American Rootwork Association (ARA) Member Directory
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Name: Denise Alvarado, C.P.R., M.S.
ORCID: www.orcid.org/0000-0003-1158-7532 Member Category: Scholar-practitioner Websites: www.crossroadsuniversity.com www.creolemoonpublications.com Email: creolemoonpublications(at)gmail.com Biography: Denise Alvarado is a New Orleans born, native Creole raised in the unique culture of New Orleans, Louisiana. She has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal and academic perspective for over five decades. An independent researcher, Denise is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists, and the Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists. She is the author of over twenty books that focus on folk magic traditions of the American South, including The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire, The Magic of Marie Laveau, Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits and Hoodoo Saints, and Denise M. Alvarado's Anthology of Conjure. Denise's activities include cultural and spiritual consulting, assessment, & training for individuals and organizations. She is regularly consulted by film makers and production companies about New Orleans Voodoo and Hoodoo and southern folk magic traditions. She has consulted with Scotland Yard on the issue of African Ju Ju and human trafficking, the History Channel on New Orleans Voodoo and with the production company for the Sci-Fi channel Raw TV on paranormal phenomenon. Her artwork has appeared on National Geographic's Taboo, Blue Bloods, the Originals, and the Vampire Diaries. Denise was the recipient of Walden University's Fellowship in Research and Applications for Social Change, 2008-2009 with her research The Native American Wellness Scale (NAWS): The Development of an Intertribal Quality of Life Measure for Native American and Indigenous Populations. She developed the first culturally appropriate quality-of-life instrument for use among Native American populations. Denise lives the life she writes about and researches, giving her a unique participant observation perspective to her work. |
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Name: Pedro Henrique Caetano Areas
Member Category: Professional Practitioner Website: www.corrente322.com.br Email: [email protected] 55+ 28999084781 "Contact for calls and WhatsApp" Biography: Priest, Brazilian author, and writer, recognized for his notable contribution to the tradition of Luciferian Quimbanda. He is the founder of the Corrente 322, one of the many branches structured within the Left-Hand Path. Areas a dedicated practitioner who tirelessly works within the principles of Liberation, Illumination, and Apotheosis. His spiritual journey is deeply influenced by a variety of traditions, including Luciferian Philosophy, Persian Magic (Yatukh Dinoir), Hoodoo, Guarani Shamanism, Kundalini Yoga, and the Cult of the Dead, notably Exus and Pombagiras, which are traditionally known in Brazil as Quimbanda. |
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Name: Reverend Carolina Dean
Member Category: Professional Rootworker Email: info(at)carolinaconjure.com Website: www.carolinaconjure.com Biography: Born and raised in South Carolina, Rev. Carolina Dean is a modern Two-Headed Doctor in the Southern Folk Magic Tradition. He is the co-author of the Hoodoo Almanac 2012 through 2015, as well as a frequent contributor to and Assistant Editor of Hoodoo and Conjure Magazine. As a Reader, a Rootworker, and a Magical Craftsman, he offers a wide variety of goods and services including Custom Mojo Bags, Setting of Lights, Tarot Readings, and Custom Doll Babies (for which he is widely known). As an ordained minister, he occasionally performs religious and spiritual ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, baby-blessings and house-blessings. As an openly gay man himself, he is especially sensitive to the needs of the LGBT community. Rev. Dean's approach to manifesting positive change is centered on the belief that all things that have ever existed, that exist now, or that will exist in the future has its origins in our thoughts; and that our thoughts manifest in the world through our words and our deeds by virtue of the Divine Spark inside of us which is that part of us that is God and is connected to all other things. As a Professional Rootworker, Rev. Dean provides clients with the opportunity to describe their situation and express their thoughts and ideas in a safe, secure, nonjudgmental environment. Drawing on his years of experience as a spiritual-practitioner, he assesses and identifies the primary situation or condition, pinpoints core issues, identifies obstacles and offers a course of action that includes shifting thoughts towards success and manifesting goals through positive words (prayers, invocations, affirmations) and deeds (spells, ritual bathing, candle-burning, crafting talismans, etc.). |
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Name: Johannes B. Gardback
Member Category: Professional Rootworker Email: [email protected] Website: www.therootdoctor.se Biography: Being a long time practitioner of the Scandinavian folk magic tradition of Trolldom, Johannes B Gardback first came to hear about American Hoodoo & Conjure in the late 1990s and the similarities of the traditions drew him over the Atlantic to learn. In 2004, he became a full- time professional and has served both local and domestic clients ever since. He is the owner or www.therootdoctor.se, and author of “Trolldom - Spells and Methods of the Norse Folk Magic Tradition." |
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Name: Amy Hedrick
Member Category: Professional Rootworker Email: ravens_cross(at)yahoo.com Biography: Born and raised in North Carolina, Amy is a devotee of Marie Laveau, a practitioner of Laveau Voodoo, and a member of the American Rootwork Association since 2015. She is a professional Diviner, Rootworker, Hoodoo Woman and Two-Headed Conjure Doctor. |
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Name: Philip Hilton Member: Order of Bards Ovates and Druids (OBOD) www.druiidry.org Member category: Professional Practitioner Websites: www.goodvibesguy.co.uk www.philiphiltonwrites.com Email: [email protected] Biography: With over 40 years of spiritual exploration and professional experience as a practitioner, counselor, healer, and therapist, Philip Hilton offers a distinctive spiritual perspective. His journey started with a yearning to transcend the ordinary, leading him to immerse himself in various faiths, practices, and beliefs. A practitioner since 2006, Philip possesses a solid foundation in therapeutic techniques, holding diplomas and certificates in psychotherapy, NLP, hypnotherapy, and more. Alongside his diverse spiritual background, he is an advocate for deaf and hearing loss awareness, an award-winning blogger, and skilled writer. Throughout his transformative path, Philip became a self-initiated witch, a shaman, a druid, and a practitioner of Conjure, Hoodoo, and Rootwork. His dedication extends to guiding others through their spiritual journeys. |
Name: Baba Eli Norris
Member Category: Professional Practitioner
Website: twospiritconjure.com
Email: babaeli(at)ile-irunmole.org
Biography: The mission of Two Spirit Conjure is simple: to connect and align the client to his/her destiny through Ifa, and to his/her desires through conjure (the latter when there is no conflict with the former). We welcome and work with clients of any and all sexual identities, but we specialize in serving the GLBT community. Please look around. Enjoy your stay. Are you living the life you were meant to live? Are you fulfilling your purpose? Contact Baba Eli at Two Spirit Conjure and discover - What is Your Destiny?
Member Category: Professional Practitioner
Website: twospiritconjure.com
Email: babaeli(at)ile-irunmole.org
Biography: The mission of Two Spirit Conjure is simple: to connect and align the client to his/her destiny through Ifa, and to his/her desires through conjure (the latter when there is no conflict with the former). We welcome and work with clients of any and all sexual identities, but we specialize in serving the GLBT community. Please look around. Enjoy your stay. Are you living the life you were meant to live? Are you fulfilling your purpose? Contact Baba Eli at Two Spirit Conjure and discover - What is Your Destiny?
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Name: Claudia Williams
Member Category: Professional Practitioner Business: Starling Books and Crafts 1022 Royal St. New Orleans, La. 70116 Phone: 504-595-6777 Website: www.starlingmagickal.org Biography: Starling Magickal Occult Shop at 1022 Royal Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans is the oldest full service occult book, supply and service shop in the city. We have staff with extensive knowledge in European, Egyptian, West African, Haitian, Asian, Native American and local Hoodoo/Vodou religious and magickal practices. We specialize in second hand, collectible and rare books and have connections all around the world to help a client find any title they might seek. We make virtually all our products in house and most we don't make ourselves are made exclusively for us. We work as much as possible with local crafters or those still trying to return to New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. We have one of the largest selections available of single note essential oils and magickal oil blends. We also offer a wide variety of loose incenses. If we do not already have an item on hand, we can make virtually any oil, incense, floor wash or other product anyone might want including custom products. We carry one of the largest selections of bones in the area with a strong concern as to where and how they are procured. We have gris-gris bags, satchels, charms, talismans, sacred jewelry and can make all kinds of custom items. We also sell candles and make many hand decorated and " dressed " (magicakally prepared) candles for all purposes. We offer a variety of psychic readings. Rev./ Priestess Claudia Williams is a world renowned psychic, Vodou practitioner and occult author. We host rituals in various practices frequently. We have a gallery of spiritually oriented art and crafts. Starling is also proud of our Research and Reference Occult Library which includes a number of titles now very difficult to find. We also have an ever growing collection of occult items and oddities. We are Thursdays through Mondays from 2:00pm until 7:00pm, 9:00pm on Fridays and Saturdays. We ship all over the world. Like us on Facebook at Starling Magickalnola, Friend us on Facebook at Starling Magickal. Follow us on Twitter @StarlingMagick and follow Priestess Claudia @Priestess_C. We look forward to meeting you and helping you with whatever your spiritual/occult needs may be! |
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