Hoodoo – Amethyst’s Archive

lavenderlundi: How come whenever black people say that Hoodoo is closed to nonblack witches the FIRST THING white witches say is “Well then only white witches can practice Celtic/Hellenistic paganism (or any other OPEN European religion/spiritual practice). Like it just shows how uneducated y’all are. Honestly. Celtic and Hellenistic paganism are OPEN practices. There isContinue reading

The Racism & Appropriation of Africana Traditions Masterpost

afrocentric-divination: spiritroots: You’ve heard of hoodoo and “voodoo,” but what can you do? Everything you’ve ever wanted to know or ask about cultural appropriation and the various magic traditions, cultures, and religions that have their roots in Africa. I’ve featured a number of different posts that cover a range of topics and perspectives from variousContinue reading “The Racism & Appropriation of Africana Traditions Masterpost”

theshortchickwiththefro: conjurx: Conflating hoodoo (conjure, rootwork) with witchcraft plays on the “black/dark magic” connotation that hoodoo is a bad (read: non-White, non-Christian) ritualistic practice. Comparing the two misses a lot of elemental points in hoodoo (ancestral veneration, Bible as conjure book, use of herbs for healing, native and African symbology). Historically rootworkers were even usedContinue reading

PSA

batcavefreak: Not all occult practices are witchcraft. Voodoo is not witchcraft Tarot is not witchcraft Hoodoo is not witchcraft Not all Paganism is witchcraft Satanism isn’t witchcraft The practice of witchcraft is witchcraft Don’t generalize the occult

Listen.

thedappledsky: You don’t have to do enemy works in hoodoo. But you have to respect them and their purpose. To not respect these works and their place in history is to disrespect the history of African Americans. Instead of saying ‘I don’t like that hoodoo was used to harm people’, You should be saying ‘IContinue reading “Listen.”