Nigerians have been demanding justice for some time now. The call to action has gone out to help support the young Nigerian girls who have been abducted. Even the first lady Michele Obama tweeted a pic and the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls yesterday. Read more
In my book Voodoo and Afro-Caribbean Paganism, I talk about how its practitioners are called doctors and are “said to always have one hand, eye, or foot in both worlds: the visible and the invisible.” Hoodoo is at its core folk magick, it thrives on making do with what it can grab with that one hand, and much of the magick and mystery takes place no farther than the kitchen. Read more
Technology like magick expands exponentially everyday with each new participant, each new effort. The divine marriage of the two was inevitable. Voodoo has always done it's best to beg, borrow, and build upon useful practices wherever they may be found. Read more
Five years of the conversation on Faith has expanded up our minds and hopefully our hearts. I'm a recent addition to the Patheos Pagan blogging team but I can honestly say I'm glad to be here. Patheos has opened up some difficult topics for discussion with my blog Voodoo Universe. Read more
Divination it's in the cards, the stones, the bones, the future. Today we feature a dear friend of mine,a very wise practitioner, and accomplished reader, Vinnie Russo. He has been reading Tarot for over 25 years and is the owner of “Arsenic & Old Lace”. Read more
One of the easiest ways to honor your ancestors is right in your own kitchen. The following recipe is designed to bring about healing with magickal herbs like parsley and basil, and honoring celebration of those that have gone before with sweet potatoes. Read more
Ms Cleo was the face and more memorably the voice of psychic readings in the late 90's. Vine today published an interview with the divine Ms herself. Ms. Cleo talks about being raised in the tradition of Obeah ( a Jamaican cousin of Voodoo), and her initiation and study up to become a Mambo priestess. Read more
Hollywood is all over Voodoo like white on dirty rice, and maybe that's a good thing. Each week in my recent memory has brought another conversation with a producer looking to learn more. Sooner, rather than later, the conversation turns around to who I am and how I got to this weird and wonderful universe of Voodoo. Read more
Deren was an inspiration to many, not just with her films, but with her words.“Myth is the facts of the mind made manifest in a fiction of matter.” - Maya Deren Read more
People use High John the conqueror Root for justice, eloquence, money, healing, power, love, gambling, just about everything you can imagine. It can be grated or shaved and used in gris-gris bags or sprinkling powders.It is sometimes anointed with other herbs and oils to increase its power, and there is quite a bit of legend that says you can anoint it with the urine of your lover if you like to bring extra gambling success. Read more
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