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Hey Cousin,
The Winter Solstice is upon us. Time to start a new year with the coming of the sun.
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Cuz,
There are Initiations in hoodoo. It might not look like or function like other occult practices, but it is done non the less. So let's dive into one of the initiations of Zora Neale Hurston and see what we can glean.
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Hey Cousin!
I'm going to share with you the spiritual work I do to open my roads for the new year. It's a crazy amount of work, but it's worth the blessings that follows.
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Hey cousin,
Just cause things are popping off, doesn't me we have to. Let me tell you about the time my Neighbor called the cops on me.
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Cuz,
Let's get you started on your Hoodoo Journey.
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COUSIN!
The Devil In hoodoo is more than just the biblical Lucifer or Satan. He's a slick practitioner of supernatural forces who dwells in the moral gray. So let's dive into some devil tales and get a feel for the folkloric devil in hoodoo.
Sell yourself to the Devil collected by Harry Hyatt in " Hoodoo, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Rootwork"
Jack and The Devil found in Virginia Hamilton's "the people could fly"
Woman Smarter than the Devil Found in Zora Neal Hurston's " Every Tongue Got to Confess"
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Hey Cousin,
This is how I think our conjure works.
If you want an in-depth, well researched video from a guy who studies religion and spirituality for a living, check out the youtube channel Religion for Breakfast : https://youtu.be/xoYZ5xNyKbc?si=eaET7rKis40HGNXu
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COUSIN!
Big Sis is back, and she and I surf the web to answer spiritual questions.
and i may or may not have had some herbal upliftment halfway through...
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Time for the spooky tales, Cousin!
tales sourced from
Harry Hyatt " Hoodoo, Conjurations, Witchcraft, and Rootwork"
Richard M. Dorson " American Negro Folktales."
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COUSIN!!!!
Let's hot girl walk through the graveyard, and commune with the spirits.
Show Notes:
story found in Hyatt's Hoodoo Conjuration and Witchcraft vol 1.
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Sup Cuz,
The High Sheriff of Low Country wanted to stop folks from prescribing snake oil for lethal diseases. His plan...take on the biggest name in root doctoring, Dr. Buzzard himself.
Show Notes:
J.E. Mc.Teer: 50 years as a low country witch doctor.
Mojo Workin Katrina Hazzard-Donald
Mules and Men Zora Neale Hurston
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/dr-buzzard/
https://bdcbcl.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/dr-buzzard-1885-1947-and-rootwork/
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Hey Cousin!!
Money don't grow on trees and our spirits can't find peace on earth if our wallets are empty. Amen? Amen! So let's talk Money spiritual work and get these coins.
Sources:
Harry M. Hyatt Hoodoo Conjuration Witchcraft Vol. 1 Pgs 613-677 https://archive.org/details/HoodooConjurationWItchcraftRootwork/Hoodoo%20Conjuration%20WItchcraft%20%26%20Rootwork%20Vol%201/page/n15/mode/2up
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Cuz,
Let's talk John Stories!
John and the Devil's Daughter from " The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales" by Virginia Hamilton. (pg 107)The Escape of John Bennett from "American Negro Folktales" By Richard M Dorson ([g 284)The Power of Prayer from "Every Tongue got to Confess" By Zora Neale Hurston (pg 90-91) -
Cuz,
Sandy had a root for Frederick Douglass that could keep him safe from a notorious slave driver. And the story the followed turned Douglass's mind from bondsman to free man.
Sources and Further Reading
PBS:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave : https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html
Libarary of congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/frederick-douglass-papers/articles-and-essays/
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Hey cousin!
The myth, the legend, the spirt of High John de Conka is a hoodoo staple. Let's dig into the lore and get some work done with High John.
gospel music:
https://pixabay.com/users/3921568/?tab=music&order=latest&pagi=1
High John de Conquer by Zora Neale Hurston
https://hackneybooks.co.uk/books/124/571/HighJohn.html
Katrina Hazzard Donald : Mojo Workin
Harry Hyatt, Hoodoo, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Rootwork, vol. 1, 1970, pp. 455–457 and 593–595
https://archive.org/details/HoodooConjurationWItchcraftRootwork/Hoodoo%20Conjuration%20WItchcraft%20%26%20Rootwork%20Vol%201/page/n563/mode/2up
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Hey Cousin!
We ain't let no hag, gossip, or bad juju penetrate this temple, here. Gots to protect yo self.
For a more traditional approach check our Hoodoo in America by Zora Neal Hurston and Hoodoo Conjuration WItchcraft & Rootwork by Harry Middleton Hyatt
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HEY COUSIN!
I missed ya! let's start season two talking about Sonya Massey and let's take a second to remember all those we lost to police brutality. May their names stay on our tongues and their deaths never forgotten.
CNN:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/us/sonya-massey-police-shooting/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/us/sean-grayson-misconduct-sonya-massey-death/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc
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SEASON 1 FINALE!
Let's talk stories, and take full advantage of the rest of summer.
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Cuz!
How did I make it 23 episodes without discussing what Hoodoo Is? Chile...
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Hey cousin!
This episode was on the backburner for months, but it's finally here! Let's talk about the Moses of our People...the Nurse...the Seer...the Liberator. Mother Moses.
Resources used to write the script:
"Harriet Tubman: imagining a life: by Beverly Lowry
Harriet Tubman Trail app (to accompany the riding tour of Dorchester County)
Harriet Tubman museum and educational center
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center
and the good people of Dorchester who took a second and talk to me about their home and gave direction on where to go.
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