The Influence Of Hoodoo On African American Culture

Hoodoo is an established magical practice which is believed to be formed in Africa and that was deprived of its original spiritual philosophy with Africans who were brought to America as slaves.. It arrived in the new world with those who were taken from their native lands, denied their identities and their religion. It has since absorbed some beliefs and practices from other cultures such as Native American spirituality and European Ceremonial Magick.
The slaves found themselves in a place where they were considered the property by the slaveholders. African and Native American slaves often found themselves working alongside one another and it is believed that through this mingling the slaves learned a great deal about the medicinal and magickal
Because of contact with these immigrants, and soon after amid their writings, it’s in that manner Hoodoo absorbed elements of their magic and practices.
African Americans began to incorporate a few elements from the European culture, such as occultism and mysticism. With the mobility of blacks from the rural South, to more urban areas in the North, is characterized by the items used in hoodoo. Jewish pharmacists opened their shops in black the communities and began to offer things both asked for by their black customers, as well as things they felt would be of use. The acceptance of occultism and mysticism may be seen with candles in glass jars with colored wax that are often labeled for specific purposes such as "Uncrossing" and "Fast
It contains numerous signs, seals, and passages in Hebrew that are supposed to be related to Moses' ability to work wonders. Though its authorship is attributed to Moses, the oldest manuscript dates to the mid-19th century. Its importance in hoodoo among a few practititioners is summarized as follows:

"I read de "Seven Books of Moses" seven or eight yeah a'ready ... de foundation of hoodooism came from way back yondah de time dat Moses written de book "De Seven Book of Moses.
Hoodoo shows evident links to the practices and beliefs of Fon and Ewe spiritual folkways. The folkway of Vodun is a more standardized and widely dispersed spiritual practice than hoodoo. Vodun's modern form is practiced across West Africa in the nations of Benin, Togo, and Burkina Faso, among others. In the Americas, the worship of the Vodoun loa is syncretized with Roman Catholic saints. The Vodou of Haiti, Voodoo of Louisiana, and Vudú of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Dominican Republic are related more to Vodun than to