![]() ![]() ![]() It introduces readers to the history and philosophy of conjure and provides practical, modern day, advice for using it. Join us for good ol’ fashioned porch talk on subjects about authentic Southern Style Conjure, Folk Magic and Hoodoo. However, instructions for divination by reading cards or throwing bones are vague. Old Style Conjure is a guide to using conjure to achieve love, success, safety, prosperity, and spiritual fulfillment. These mini-histories, together with explicit descriptions of works and methods-even including the complete biblical passages used in each work-support Casas’s expressed interest in making sure that those who were previously unfamiliar with conjure are well grounded in the background of the practice. A section on historical figures who practiced conjuring techniques, such as Gabriel Prosser and Harriet “Mama Moses” Tubman, gives the book some context. With her lifetime of Conjure-work, Starr guides you through the roots, recipes, and rites of this powerful practice that is the legacy of those first Africans to come over on the slave ships-ancestors that Conjure-workers uplift and honor for both their sacrifice and their magic. Casas’s distinctive voice and occasional use of Gullah dialect lend a homeyness to the text, even if Casas comes off as a bit cantankerous. 'Old Style Conjure is written in Starr Casas' uniquely heartfelt and down-home conversational style that reads like you're getting advice from your best friend. If you are ready to build up yourself esteem and to focus on the positive side of life then Mama Starrs Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies. Casas emphasizes that the “work” (spell) is incorrect unless it has four core aspects: inclusion of the Bible, veneration of the ancestors, doing only “justified works,” and looking to Spirit rather than to personal power. Casas, a conjure woman, veteran rootworker, and New Orleans Folk Magic Festival organizer, will bewitch readers with this accessible beginner text about the basics of the “living culture” of the magical tradition of conjure, which was first practiced by enslaved Africans in the American South.
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