Hello from MysticAurora!

[MysticAurora]

To anyone who reads this,

I hope you and your family are staying well and safe during these times.

I am new to the Lucky Mojo forum but I have been coming back to the Lucky Mojo site for such a while now. I am so grateful for the insight and information that has been shared here.

I grew up with spiritual practices, especially ones deep rooted in herbs, prayers, candles, petitions and much more. I see similarities in that with Hoodoo but that does not take away the fact the the history behind Hoodoo is so important. I also wish to learn more about the roots and basics because I feel as though educating yourself never ends.

-Aurora

[catherineyronwode]

MysticAura,

Hello and welcome to the forum! Thank you for taking the time for us to get to know you better. You sound like someone of my own inclination -- hoping to reconnect to the land, and to practice natural magic as a part of that path. I am sometimes considered old-school or hard-core for my emphasis on hoodoo as having been based in country life, but i never want to lose sight of that.

Teaching students who have cultural and family connections to conjure is my particular interest, as a way of returning the favour shown to me when i was a young kid, learning from older people who had themselves been raised in the rural South and were making their own post-WWII adjustments to urban life. I often say that i feel that i was handed a gift and told to hold it and pass it along to the ones who would come for it later. You, and others like you, are the ones for whom i have been holding these treasured ways of working. When you are ready and have purchased the required books and products, i will be glad to speak with you and we can get you signed up as a student.

And thanks for being the first to make a post in our 2022 Public Forum Introductions thread.

I'm sure you have been exploring a lot on your own but these are links to general information on Hoodoo to give you a jumping off point:

Hoodoo History:
http://luckymojo.com/hoodoohistory.html

Mojo Hands:
http://luckymojo.com/mojo.html

Oils:
http://luckymojo.com/oils.html

Baths:
http://luckymojo.com/baths.html

Powders:
http://luckymojo.com/powders.html

Incense:
http://luckymojo.com/incense.html

Candles:
http://luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html

Herbs:
http://herb-magic.com

Conditions and how we can address them:
http://luckymojo.com/hoodooataglance.html

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[Ilona Bliss]

Hi Aurora!
Thank you. Wishing much safety and good health to you and your family as well. I also grew up in a culture that had many similarities to Hoodoo and have found it really satisfying to delve deeper into this fabulous, historical, and potent practice. Many blessings for your Hoodoo journey!
-Ilona Bliss

[MysticAurora]

Thank you both!
I am so excited to join!