The Black Folder: Personal Communications on the Mastery of Hoodoo
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Conjure Spells for Love, Money, Protection, and Luck; Cursing and Reversing Tricks with Dolls and Mirror Spells; The Secrets of Kitchen Witchery and Grocery Store Magic; Candle and Oil Lamp Magic in the Hoodoo Tradition; How to Make Your Own Mojo Hands, Doll-Babies, and Packet Amulets; Divination and Seership with Bones, Tea Leaves, and Candle Wax. From 2002 through 2013, the Lucky Mojo Curio Company offered an assortment of informational "shop flyers" to all in-store and mail-order customers, featuring basic information about African American hoodoo drawn from catherine yronwode's book "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice." Meanwhile, from 2008 through 2013, the Missionary Independent Spiritual Church annual Hoodoo Workshops, attendees who came to receive hands-on training in the practice of conjure and other forms of world folk-magic received hand-out flyers describing the spells, recipes, and methods of practice being taught. All of these three-hole-punched information sheets -- the Lucky Mojo Shop Flyers and the Hoodoo Workshop Hand-Outs -- were then collected together into a black school-report cover -- which we called The Black Folder. As the years went on, the content of The Black Folder grew and grew and grew, until there were so many pages that they could no longer easily fit into a single report cover ... and so we put together the complete set of all of the past Missionary Independent Spiritual Church Workshop flyers, plus a complete set of all of the Lucky Mojo shop flyers into a 136 page professionally printed BOOK. The name of the book is "The Black Folder" -- but don't let the name (or the cover) fool you -- it's a regular 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback book, like nothing else available anywhere. Contributors include an all-star line-up of well-known conjure doctors from around the world: ConjureMan Ali, Deacon Millett, Dr. E., Lara Rivera, Prof. Charles Porterfield, Dr. James Dotson, Khi Armand, Sister Robin Petersen, Sindy Todo, Susan Diamond, Marin Graves, Miss Elvyra Curcuruto-Love, Ms. Robin York, Dr. Johannes Gardback, Michele Jackson, Valentina Burton, Tanisia Mooney, and catherine yronwode. Review: Four Stars - Excellent Review: Well worth it - It was a bit of a long wait before this book got to me. I have a copy of the author's other book so yes I'm very much looking forward to this one. Packed of useful practical information & definitely a must buy & couldn't recommend it highly enough.
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 503 Reviews |
A**R
Four Stars
Excellent
A**R
Well worth it
It was a bit of a long wait before this book got to me. I have a copy of the author's other book so yes I'm very much looking forward to this one. Packed of useful practical information & definitely a must buy & couldn't recommend it highly enough.
C**R
worth a read
I enjoy this book, it adds to all the other information I have. he instructions are clear and easy to follow, I recommend this book to serious practitioners.
S**S
The Black Folder edited by Catherine Yronwode. Excellent!
"The Black Folder" edited by Catherine Yronwode is a great addition to the library of anyone interested in Hoodoo. There are several well known contributors to "The Black Folder". I can't mention them all in this review because there are so many but I am going to highlight a few chapters to inform the reader of some of the content. I was pleasantly surprised to see the chapter on "The Fortune Teller's Guide to Success" by renowned Texas psychic Valentina Burton. Burton expertly explains how to set up a successful business in the psychic field. Valentina Burton is a published author, gifted psychic and successful business woman. She may be a Texan but Oklahoma loves her too. Another chapter I enjoyed is, "Herb Use Methods for Kitchen Witchery" by Sister Robin Petersen. This chapter is on conjure cooking written by a multi-talented woman who has poured her heart and soul into the subject. Petersen goes into detail on the topics of Electuaries, infusions, tinctures, herb garnishes, blacking spices and sprinkling herbs. Nobody else can write as expertly on this subject than Sister Robin Petersen. Robin Petersen actually does what she writes about. A fascinating chapter titled, "Skull Sorcery: Using Skulls and Skull Candles" by ConjureMan Ali explains precisely about skull magic. He covers the historical aspect of Skulls and he also shows you how to load and work your own skull candle. ConjureMan Ali, a highly sought after reader, is the popular co host of the weekly Lucky Mojo Hoodoo Rootwork Hour on Blog Talk radio. Another favorite chapter is, "Spirit Vessels and Spirit Traps" also written by ConjureMan Ali. CanjureMan Ali writes about benevolent and malevolent spirits. He also describes in detail about Spirit Vessels and Traps. Lou Florez wrote an excellent chapter on "Catholic Saint Packets for Love, Money, Blessings" Florez explains to you what a Saint is and goes on to discuss the difference between Catholic Saint packages from other spell containers. Lou then instructs you on how to choose which Saint to work with and he does so extremely well. Lou Florez is a natural born psychic and well-loved by all who know him. Deacon Millett wrote a chapter titled, "Sweet Spells for Love and Beauty". I loved this chapter! Millett is the published author of, Hoodoo Honey and Sugar Spells." Deacon Millett is a reader, worker, and an astounding astrologer. Elvyra Curcuruto-Love wrote on Labyrinths. I learned how to make a Labryrinth of my own by following Evyra Love's directions. Elvyra is a highly accomplished reader. Dr. E has an informative and correctly researched chapter on "Making Doll Babies For Ritual Use." I found this to be one of the best pieces on doll babies I've ever read. Dr. E. is top notch in his field! Khi Arman wrote on a popular topic, "Hands on Conjure and Blessing." Everyone should read this gem. Khi is fiercely talented. Miss Bri wrote an informative chapter on "Love Conjure" which covers the different areas of love work. She does an amazing job. If you need to know anything about love spells this is a great chapter for you. Auntie Sindy Toto and Susan Diamond wrote an intriging article on "Rose of Jericho: The Resurrection Plant" I learned things I never knew about the Rose of Jericho. Two gifted ladies in their fields. Lara Rivera's chapter, "Container Spells in the Hoodoo Tradition" is excellent because it is well written and it stays true to the subject of Hoodoo. Lara is the real deal and knows what she's talking about because she works it. There so many great chapters in "The Black Folder" that are truly inspirational and fascinating. There's even a chapter called "High Tech Hoodoo" by Kast Excelsior where the author tells you how to integrate new developments of Modern Lifestyle in one of the paragraphs. This topic is highly relevant and a must read by anyone who works in the magical arts. Catherine Yronwode has written a well researched introduction and also many chapters in the book. Mrs. Yronwode continues to be a pioneer in the field of Hoodoo as well as an exceptional author. I highly recommend this book for the beginner and for the advanced magical practitioner. If you want to know more about the readers in the book you can find them on AIRR, the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, on the Lucky Mojo Curio Co site. Thank-you to Catherine Yronwode and to all of the contributors to "The Black Folder, Personal Communications on the Mastery of Hoodoo."
D**A
Useful information and great resource for those who have learned basic hoodoo
I enjoy this book and I suggested it to a couple of friends, they enjoyed it too. The instructions are clear and easy to follow, I recommend this book to serious practitioners. A series of useful articles on Hoodoo in a simple to read format.... well worthwhile if you are interested in the subject. The book comes with a table of contents and is written by several different conjure doctors. Worth the buy if you are trying to advance pass beginner and want more knowledge and insight.
M**L
worthwhile collection of essays
A series of useful articles on Hoodoo in a simple to read format.... well worthwhile if you are interested in the subject
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