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Reading list for Afro-Herbalism:

A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit by Stephanie Rose Bird

Affrilachia: Poems by Frank X Walker

African American Medicine in Washington, D.C.: Healing the Capital During the Civil War Era by Heather Butts

African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory by Gertrude Jacinta Fraser

African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and Non-Herbal Treatments by Herbert Covey

African Ethnobotany in the Americas edited by Robert Voeks and John Rashford

Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect by Lorenzo Dow Turner

Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples by Jack Forbes

African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies by Dr. Tariq M. Sawandi, PhD

Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh, African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed by Bryant Terry

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo” by Zora Neale Hurston

Big Mama’s Back in the Kitchen by Charlene Johnson

Big Mama’s Old Black Pot by Ethel Dixon

Black Belief: Folk Beliefs of Blacks in America and West Africa by Henry H. Mitchell

Black Diamonds, Vol. 1 No. 1 and Vol. 1 Nos. 2–3 edited by Edward J. Cabbell

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney

Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C. by Ashanté M. Reese

Black Indian Slave Narratives edited by Patrick Minges

Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Yvonne P. Chireau

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry edited by Camille T. Dungy

Blacks in Appalachia edited by William Turner and Edward J. Cabbell

Caribbean Vegan: Meat-Free, Egg-Free, Dairy-Free Authentic Island Cuisine for Every Occasion by Taymer Mason

Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America by Sylviane Diouf

Faith, Health, and Healing in African American Life by Emilie Townes and Stephanie Y. Mitchem

Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman

Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit: John Lee – An African American Herbal Healer by John Lee and Arvilla Payne-Jackson

Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living by Stephanie Rose Bird

Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement by Monica White

Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays by Eric Copage

George Washington Carver by Tonya Bolden

George Washington Carver: In His Own Words edited by Gary Kremer

God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia by Cornelia Bailey

Gone Home: Race and Roots through Appalachia by Karida Brown

Ethno-Botany of the Black Americans by William Ed Grime

Gullah Cuisine: By Land and by Sea by Charlotte Jenkins and William Baldwin

Gullah Culture in America by Emory Shaw Campbell and Wilbur Cross

Gullah/Geechee: Africa’s Seeds in the Winds of the Diaspora-St. Helena’s Serenity by Queen Quet Marquetta Goodwine

High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America by Jessica Harris and Maya Angelou

Homecoming: The Story of African-American Farmers by Charlene Gilbert

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Faith Mitchell

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish

Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care by Dayna Bowen Matthew

Leaves of Green: A Handbook of Herbal Remedies by Maude E. Scott

Like a Weaving: References and Resources on Black Appalachians by Edward J. Cabbell

Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife by Margaret Charles Smith and Linda Janet Holmes

Making Gullah: A History of Sapelo Islanders, Race, and the American Imagination by Melissa Cooper

Mandy’s Favorite Louisiana Recipes by Natalie V. Scott

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet Washington

Mojo Workin’: The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald

Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife’s Story by Onnie Lee Logan as told to Katherine Clark

My Bag Was Always Packed: The Life and Times of a Virginia Midwife by Claudine Curry Smith and Mildred Hopkins Baker Roberson

My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations by Mary Frances Berry

My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles

Papa Jim’s Herbal Magic Workbook by Papa Jim

Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens by Vaughn Sills (Photographer), Hilton Als (Foreword), Lowry Pei (Introduction)

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy DeGruy

Rooted in the Earth: Reclaiming the African American Environmental Heritage by Diane Glave

Rufus Estes’ Good Things to Eat: The First Cookbook by an African-American Chef by Rufus Estes

Secret Doctors: Ethnomedicine of African Americans by Wonda Fontenot

Sex, Sickness, and Slavery: Illness in the Antebellum South by Marli Weiner with Mayzie Hough

Slavery’s Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons by Sylviane Diouf

Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time by Adrian Miller

Spirituality and the Black Helping Tradition in Social Work by Elmer P. Martin Jr. and Joanne Mitchell Martin

Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs by Stephanie Rose Bird

The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances from Alabama’s Renowned Tuskegee Institute by Carolyn Quick Tillery

The Black Family Reunion Cookbook (Recipes and Food Memories from the National Council of Negro Women) edited by Libby Clark

The Conjure Woman and Other Conjure Tales by Charles Chesnutt

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks by Toni Tipton-Martin

The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas by Adrian Miller

The Taste of Country Cooking: The 30th Anniversary Edition of a Great Classic Southern Cookbook by Edna Lewis

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: An Insiders’ Account of the Shocking Medical Experiment Conducted by Government Doctors Against African American Men by Fred D. Gray

Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape by Lauret E. Savoy

Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine by Bryant Terry

Vibration Cooking: Or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl by Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Voodoo and Hoodoo: The Craft as Revealed by Traditional Practitioners by Jim Haskins

When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by Patricia Jones-Jackson

Working Conjure: A Guide to Hoodoo Folk Magic by Hoodoo Sen Moise

Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing by Michelle Lee

Wurkn Dem Rootz: Ancestral Hoodoo by Medicine Man

Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, and Other Writings: Mules and Men, Tell My Horse, Dust Tracks on a Road, Selected Articles by Zora Neale Hurston

The Ways of Herbalism in the African World with Olatokunboh Obasi MSc, RH (webinar via The American Herbalists Guild)

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I wanted to meditate earlier today and I used Coil and Bloom Conjure psychic oil for the first time. I almost left my body😭😭😭

I’m going to try and use it tonight before I sleep, with some mugwort.

#my texts

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I cleaned and burned some lavender in my room. Then I blew tobacco smoke over my altar after cleaning it. When I was lighting the cigar I felt a verrrrry dusting buzz feeling. I tried to talk to them while continuing cleaning

Then I got in my car later and saw a lady bug😌

#my texts

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I went to Memphis Conjure’s new store and 😍 finally a black centric metaphysical shop in Memphis. Ms Lisa was actually there and was so nice😭 she gifted me 2 of the 3 herbs I was looking for just because. I can’t wait till the store is fully stocked

#memphisconjure #hoodoo #my texts

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I made a lil baby alter a couple weeks ago and I’ve had a mug I’ve been refilling with water. Today I checked it and there’s no water🥺 and I for sure filled it. Its not possible for it to have evaporated. I love to see it

Also. I went to my recently passed uncles house and asked the family to help me. I purged some libation and left some cigarettes. I saw a spider going to the car and one that night at home. I’m getting there slowly but surely

#my texts

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This book is amazing for Black people who want to connect with their Ancestors and develop a spiritual practice centered on that connection

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My African Traditional Religion Book List

My African Traditional Religion Book List

Scholarly Overview of Several West African Traditions

West African Religion: A Study of Beliefs and Practices of Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Ibo, and Kindred Peoples by Geoffrey Parrinder, Foreword by Edwin Smith

Creole Religions of the Caribbean by Margarite Fernández Olmos

Orisa/Yoruba-based Religion: Texts for Foundational Knowledge/Beginner-Friendly

Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa: A West African Spiritual Tradition by Tobe Melora Correal

Isese Spirituality Workbook: The Ancestral Wisdom of the Ifa Orisa Tradition by Ayele Kumari, PhD

Orisa: New World, Black Gods by John Mason

The Way of Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa by Philip John Neimark

The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts by Ifa Karade

Orisa/Yoruba-based Religion: Specific Topics of Interest

Olookun: Owner of Rivers and Seas by John Mason

On the Orishas’ Roads and Pathways: Yemoja, Mother of the World by Oba Willie Ramos

Iwure: Healing Power of Prayer by Yemi Elebuibon

Hoodoo/Afro-American/Haitian Vodou

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisah Teish

A Glass of Water and a Candle: Quench My Soul and Light My WayBook by Oba Ade Dayo

Pussy Prayers: Sacred and Sensual Rituals for Wild Women of Color by Black Girl Bliss

The Haitian Vodou Handbook: Protocols for Riding with the Lwa by Kenaz Filan

Kemetic Spirituality

Heal Thyself for Health and Longevity by Queen Afua

Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit by Queen Afua

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He said what he said.

- A protest sign and a petition

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Hoodoo cleansing prayer to be used with herb, oil or during bath or shower 📖🕯

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Hoodoo prayer for prosperity, abundance & luck. 📖🕯 Isaiah 41:18 KJV

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Farming While Black

This book is what I need to read as a beginner black gardener.  This book is all about helping people of color to establish their own food supply.  Leah, the author, is initiated in Vodou and is adamant about respecting the spirits of the land. All proceeds of this book will be donated to helping Black farmers. So if you have the money, please buy the book. 

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Half the stuff on the hoodoo hashtag is not hoodoo . It’s a bunch of wicca and hotep nonsense mixed with what they think is hoodoo. Palo , lucumi , ifa rules doesn’t apply to african american hoodoo. Having a title in those traditions doesn’t mean you are automatically knowledgeable and have authority . Oshun , pomba gira , Hindu deities etc has nothing to do with the practice , you wil not find everything in a book because many older people knew the dangers of over sharing and appropriation .some things are passed down and are not taught outside the family .

It’s a whole lot of scammers teaching classes , selling fake products and preying on people here on tumblr and Instagram. Be careful of who you give your time and energy to

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So, I have corona virus. I know. Boooo. Working at a mental health crisis center I get all the emergency of an emergency room and none of the protections. Sucks, BUT I have done so much shadow work😭

Really this year. But especially me being at home I have emotionaly been yeeted through this part of my healing. I’ve learned so much because I have not had things to distract myself with. I’m seeing why shadow work is with your inner child. It’s like I can see now.

I’m grateful that my symptoms were mild, and not to sound hokey but I really think this came intentionally for me to grow.

#my texts

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A lovely interview and article that give a glimpse into sex magic✨

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Is there anything special I should do with a new tarot deck? I’ve seen people saying you should “get to know it” but I don’t know, so I thought I’d ask you since you for sure know what you’re doing.

Hi hon! sorry for the late answer ^^

Well, it’s up to you! many people like to do an interview with their decks as soon as they have time to do their first reading. Some others simply do a test-reading. I guess it depends on what kind of relationship you wanna have with the deck according to your beliefs. Is the tarot just a tool for you? is the tarot conscious to you or not? if yes, what kind of consciousness? each deck is their own or tarot as a whole has a spirit that connects all? would you consider the tarot deck an ally or a servant? it’s...up to your personal views.

I personally see tarot as my allies, like a friend. Whenever I get a new deck I introduce myself to them like I would introduce myself to anyone else, simply tell them your name, anything you consider important, like maybe your age, or date of birth, or where you’re from, what path you follow, anything, spend some time, carry them around, show them your life, I even give them names that only I know, naming the spirit of different allies in craft (not just your tarot, but even your house, like in the link) is something we do in my tradition to build a personal connection to our allies, but other practitioners just call their decks by their mainstream/manufacturer’s name or even just tarot and it’s perfectly fine, it all depends on your views and beliefs.

Here are a few links you could find useful, from different sources:

On deck Interviews

Bonding with a new deck

Some Begginer Tips

Deck Interview example

Introducing yourself

Spend time with your deck, chat often, about anything.

All About Divination Masterpost

Hope that helps hon! <3

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“[The Lord] brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me” (Psalm 18:19).

What wonderful, reassuring words. The Father delights in us! In David’s case, he had just been through a terrible time of testing. Saul had put a bounty on his head and David was running for his life. But God came roaring in to rescue him and David could say, “The reason God delivered me from all my enemies is because I am precious to him. My God delights in me!”

These thoughts are echoed throughout the Word: “The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy” (Psalm 147:11). And again, “For the Lord takes pleasure in His people” (149:4).

I can try to convince you of God’s delight in you by telling you, “You are precious to the Lord!” You may think, “Well, that’s a lovely thought. How sweet.” But this truth is more than a lovely thought. It is the very key to your deliverance from every battle that rages in your soul, the secret to entering into the rest God has promised you. And until you lay hold of it and it becomes a foundational truth in your heart, you will not be able to withstand what is ahead in this wicked time.

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned” (Isaiah 43:1-2).

Right now, you may be passing through deep waters and you fear you may be destroyed. But understand from his Word that God does not always calm the waters or keep the floods from coming. And he doesn’t always put out the fires. But he does promise that he will walk with you through it all.

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Petition Papers in Hoodoo

Petition Papers in HoodooA petition paper or name-paper is commonly used for attracting, controlling, and influencing a certain situation. They are basically the map of the spellwork and give specfic directions of what you want to happen, basically on what you want the spirits and power you put into the spell work to do.The name-paper is a talisman, having written on it a certain intention of how you want the working to go forward.

Petitions are usually written on a piece of ordinary, brown grocery bag paper. Torn on all four sides to form a square or for those that want a neater square, a scissor will be your best friend. There are several styles of making a name-paper:The name paper is a petition that has the target’s name written an odd number of times(3,7,9,13). The number of times varies upon the intent of the working: 3 is for manifestation, 7 is used quite alot for prosperity and gambling, 9 is used for imposing will on others or gaining control over a situation, and 13 is a number used to uncross a person or yourself.

Crossed names are petitions where two people’s names have been crossed over, the person that wants to gain the upper hand will cross over the name of the target. For example: once writtten the target’s name, the paper is turned 90 degrees clockwise and the the name of the person who wants to gain the upper hand is written. The name would be on top of the target’s, symbolizing dominace and gaining control over the situation. For crossed names, a written petion would usually be going around the names stating a wish such as “Love me”.To push someone away from you or for reversal, writing a name backwards on a petition is used.

It is common to dress the paper once the petition is written, with an oil relating to the goal of your working. For example: To a petition whose purpose is to attract a specific suiter, you would use oils such as “Follow Me Boy” or “Come to Me”.

Some people may also use color symbolizing the purpose of their working, such as red for Love or green for prosperity. The manner in which name-papers are carried out really varies on the style of the practitioner, some may use different colors as stated above or some may prefer to use a pencil.Thank you for taking the time to read, hope you enjoyed!

The Divine Moon