Welcome to our Hoodoo Workshop. There are many misconceptions about hoodoo, so first we will start with the meaning of hoodoo.

Is hoodoo devil worship ? No, its not….lets remove the misconceptions and half truths….

There is a major difference that lies between the definition of Hoodoo and Voodoo. Voodoo is the religion, or belief system, of many African Americans living in the Mississippi Valley.

Hoodoo, on the other hand, is the magick that has derived from the teachings of Voodoo. Hoodoo is the craft; the practice, where Voodoo is the mindset and monarchy.

New Orleans Voodoo is a cultural strand of the Afro-American religions rooted in West African Dahomeyan Vodun. Voodoo is a result of this African diaspora. A consequence of the slave trade, West African Dahomeyan Vodun was fused with Catholicism and Francophone beliefs in the south.

Voodoo especially developed along the Mississippi in the south, particularly in the larger towns of Louisiana and Mississippi, and of course with its largest influence falling in the city of New Orleans. An amalgamation of French, Creole and Spanish influence, this melting pot of religious beliefs is what brought us Voodoo Dolls, Gris-Gris, Mojo Bags, and so on.

Voodoo’s belief system centers around one detached God who stays at a distance and does not interfere in a person’s life unless called. The spirits are the ones who truly help us on a daily basis.

These spiritual forces, however, can be either helpful or manipulative, which is why we protect and guard ourselves against them until we know it is safe.

We do so using crystals, powdered charms and spells, elixirs, dolls, and many other things that you have. We connect with the spirits around us through song and dance, writing, candle spells, symbolism, and connecting with our own spiritual self.