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HooDoo is a form of African American folk magic. My grandparents practiced HooDoo and Christianity. Obviously, I got confused a few times along the way. Anyone else with similar experiences?

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LaDizdeOdd 6 Feb 29
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It’s not so common now, but my mother told about a Black woman in our neighborhood who was said to “have powers”.

Do you know of any books that might document that sort of thing? Sometimes things happen that are just too uncanny for random chance.

You are looking for the person that my grandparents would drive 300 miles to see. My brother and I were never allowed to see this person. He lived well-well the off road in East Texas in the woods. He would send them back home with potions so strong that they could only kept in certain parts of the home. He could remove hexes with words. My grandmother's knowledge was not and her abilities were no match for him.

I am reformed from myself grandparents practices. I really want to speak with people who have similar childhood experiences and build a community with them. What you want is not really my interest. I don't want to dig it all up and remember it. For my part, I would never kill a bird that enters a house (supposedly that means someone is going to die soon). I don't burn my hair (from combs & brushes) to keep someone from putting a hex on me. If only washing my clothes between Christmas and New Years day WOULD wash some of my family away... Fingers Crossed! I don't buy that finding a hex under someone's home is a sign that someone in that house is possessed.

@LaDizdeOdd I get what you are saying and I respect that. For me it is just curiosity. I would never take up hoodoo but I am curious as to whether it actually sometimes appears to work. I just learned about some books by Zora Neale Hurston that discuss the subject.

Good luck in your search—seems like there are few people in your situation, judging by the lack of response.

Best wishes to you.

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I’ve heard of it. I once saw a woman say magic words to relieve someone’s pain. I was interested.

Have you seen it actually work? Can you explain it or describe it better?

People came to my grandmother for different reasons. They always came back. But even my grandparents' practice wasn't enough for them to help themselves. They visited another practitioner as a doctor would go to another doctor for advice.

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