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Feature Interview in New Worlds
Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:56:00 AM
by Stephanie Rose Bird
| Vision/Metaphysical |
| Fresh, feature going in-depth into contemporary hoodoo, giving modern perspectives and introducing her holistic health/alternative spirituality title, "Four Seasons of Mojo." |
3. How do your spells work?
As long as my intent is directly focused they work very well personally, and I’ve been told by many others that the ones presented in my books work well for them, too. Typically they involve plants, minerals, deity, animal spirits, and, depending on the work, ancestors to gain greatest efficacy.
6. Can people use hoodoo magic for negative purposes?
Of course; they can and they do. People take common over-the-counter pharmaceuticals and transform them into something as evil as crystal methamphetamine—why wouldn’t they take an African form of spiritual medicine and pervert it, too? Unfortunately, just as we can be good, perversion is also a part of human nature; like street drugs that minority part of human nature gets the majority of attention. Evil magic, like drug culture, makes for entertaining movies and lucrative TV series, but in real life it destroys the user and her environment very slowly. Just as I don’t use crystal meth, I don’t use something as potent and effective as hoodoo or green witchery for destructive purposes, nor do I condone their use in that manner. My work is about building and maintaining holistic health, identity, self-determination, and community, not destroying those precious gifts...
For full article click the link:
http://www.llewellyn.com/bookstore/article.php?id=1499
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