CoCo Conjure

Cousin,

let's set these lights and let our will be done.

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUP CUZZ!

In this episode your Auntie (my mama) joins our elements conversations and talks to us about urban gardening and tending to your inner roots.

*Le sigh*

Cousin! Sometimes the only thing you can do is pray, sit in contemplation, and watch your thoughts.

show notes:

Dear Future Wifey Podcast feat. Pastors Reggie and Kelley Steele.

https://youtu.be/y6xsRWFG3WA?si=0DH6pON3Z4miXXKV

Response Live:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iCZ3StheyA&t=2644s

Listen... If you haven't seen Sinners yet, I don't know what you are waiting for. It's time to set the roof on fire, conjure up the past and future, and pass around a jar of garlic. (FULL SPOILERS)

Further Listening:

Albert King https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WydRZHhVb00

Whitney Houston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9bxfxE25Y

Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kijpcUv-b8M & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJez0ljzSQw & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDaD2G9xjMc

Nina Simone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba1DUOLlkdo & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IACZdwwJI4 &https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRNrgDIJfo

Avi Kaplan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wF6xP1Z0YQ

Further Watching:

Lovecraft Country (HBO Max & Prime)

Nope (Prime)

Get Out ( Prime)

Black Panther ( Disney+)

Sleight (Prime)

Cuz,

No need to fill up the tub with herbs and flowers. Let's take active part in our spiritual bath, and move them blessings over us.

Harry Hyatt "Witchcraft, Conjuration, Rootwork, and Hoodoo: vol 1"

Helpful reading:

Mama's Mojo: A Mother's Guide to Hoodoo and Rootwork by Mama Baderiwna Rolland & Queen Co. Meadows

African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions

by Lucretia VanDyke

CUZ,

There is a lot of lore around the black cat bone, one of the most powerful fetishes in Hoodoo. Let's explore.

Show Notes:

Zora Neale Hurston “mules and men” Pg 220-221

Harry Hyatt “hoodoo, conjuration, witchcraft, rootwork” Vol 1. 74-97

cousin.... this is a ramble let me tell you. But this idea of masculine and feminine energy/forces, and how we use them to identify our roles in society has been heavy on my mind. Let's explore the topic together shall we?

show notes:

the daodejing http://www.fang.ece.ufl.edu/daodejing.pdf

religion for breakfast: https://youtu.be/lPkRkBuvAxQ?si=YlIxSTcAjCKNs5uG

let's talk religion: https://youtu.be/fTPxh6Sn_gI?si=YhqrtVzwCc7XB4DM

Cousin!

ya girl go to work and wrote another tale. This time we follow Roe as she takes her inheritance face on and meets new allies.

TRIGGER WARNING: DOMESTICE VIOLENCE *

Cousin!

Let's go back to our roots and read some tales from Richard M. Dorson's book "American Negro Folktales."

Story 1: 16, " The fox the rabbit and the well" as told by J.D. Suggs.

Story 2: 18 d. "The Alligator, the Whale, and the Colored Man" as told by Andrew Smith

Story 3: 19 " The Rat and the Whiskey" as told by Bulah Tate

COUSIN!

IT'S TIME TO GO OUTSIDE BABY!

Show notes:

https://www.countryliving.com/uk/travel-ideas/abroad/a60172393/spring-equinox-traditions/

https://www.spokeandblossom.com/stories/2023/3/14/spring-equinox-traditions-around-the-world-how-your-can-celebrate-in-colorado#:~:text=Because%20Africa%20is%20in%20the,particularly%20by%20the%20Igbo%20people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3Vlhh1o9ZI

https://hcpl.net/blogs/post/spring-celebrations-around-the-world/