Hello from San Jose

[falz]

Hi everyone,
I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself before I jump into the forum and community as I prepare to sign up for the correspondence course in the next few months.

I am a transplant to Northern California, originally from the lowcountry swamps of coastal South Carolina, and have lived many places around the world in between. I was raised in a french Catholic home, and the other side of my family is Southern Baptist. I am now an active practitioner of Catholic folk magic and I incorporate some hoodoo elements into my work as well. I like devotional work and I find that it works very well for me, and the mistress of my home is the beautiful and powerful Mater Dolorosa.

I love to read, I love music, I love history, folklore, American tales, old folks' tales, ghost stories, life stories, movies, art and people. I am a practicing astrologer and my specialty is synastry and composite readings; I also read tarot for friends, and candle wax, mostly for myself. In my "muggle" life I am a radio host on an underground radio station based in the Hague, and I am also a deejay on the weekends when I can get a gig somewhere. I'm in my 30s now, and I'm halfway through my first bachelor's degree (in Radio/TV/Film at SJSU) so I find that time is very precious these days!

Finding the Lucky Mojo site with its wealth of knowledge has really lit a fire under my a$$ to learn more and dedicate myself to this work - I never realized such a powerful resource was so close at hand! Reading the free articles is helping me connect to my Carolina creole roots and the magical ways of my grands and great-grands. I am forever in awe of the twisted paths that life takes, and that I would find something that brings me so close to the home of my ancestors here on the opposite side of the country.

Looking forward to learning from the knowledgeable people here, and getting to know some of you and hopefully make some friends. I'm only a couple hours south of Forestville, and so once this whole covid thing is done and dusted, I hope to meet some of you in the shop!

[Biscaine]

Hi falz

[catherineyronwode]

falz --

Hello and welcome to the forum. You are living in the area my husband hails from -- the holy cities of saint Claire and Saint Joseph (Santa Clara and San Jose). I hope the pandemic winds down, but for now, let's be safe and communicate remotely -- Santa Clara would approve!

This forum, as well as my web sites, "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice" and "Southern Spirits," are free, and they are filled with much information. At the forum we answer questions, thanks to a dedicated team of moderators and admins. My books are reasonably priced and provide a window into the way professional root doctors and home practitioners work. If you dig deeper and want to make more of a commitment, i will be very happy to have you as a student. All of this is supported by our small curio company, which ships hand-made spiritual supplies worldwide.

I'm sure you have been exploring a lot of the forum and community on your own but these are links to general information on Hoodoo to give you a jumping off point:

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

Mojo Hands:
http://luckymojo.com/mojo.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

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[falz]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome. Actually, I've been really interested in reading more on the Southern Spirits website, but for some reason, I haven't been able to reach it - I keep getting an error that says the website is down, even when I try it in different browsers or devices. Is http://www.southern-spirits.com/ still the correct url? Thanks in advance.

[catherineyronwode]

Hmmm -- the old roll-over is down. Try this URL

http://www.southernspirits.org

And i will let nagasiva know to get the DNS adjusted.

[falz]

Thank you Miss Cat! I meant to come back and say this link works - thanks for that, and for the great resource.