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There is a Hoodoo belief that because the dauber flies "high and low" to gather mud and build, it can reach into all cor...
02/27/2026

There is a Hoodoo belief that because the dauber flies "high and low" to gather mud and build, it can reach into all corners of a person’s life to find and remove a hidden curse or reveal truth.

North American Slave Narratives
Informant: Conjure Man Ed Murphy

"Dust some nails thoroughly with some powdered "shame-weed" (make debtor ashamed of not paying), dried wasp stingers ("sting his mind to moving"), and dirt-dauber's nests (make him "itching to see you"), and drive them into a locust tree in the shape of a cross (the cross "draws from all directions"). Within a very short time your debtor will come up and pay you in full. "

Below is an actual picture of Ed Murphy (not AI generated)

Hoodoo Legend Annie Christmas, also known as Keelboat Annie or Flatboat Annie.Annie is said to have lived over 100 years...
02/23/2026

Hoodoo Legend Annie Christmas, also known as Keelboat Annie or Flatboat Annie.
Annie is said to have lived over 100 years ago and was a woman of super strength, standing about 7 feet tall and weighing around 250 lbs. It's said Annie decided to go on a fun boat trip sailing the Mississippi River, but the captain decided to take a shortcut during a storm. Although Annie advised against it, she ultimately had to use her strength to save the passengers from certain death.

Upon landing in New Orleans a few days later, she fell ill. Her heroism strained her heart. Some say she was attacked by 100 men who stabbed her to death. Some say she died because she had to use her strength to save people during the boat trip. Some say she took her own life because of love. There are so many stories about her. She was known as a strong woman who gambled at bars with men and could drink anyone under the table. Anyone who challenged her would be defeated, and she was known to dominate men.

Like John Henry, it's said that Annie Christmas was a real person. Her tales live on in her honor. When she passed, her 12 sons placed her in a coal-black coffin and took her to the New Orleans riverfront at night under a full moon, setting her coffin out to sea. Annie was said to be the queen of the lower Mississippi River.





Signature tools etc:
Pearls
Alcohol, such as whiskey

Keelboats

Turkey or peacock 🦚 feathers

CC: for tale of Annie Christmas

02/22/2026

Here's your friendly reminder to blast your music Sunday and get the cleansing!

Community pot Hoodoo love ritual advice reading.As I was praying, I noticed the incense I used to accompany the ritual w...
02/20/2026

Community pot Hoodoo love ritual advice reading.

As I was praying, I noticed the incense I used to accompany the ritual was talking. No breeze, no vents burning, no odd air interruptions. It was just me in deep prayer. So, because the spirits were speaking so loudly through the incense, I decided to read the smoke.

What caught my attention were the soft yet noticeable dense swirls. When this pattern is present, it indicates transformation, creativity, and a strong divine presence. The swirls that looked like a gentle breeze swirling leaves around on a calm fall day told me that many of you are just about over an emotional storm. Emotions are there; they were once high, but now they're easier, tamed, and in retrospect mode. This is a good thing because those who prayed for self-love, awareness, and gratitude will receive just that. Many will concentrate on self and less on others.

On the other hand, those who need to get a grip, take accountability, and work on self will start to do so. This, in turn, will heal and rectify relations that are distant or of the past. So, if you hoped for unity through rectification, be ready to receive it. Both aspects are points of healing the soul, which in turn creates attraction. There's nothing more attractive than a person who is level-headed, confident, aware, and mature. If you asked for attraction, be ready to receive it, and receive it on a grand scale because you will glow from the inside out.

It's suggested that you continue to call on the spirit of love within yourself because it is manifesting. Light an incense of rose, orange, or jasmine and pray these things multiple times a week; the more you do it, the more it will manifest. For you will attract what you are.
"I am patient, l am kind. I don't envy, I do not boast. I am not proud
I am not rude. I am not self-seeking. i am not easily angered, i keep no record of wrongs.
I do not delight in evil but rejoice with the truth. I will always protects myself, I will trust myself, I will have hopes, I will always perseveres. Love and I never fails

Picture is a heart with ashes of the names etc.

02/18/2026

Have you ever had a spirit hunch on you in your dream? Did you wake up questioning it? Let's talk about it. How did you feel about it? Was it a familiar face or an unfamiliar face?

02/17/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but in many cases an assumption is a confession. Pay attention and observe.

02/17/2026

An old Hoodoo belief is if you stand completely naked in front of an unlocked mirror you may invite promiscuous spirits. Some may latch on to you others may come into a dream.

02/16/2026

Honoring, paying respect, and giving reverence to your ancestors is indeed venerating them. We never stop giving flowers to our lineage. 💖 We show love to our roots.

02/13/2026

Yall ready for Friday the 13th?
Louisiana Creole proverb: Cila qui rit vendredi va pleure dimanche'" ("He who laughs on Friday will cry on Sunday").

According to Hoodoo culture Friday the 13th seems to be unusually unlucky. This comes from the belief that Friday is unlucky and anything that has to do with 13 can be considered unlucky, so pairing it Friday is seen as especially unlucky.

In fact, the number 13 is seen to be unlucky altogether. The 13th of the month is considered unlucky whether on a Friday or not. If you are born on the 13th, married on the 13th, or a person dies on the 13th, there will be unusual trouble and misfortune or the end of a struggle. The day is also used to combat misfortune.

On the other hand for risk-takers and gamblers, the number 13 is used in workings to increase slim chances of winning big. The number 12 is considered to be complete in most cases and betting on 13 speaks of slim chance or doesn't exist at all, but if you do bet on a winning margin so slim you've won something big. Those who are lucky or are considered lucky the number 13 could possibly be a good number for them.

Friday Hoodoo beliefs

*If you cut your nails on Friday you will bring sorrow.
* If you sew on Friday and do not complete your sewing its bad luck except if its the first day of the year or the month.
* Ghosts are more active on Friday nights on the last quarter of the moon.
* If you wash or sew your clothes on the last Friday of the year or you will wash or sew someone out your life.
* It is bad luck to get married on a Friday.
* To start anything on a Friday is bad luck if you don't finish what you started on that day.
* It is bad luck to plant on a Friday or your seeds will never sprout or come up.
* Lousiana Creole Hoodoo belief (Cila qui rit vendredi va pleure dimanche)...He who laughs on Friday will cry on Sunday.
* Sneezing on a Friday will cause sarrow.
* The red bird, jaybird, mocking bird take sand or water to the devil. Its said the red bird sold its soul to the devil for an ear of corn and have to take sand to the devil every Friday to make the fire hot so that the wicked will forever burn in hell.

Many in Hoodoo will especially apply these superstitions of Friday the 13th...
- Avoiding travel or important decisions.
- Not getting married or starting new projects.

Please note: This is a cultural page that highlights the beliefs, music, food, customs, and philosophy of those belonging to the enslaved Africans and African descendants of the Southern United States.

Community pot ritual energy reading from the last community rituals:Protection, Blessed Eye, and Stop Gossip.Collectio...
02/12/2026

Community pot ritual energy reading from the last community rituals:
Protection, Blessed Eye, and Stop Gossip.

Collection of names started 1/31 - 2/3.
Full moon cycle 1/31 - 2/3.
Continued duration of work 1/31 - 2/9 (closed on 2/10).
Please allow moon to moon to see a noticeable difference. You may see a change as early as 1/31.

In order for protection from ill forces to manifest, one must be truthful with oneself. Sometimes it's not about the things you want; sometimes you have to start with what's ignored within you. The reading suggests that many of you have to work on self-reflection without blame-shifting. Realize that you are the main character in your life and understand that you will always be the common denominator. Make a decision to leave well enough alone to encourage peace of mind for yourself.

Many are advised to take milk-based (goat, cow, or coconut) cooling baths to help with clarity in order to make the right decisions.

This is because with the stop gossip ritual, your character will be tested with truth. You will find out who is your opposition. You must be willing to accept knowing and understand that this is a form of protection for you. Many will not be able to hide behind your back, and that is a good thing. The ritual is designed to reduce backstabbing and encourage people to come clean or for you to find out people's true intentions, feelings, and motives.

Those who participated in the blessed eye expect people to speak up for and against gossip. Also, acquaintances will be looking out for you by telling you malicious plans made by others. Whatever you do, do not get involved in gossip. Do not have a war or back and forth. There's no need to defend yourself against B.S. You must allow people to make a fool out of themselves because they will. They will come off as problematic, not you. If you are to get involved in scandal, gossip, or anything of the sort, you will experience backfire because you will be involving yourself deeper into the very drama you were looking to avoid in the first place. That very action is counterproductive of the ritual.

So when people fish for information, make sure you respond, "You don't know." If anyone asks you if you have an opinion about something, "You don't know." In fact, the reading suggests that you don't even get involved in think pieces regarding celebrity gossip or trending topics. Stay cool, calm, and collected. Things will fall into place.

Pictured is a snippet of the blessed eye ritual with a cat's-eye-infused lamp that was worked over consecutive days.

Also, a picture of a duck head was used to stop gossip. It was worked, bound, and taken to an oak tree, then nailed down after it dried up, to encourage the heads, minds, eyes, and tongues of enemies to dry up. Then it was nailed to the spirits that live in trees at night.

02/10/2026

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