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September 2015

September 23, 2015

Sept. 24th Is The Feast of Obatala

September 24th is the feast of Obatala, the La Regla Lucumi (Santeria) Orisha of the...

September 20, 2015

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux- Don’t Bow Down

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux is a powerful presence with a luminous spirit. I was honored...

September 14, 2015

Legendary Vodou Priest Max Beauvoir Dead At 79

Eloquent, articulate, knowledgeable and committed to his religion, this legend passed away Saturday September 12...

August 2015

August 02, 2015

Bright Blessings Corn Chowder Recipe

Corn has been used magickally throughout the ages for fertility, healing, success, and more. This...

June 2015

June 21, 2015

St. John’s Eve – The Darker Side of Solstice

St. John's Eve is thought of by many as the most important holiday in the...

June 17, 2015

Juneteenth Recipe Roundup – Eating with the Ancestors

There are lots of different ancestor recipes that get made for Juneteenth. For those unfamiliar...

June 08, 2015

Voodoo Review: Eve’s Bayou

Shrouded in death, ancestors, and mystery ...Eve's Bayou centers around a child called Eve.

June 02, 2015

The Search for Samo: Voodoo Universe’s Pilgrimage to Basquiat

His art itself is magick, power, and invocation writ both large and small....In any case...

May 2015

May 23, 2015

Black Salt, White Salt, and Red Brick Dust All Over

Hoodoo practitioners put Red Brick Dust almost everywhere- the thresholds, the windowsills, the property line......

May 16, 2015

Bessie Smith, BB King and the Hoodoo Blues

The Hoodoo tradition is older than Bessie Smith and BB King put together. The resourceful...

April 2015

April 24, 2015

For Flint… A Wise Man Said

The Dragon Ritual Drummers have been like family to me for almost two decades now....

April 22, 2015

The Rite to Yemaya- Some Thoughts on Appropriation

I guess some people are wondering what is the problem. The problems center around the...

April 14, 2015

Missing My Friends: An Ancestor Poem

I'm missing my departed friends today like you miss a wish or a warming star....

March 2015

March 29, 2015

Grains of Paradise: A Spicy Bit of Magick

Hoodoo folk magick says to place the grains in a piece of red cloth and...

March 19, 2015

Journey to the Ancestors: R.I.P. Karen McCarthy Brown

Haitian Vodou lost a priestess and a scholar this month with the passing of Karen...

March 16, 2015

March 19th Saint Joseph’s Day- A Celebration for All

This is the time to unveil a year's worth of work celebrating culture, history and...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

Voodoo Feast is in the Air … It Begins by Tehron Gillis

On the other side people converse in preparation of a ceremony that you had only...

February 20, 2015

Zora Neale Hurston … What You Probably Don’t Know

She was born the child of two former slaves in 1891, and despite many trials...

February 10, 2015

For The Love of Babalon- Unveiled

I welcome the chance to tell a love story, and this one is mine. I...

February 03, 2015

Who Owns the Dead?

People are calling for all kinds of action in the matter of Marie Laveau from...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Marie Laveau Limited? How Is This Going To Work?

Most agree that the final resting place of the Voodoo Queen is St. Louis Cemetery...

January 22, 2015

Review: Planets for Pagans

Most Pagans have a working or better knowledge of astrology and sacred sites. This book...

January 20, 2015

Azealia Banks – Outrageous Racist or Magickal Vigilante ?

Immediately people began to respond on twitter with calls to the ancient magicks and the...

January 17, 2015

Pondering the Problem with Saint Martin Luther King Jr.

History is written by the winners, and anyone paying attention today can see that the...

January 14, 2015

Palo Santo- The Secrets of this Saintly Stick

Consider adding this to a cleansing bath or sacred floorwash. If you haven't used this...

January 08, 2015

4500 Year Old Egyptian Queen Khentkaus III Rediscovered

Earlier this week the Minister of Antiquities announced the discovery of the tomb of 5th...

January 06, 2015

January 6 – Three Kings’ Day Feast

The botanicas, or spiritual supply houses, in Spanish Harlem light candles, sell incense, and perform...

December 2014

December 27, 2014

WTF Is Winter Wassail Recipe

The etymology of the word come from Olde English and literally (like many other toasts)...

December 19, 2014

Mamas and Babies #blacklivesmatter

There are probably some who have wondered at my silence in the wake of recent...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

Pagan Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup

Giving thanks for those we love, the food on our table, the roof over our...