News — folk magic

Proposing a new folk saint [Troublin’ the Water series]

February 14, 2025 • folk belief • folk magic • folk saints • hoodoo • hoodoo tricks

https://bigluckyhoodoo.com/2025/02/14/proposing-a-new-folk-saint/ (Link to the full set of downloadable images) [The Troublin’ the Water series is dedicated to spiritual work in times of political turmoil and social upheaval] Update: I’ve made the changes I wanted to make and reuploaded the image files for the card below. I’ve also uploaded PDF files, one for the front and one for the back, 10 images per page. I’m having internet problems, so i’ve been limited in my ability to edit and export to different file formats. So consider this a working draft. It’s designed to be business card size. It’s free to download and...

Chicken foot charms pt 2

January 29, 2023 • chicken feet • folk magic • folk medicine • louisiana folklife

Chicken foot charms pt 3

January 29, 2023 • chicken feet • folk magic • folk medicine • louisiana folklife

Chicken foot charm aesthetics 1/3

January 29, 2023 • chicken feet • folk magic • folk medicine • louisiana folklife

Not every chicken foot charm - not even every Louisiana-specific chicken foot charm - matches the vibe that is probably most familiar to folks, the style that I am most often asked to make by clients and customers. Those tend to be focused on protection and reversing, come in bright or strong colors, and be festooned with shiny bits, feathers, and beads.But here's an example from Southeastern Louisiana focused more on spiritual cleansing, you could say, or you could even call it a sort of tool for the spiritual equivalent of climate control and air purification. It has a benevolent...

Lucky Charm Hoodoo Rosary

November 1, 2022 • conjure • conjure art • folk magic • handmade • hoodoo • hoodoo rosaries • jewelry