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The Circle: Geechee Mama Hoodoo Blog

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Sunday Best: What Our Clothes Have Always Said

The history inside Sunday best, the words our people wore, and the Geechee-owned apparel brand keeping the sayings of the...

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Why Gullah Dolls Have No Face

The faceless doll tradition of the Gullah Geechee: where it comes from, what the blankness holds, and the Charleston maker...

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How to Write a Petition

The petition is the stated ask at the center of every working. The four qualities of a strong one, the...

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What Is Hoodoo? A Practitioner's Answer

Hoodoo is the sacred spiritual tradition of Black America, born from enslaved Africans and carried through generations. A practitioner answers...

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10 Types of Hoodoo Work & the Ritual Tools That Support Each One

People come to Hoodoo for all kinds of reasons — some are carrying something heavy, some are ready to call...

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Our Come To Me Candle: Who It's For and How It Works

Come To Me is some of the oldest love work in this tradition. It is drawing work, worked in red,...

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Self-Love as a Ritual

Self-love in the tradition is maintenance: the weekly appointment, the bath, the light, and the mirror spoken to kindly.

What Is Money Drawing and How Does It Work? - Geechee Mama Candles

What Is Money Drawing and How Does It Work?

Money drawing is the branch of Hoodoo work concerned with bringing money toward you: steady income, owed money arriving, doors...

5 Signs Your Space Needs a Protection Ritual | Geechee Mama

5 Signs Your Space Needs a Protection Ritual

A space tells you when it needs work. Before any love work or money work gets lit in my house,...

Why We Fix Every Candle Before It Leaves Our Hand | Geechee Mama

Why We Fix Every Candle Before It Leaves Our Hand

Most spirit candles are made and sold. Ours are worked. Every candle is fixed before it ever reaches your hands....

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Why Lineage Is the Foundation of Hoodoo Practice

Hoodoo is not a tradition you learn — it is one you inherit. Understand why ancestral lineage is the foundation...

Why Gullah-Geechee People Paint Their Porch Ceilings Blue: The Spiritual Tradition Behind Haint Blue Geechee Mama Candles

Why Gullah-Geechee People Have Haint Blue Porch Ceilings: The Spiritual Tradition Behind Haint Blue

Discover the enduring charm and deep spiritual meaning behind haint blue porch ceilings. This fascinating tradition, rooted in the Gullah-Geechee...

Anansi Stories and Br’er Rabbit: Exploring Their Origins, Differences & Cultural Impact Geechee Mama Candles

Anansi Stories and Br’er Rabbit: Exploring Their Origins, Differences & Cultural Impact

Have you ever wondered how stories of clever animals like Anansi the Spider and Br’er Rabbit have shaped cultural identities...

The Gullah Geechee’s Dr. Buzzard: Rootwork, Legacy, and South Carolina History 2026 Geechee Mama Candles

The Gullah Geechee’s Dr. Buzzard: Rootwork, Legacy, and South Carolina History 2026

If you’ve ever wondered about the deep roots of African American folk healing in the Lowcountry, the story of the...

Cymbees Are Water Spirits: Origins, Culture, and Spiritual Significance in Kongo Tradition and the Lowcountry Geechee Mama Candles

Cymbees Are Water Spirits: Origins, Culture, and Spiritual Significance in Kongo Tradition and the Lowcountry

Have you ever wondered about the mysterious water spirits known as cymbees and their deep-rooted cultural significance? These captivating beings...

How to Do an Uncrossing Bath: Washing Off Crossed Conditions | Geechee Mama

How to Do an Uncrossing Bath: Washing Off Crossed Conditions

What crossed conditions are, the scripture behind uncrossing, and how to take the bath that washes them off.

How to Take a Spiritual Bath: A Hoodoo Guide | Geechee Mama

How to Take a Spiritual Bath: A Hoodoo Guide

The full practice of a spiritual bath in the Hoodoo tradition: preparing, washing with intention, and what to do after.

Haints and Plat-Eyes: Lowcountry Spirits My People Warned About | Geechee Mama

Haints and Plat-Eyes: Lowcountry Spirits My People Warned About

The restless haints and the shape-shifting plat-eye of Gullah Geechee lore: what the warnings meant and the protections the old...

The Boo Hag: The Skin-Shedding Spirit of Gullah Lore | Geechee Mama

The Boo Hag: The Skin-Shedding Spirit of Gullah Lore

The night-riding boo hag of Gullah folklore: the skin she sheds, the ride she takes, and the counting trick that...

The Invisible Institution: Unveiling the Secret Spiritual World of Enslaved Africans - Geechee Mama Candles

The Invisible Institution: Unveiling the Secret Spiritual World of Enslaved Africans

The Enduring Power of The Invisible Institution In the annals of history, few phenomena speak as powerfully to the resilience...

What Is a Mojo Bag? Fixed Hands in the Hoodoo Tradition | Geechee Mama

What Is a Mojo Bag? Fixed Hands in the Hoodoo Tradition

A mojo bag is a fixed cloth hand carrying roots, curios, and prayer for one purpose and one person. The...

What Is Conjure? The Tradition Behind the Word | Geechee Mama

What Is Conjure? The Tradition Behind the Word

Conjure is the old American name for the work: spirit moved through roots, candles, water, and cloth. Where the word...

My Front Door's Secret: A Bible Verse and Incense That Always Cleanses My Space - Geechee Mama Candles

My Front Door's Secret: A Bible Verse and Incense That Always Cleanses My Space

Hey, beautiful souls! Today, I'm pulling back the curtain on a practice that’s become as essential to my home as...

The Gullah Corridor: A Journey Through Time, Tradition, and Spiritual Renewal - Geechee Mama Candles

The Gullah Corridor: A Journey Through Time, Tradition, and Spiritual Renewal

The Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, often simply called the Gullah Corridor, is more than just a destination; it's a...

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