Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Hoodoo I didn’t get into this stuff to invoke anybody’s new aeon, or kick-start a self-indulgent magical current, or pretend to be some sort of ascended and enlightened post-human being, any such high flown endeavours. Bluntly and simply, I got into magic to be able to bring tangible benefit to both myself, and [...]
SOURCE : Hoodoo Precepts Typically animal sacrifice is not used in Hoodoo. There are some who will but they are trained Palo, Santeria or Vodu. The majority of Hoodoo practitioners do not use any sort of animal sacrifice. If animal sacrifice is used, typically it is NOT a pet such as a dog or cat [...]
SOURCE : BRUJERIA I’m Brujo Negro a practitioner of Mexican Brujeria and Conjure popularly known as “hoodoo” This website is dedicated to the practice of folk magic from various traditions in addition to above mentioned traditions. There will be an emphasis on the practice of Mexican Brujeria with its folk magic aspects, its shamanic healing [...]
(Spanish) – cemetery Like other Kongo-derived religions (Kimbanda in Brazil, or Hoodoo in the Southern US), Palo Mayombe holds certain strong beliefs about the powers of the unseen world, especially the power of ghosts. In the Kongo view, the dead exist all around us in both friendly and hostile form, able to influence events in [...]
(Kongo) – candle Hoodoo is a form of African-American folk-magic which relies heavily on the use of candles for spell-work; many of the same techniques and ideas are also used in Palo, for example: COLOR SYMBOLISM Burn white candles for peace and healing Green candles for money or business spells Red candles for love, sex [...]
