20 Dec
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What is Hoodoo and Rootwork?

What is Hoodoo and Rootwork?

December 20, 2021

Hoodoo and its synonym, Rootwork, is a set of spiritual practices of folk magic employed by southern African Americans, using certain herbs, roots, minerals, and animal curios by way of oils, powders, incense, mojo bags, waters, poppets, and spell bottles. It is closely akin to shamanism, whereby natural spiritual forces are utilised to manipulate our physical reality.

In truth, regardless of ethnicity or race, anyone who wishes to work with magic originating from nature can incorporate Hoodoo elements into their own spiritual practices. After all, plants, animals, and minerals are God’s creations made available to every being.

Living in Singapore means that sometimes it can be difficult or costly for me to procure the herbs native to America. But the good news is that there are so many other herbs in this region awaiting someone to identify their spiritual properties. And as a spiritual doctor, the topic of magical herbalism really excites me.

For example, houttuynia cordata, also known as fish mint, is a Southeast Asian herb used for culinary and medicinal. It has an unique fish-like smell that one either loves or hates. Now wouldn’t it be an appropriate herb to use for invoking water spirits?

Its leaf is shaped like a heart, resembling a Violet leaf that is used as a love herb in Hoodoo. So could fish mint be used in the same way? I would surely love to find out, and if God willing, I hope to make some new discoveries on the magical ascriptions of our local herbs and roots.

Houttuynia Cordata

Anyhow, I’d recommend further reading on Hoodoo’s history as well if you are seriously interested in practicing it. That way, we can honour a great spiritual tradition as we learn to appreciate its beauty and the (African) people’s ingenuity.

So why should one learn rootwork?

  • To better the quality of our lives

Rootwork is unlike those psychological feel-good New Age fads we see commonly nowadays. It is empowering and effective, producing actual results despite its simplicity. Most importantly, it provides us with a better shot at achieving our goals and dreams, and who doesn’t love an extra edge?

  • To solve a wide range of problems using spiritual remedies

We humans rarely have an easy life. More often than not, there will be challenges we will eventually come to face, ranging from minute problems to major trials and tribulations, which sometimes can render us helpless. After exhausting all the possible resolutions, we are resigned to fate.

However, it need not be so. The majority of our mortal problems pertaining to love, money, luck, career, and health can be improved by rootwork.

Having said that, I do not advise doing spiritual work as a last resort. As a matter of fact, I highly suggest everyone do it right at the beginning in order to reap the best outcome.

Please do not wait until the condition is too late to salvage and hope that the spirits can create a miracle. Sure, they are able to do so, and I’ve personally witnessed some incredible manifestations that happened, but this is not good team collaboration.

We have to perform our part, making sure the practical means of manifestation are taken care of, and by so, we meet the spirit helpers halfway.

  • To protect ourselves and our loved ones

I feel that this point is often overlooked. Evil, unseen forces coexist in the spiritual realm.  Many believed that only those who dabbled in occult would have to deal with such problems. This is not true at all.

If we are just unlucky to cross paths with an evil entity, it can launch a spiritual attack (often disguised as a freak/unnatural accident), causing us serious bodily harm or even death. They do not care if you are a believer or not.

There are rootwork spells meant to shield and protect us physically as well as spiritually. In addition, there are benevolent spirits who can watch over us and help us avert dangers.

Even if you are lukewarm about rootwork, it is wise to habitually say a simple protection prayer to either an ancestor or a deity you have an affinity. Or perhaps to God even.

Blessing ritual to strengthen a marriage

Hooray! Rootwork sounds amazing! Does that mean it can manifest whatever we wish for?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. Results will depend on a few factors such as the person’s spiritual abilities, whether there is any strong support from spirits, does the intended outcome derail he/her from his/her destined path (some souls do have a divine mission that they must undertake in that lifetime), timing, etc.

There are, of course, no guarantees, and often, there is a very good reason why it fails. Hence, it is always best to seek guidance from the spirits (through divination/card reading), for sometimes, they may point us to a different route or reveal to us a bigger plan.

And when should one avoid doing rootwork?

  • If one is fearful of spirits

Doing rootwork attracts their attention. And by that, I don’t mean that spirits will start appearing right in front of our eyes (rarely the case). Usually, they make contact through signs and omens. It is also common to call upon spirits such as our ancestors, the dead, and higher beings to aid us in bringing our desires to fruition.

The fear stems from a lack of knowledge and understanding of spirits. They are not as terrifying as many perceived. We just have to exercise caution when working with them.

  • If one doubts the existence of spirits

The spirits have nothing to prove to us and certainly do not have to help those who approach them with disrespect and judgemental views.

  • If one has a self-defeating and limiting mindset

This can weaken the efforts, making it counterproductive. Our energy constitutes a portion of the spiritual work, and hence, by doing it with conviction, we increase the chances of success. Be realistic, and at the same time, do not let doubt creep in to undermine the aims. Have faith because the spirits can often deliver some rather surprising outcomes.

Hope you enjoy reading.

I’m Alurea, a spiritual doctor, teacher, and tarot reader in Singapore. My spiritual practice is a mixture of African American Hoodoo and Native South American Shamanism. I’ve been working extensively with Archangels, Catholic saints, and other divine spirits for a decade.

If you’d like to have rootwork done on your behalf, please feel free to contact me contact@alureaconjure.com to discuss.

08 Dec
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The real way of reading Tarot and Oracle cards

The real way of reading Tarot and Oracle cards

December 8, 2021

Moonology Manifestation Oracle Cards

When it comes to Tarot and Oracle reading, there seems to be much misinformation spreading around, partly because there are tons of individuals dipping their toes in fortune-telling of late, and suddenly anyone who owns a deck is an intuitive reader.

I will try to address as much as I can in this short guide. Of course, every professional reader does a reading differently, but in general, they should all follow a similar modality.

Let’s start with what you need to have an accurate card reading. The following are indispensable.

  1. Your spirit guides or team
  2. Good Tarot and/or Oracle decks
  3. Heightened intuition/One or many of the Clairs, especially claircognizance and clairaudience. Clairvoyants may find that scrying tools such as crystal balls or mirrors are a preferable choice.

Often, we see many people readily hopping onto the tarot reading bandwagon without prior spiritual cultivation to establish a strong connection with the spirits (1) and to hone their innate psychic gifts (3).

These two elements may even take years of spiritual growth to reach a certain level where one can truly and consistently see what lies ahead in the future, what stands obscure in the present, and what lays bare in the past. Really, there isn’t any shortcut.

In fact, if you ask me, “How can I learn tarot?” I will tell you right away to start forming a working relationship with the spirits and developing your spiritual abilities. Tarot and oracle cards are divination tools used to receive messages from the spiritual realm. Period.

Once you have the message senders (spirits) and the skillset to interpret their messages (Clairs), you can pretty much quickly pick up any type of divination tool. Say, with ten years of spiritual development, you will only require a couple of months to master tarot.

Therefore, if you are someone looking for a card reader, it’s best you find an individual who has a deep spiritual foundation as well. This way you will get your money well spent.

Of course, there are some who insist that there is no need to call upon spirits in order to read cards. To do so is akin to repurposing tarot/oracle to some type of entertaining card game, which in my opinion, is doing an injustice to the cards.

And then we will encounter some naysayers who proclaim tarot/oracle as demonic. That’s far from the truth unless you do intentionally call upon a demon for answers.

The original tarot was introduced to humanity by the Angel of Life Archangel Metatron (side note: there’s no better tarot teacher other than him), bestowing us a powerful mechanism to bridge our physical material world with the divine spirit world.

Fable Hedgehog Tarot

Now let’s walk through the basics of doing a tarot/oracle card reading.

First of all, learn how to shuffle the cards. This is arguably the most important step that I cannot stress enough. Sometimes you will find it difficult to shuffle due to the size or thickness of the cardstock, then that deck is not suitable for you.

Find one you can shuffle at ease. There are plenty of good and affordable Tarot decks out there. You don’t need this kind of frustration.

Personally, I do overhand shuffle with a relaxed grip and light pressure (firm grip with stronger force when I’m pressed for time. Spirits I really need answers NOW!).

Then ask the spirits your question and shuffle until the cards get flipped (jumped) out of the deck with their aid. So now you will have the correct cards to answer the question you enquire, increasing the accuracy of the reading.

Tap into your intuition, or even better, utilise your psychic Clair (if you are one) to interpret the cards. How does it even work? you may ask. For me I’m a claircognizant (clear knowing), which means the information is directly sent into my brain through the crown chakra.

So, you must be thinking again, if she is a claircognizant, why does she even need tarot or oracle cards in the first place, since the information just appears in her mind?

That’s where you must understand for claircognizance to work, there MUST be some kind of a trigger, a sign if you will. This may come in the form of a picture, a word, a sound, a number, an animal, or simply anything under the sun that the spirits choose to manifest physically to embed the (short) message. Longer or more complex messages typically show up in dreams for me.

Once the trigger is set off, the download begins. Then I will know the entirety of the message. In the case of tarot/oracle reading, whatever appears on the cards can act as triggers.

Every tarot card can hold different meanings, and you will need to apply it to the situation at hand. For example, Queen of Pentacles can represent a wife, a girlfriend, or a female querent with regards to her career, so on and so forth.

Usually, you will have to ask the spirits some clarifying questions and may even need several card spreads to see the different sides of the story in order to piece up the whole picture.

Sometimes our receivers can get a little blocked due to the daily gunk we absorb (negative people or bad news or gossips etc.), affecting our vibration. Regular spiritual cleansing and usage of Psychic Vision products will help to improve your ability to foretell the probable future.

Psychic Vision Candle

As for cleansing/smudging the deck, if it makes you feel at ease, go ahead and do so. I do not. I may, however, pass the deck over the flame of a candle dressed with Psychic Vision Oil and herbs such as Althaea and Buchu.

Cleansing your own energies is far more important than cleansing the decks. Remember, true divination has very little to do with the decks themselves but a lot of emphasis on your level of spirituality.

I’m Alurea, a spiritual doctor, teacher, and tarot reader in Singapore. If you’d like to have a personal reading or a coaching session, please order it at my shop. I accept clients worldwide.

Psychic Vision Products, Moonology Manifestation Oracle Cards, and Fable Hedgehog Tarot are also available in my shop.