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2018-03-03T10:40:19-05:00

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Video Lilith’s Garden: Dill

Last updated on: March 3, 2018 at 10:40 am   By Lilith Dorsey

Here's our next installment in the herbal magick series featuring Dill. This time we tried something different and made a video. Read more

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2016-09-13T05:09:10-05:00

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Blogiversary Top Tens Videos, Posts That Won’t Live, Etc. Part 2

Last updated on: September 13, 2016 at 5:09 am   By Lilith Dorsey

I'd love to write about the well known Mambo (Vodou priestess) who abandoned her students at the airport with a bunch of human bones. Read more

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2016-09-11T09:51:05-05:00

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Blogiversary Top Tens : Videos, Posts That Won’t Die, Etc. Part 1

Last updated on: September 11, 2016 at 9:51 am   By Lilith Dorsey

Some candles flicker before me this moment, a smile crawls across my face, and I want to offer everyone a sincere thank you for all the support, on this blogiversary here at Voodoo Universe. There has been so much love and kindness, I am amazed and honored. This weekend marks not only the anniversary of this blog, but the anniversary of NYU’s Culture and Media program, of which I was a part. I thought it would be fitting to salute... Read more

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2017-07-02T05:38:29-05:00

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Sensuous and Sacred: Oshun’s Feast Table How To

Last updated on: July 2, 2017 at 5:38 am   By Lilith Dorsey

September 8th is the feast for Oshun in the religion of Santeria. Oshun is the Orisha in charge of the sweet and sometimes stormy waters of love, money, and beauty. Her roots stem not only from this tradition, but go back all the way to Africa. Read more

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2022-07-07T16:20:27-05:00

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Yemaya’s Feast Day Is September 7th – Please Be Kind !

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 4:20 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

Many hear her sacred song of maternal love, kindness and blessing. She is customarily celebrated on September 7th, which coincides with the Catholic day for Diosa Del Mar, the Lady of the Sea. Read more

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2016-09-01T15:17:16-05:00

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Art, Ancestors, And Ana Mendieta

Last updated on: September 1, 2016 at 3:17 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

It has been over 30 years since the brilliant, talented, visionary, and spiritual artist Ana Mendieta plunged to her death on the streets of New York City. But all too often in stories like hers people focus on the negative and not the beauty of what was, and what remains behind. Read more

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2022-07-07T16:13:46-05:00

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Herbal Magick : Tonka Beans

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 4:13 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

Tonka beans have long been a Hoodoo ingredient in spells and ritual workings. Similar to mojo beans, they are used for manifesting desires and wishes. They are particularly effective used in spells for love. Read more

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2022-07-07T16:21:44-05:00

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Recipe: Yemaya Coconut Rice

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 4:21 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

Yemaya is the Orisha of the Ocean in the Lucumi (Santeria) religion. A Mother to all, she rides the waves with her gentleness and blessings. Read more

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2016-08-08T17:06:30-05:00

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Poem: Hi Culture Lo Culture

Last updated on: August 8, 2016 at 5:06 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

J.J. Evans wouldn't be able to move here. Stepin' Fetchit wouldn't be able to sleep here. Fruit is very strange here. Read more

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2016-10-13T20:39:55-05:00

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Wall Veves – Voodoo’s Surprising Sacred Gateways

Last updated on: October 13, 2016 at 8:39 pm   By Lilith Dorsey

In the 1800's the veves began to be transformed to a new medium, metal....In the ultimate upcycle, artists took metal from Haiti's Iron market in Port Au Prince, and transformed them into offerings for the gods. Read more

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