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Goofer Dust has also been used as a protection spell. By using graveyard dirt from a loved one of the practitioner, along with salt and pepper and other ingredients, the normally offensive functions of Goofer Dust become protective functions. [citation needed]
It also shows some overlapping uses with goofer dust, which also is known to create restlessness and drive people away. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to some scholars who have done research in African-American communities, hot foot powder may not be a traditional practice but is a commercialized version of the traditional walkin foot.
Aeromancy divination consisted in tossing sand, dirt, or seeds into the air and studying and interpreting the patterns of the dust cloud or the settling of the seeds. [5] This also includes divination coming from thunder, comets, falling stars, and the shape of clouds.
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Unlike other enslaved people, Dinkie never worked in the same way. He was feared and respected by both Black and white people. Dinkie was known to carry a dried snakeskin, frog, and lizard and sprinkled goofer dust on himself, speaking to the spirit of the snake to wake up its power against the overseer. [129]
The black cat has been a symbol of both good and ill luck in near-worldwide folklore accounts. Magical traditions involving black cat bones, specifically, have been found in German-Canadian practice as well as in hoodoo; these German-Canadian magic-makers were not previously in contact with hoodooists, suggesting a European origin to the charm.
Julia Jackson was a Louisiana Voodoo practitioner from New Orleans.. Alongside Lala, she was an important voodoo queen of the 1940s. [1] She sold gris-gris, charms, and potions. [2]
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