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November 2022

November 19, 2022

Hoodoo How We Do: Devil’s Shoestring Root

Devil's shoestring root is probably one of the most common ingredients in the Hoodoo arsenal....

July 2022

July 12, 2022

The Hoodoo You Probably Already Knew

Many Black folks like myself probably grew up doing a lot of Hoodoo magick and...

May 2022

May 04, 2022

Hoodoo How We Do: Spells For Injustice

Hoodoo is a practice born out of slavery and oppression. At it's foundation it is...

August 2021

August 24, 2021

HooDoo How We Do: Angelica Root For Plagues and Protection

Angelica Root was traditionally used to cure the plague, so if this isn't the time...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

New Voodoo Review: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

So Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (CAOS) is over and done. Lets pick at what remains...

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...

April 2021

April 28, 2021

Hoodoo History Heroes: Uncle Monday

Hoodoo history is a twisted winding treasure trove of characters with wild names and even...

February 2021

February 21, 2021

Hoodoo How We Do: Psalms Are Spells

In the world of Hoodoo psalms are used as spells, incantations, and invocations. Historically, there...

January 2021

January 23, 2021

Cascarilla – The Real Magick White Powder !

One of my favorite ways to use this is for protection. Cascarilla is used in...

August 2020

August 03, 2020

Review: Crescent City Conjure Comprehensive Guide

There are only a handful of practitioners who I wholeheartedly recommend their supplies and magick,...

July 2019

July 08, 2019

Hoodoo How We Do: Underwear Spells

Underwear spells ... yes, you read that right, this post is about spells using underwear...

May 2019

May 21, 2019

Herbal Magick : Musings On Maguey

Maguey (Agave spp.) also goes by the names Century plant, Miracle of Nature, Spiked Aloe,...

January 2019

January 21, 2019

Hoodoo How We Do St. Anthony

Very often the practice of Hoodoo relies on Saints and psalms to get the job...

September 2018

September 15, 2018

Hoodoo How We Do Four Thieves Vinegar

Four Thieves Vinegar is one of the most popular Hoodoo potions around. So popular in...

August 2018

August 07, 2018

How To Make Your Own Holy Water

Holy Water is a popular ingredient in many Hoodoo and Voodoo spells and blessings. It...

July 2018

July 05, 2018

How To Make Hoodoo Money Rice

If you have never tried Hoodoo Money Rice you don't know what you are missing....

June 2018

June 29, 2018

Herbal Magick : Jezebel Root

When it comes to Hoodoo herbs Jezebel Root is one of the most notorious. Also...

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...

November 2017

November 14, 2017

Hoodoo House Blessing 101

There are a lot of reasons for Hoodoo House Blessing. Maybe you just bought, or...

October 2017

October 08, 2017

500 Posts on Voodoo Universe : The Truth is Out There

Join me in celebrating 500 posts here on this blog Voodoo Universe. I have done...

October 15, 2016

The Truth About Vodou Vs. Hoodoo

For many years the Afro-Diasporan traditions of Hoodoo, New Orleans Voodoo, and Haitian Vodou were...

August 2016

August 21, 2016

Herbal Magick : Tonka Beans

Tonka beans have long been a Hoodoo ingredient in spells and ritual workings. Similar to...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Herbal Magick: Mayapple Or American Mandrake

Another name for this herb is Witch's Umbrella, so it's no surprise that there are...

March 2016

March 09, 2016

Video: Gossip In Voodoo And Hoodoo

People love to gossip, some people live for it. It makes total sense then that...

October 2015

October 18, 2015

Video: Crafting Herbal Gris Gris Bags for Focus, Energy, and Concentration

Gris Gris Bags are herbal medicine bags commonly found in the religion of New Orleans...

June 2015

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...

May 12, 2015

How to Use Cascarilla

Medically the plant was used as a tonic, an expectorant, to stop excessive farting, and...

April 2015

April 06, 2015

The Hype About HooDoo and Holy Water

Many may wonder how, or why, a Catholic mainstay like Holy Water found it's way...