Before I ever called it hoodoo, I called it faith.
Before I knew it was conjure, I knew it was prayer.
Before I had words for it, I had my granny’s hands, my mama’s oil, and a God who never needed a building to show up.
Before I learned rootwork, I watched my grandma rub oil on our foreheads and sing the blood of Jesus into our skin.
This ain’t new. It’s remembered.
In this episode of The Practice of a Hoodoo Baptist I’m sharing the beginning of the walk in faith. My walk in faith.
I’m talking about how I was raised in the church, what I carried with me, and what I had to reclaim. How I found myself somewhere between holy water and river water. Between scripture and rootwork. Between what was handed down and what was hidden in plain sight.
I talk about growing up in church pews, hearing spirits in dreams, and eventually learning that the two weren’t separate. That the oil, the shouting, the prayers, the herbs—all of it lived inside me long before I had language for it.
In this episode, I unpack how I became who I am: a daughter of the South, a doula, a conjure woman, and yes—a Hoodoo Baptist.
Being a Hoodoo Baptist ain’t about choosing sides. It’s about remembering both. Holding both. Letting both make you whole.
I invite you to listen with reverence, and with your own memories close by.
🎧 In this episode:
I share how growing up Baptist shaped my spirit
How rootwork and ritual found me before I ever named them
Why I stopped splitting myself to be palatable
And how being a Hoodoo Baptist is a practice, not a title
💭 Reflection Prompt:
Who gave you your first lesson in faith or protection? Who taught you how to pray?
What spiritual practices shaped you before you had the words?
What have you always known—but only recently named?
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