Mama Marie - The Hoodoo Bible: The 7-in-1 Root Doctor’s Companion to Black Folk Magic: Herb and Rootwork, Conjure Oils and Mojo Bags, Easy and Advanced Spells, Candle ... and Divination to Get your Mojo

The Root Doctors Companion to Theory and Practice

The Beginners Guide to Rootwork and Conjure History and Traditions

T here are many paths to Hoodoo and I am glad you have chosen this book to start your journey, I hope it will bring light and joy in your life. May it help you embrace your spirituality and your roots and may the ancestors guide your path!

I hope to accompany you in years to come as you become an experienced and wise rootworker that your friends, family, and even strangers can rely on.

One book wouldnt be enough to encompass the complexity of this subject, so I have written seven books, here conveniently compiled into one powerful bundle. They are still not enough, but I hope they will allow you to gain insight in the subject and allow you to explore further standing on solid ground.

The first volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Theory and Practice, Vol. 1. Beginners Guide to Rootwork and Conjure History and Traditions will give solid theoretical basis that are necessary to approach conjure work and rootwork.

The second volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Theory and Practice, Vol. 2. Beginners Spellbook to African American Conjure and Rootwork will guide you through your first spells and rituals, as well as beginners herb and rootwork practices and will give solid practical basis to further explore the subjects.

The third volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Herb and Rootwork. The Complete Herbal Dispensatory for Hoodoo Rootwork and Conjure with 278 Magical Herbs, Roots, Spices, and Curios will be your first advanced guide on Hoodoo Rootwork. It is an exhaustive guide on the materia magica of Hoodoo. It addresses every herb, root, spice, mineral, and magical object ever been used in the practice of Hoodoo.

The fourth and fifth volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Basic Spellcasting and Conjure and The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Advanced Spellcasting and Conjure are the heart of this work. In them you will find working spells to address any trouble that may come your way. If you are looking for love, success, justice, money, or health you will have a magical aid and if you need protection or you want revenge you will discover powerful rituals that will allow you to do just that.

The sixth volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Divination will explore the traditional Hoodoo practices to predict the future: natural signs, bone throwing, card reading, and dream divination.

The seventh and final volume of the series The Hoodoo Bible: The Root Doctors Companion to Candle Magic will focus on one of the most important aspect of Hoodoo: candle and fire magic, as well as the proper way to build an altar, another essential part of Hoodoo magic.

The book are meant as a progressive introduction to the practice, so I would suggest that you read them one after the other to gain full insight and develop your skills gradually. However, each book stands on his own and you have to find your own path to Hoodoo, so feel free to read in the order you are drawn to the most. Following your instinct will be just one of the invaluable lesson you will have to learn if you decide to become a rootworker.

Like many of the tools you will be taught to gather, bless, and use, treat this book as a spirit in itself. Make notes, read it when learning, and return to it when you want to step up your skills in time.

Before we start exploring one of the most beautiful and little known aspects of our culture, and before we dwelve into the depths of Hoodoo and the many advantages a respectful, conscious, and careful practice of it can bring to your life and those of your loved ones, it is of fundamental importance to understand exactly what Hoodoo is.

The definition may surprise and enlighten you. Hoodoo is neither a religion, nor a scam, nor dark evil magic.

Unfortunately the answer not so clear-cut and, like many other aspects of African-American culture it is often misconstrued, prejudiced against, and simplified to the point that even practitioners are confused.

Simply put, Hoodoo is a cultural repository of Black American traditional folk magic and medicine practic E , born as an adaptation of various traditional African religions in the slave plantations and gradually transformed during the reconstruction and the 21 st century as the African American needs and beliefs evolved.

It is a fascinating subject even for non-believers, as it is a practice that encompasses and seamlessly combines wildly different traditions, its a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity and the need to find magic and meaning even in the darkest of places.

To understand any cultural phenomenon, religious practice, or traditional folkloric practice, you must first know its origin and history, but this couldnt be truer for Hoodoo. To know the history of Hoodoo, is to understand its practice.

Hoodoo, as it is its history and the pain, suffering, hope, and joy experienced by those who have practiced it through the centuries that has made it such a powerful force that should be reckoned with.

The strength of the rituals is the strength of those who came before us, the power of a mojo bag is the power of those who have struggled to find the right herbs, oils, and curios to build it, and the workings of spells, recitations, and the flame of the candles that we burn for our spells are the flames of the ancestral spirits that brought us forth.