A LITTLE INFO ON LA SANTA MUERTE TO PIQUE YOUR INTEREST
Santa Muerte, AKA Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (Our Lady of Holy Death), La Huesuda (The Bony Lady), La Flaca (The Skinny Woman), and Santísima Muerte (Most Holy Death) is a Mexican deity, folk saint, and spiritual icon. Her origins are believed to be…
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 which Psalms to use or even know which version of the Bible to use. So, I’m going to try to clear some of that up…
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, but the whole thing about clean people and spaces overlaps, so any time I can serve both aims with the same amount of work, I’m a…
BRILLIANT AND SIMPLE
I first heard of this work back in 2005, when I was a student of Cat Yronwode. Unlike most of her students, I did not stay close, as we had a falling out early on. Given all of the stuff that has come out since then, I would say that was for the…
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 “We don’t need no stinking badges (or rules)!” doesn’t mean that there aren’t some rules worth following, or that there aren’t some things that are immutable….
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 the Pennsylvania Dutch, and the “pow-wow” healers of the area. While not hoodoo, it is still similar enough in content to be useful and informative to one of a more southerly…
AIN’T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS
Like many people, I don’t like the idea of animal sacrifice for religious purposes, but it happens. You don’t have to agree with it, support it, or participate in it. However, if you love your steak like I do, making a big deal out of ritualistic chicken killing is kinda…
I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING INTERESTING IN EACH ONE OF THESE…
You may or may not. But that’s the nature of blogging — you put it out into the ether and maybe someone else digs it too. That’s the hope, at least, and speaking of hope, it springs eternal within the walls of your local botanica.
This first…
TAKE TIME FOR THE OLDER GENERATIONS
I saw this article while searching for something else. I thought it was cute and a good reminder of how important it is to spend time with and listen to those of the older generations. They have so much to teach and also tend to be a lot of fun!…
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, like the ones we sell here:
However, oil lamps come in many different shapes, styles, and materials because they have been around forever…