Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs

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Llewellyn Worldwide, 2004 - 274 pages

2005 COVR Award Winner

Hoodoo is an eclectic blend of African traditions, Native American herbalism, Judeo-Christian ritual, and magical healing. Tracing Hoodoo's magical roots back to West Africa, Stephanie Rose Bird provides a fascinating history of this nature-based healing tradition and gives practical advice for applying Hoodoo magic to everyday life. Learn how sticks, stones, roots, and bones--the basic ingredients in a Hoodoo mojo bag--can be used to bless the home, find a mate, invoke wealth, offer protection, and improve your health and happiness.

 

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Contents

Fixin to Work Roots
15
Its in the Bag
27
The Broom in Hoodoo
43
Cleaning Rituals and Spirit Washes
63
Harvesting the Gifts of Fire
85
The Elements of War
101
Keepin the Peace
119
Prosperity
129
Sunkissed Love Draw Tips
156
Fertility
165
Sacred Rites of Commitment
175
Hoodoo Child
189
The Conjurers Dream
209
Passin On
229
AtRisk and Endangered Materials
247
Resources
253

Charming Gifts of the
135
Lucky Hand Washes
141
History and Traditions of Hoodoo Love Magick
148
Glossary
259
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
267
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Common terms and phrases

½ cup ¼ cup African American altar amulets ancestors ancient animal attar of roses bath Black blend bottle bowl broom candles Candomble ceremony chamomile charcoal cinnamon clean cloth color conjurer Conqueror root container cowry crossroads culture cup dried drops earth Egyptian energy essential oil fertility flannel flowers folklore fragrance oil frankincense goddess grass graveyard dirt Gullah hair healing herbal herbs Hoodoo incense ingredients Isis John the Conqueror lavender buds lavender essential oil leaves lemon verbena lodestones luck magickal magnetic sand medicine mixture mmm mmm mmm mojo Mother myrrh natural neroli Nkisi oil ½ teaspoon orange blossom water orisha ounces Shelf pine plant powder Queen Elizabeth root recipes rituals rose petals rose water sacred sage sandalwood scent sea salt Shango smudge soap spirits Sprinkle Stir stone sweet symbols tablespoon teaspoon traditional tree tricks vetiver warriors wash West African Yemoya-Olokun ylang ylang ylang

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About the author (2004)

Priestess Stephanie Rose Bird is a painter and the author of several bestselling books on earth spirituality, Hoodoo, and anthropology, including Sticks, Stones, Roots and Bones, 365 Days of Hoodoo, Light, Bright and Damned Near White, and African American Magick. Priestess Bird, who holds a BFA cum laude and an MFA, is a devotee of the Divinely Feminine. She is an Elder, Eclectic Pagan, Magick-maker, and keeper of the spiritual wisdom of her indigenous African ancestors. Her work centers around the nexus of earth wisdom and the legacy of black cultural heritage. Visit her at www.stephanierosebird.com.

Bibliographic information

TitleSticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs
AuthorStephanie Rose Bird
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide, 2004
ISBN0738702757, 9780738702759
Length274 pages
  
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