Hi! I suck at subject lines!

[Twyla]

I am so happy that I stumbled upon this website weeks ago. I knew absolutely nothing about hoodoo but I think I have now read every page of Cat's online book and have been lurking the forums quite a bit. Normally I don't interact on forums but I have become so interested in hoodoo that I thought this would be a community I would love to join. I have been interested in folk magic and various religions and have researched many ways. Much was just out of curiosity and liking to learn and increase my knowledge (went to school for anthropology - studying culture is fun!) but I was also searching for something that felt right to me. Prior to hoodoo I never really felt connected to anything that I was doing, like something was missing. I was finding the cultural appropriation pretty offensive and it made me feel off and phony. While I believe that all religions are basically going to the same source regardless of what it's called based on where you happened to be born in the world, I just didn't feel right calling up gods and spirits or chopping up/picking and choosing pieces of various rituals from multiple religions without acknowledging the actual source of beliefs - as if my practice was a soup of every exotic belief system that sounded cool and magical. I'm not putting down any religion, because I know a lovely person who has a lot of success in that method, but it felt that way to ME. I ended up doing things my own style based on what felt right and when I discovered Lucky Mojo and started researching, I realized that what I had been doing was VERY close to hoodoo. After obsessing over everything and reading all I could find, I tried out a couple of spells the correct hoodoo way and it just clicked. I'm impressed how Cat spent so much time and energy to truly research and learn the way hoodoo is properly practiced and that she sticks to her guns in keeping it real and pure. I hope to take her course at some point!

[Miss Athena]

Hi Twyla,

Welcome to the forum! When you have a chance, introduce yourself in the Introductions thread and read up on the forum rules. Posting ambiguous subject lines just creates board clutter.

Hoodoo is a wonderful tradition, and miss cat is a magnificent teacher. If you do take the course, you will be glad you did. It is a valuable education.

Good luck.

[Twyla]

Sorry, I thought I had posted it in the introduction thread!

[Miss Aida]

Hello Twyla,

Welcome to the forum and to the Lucky Mojo family!

I am posting the most popular threads and some forum rules for you to look over.
And we are looking forward to seeing you on the forum.
If you ever have any questions, we are ALWAYS here for you.
Enjoy!!

These are links to general information on Hoodoo and to give you a jumping off point.

Hoodoo History:
http://luckymojo.com/hoodoohistory.html

Oils:
http://luckymojo.com/oils.html

Baths:
http://luckymojo.com/baths.html

Powders:
http://luckymojo.com/powders.html

Incense:
http://luckymojo.com/incense.html

Candles:
http://luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html

Herbs:
http://herb-magic.com

Conditions and how we can address them:
http://luckymojo.com/hoodooataglance.html

Here is some info on how the forums are set up. It is divided into four parts:

1) News and Announcements about the Lucky Mojo Curio Company and this site.

2) Lucky Mojo Spiritual Supplies and how to use them, listed in threads by product type and product title.

3) Life Conditions and Situations, with recommended Lucky Mojo products, spells, and advice.

4) The Online Hoodoo Community, including sites, events, and outreach sponsored by Lucky Mojo.

When you post, it helps your moderators, who are recompensed volunteers, if you post in the area of the board that is best suited to the archival of your question or comment. That way moderators will not have to move your post or merge it into ongoing threads.

If you can't find a post you made, it may have been moved or merged. Go to your profile by clicking on your name and "search recent posts" -- you will find it.

Within each board section there are STICKY threads -- ones that always stay "stuck" to the top. These are popular discussion-threads that you can read and add to if your questions or comments fall into one of these oft-broached topics. If you don't see a "sticky" that relates to your question, feel free to start a new thread in the relevant section.

We do have a few "thou shalt not" rules here, and they can be found in the Forum Rules link at the top of each page. Most important for newbies are these four common errors to avoid:

1) Please do not come here asking for our formulas for conjure oils or for instructions on how to use spiritual supplies that you bought at a grocery store or at a competitor of ours; this is the Lucky Mojo Forum and is financially supported by the Lucky Mojo Curio Co.

2) Please do not spam the moderators by sending multiple duplicated private messages asking for personal help outside the board; many of our moderators do perform readings and rootwork spell-casting for clients, but they are professionals and you should approach them as you would any other professional.

3) Please do not post illegal copies of material from other web sites or from books.

4) Please do not post put-downs of any group of people based on their religion, race, or national origin, including derogatory comments about religions to which you may have previously been an adherent or comments in which you seek to falsely conflate any religion with the practice of evil sorcery.