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  2. Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia

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    Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System also discusses the "High John the Conqueror root" [247] and myth as well as the "nature sack." [248] In African American folk stories, High John the Conqueror was an African prince who was kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in the United States. He was a trickster and used his wit and charm ...

  3. John the Conqueror - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Douglass received a High John root from an enslaved conjurer named Sandy Jenkins for protection against slaveholders. [5]African-American Hoodoo practitioners place High John roots inside mojo bags for protection, victory, empowerment, good-luck, love, and protection from evil spirits. "...practitioners do this out of their reverence for or worship of the spirit (or in this case ...

  4. Crossroads (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    In Western folk mythology, a crossroads can be used to summon a demon or devil in order to make a deal. This legend can be seen in many stories. For example, the 1587 Historia von D. Johann Fausten, describes the character Faust inscribing magic circles at a crossroads in order to summon the devil.

  5. Boo hag - Wikipedia

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    In the story, the boo hag is said to be strange and tricky, and it does anything to get into the house. Precious, the main character, is told by her brother that the boo hag also "...tries to make you disobey yo' mama!" [12] In Black Wings, Grey Skies by Hailey Edwards, a boo hag has gone rogue and starts killing children and the occasional ...

  6. Simbi - Wikipedia

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    A Simbi (also Cymbee, Sim'bi, pl. Bisimbi) is a Central African water and nature spirit in traditional Kongo religion, as well as in African diaspora spiritual traditions, such as Hoodoo in the southern United States and Palo in Cuba. Simbi have been historically identified as water people, or mermaids, pottery, snakes, gourds, and fire.

  7. Papa Legba - Wikipedia

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    The song can be found on their 1986 album (and soundtrack to the David Byrne film of the same name), True Stories. [9] In the film, this song is sung by Pops Staples, whose character performs a kind of love ritual. The Danish band Volbeat features what appears to be a cartoon interpretation of Papa Legba in their 2017 animated video for "The ...

  8. Damballa - Wikipedia

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    Damballa is said to be the sky father and the primordial creator of all life, or the first thing created by the Bondye.In those Vodou societies that view Damballa as the primordial creator, he created the cosmos by using his 7000 coils to form the stars and the planets in the heavens and to shape the hills and valleys on Earth.

  9. Mules and Men - Wikipedia

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    Hoodoo, is a traditional spiritual practice that originated among enslaved people in North America, combining traditional African religious elements with those of Christianity. Hurston states that she chose New Orleans to study Hoodoo in the United States, as it is an area with a rich Hoodoo tradition that rivals Haiti or Africa.