The city of New Orleans has a long and fabled history, shaped since its founding by the cultures and traditions of the peoples of classical Europe who came to call it home. These people also brought with them their own beliefs about the supernatural and the unexplained. Now, almost three hundred years later, New Orleans is distinguished as the most haunted city in the United States, due in large part to the blending of its fascinating legends and its mythic folklore. From out of the shadows of this strange, compelling past come the spellbinding stories found in this volume. Travel with master storyteller Alyne Pustanio back to a New Orleans where the veil between the worlds was thin; where denizens of the darkness such as vampires and ghouls lurked just beyond the shadow's edge; where mythic creatures walked abroad from the heart of the city to the tractless swamps. Framed with the legends and lore that created them, these stories will leave you spellbound and wanting more!
Paranormal exploration can be educational, rewarding, and yes, even dramatic and “fun.” But there is a tremendous amount of real danger associated with research into this particular field – one in which both the body and spirit can be put at risk. These dangers are part of a vast supernatural reality with its own natural laws – a reality that paranormal researchers encounter every time they set out to explore the unknown. Demons, angels, devils and inhuman beings, shadow entities and the discontented dead – here is a book that will prepare the paranormal researcher for close encounters with all the inhabitants of that “outlaw country” – the realm of the supernatural.Author, Occultist, and Paranormalist Alyne Pustanio makes the case for proving that paranormal encounters with a supernatural reality are continuously occurring in the world around us, and why the path to understanding the nature of these encounters must lead through the vast traditions and teachings of the occult.
Welcome to Gumbo Ya Ya, the Conjure Art-zine published by Creole Moon Publications. This issue contains Southern Conjure, Latin American folklore, Creole Cooking, a few formulas, charms and articles by Denise Alvarado (Bottle Spell Conjure, The Six Dumbest Things you can do to Make Love Spell Fail), Carolina Dean (Too Many Mojos), Alyne Pustanio (Beyond the Crossroads: The Gates of Guinee) and Oskar "Doc Mojo" Yetzirah (How to Keep La Llorona Away). Be sure to check out issues #4 and #5 as well!
Welcome to the 5th edition of Gumbo Ya Ya Conjure Art-zine! As with previous editions, the content of this issue covers a wide gamut of topics from Voudou possession to conjure in the barrio to goddess worship. Articles include: To Ride a Horse: The Possession of the Loa by Melony Malsom, The Goddesses of Antiquity by Denise Alvarado & Alyne Pustanio, Saints of the Greater East End by Oskar “Doc Mojo” Yetzirah, Spells and How they Sometimes Work by Carolina Dean, Nasty Workings and To Stop an Enemy by Madrina Angelique, A Goddess Formulary by Denise Alvarado and more! Be sure to check out Gumbo Ya Ya issues #3 and #4 as well!
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR! We did it again, y'all. For the third year in a row, we bring to you the hidden cultures of the southern swampers, urban hoodoos and hill folk in our highly successful annual publication HOODOO ALMANAC 2014 & 2015. This is two years (24 months) of entertaining and educational conjure and practical information for rootworkers, folk magicians, folklorists, researchers and spiritualists. HOODOO ALMANAC 2014 & 2015 contains herbal cures and medicines, tarotscopes, conjure formulas, calendars of notable days, numerology, lucky lotto tips, gardening tricks for rootworkers, notable African Americans, and conjure works of all types and varieties. And that's just the tip of the root! The HOODOO ALMANAC 2014 & 2015 is the third edition of the very first almanac published in the world that focuses on southern folk magic, conjure and rootwork, Native American conjure, New Orleans Voudou and other African-derived traditions. A veritable treasure trove of facts and information for conjurers and the curious alike. Hoodoo happens outside the ordinary person's comfort zone. But, in the HOODOO ALMANAC, we don't hide conjure. We parade it in the streets and give it a sweet tea. MAGIC, PURE MAGIC. THE HOODOO ALMANAC 2014-2015. by Denise Alvarado, Carolina Dean and Alyne Pustanio, with contributions by Celeste Heldstab.
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