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From: "catherine yronwode" <
cat@luckymojo.com>
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Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 7:28 AM
Subject: [hrc] Thanks to Christine and All
> I want to thank Christine Wicker for being on the Lucky Mojo Hoodoo
> Rootwork Hour Radio Show last night -- she gave us a lot of insights
> into how she came to write the book "Not in Kansas Anymore" and why she
> foucussed so intently on hoodoo as a subject for her survey of agic in
> America.
>
> I also want to thank my dear siva for supplying a great list of
> questions for me to ask Christine -- reading those questions of his
> made ME look good!
>
> Also thanks to all who had their own questions for Christine during the
> Q&A segment of the show.
>
> And, as always, my greatest and deepest thanks go to Dr. Kioni for
> making the show itself possible and for his comments to Christine, as
> well.
>
> One other thing that got said last night has stuck with me and i think
> it is worthwhile mentioning:
>
> Sindy Todo commented that she wanted to thank Christine for the book
> because it is helping to make hoodoo more visible to society at large --
> -and i certainly want to second that thanks! In writing the book the
> way she did, Christine did more than interview Kioni, siva, Adele, and
> me -- she gave rootwork -- he entire system of belief, culture, and
> practice -- a boost. Her respectful, engaged, pleasant presentation has
> placed down home folk magic and spiritual work before the wider
> American public in a way that really has never been done before. That
> was a valuable service to all root workers, and i, like Sindy, am very
> grateful for it.
>
> Having spent time with Christine through the making of "Not in Kansas
> Anymore," siva and i consider her a friend for life, and we intend to
> stay in touch with her through the years. We wish her all the best in
> the promotion of this book -- and in her work on her next project,
> which, she told us, will be about the contemporary mega-churches of
> Texas -- a fascinating subject. (And Dara, i loved the way you and she
> hit it off in discussing the Mayor of Dallas and those mega-churches --
> you're going to enjoy hanging out with her too, i know!)
>
> So, again, thanks to all for making last night's radio show possible
> and to Christine for being our guest.
>
> If you missed the show, you will be able to catch it in reruns or when
> Dr. Kioni archives it at his drkioni.com web site and makes it
> available for free download or for purchase in CD form.
>
> cat yronwode
(Cat, I went to sleep with a smile on my face! What a wonderful interview
and you are right, your questions were extremely well thought out...Wow, Siva,
you are a multi-faceted husband! Good job! Also, I am deeply moved by your
acknowledgement of my personal comments. I feel certain that we are on the brink of a big
universal shift and rootwork is going to be greatly accepted. It will be because of people like Christine,
you and all of us to make it globally known and appreciated. I feel extremely blessed and yes,
magical to be included in this group. I'll be emailing Christine for sure...that gal has a great gift.-
xxx, Sindy)
