CoCo Conjure

sup cousin! This episode is an other tales original. come with me as we follow Ro into the graveyard to meet her Aunt Bulah. Show Notes: Hoodoo Graveyard Work https://youtu.be/7Fcf_ULcHY0?si=CConJN8DUNOTSS2sOdd Hoodoo Tactics https://youtu.be/lb91vz5TCAA?si=xLRMpbdcqiHjX0C7

SUP COUSIN!!!Your favorite cousin, Big Sis, is with us for this episode. The two of us talk freedom of religion, the rapture, and machetes under doormats.

SUP COUSIN! It's ok to crack open a book now and again. Knowledge and wisdom are power. Show Notes: Book 1: Jambalaya, the natural woman’s book of personal charms and practical rituals. By Yeye Luisa Teish https://www.yeyeluisahteish.com/Book 2: Rootwork using the folk magic of black america for love, money, and success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RtdorhLys8 https://www.instagram.com/tayannahleemcquillar/?hl=en Book 3: Conjuring the Calabash by Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani.http://youtube.com/watch?v=_V1uyjawFlA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4Xod_WZwiMBook 4: Myths Gods & Immortals; Anansi new and Ancient African tales.https://youtu.be/GBEHv1ffLUc?si=GI982nNsFOsTDub1 Book 5: The Annotated African American Folktales edited by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria tatar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EiibLF-OtMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ2bZYu_mlQ Book 6: Cunning Words : A grimoire of tales and magic by Marshal the Witch of Southern Light. https://www.instagram.com/witchofsouthernlight/ https://anchor.fm/s/3faed49c/podcast/rss

Cuz! Aunt Caroline is a mystery. One thing for sure, two things for certain, she and her playing cards put Newport AK on the map! Sources for Aunt Caroline Dyehttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/media/caroline-dye-gravestone-8094/https://www.conjuredoctors.com/aunt-caroline-dye.htmlhttps://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/aunt-caroline-dye-14/https://arktimes.com/entertainment/arkansongs/2005/06/30/aunt-caroline-dye https://home.lyon.edu/wolfcollection/auntdye.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Caroline_Dyehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth https://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/migrations/great-migration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GqPYrDbYe8&list=RD5GqPYrDbYe8&start_radio=1

Sup Cousin! we pulled deep from the most obscure parts of the hoodoo library to put this together. And cousin... it gets down right odd.

CUZ!!!It's a folklore episode. And this time we gonna conjure up some remedies.

Cuz, You gotta get right to think clear. And clear heads produce results. Show notes:https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/shadow-workhttps://health.clevelandclinic.org/shadow-work https://www.thesap.org.uk/articles-on-jungian-psychology-2/about-analysis-and-therapy/the-shadow/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPWhbbXuYa4Your Shadow trails around you,slow as smoke, collecting your secrets.Old folks say a shadow’s not just light’s child —it’s your spirit trailing home.You can’t deceive it,but you can feed it.You can ignore it, but it’s better to speak to it sweet, like a lover.Because like a lover, it walks beside you. It knows the truth in your gait. It exhales what you inhale. It is your soul's desire. So hold your shadow’s hand, and give it a kiss. Fear not it’s intimate knowing, And embrace your full self.

Cousin!I survived the rapture, and all i have to show for it is this podcast episode. Show Noteshttps://youtu.be/mvsjMuHkGBc?si=X8FCXG92-UiyQ_FU

sup cuz, Hot take... the bible is a spell book and you don't have to be a follower of the Abrahamic God to use it. Show Notes:https://time.com/5171819/christianity-slavery-book-excerpt/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/590be125ff7c502a07752a5b/t/59c5dc9f37c58193140b510c/1506139307268/Armstrong%2C+George+D+-+The+Christian+Doctrine+of+Slavery.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwNzTSLE-4Q&list=RDOwNzTSLE-4Q&start_radio=1 https://dqsmzkfiysduy.cloudfront.net/

Story 1: How all stories became spider stories pg 39Story 2: why spiders are found in dark corners pg 27https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/myths-gods-immortals-contents-announcement-anansi#:~:text=Publishing%20in%20January%202025%20alongside,origins%20and%20interpretations%20of%20Anansi. Story 3: Bre’ Rabbit won’t visit Aunt Nancyhttps://olebrerrabbit.blogspot.com/search/label/Chase185 OTHER ANANSI RETELLINGS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQM0Q2eNoOghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dsjv9c5MUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbxJif_jolA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Grz24sgWdwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zJPxZLK2II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpaBr4X323Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv4WiXKyJuAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwJmVBCLh90

Cuz!Let's talk about spell work.

The root lady Ro communes with her ancestors to help the righteous and not so honorable Judge Brown.

Cousin! We've reached the end of the solar rhythm series. May all your blessings and manifestations come to fruition this equinox.

SUP CUZ!! Let's have some fun and listen to some stories. Show notes:All sound effects found on https://pixabay.com/Story 1: A large Family by Helen Tyler found in “Them Thar Hills; Folk tales of the Adirondacks.”https://localwiki.org/hsl/Helen_Tylerhttps://www.rare-books.com/adirondacks/helen-escha-tyler-in-them-thar-hillsCrews tear down DC homeless encampment after Trump said residents must leave | NBC4 WashingtonThe White House says uncooperative homeless people will be arrested in DChttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4oStory 2: My Father’s Old Riding Horse as written down by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori in “Myths, Gods, & immortals : Anansi"https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/myths-gods-immortals-contents-announcement-anansi#:~:text=Publishing%20in%20January%202025%20alongside,origins%20and%20interpretations%20of%20Anansi.https://bookshop.org/shop/busboysbooksMusic: https://pixabay.com/music/afrobeat-waterfall-afrobeat-x-african-x-reggae-beat-x-afro-instrumental-181393/Story 3: The Mojo from “The annotated African American Folktales” edited by the famous Henry Louis Gates Jr and Maria Tatar. https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=The+Sandman+luciver+vs.+morhious&type=E210US714G0#id=1&vid=9d857c2f9490158a16d62049bc29694d&action=clickhttps://archive.org/details/narrativeoflifeo1846doughttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-RmmTYxiGc&list=PLe_q7nNxJyzcDlm68U2YmDYTl_SQXDFai&index=37

Sup Cousin! We are back with season 4. It gets dark real quick. so... TW: suicide and emotional abuse. Regardless let's lead joy forward. I promise I'm still the folklore girl. Show Notes: Hopeless by Dionne Farris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_OrnpEzok&list=RD8Y_OrnpEzok&start_radio=1Suicide prevention: https://988lifeline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=onebox

Hey Cuz,Stay cool this summer!Show Notes: Solstice falls on 6/20/2025https://www.amli.com/blog/summer-solstice-festivals-from-around-the-worldhttps://www.juneteenth.com/

Cuz, our Heroine has to stretch her magical fortitude to court case work in order to help the baddie of St. Stephens.

Cuz, Big sis an I hit the internet to discuss all the latest witch chatter from graveyard dirt, to the burning of a death house, topics pulled from R/witch and Uncle Leroy's hoodoo corner.

Sup Cousin! We got a new author in our folklore library. Let's dive into plant tales inspired by Africa and her Diaspora. "The Encyclopedia of Rootical Folklore: plant tales from Africa and the diaspora" by Natty Mark. (amazon link Here )Story 1: Rosemary and Cinnamon ChantStory 2: Tale of a Pea HarvestStory 3: Tale of Lemongrass

Cousin, let's set these lights and let our will be done.