Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals
10 best books like Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals (Luisah Teish): The Great Cosmic Mother: Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth, Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy, Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure, The Witches' Goddess, Coven Craft: Witchcraft for Three or More, Circle Round: Raising Children in Goddess Traditions, The Grandmother of Time: A Woman's Book of Celebrations, Spells, and Sacred Objects for Every Month of the Year, Secrets of Voodoo, Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society), Ritual: Power, Healing and Community
| Author | Monica Sjöö |
| ISBN | 0062507915 |
This classic exploration of the Goddess through time and throughout the world draws on religious, cultural, and archaeological sources to recreate the Goddess religion that is humanity’s heritage.
Now, with a new introduction and full-color artwork, this passionate and important...
Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
| Author | Robert Farris Thompson |
| ISBN | 0394723694 |
Fighting to combat racist notions, Thompson centers the book on documenting a proud and ancient heritage of the Africans and African-Americans. Thompson goes into extreme detail on the differences between art in Africa and the Americas. Examples of the similarity range in places from Cuba, Haiti,...
Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure
| Author | Catherine Yronwode |
| ISBN | 0971961204 |
Difficulty Level: Beginner
You just need to know how to do a basic hoodoo ritual. However, if you're going to do a baneful working or a domination working, I'd say that reading this book isn't enough to prepare you and you'd need a comprehensive understanding of hoodoo. If it's urgent, buy a dressed...
| Author | Janet Farrar |
| ISBN | 0919345913 |
This book is of great practical value in discovering and celebrating the transforming energy of the Feminine Principle of Divinity. Part I covers the myriad faces of the Goddess revealed, including: Her presence throughout history; Her Earth and Moon symbolism; Her Madonna and Magdalene disguises;...
Coven Craft: Witchcraft for Three or More
| Author | Amber K |
| ISBN | 1567180183 |
The ultimate coven handbook, Coven Craft was written by a well-known and respected Wiccan High Priestess, who guides you through the workings of covens from Altars to Zoning. Over the course of twenty-seven chapters and forty-two appendices, Amber K shares with you her vast coven know-how, with plenty...
| Author | Anne Hill |
| ISBN | 0553378058 |
In our rushed, stressed society, it's sometimes difficult to spend meaningful time as a family. Now Starhawk, Diane Baker, and Anne Hill offer new ways to foster a sense of togetherness through celebrations that honor the sacredness of life and our Mother Earth.
Goddess tradition embraces...
| Author | Zsuzsanna E. Budapest |
| ISBN | 0062501097 |
I consider myself a strong feminist, so I was excited for this book. There are inaccuracies throughout. In several places I found myself having to just walk away dumbfounded. The mythology and history of nearly every section has a fifty-fifty chance of being just wrong. (Pallas Athena is Greek, not...
| Author | Milo Rigaud |
| ISBN | 0872861716 |
Secrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods of loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, and the ceremonial calendar...
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
| Author | Karen McCarthy Brown |
| ISBN | 0520224752 |
Karen McCarthy Brown's classic book shatters stereotypes of Vodou by offering an intimate portrait of African-based religion in everyday life. She explores the importance of women's religious practices along with related themes of family and of social change. Weaving several of her own voices--analytic,...
| Author | Malidoma Patrice Somé |
| ISBN | 0140195580 |
?The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of...
| Author | Margarite Fernandez Olmos |
| ISBN | 0814727204 |
Creolization--the coming together of diverse beliefs and practices to form new beliefs and practices-is one of the most significant phenomena in Caribbean religious history. Brought together in the crucible of the sugar plantation, Caribbean peoples drew on the variants of Christianity brought...
| Author | Starhawk |
| ISBN | 0060000937 |
America's most renowned witch and eco–feminist offers a sequel to her bestselling classic The Spiral Dance, weaving together the latest findings in environmental science with magical spells, chants, meditations and group exercises to create the ultimate primer on our relationship to the earth.
From...
The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria
| Author | Marta Moreno Vega |
| ISBN | 0345421558 |
Long cloaked in protective secrecy, demonized by Western society, and distorted by Hollywood, Santería is at last emerging from the shadows with an estimated 75 million orisha followers worldwide. In The Altar of My Soul, Marta Moreno Vega recounts the compelling true story of her journey from ignorance...
Charms, Spells, and Formulas: For the Making and Use of Gris Gris Bags, Herb Candles, Doll Magic, Incenses, Oils, and Powders
| Author | Ray T. Malbrough |
| ISBN | 0875425011 |
By using the simple materials available in nature, you can bring about the necessary changes to greatly benefit your life and that of your friends. You are given detailed instructions for making and using the "gris-gris"(charm) bags only casually or mysteriously mentioned by other writers. Malbrough...
Sticks, Stones, Roots & Bones: Hoodoo, Mojo & Conjuring with Herbs
| Author | Stephanie Rose Bird |
| ISBN | 0738702757 |
Hoodoo is an eclectic blend of African traditions, Native American herbalism, Judeo-Christian ritual, and magical healing. Tracing Hoodoo's magical roots back to West Africa, Stephanie Rose Bird provides a fascinating history of this nature-based healing tradition and gives practical advice...
Sacred Woman: A Guide to Healing the Feminine Body, Mind, and Spirit
| Author | Queen Afua |
| ISBN | 0345434862 |
Queen Afua is a nationally renowned herbalist, natural health expert, and dedicated healer of women’s bodies and women’s souls who practices a uniquely Afrocentric spirituality. Her classic bestseller, Heal Thyself, forever changed the way African Americans practice holistic health. Now,...
The Urban Primitive: Paganism in the Concrete Jungle
| Author | Raven Kaldera |
| ISBN | 0738702595 |
You consider yourself a Pagan, or a Magician, or a Witch, because you know there's more to this world than meets the mundane eye. You believe that magic can influence events in your own life and in the world around you.
But you don't live on some pastoral, isolated farm, living off the land, generating...
