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November 2014

November 16, 2014

Meaning and Use of Cowrie Shells

In New Orleans Voodoo the shells are often used for offering, blessing, and healing. Anyone...

November 05, 2014

Guy Fawkes and Nat Turner … You Are Revolting.

What does it mean to rebel under extreme oppression? What will we "remember remember" about...

November 02, 2014

Top Ten Tips If You’re In A Haunted House

Then there are the people that seek my help in dealing with Haunted Houses. There...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Samhain- Dance With The Dead

Listen closely to their words, Their thoughts, their fears. They still love us in death,...

October 30, 2014

Dead Again: The Ancestors Return

The ancestors should be important to all of us! We should recognize and celebrate whichever...

October 28, 2014

Future Ancestors: What Are We Finding ?

We ate silently. Then we spoke of the people we loved, and the people we...

October 25, 2014

Maman Brigitte Beet Salad Recipe

There is a mistress of the cemetery, a bride dressed in white lace, she knows...

October 23, 2014

Voodoo Cruise Exhibit Sinks To A New Low

Obviously these things are not about real life. Seeing is believing however, and when most...

October 20, 2014

Access the Spirit World with a Dumb Supper for Samhain

I remembered that when dealing with the ancestors, dumb supper or not, Silence is important....

October 16, 2014

Ancestral Remembering – The Funny Thing About Memory

Reconciliation is a huge issue. I feel like there is no way to write this...

October 14, 2014

Remembering The Dead Can Be A Dirty Business

New Orleans Voodoo has many ways of connecting to our treasured dead. Every sip of...

October 13, 2014

Memory, It’s In The Mix – Ancestor Remembrance Recipes

The tradition of New Orleans Voodoo celebrates it's dead every day of the year. They...

October 09, 2014

Art, Ancestors, Christians, and Pagans

One thing that strikes me as ironic as we being the ancestor remembrance discussions is...

October 08, 2014

The Baron is Dead – RIP Geoffrey Holder !!!

Holder played the laughing and mischievous Baron Samedi, the king of the Dead. In the...

October 06, 2014

Remembering The Ancestors By Creating Voodoo Flags

The ancestors are, by definition responsible for our own creation. In turn in the traditions...

October 01, 2014

First, Last and Always: Ancestor Roundup

Honoring and recognizing the Ancestors comes first, last, and always in African Traditional Religions.

September 2014

September 22, 2014

Liquor is Quicker- Spirits for the Spirit

I received a promotional keychain from the Bacardi company some years back that even spoke...

September 17, 2014

Voodoo Universe Explores Babalu Aye and Ricky Ricardo

Babalu Aye is an Orisha, or demi-god, in the religion of Santeria, more properly known...

September 13, 2014

St. Dymphna: Lily of Fire

It seems after her unfortunate death her remains were placed in a cave in Gheel,...

September 01, 2014

How to Create a Voodoo Vision Board Hanging

You can be a Christian, Pagan or even an Atheist and still create a vision...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Nigeria’s World Sango Festival 2014

Sango is a king, a god, a warrior. This year's World Sango festival was held...

August 24, 2014

Coffee Magick 101: Wake Up People !

Tea leaf reading has stolen the historic spotlight here, and most people are unaware of...

August 17, 2014

Isis Goddess of the Moon and More!

Isis is representative of beauty, love, abundance, marriage, fertility, healing, the power of the Moon...

August 12, 2014

New Voodoo Review: The Voodoo Doll Spellbook by Denise Alvarado

I have the utmost respect for Ms. Alvarado and I have long enjoyed her artwork...

August 01, 2014

Dr. John Montanee Chili Recipe- Drum Up Some Heat

New Orleans loves its dead, and its food. It's ironic then that not very many...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Please Don’t Forget: In Memory of Margot Adler

One of the things I cherished about Margot Adler was that she knew her stuff....

July 07, 2014

Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau: Bit of a Bibliography

Volumes have been written about Marie Laveau. She was the most famous Voodoo practitioner of...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

Blissful Bourbon Bread Pudding Recipe for Marie Laveau

Variation on the recipe for Bourbon Whiskey Bread Pudding featured in my African-American Ritual Cookbook....

June 23, 2014

St. John’s Eve Blessings to You !!!

May everyone have a divine and blessed St. John's Eve! May the gentle healing waters...

June 17, 2014

Juneteenth Strawberry Lemonade Recipe

There are a lot of different culinary traditions that are associated with the remembrance of...