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1) Hoodoo
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In 1930s Alabama, twelve-year-old Hoodoo Hatcher is the only member of his family who seems unable to practice folk magic, but when a mysterious man called the Stranger puts the entire town at risk from his black magic, Hoodoo must learn to conjure to defeat him.
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Book Two in the time travel, fantasy romance trilogy, Highland Secrets! She's always been a dutiful daughter… Janet MacLeod has spent the last ten years dedicated to her clan, acting as the Lady of the castle-at the cost of her own happiness. She aches every time she looks at her brothers, both happy with their wives, and wants nothing more than a love of her own. He's a broken soldier… Xander, a former Fae Warrior, sacrificed his wings and magic...
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"Authentic and unapologetic, this guide to magical spirituality empowers women of color to take back the power to heal and shine under their own strength. Written by an accomplished Hoodoo practitioner, this book features spells, recipes, and rituals that help readers like you rise out of the constrictions around them. The calabash (gourd) is a sacred vessel in Yoruba cosmology; it's the ultimate emblem of female fertility. Sharing folk traditions,...
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"New Orleans has long been America's most magical city, inhabited by a fascinating visible and invisible world, full of mysteries, known for its decadence and haunted by its spirits. If Salem is famous for its persecution of witches, New Orleans is celebrated for its embrace of the magical, mystical, and paranormal. New Orleans is the historical stronghold of traditional African religions, spirituality, and voudou in the US. There is a mysterious...
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"At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres, diverse audiences marvel at flickering images. Redwood, an African American woman, and Aidan, a Seminole Irish man, journey from Georgia to Chicago, from haunted swampland to a "city of the future." They are gifted performers and hoodoo conjurors, struggling to call up the wondrous world they imagine,...
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Tordotcom
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"The Water Wars have scrambled the world. Flood refugees are on the run. Disrupters and the nostalgia militia roam the roads, wreaking havoc. Invisible Darknet Lords troll the internet, solidifying their power, while Cinnamon, her three Circus-Bots, and two dogs work with a community of farmers, Motor Fairies, and Wheel-Wizards to provide housing, health care, and education for flood refugees. As Cinnamon confronts threats from the Darknet Lords and...
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Destiny Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"A guide to advanced practices with the bestselling The Hoodoo Tarot. Provides rituals for each of the Major Arcana cards and shares exercises for resolving problems and dysfunctional patterns the cards reveal. Explores in depth the plants, herbs, and flowers of the Hoodoo tradition featured on the cards. Offers eleven new card spreads, such as the New Moon spread, the Big House Healing Trauma spread, and the Difficult Ancestry spread"--
9) Knee deep
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English
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"Named after a hurricane, Camille is the rebellious 16-year-old daughter of a New Orleans bar-owner who grows up in the shadow of Bourbon Street, raised on stories of hauntings, lusty encounters and voodoo magic. And even though her family loses their home in a hurricane, she counts herself among the lucky until she discovers that her 18-year-old Creole neighbor whom she secretly loves died heroically in the storm. Devastated by Antwone's death, Camille...
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Amberjack Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love--and a lot of what they fear--through a twisted blend of horror lenses, from the thoughtful to the terrifying. From haunted,...
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Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Hoodoo is a bold spiritual tradition that helps enhance your well-being and solve everyday problems. This practical, do-it-yourself guide shows how to use spells, rites, recipes, mojos, and curios to enrich your life and be ready for whatever comes your way. You'll begin with the basics of Hoodoo and then gradually build your knowledge day after day. Discover the essential components for your practice, how to master the parts of your life that seem...
18) Bone music
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Longmeadow Press
Pub. Date
c1995
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English
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A resurrected Elvis Presley is one of the protagonists in this hoodoo voodoo tale about blues singers, musicians and saints who join forces to combat the evil unleashed by the playing of a forbidden song at a funeral. By the author of New Life for the Dead.
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Hampton Roads Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to be informative while providing hands-on recipes, rituals, projects, and resources to help you become an active participant in its wonderfully soulful traditions.
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