Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Robert Johnson’s Deal with the Devil and the Crossroads Curse
A deal with the Devil, pact with the Devil, or Faustian bargain is a cultural motif widespread wherever the Devil is vividly present, most familiar in the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, but elemental to many Christian folktales…
According to traditional Christian [...]
SOURCE : The Ethics of Love Spells : Hoodoo and New Age Wicca Compared
…in modern terms, love magic has taken a very “safe” and “harmless” approach to obtaining your perfect mate. Much of the “harm none” and “no magic without someone’s permission” ethics that we’ve assumed as the pinnacles of morality have simply bled over [...]
SOURCE : Cat’s Rants – Confessions of an Occult Mastermind
The Universe rewards the negative and those who complain a lot with more to complain about – probably since the behavior of said people would bespeak that this is exactly what they want – more to complain about.
If you want less to complain about, perhaps taking [...]
SOURCE : Hoodoo (folk magic) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“[In] Hoodooism, anythin’ da’ chew do is de plan of God undastan’, God have somepin to do wit evah’ thin’ you do if it’s good or bad, He’s got somepin to do wit it . . . jis what’s fo’ you, you’ll git it.”[12]
eoghan on the conjure list held forth on ndoki
ndoki may be political power, healing power, financial power, magical power, divinatory power, military and or athletic power or intellectual power. whatever kind of extraordinary power it may be, and these pretty much exhaust the main categories to which the term ndoki might be applied…
…ndoki is not [...]
SOURCE : snake2G’s breakdown: the philosophy of rootwork: Dealin’ at da Crossroads 3- the internal dimension
what snake2G means when he talks of the internal Crossroads snake 2G calls it Two-Headed Junction aka Crossroads of the Two-Headed Man
SOURCE : African-American Spirituality: Hoodoo in Macon, GA, circa 2000
More recent research has brought to light the fact that most hoodoo in the USA derives from Central African (Congo, Bantu) beliefs and customs and is not related to West African Voodoo
SOURCE : HoodooTao
As a hoodoo trying to re – member our ancient connections To the garden of “ EDEN “. And a latter day steward of same. I classify things as to what force I can recognize in them. The doctors now admit “Collards” have high nutritional value. I know from personal experience , collards [...]
SOURCE : Drums and Shadows Index
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 [...]
SOURCE : Organica News — News and Features: Hoodoo Blues
Once a common sight in the Southern landscape, the bottle tree dates back to 9th century Congo. Bare branches are covered with colorful glass bottles said to attract and trap evil spirits lurking nearby. When the wind blows, their moans can be heard whistling on the [...]
