CoCo Conjure

Cuz,

There are Initiations in hoodoo. It might not look like or function like other occult practices, but it is done non the less. So let's dive into one of the initiations of Zora Neale Hurston and see what we can glean.

Hey Cousin!

I'm going to share with you the spiritual work I do to open my roads for the new year. It's a crazy amount of work, but it's worth the blessings that follows.

Hey cousin,

Just cause things are popping off, doesn't me we have to. Let me tell you about the time my Neighbor called the cops on me.

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/