The Roots of Hoodoo Herbology.
The word hoodoo was originally documented in American English in the mid-1800's. Back then it meant one would “intentionally” cause harm to others for self-gain, translating into “I hoodoo you” in spell work. The meaning now a day has changed dramatically in the areas it is practiced in but unfortunately it still has a negative undertone to it, largely due to the strict beliefs of our Christian based society. Hoodoo spiritualism practices and principles began evolving in the early 1930's in America with a large concentration near the Mississippi Delta. It began spreading rapidly throughout the southern states with its largest population of practitioners in New Orleans. Hoodoo in American terms is known as Conjure or Rootwork. This type of practice originated as African American folk magic. It is mainly compromised of a mixture of cultures like Haitian, Cuban and Jamaican; this is largely due to the fact that the original practition...