Hey, y'all!

[DoctorG]

Hi everybody.

I'm Gerald, I'm 57 years old and I live in Durham, NC. I've been in NC for 15 years, and before that I lived in New Orleans. Last week I ordered "Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic" and I'm looking forward to becoming educated in this tradition.

My ancestors are Irish on my father's side, and Sicilian on my mother's side. I never knew my dad's parents, but was very close to my mom's family. My grandma's next-door neighbor was an elderly African-American lady called "Miss Bertha." Miss Bertha did some rootwork, but she passed away before I was old enough to understand what that meant. My cousins and I used to pick buckets of blackberries and bring them to her, and she would make Blackberry Dumplins for us.

There was also an old Sicilian man, a distant relative, who was called in whenever someone in the family had a serious illness. When he came to the house the children would be banished to another room, but he fascinated me and I would always sneak into the kitchen to watch him work. He would move his hands around the sick person's body without actually touching them, feeling their energy. Once he identified the area, he would dig into his satchel and come out with a bottle of anointing oil, and treat the afflicted area with that. He always knew when I was watching him and would wink at me when no one was looking.

That's a long-winded way of saying that I've been interested in these things all my life. I'm thrilled to find this community and start to study Hoodoo.

[Miss Aida]

Hello, Geraldbelton,
Welcome to the forum and the Lucky Mojo family! So happy that you have joined us.
Wow! You certainly have had some diverse exposure to practices. That is so wonderful! So, you will be right at home here with us!
I am posting the most popular threads and some forum rules for you to browse.
And if you have any questions, we are always here for you
Enjoy! And see you on the forum!
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.

[Christian Hanson]

Gerald,

Welcome to the community. This is such a wonderful resource filled with great people who are eager to help. Be wishes on your new journey into hoodoo.
Be well,
Christian