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This seems like a straightforward question, but is actually kind of complex. Firstly, hoodoo is considered to be a "closed practice" by many meaning that unless you are African American and born to it, you should not be practicing it as it's power source is largely ancestral. Secondly, the "works" in hoodoo are not really considered "spells". Having gotten that out of the way, you might find working with a lodestone to draw money helpful. This would be an ongoing work likely involving a weekly candle and praying from Psalms. You should be able to find some basis tutorials on YouTube. Good luck!
Hello there!
I'm a initiated Hoodoo practitioner of 6 years and more! We have our own venues and groups where we share our practices with fellow Hoodunsi. If you are of bloodline, with at least one African American parent you can find a variety of communities, especially on facebook where there will be a wealth of information.
However Hoodunsi are a very discrete and secretive people. Many people claim to practice Hoodoo for commercialized purposes and scam people for their $$$. This can be a sensitive issue for some, for me personally it's not a trigger, I can't blame them for seeking to copy our traditions. They're awesome.
If you're not of blood, you can still hire a Hoodunsi to do work for you.
Feel free to message me privately and I can direct you to our community. This is an public forum that's internationally based and not Hoodoo focused.
Just look into LuckyMojo and books associated with them.
The bloodline and claiming it's closed practice dates back to the ancient times of 2010s and woke craze, ignore it.
Just look into LuckyMojo and books associated with them.
The bloodline and claiming it's closed practice dates back to the ancient times of 2010s and woke craze, ignore it.
It's true that hoodoo wasn't seen as a completely closed practice until recently, but it's also true that there wasn't no websites like LuckyMojo either, so there was no need of gate keeping it from "witchy" white girls. And the antonym of "woke" is "asleep".
Hello there!
I'm a initiated Hoodoo practitioner of 6 years and more! We have our own venues and groups where we share our practices with fellow Hoodunsi. If you are of bloodline, with at least one African American parent you can find a variety of communities, especially on facebook where there will be a wealth of information.
I'm not African American, so I won't ask you to reveal too much about your traditions, but would you mind explaining how initiations work in your form of hoodoo? Is it similar to modern ATRs or does it imply self-initiation if one is of African American blood? From what I've read on old southern hoodoo, it was mostly described as a skill one learns and not a religion one gets initiated into, though some did describe initiations, but they were often quite outlandish and included making some sort of a deal with the Devil or some other sinister entity, not being invited into a lineage by a human teacher.
So as I have some connection with "shamanic" type practices, I really don't think it's about "woke" or "based" at all. Like sure one can make it about that, but the fact of the matter is, spirit contact isn't "closed" because some urban white American intelligentsia types decided it should be, but simply because it relies on relationships over formulae.
Western ars goetia type spirit work is like going to the city hall and filling out forms in triplicate to get the bureaucracy to do something for you. You can think King Paimon is hot, but ultimately he's nobility who holds an office, and as summoner you approach him in that office, in a bureaucratic manner.
Shamanic-type spirit work is not like that. You need to be recognized. The spirits don't answer because you filled out the correct forms, they answer because they know you as a relation. You're "the daughter / son of X" or "the apprentice of Y", "the protege of Z". It's like asking favors from friends and extended family.
If you're a rando from the street, or even the grandchild of an enemy, why would anyone help you?
So in that sense, these practices being considered "closed" is, well... based.
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Of course one can try their luck, but ask the question, "would this be wise / polite if the spirits were embodied human beings?"