CoCo Conjure

Cuz,

Let's get you started on your Hoodoo Journey.

COUSIN!

The Devil In hoodoo is more than just the biblical Lucifer or Satan. He's a slick practitioner of supernatural forces who dwells in the moral gray. So let's dive into some devil tales and get a feel for the folkloric devil in hoodoo.

Sell yourself to the Devil collected by Harry Hyatt in " Hoodoo, Conjuration, Witchcraft, and Rootwork"

Jack and The Devil found in Virginia Hamilton's "the people could fly"

Woman Smarter than the Devil Found in Zora Neal Hurston's " Every Tongue Got to Confess"

Hey Cousin,

This is how I think our conjure works.

If you want an in-depth, well researched video from a guy who studies religion and spirituality for a living, check out the youtube channel Religion for Breakfast : https://youtu.be/xoYZ5xNyKbc?si=eaET7rKis40HGNXu

COUSIN!

Big Sis is back, and she and I surf the web to answer spiritual questions.

and i may or may not have had some herbal upliftment halfway through...

Time for the spooky tales, Cousin!

tales sourced from

Harry Hyatt " Hoodoo, Conjurations, Witchcraft, and Rootwork"

Richard M. Dorson " American Negro Folktales."

COUSIN!!!!

Let's hot girl walk through the graveyard, and commune with the spirits.

Show Notes:

story found in Hyatt's Hoodoo Conjuration and Witchcraft vol 1.

Sup Cuz,

The High Sheriff of Low Country wanted to stop folks from prescribing snake oil for lethal diseases. His plan...take on the biggest name in root doctoring, Dr. Buzzard himself.

Show Notes:

J.E. Mc.Teer: 50 years as a low country witch doctor.

Mojo Workin Katrina Hazzard-Donald

Mules and Men Zora Neale Hurston

https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/dr-buzzard/

https://bdcbcl.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/dr-buzzard-1885-1947-and-rootwork/

Hey Cousin!!

Money don't grow on trees and our spirits can't find peace on earth if our wallets are empty. Amen? Amen! So let's talk Money spiritual work and get these coins.

Sources:

Harry M. Hyatt Hoodoo Conjuration Witchcraft Vol. 1 Pgs 613-677 https://archive.org/details/HoodooConjurationWItchcraftRootwork/Hoodoo%20Conjuration%20WItchcraft%20%26%20Rootwork%20Vol%201/page/n15/mode/2up

Cuz,

Let's talk John Stories!

1. John and the Devil's Daughter from " The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales" by Virginia Hamilton. (pg 107)
2. The Escape of John Bennett from "American Negro Folktales" By Richard M Dorson ([g 284)
3. The Power of Prayer from "Every Tongue got to Confess" By Zora Neale Hurston (pg 90-91)

Cuz,

Sandy had a root for Frederick Douglass that could keep him safe from a notorious slave driver. And the story the followed turned Douglass's mind from bondsman to free man.

Sources and Further Reading

PBS:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave : https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/douglass.html

Libarary of congress

https://www.loc.gov/collections/frederick-douglass-papers/articles-and-essays/