, the existence of spirits, talismans, lucky and unlucky acts and omens and more. The interviewer also investigates the use of drums and dancing during celebrations, funeral and baptism rituals, food taboos, and other aspects of folklore and ethnology. This study dispels any lingering doubt that these beliefs are derived directly from Africa--it exhaustively cross-references the narratives with an appendix of quotes from African ethnographers, folklorists and explorers.
Do not be put off by the use of phonetic dialect spelling. This is not being used here to belittle the speakers or cast them as ignorant. Rather, this book is scrupulously non-judgmental. This is simply how oral accounts were transcribed before there were portable tape recorders or camcorders. It takes a bit of work, but after a few pages, these potent and long-dead voices come to life. --JB Hare
Source:
Sacred Texts -
www.sacred-texts.com/afr/das/index.htm
Work Projects Administration
Mary Granger, District Supervisor
[1940, copyright not renewed]
This collection of oral folklore from coastal Georgia was assembled during the 1930s as part of a WPA writers' program, under the supervision of Mary Granger. The accounts in this book, framed by colorful descriptions of the rural locales where they were collected, were principally from elderly African-Americans, some of them centarians. Most had been slaves. In some cases they had known first generation slaves who had been born in Africa.
This book focuses on a set of beliefs and magical practices (some of which are today known as 'Hoodoo'), including root doctoring, the existence of spirits, talismans, lucky and unlucky acts and omens and more. The interviewer also investigates the use of drums and dancing during celebrations, funeral and baptism rituals, food taboos, and other aspects of folklore and ethnology. This study dispels any lingering doubt that these beliefs are derived directly from Africa--it exhaustively cross-references the narratives with an appendix of quotes from African ethnographers, folklorists and explorers.
Do not be put off by the use of phonetic dialect spelling. This is not being used here to belittle the speakers or cast them as ignorant. Rather, this book is scrupulously non-judgmental. This is simply how oral accounts were transcribed before there were portable tape recorders or camcorders. It takes a bit of work, but after a few pages, these potent and long-dead voices come to life. --JB Hare
Source:
Sacred Texts -
www.sacred-texts.com/afr/das/index.htm
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