Lanny Anderson, The Louisiana Empress of Vodou, is a priestess and fourth-generation rootworker raised in both Larose and St. Landry Parish. She grew up watching her family practice rootwork and has ...

After dabbling in various spiritual practices, I discovered Hoodoo and it changed my life. It provided a connection to my spiritual self that I hadn't found in mainstream witchcraft and gave me the ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. After dabbling in various spiritual practices, I discovered Hoodoo and it changed my life. It provided ...

My mom and I were inseparable. When she died, I didn’t know where to turn for her wisdom, solace, and companionship. But as I’ve lived with my grief, I’ve realized there are many ways I can stay in ...

NMAF copy purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. Conjure, hoodoo, rootwork, these are all names for southern American folk magic. Conjure first emerged in the days of slavery and plantations and is widely ...

Growing up, in a West Indian neighborhood in Brooklyn, I was always taught to avoid a certain kind of woman. They dressed tellingly, in long, stiff skirts, their hair wrapped in beguilingly white ...