🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! An inspiring exploration of the goddesses of the West African spiritual traditions and their role in shaping Yoruba (Ifa), Santeria, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo.Throughout Africa and beyond in the diaspora caused by the slave trade, the divine feminine was revered in the forms of goddesses like the ancient Nana Buluku, water spirits … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens by Lilith Dorsey
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Book review of Shadows: The Magic of Marie Laveau by Denise Alvarado
🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! The life and work of the legendary “Pope of Voodoo,” Marie Laveau—a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800s Marie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subject of songs, films, and legends and … Continue reading Book review of Shadows: The Magic of Marie Laveau by Denise Alvarado
Book Review of Shadows: Love Magic by Lilith Dorsey
Rating: 🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮/5! This is really “the big little book of love magic.” Magical maven Lilith Dorsey has packed into this fun, informative, and practical book over 250 spells, potions, rituals, and recipes devoted to all facets of love and sex. Based on years of magical experience and prodigious research, this book includes sections on such … Continue reading Book Review of Shadows: Love Magic by Lilith Dorsey