Historical Hoodoo Root Doctors, Practitioners, and Shop Owners

[catherineyronwode]

Hello, everyone, and welcome to "It's All Ephemera"!



This week in "Where the Southern Cross the Yellow Dog," we journey to Georgia to witness the Cunjer Wars of the late 19th century, as reported by the white archaeologist and folklorist Roland Steiner. His perspective on African-American magic is influenced by his years as an enslaver and Confederate soldier, but his reportage is precise and accurate, and not influenced in any way by academic theorizing.

ROLAND STEINER: OBSERVATIONS ON CONJURING IN GEORGIA, 1901, from The Journal of American Folk-Lore, 1901 (Collected from 1878 - 1899)

[PATRONS GET THE SECRET URL IN EMAIL ONE YEAR BEFORE IT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC]

This illustrated and annotated web page describes conjure, root doctoring, and witchcraft as practiced among formerly enslaved and recently emancipated people of African descent in the state of Georgia prior to 1900. Detailed accounts of several cunjer doctors personally known to the author are given, including their names and locations, making this a valuable research document for genealogists. The accounts of several cunjer wars comprise most of the text, but there are dozens of cursing, protective, and curing spells included as well. Techniques involve making cunjer bags, scattering herbs and graveyard dirt, laying tricks in a person's path, and crafting spiritual poisons.

The Southern Spirits web site includes material about hoodoo gathered from old books, magazine articles, newspapers, and fragments extracted from novels and short stories, annotated with interpretive and comparative notes. If you are not yet familiar with the public portion of the site, check it out!

http://southernspirits.org

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#hoodoo #conjure #witchcraft #rootwork #divination #folklore

[catherineyronwode]

Hello, folks! I've got a surprise for you in "It's All Ephemera"!



Back in 1994 i started an online project i called "Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo." Its purpose was to document African-American hoodoo folk magic through evidence found in early 20th century blues lyrics, and, conversely, to use the provenance of the songs to establish that the practice of hoodoo, including its characteristic spiritual supplies, spell methods, and foundational concepts, is African-American.

The site is here:

http://luckymojo.com/blues.html

-- and when you get there, you will see a placard announcing a new page ...
but you can't click on it, because it is for Patrons only.

[THE SECRET URL IS SENT TO PATRONS VIA EMAIL]

After a year for my Patrons to enjoy, this material will be linked from the public-facing pages of the Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo site. In the meantime, my Patrons also have access to exclusive threads at the Lucky Mojo Forum and participate in discussions with me about my ongoing publications.

To support me on Patreon, please go to "It's All Ephemera," where you can read my update posts and sign on as Patrons:

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Thanks to my wonderfully supportive Patrons -- you have made this project possible.

Cordially,

cat yronwode

#blueslyrics #blueslyricsandhoodoo #divination #folkmagic #rootwork #conjure #folkmagic

[catherineyronwode]

Hello, folks! More song lyrics in "It's All Ephemera"!


I am getting farther into "Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo," documenting African-American hoodoo folk magic through evidence found in early 20th century blues lyrics. This week we go back almost 100 years, to hear what kind of spells were being used -- and sung about -- back then. And, to make it even better, a playable audio file is included so you can sing along as the curses are thrown.

The site is here:

http://luckymojo.com/blues.html

-- and when you get there, you will see a placard announcing this week's new page ... but you can't click on it unless you are a Patron, because it is for Patrons only.

[THE SECRET URL IS SENT TO PATRONS VIA EMAIL]

After a year for my Patrons to enjoy, this material will be linked from the public-facing pages of the Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo site. In the meantime, my Patrons also have access to exclusive threads at the Lucky Mojo Forum and participate in discussions with me about my ongoing publications.

To support me on Patreon, please go to "It's All Ephemera," where you can read my update posts and sign on as Patrons:

http://patreon.com/catherineyronwode

Follow me on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/catyronwode

and on Instagram at

https://www.instagram.com/catherineyronwode

Thanks to my wonderfully supportive Patrons -- you have made this project possible.

Cordially,

cat yronwode

#blueslyrics #blueslyricsandhoodoo #divination #folkmagic #rootwork #conjure #spellcasting

[catherineyronwode]

Hello, folks! I am down to the deadline on my workshop for the 2022 Virtual Hoodoo Heritage Festival, with just enough time for the Blues in "It's All Ephemera"!



This week i am bringing you another song transcription for the "Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo" collection, in which i document African-American hoodoo folk magic through evidence found in early 20th century blues lyrics. This week we travel back to 1935, to hear what kind of spells were being used -- and sung about -- in Alabama. And, to make it more fun, an MP3 audio file is included so you can sing along with the great piano player Walter Roland.

The site is here:

http://luckymojo.com/blues.html

-- and when you get there, you will see a placard announcing this week's new page ... but you can't click on it unless you are a Patron, because it is for Patrons only.

[THE SECRET URL IS SENT TO PATRONS VIA EMAIL]

After a year for my Patrons to enjoy, this material will be linked from the public-facing pages of the Blues Lyrics and Hoodoo site. In the meantime, my Patrons also have access to exclusive threads at the Lucky Mojo Forum and participate in discussions with me about my ongoing publications.

To support me on Patreon, please go to "It's All Ephemera," where you can read my update posts and sign on as Patrons:

http://patreon.com/catherineyronwode

Follow me on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/catyronwode

and on Instagram at

https://www.instagram.com/catherineyronwode

Thanks to my wonderfully supportive Patrons -- you have made this project possible.

Cordially,

cat yronwode

#blueslyrics #blueslyricsandhoodoo #divination #folkmagic #rootwork #conjure

[catherineyronwode]

Old-school hoodoo supplies from my collection: Peppermint, Sage, Frank-Incense Compound, 5-6 Lucky Horseshoe Incense, and Araby Incense, all circa 1928-1938.

#hoodoo #conjure #witchcraft #rootwork #luckymojocurioco #artdecostyle #spiritualsupplies

[catherineyronwode]

Thanks to my Patrons, who contribute as little as $2.00 per week for an exclusive one-year sneak-peek behind the scenes, i am able to write a new web page every week on the history of folk magic and divination. Thank you, Patrons, for making this possible. Go to

http://yourwateandfate.com/In_the_Realm_of_the_Readers

to find the newly public pages, and please consider supporting me on Patreon so i can keep on working on "It's All Ephemera!"

#divination #tealeafreading #hoodoo #folkmagic #conjure #imadethis #themystictearoom #intherealmofthereaders

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[catherineyronwode]

Thanks to my Patrons, who contribute as little as $2.00 per week for an exclusive one-year sneak-peek behind the scenes, i am able to write a new web page every week on the history of folk magic and divination. Thank you, Patrons, for making this possible. Go to

Released! http://yourwateandfate.com/Madam_Stonar

to find the newly public pages, and please consider supporting me on Patreon so i can keep on working on "It's All Ephemera!"

#divination #tealeafreading #hoodoo #folkmagic #conjure #imadethis #themystictearoom #intherealmofthereaders

Follow us on Instagram @catherineyronwode and @luckymojocurioco

[catherineyronwode]

Thanks to my Patrons, who contribute as little as $2.00 per week for an exclusive one-year sneak-peek behind the scenes, i am able to write a new web page every week on the history of folk magic and divination. Thank you, Patrons, for making this possible. Go to

http://yourwateandfate.com/Josephine_De ... _of_Dayton

to read about the mysterious and marvelous diviners of Dayton, Ohio — and please consider supporting me on Patreon so i can keep on working on "It's All Ephemera!"

#divination #tealeafreading #hoodoo #folkmagic #conjure #imadethis #themystictearoom #intherealmofthereaders

Follow us on Instagram @catherineyronwode and @luckymojocurioco

[Mr Christopher]

News from Miss cat:



Thanks to my Patrons, who contribute as little as $2.00 per week for an exclusive one-year sneak-peek behind the scenes, i am able to write a new web page every week on the history of folk magic and divination. Thank you, Patrons, for making this possible. Go to

http://southernspirits.org/wiki/index.p ... _Co.,_1959

to find the newly public pages, and please consider supporting me on Patreon so i can keep on working on "It's All Ephemera!"

#divination #tealeafreading #hoodoo #folkmagic #conjure #imadethis #whenhoodoowasillegal #southernspirits

Follow us on Instagram @catherineyronwode and @luckymojocurioco

[catherineyronwode]

A portion of my collection of antique and contemporary hoodoo supplies -- including brand-new vintage-look conjure oils from my own shop, the Lucky Mojo Curio Co. in Forestville, California. All of our products are hand-made and contain real herbs, roots, and minerals. We honour and support traditional African-American folk magic by providing practitioners with the finest of freshly-made spiritual oils, incense, perfumes, floor washes, candles, spell kits, and sachet powders, plus the widest selection of magical herbs and roots under one roof. We are open 7 days a week, 9:00 - 5:00.

Our catalogue is online at luckymojo.com/catalogue — and we sell by mail order, too, both retail and wholesale.

Visit the free Lucky Mojo Forum to ask questions about folk magic and receive helpful responses from knowledgeable practitioners at forum.luckymojo.com

(Photo by nagasiva yronwode.)

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