HoodooQ

The beautiful, sea-blue stone known as aquamarine is an ancient talisman of those devoted to the sea. As I am thoroughly missing the blue ...

The herb known as Grains of Paradise is extremely versatile. Used in hoodoo, Voudon, and Wicca for everything from getting a job to protec...

The herb known as fumitory or earth smoke is most commonly used in modern Wicca and hoodoo as a money-drawing incense. It has a long histo...

Amber, as Scott Cunningham notes in his Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic , is quite possibly the oldest form of adornment in...

Today's herb, moonwort, can be a little confusing particularly if one is considering planting some in the garden. Two separate plants ...

The ash tree is a long-standing staple in European folk healing, magick and Wicca. Some of those teachings have rubbed off on hoodoo as we...

The pepper tree, also known as the California pepper tree and Jesuit's Balsam, has a long history of use for healing and purification....

Garnets are one of my favorite semi-precious stones, and not just because I was born in January. For centuries, garnets have had a connect...

This time of year there is a lot of talk about peace. Peace on Earth, wishes of peace and, of course, peace in the home. One can imagine a...

Pomegranates are often referred to as a "winter fruit." Nicely wrapped boxes of these beautiful, dusky orbs are often available ...

Let's talk about something most people - especially around this time of year - would prefer not so speak of: negativity. We're all...

The weed commonly known in the Americas as boneset has a number of uses and is very popular in those two curiously North American magickal...

The bush known by that curiously magickal name - witch hazel - is quite literally a weed in some climates. During elementary school, when ...

Onions, those common garden vegetables that are a base for so many delicious recipes, are also a well thought of magickal herb. The white ...

Most of us think very little of lettuce. It goes in your salad, or holds your cottage cheese, or sits under the whole wheat toast surround...

Knot spells are probably as old as human beings. The magick of the knot is easy to perform as all you need is your intention, your words a...

I am so glad that it is finally election day here in the U.S. that I can't express my joy. This has been a miserable, divisive, conten...

Spanish moss which trails in otherworldly tendrils from trees, homes and pretty much anything it can establish itself on in sub-tropical c...

I talked a little bit about sailors' use of tobacco at sea today over at Triple P, so I thought I'd cross-pollinate and talk about...

Today's is the 600th post here at HQ, an accomplishment I am personally quite proud of. So I thought, by way of celebration, I would w...