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January 2025

January 09, 2025

A Love Letter 2 New Orleans

There’s no right way to grieve this isn’t up for debate. New Orleans will keep...

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...

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,...

June 2019

June 28, 2019

My Indian Red: An Anthem Of Roots And Resistance

Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack, the musician, the magician, the legend was a man I...

February 2018

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...

February 21, 2017

Mardi Gras Magick : Creating Change at Carnival Time

Mardi Gras is a party, a protest, a release, and a revolution. Mardi Gras magick...

April 2016

April 17, 2016

Yaka Mein Recipe – Magickal Hangover Cure From New Orleans

On first glance, a bowl of Yaka Mein looks as bizarre as the city of...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Red Beans And Ricely Yours Recipe

It is said even Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau had her own version of this dish,...

February 16, 2016

Skull And Bones Gang 2016: Ancestors Come To Life

In a centuries old tradition the Northside Skull and Bones Gang walk the streets on...

February 03, 2016

Rebuilding …How You Can Help After The Fire At The Voodoo Spiritual Temple

Please I beg all of my readers here to share this and donate. I myself...

September 2015

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...

March 2015

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...

March 19, 2014

A Sicilian St. Joseph’s Day Recipe for Frittata

Every Sicilian knows that March 19th is the feast of St. Joseph. It is a...

March 09, 2014

Congo Square is the Place to Be…

The following is a praise poem for the ancestor spirits residing in Congo Square, New...

March 06, 2014

Stop with the X, Get with the Checks: Save Marie Laveau’s Tomb!

Back in December of 2013, the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau in St. Louis...

March 03, 2014

A Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau Musicology

People have been singing about Marie Laveau probably since the time she was born. This...

November 2013

November 20, 2013

The Horrors of American Horror Story Coven: A Voodoo Priestess’ Perspective

The season is full of tropes, tricks, and trash and it's time to get real....

October 2013

October 12, 2013

Honor Your Ancestors: Sweet Potato Mash with Bourbon and Pecans Recipe

Samhain or Halloween as it is more commonly celebrated is undoubtedly a time for celebrating...

October 10, 2013

The Real Voodoo Queen: Marie Laveau

There may have been other Voodoo priestesses before her in the city of New Orleans,...

September 2013

September 29, 2013

Connecting with the Divine…Where in the Hell to Begin?

Simple ways to connect with the divine. Ways of spiritual cleansing, and instructions for setting...

September 22, 2013

Gumbo is Gumbo: The Enmeshment of N.O. Voodoo Performance and Ritual

Performance and ritual, these entities can be as far apart or as close together as...

September 12, 2013

Congo Squared Redux

Lilith Dorsey's post-Katrina spoken word offering for the Voodoo ghosts of yesterday and today in...