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March 2024

March 05, 2024

Heritage Cooking, High On The Hog, And Hunger …Thoughts

Personally I have always been a proponent of heritage cooking, and also a fan of...

January 2024

January 11, 2024

1st New Orleans National Vodou Day

January 14, 2024 will be the Inaugural New Orleans National Vodou Day. Based on the...

December 2022

December 11, 2022

The Lost Interviews Of Miss Cleo

this is one of the only interviews conducted with the seer formerly known as Miss...

May 2021

May 28, 2021

Hoodoo How We Do : Saint Joan, Maiden of New Orleans

In Hoodoo practice Saint Joan is called on for assistance with courage, spiritual power, and...

May 23, 2021

A Marie Laveau Mystery Solved ? New Discoveries by LSU Student Kenetha Harrington

So much of what we know about Marie Laveau is shrouded in mystery. Thankfully that...

April 2021

April 06, 2021

Kuba Cloth – The African Fabric That Tells A Story

Anyone paying attention to interior design lately has seen an increase in African textiles, most...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

Rant: They Want To Make It All Up And They Want To Make It All Okay

The movement away from tradition is something that seems to be increasing exponentially in recent...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

Listen To Black People ! Advice and Resources for Allies !

Listen to Black people ! It sounds simple but if I look around at allies...

June 04, 2020

Riots, Racism, Representation, Rights, and Reparations … A Rant

As usual silence and inaction in the face of racism at this time equal death....

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Sensational Samhain Song Selections From Your Favorite Witches

Samhain means ancestors, food, celebrations, and Samhain songs. Everyone has their favorite Samhain song, the...

October 22, 2019

We All Have Ancestors To Honor … Remember That

A place to honor your departed loved ones can be as simple or as complex...

October 12, 2019

No, I’m Not Your Spirit Animal

Next time you want to take a quiz about spirit animals, do your best to...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

The Magick Of Juju: The Web Series

It takes a lot to get me excited, and I can honestly say I'm really...

March 2019

March 03, 2019

Mardi Gras Day : The Magick Of Life

An interviewer asked me once if Mardi Gras Day was the biggest holiday in New...

December 2018

December 08, 2018

Witchdoctor Utu and The Convention Controversy

My experience has shown me that each practitioner must be evaluated individually and also on...

November 2018

November 13, 2018

The Importance of Initiation In African Traditional Religions

Around here in my spiritual house it is Ancestor worship all day, everyday. We leave...

October 2018

October 16, 2018

Smart Ancestor Recipes For Your Dumb Supper

I would love to hear what your favorite ancestor recipe is, please tell us what...

September 2018

September 17, 2018

Brooklyn Magick: Photoville’s Altar-Prayer, Ritual, Offerings

Like most of the installations at Photoville, Altar is located inside a shipping container. But...

August 2018

August 18, 2018

Luke Cage Hoodoo Is All Souled Out

This second season of Luke Cage features the evil Bushmaster, born in Brooklyn, raised in...

July 2018

July 25, 2018

Rum Magick With Voodoo, Hoodoo, + The Ancestors

Rum can be used as a tribute at the start of a ritual, as an...

July 09, 2018

If You Buy Only One Magick Book, It Should Be Psychomagic

If you buy only one magick book in your lifetime, other than one of my...

June 2018

June 05, 2018

Sacred Art + Haitian History : A Visit With Mahalia Stines

It's always a pleasure when I get to talk about sacred art and history, and...

June 01, 2018

Brooklyn Magick : Sacred Sights In The City

Magickally for me bridges are sacred sights that always represent a connection, a transition between...

May 2018

May 12, 2018

The Ahosi Of Dahomey: Africa’s Real Warrior Women

Lately everyone is all about the Warrior Women of Wakanda. The cunning and command that...

March 2018

March 18, 2018

Gran Ibo : The Wise Woman Of The Swamp

Deep in the damp mystery of the sacred swamp lies a powerful and strong Lwa,...

February 2018

February 19, 2018

The Brillance Of Bottle Trees

It's probably best to start with the question what are bottle trees ? Bottle trees...

February 16, 2018

Goodbye Mr. Okra – Farewell To A New Orleans Legend

Mr. Okra was a true New Orleans character, he passed away on Thursday February 15...

February 12, 2018

Mardi Gras : Masquerade + Magick at Carnival Time

.... the decadence is real. If you are easily offended New Orleans natives recommend staying...

January 2018

January 27, 2018

Queen Nanny – Obeah Woman + Warrior

Most of the time women's history takes a back seat in the literature, this is...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

Magick Spell For Coping With Relatives During The Holidays

Food, fun, + wait for it.... family, are all part of dealing with the holidays....