Conjuring the Calabash, Mawiyah Kai ElJamah Bomani
Conjuring the Calabash, Mawiyah Kai ElJamah Bomani
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Conjuring the Calabash
Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells & Magick

Author: Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani

Narrator: Ja'Air Bush

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/08/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"This book is about Black girl magick, queer girl magick, straight girl magick, trans magick, bisexual magick. This book is about giving yourself the power to be fierce . . . Black women are Hierophants, Magicians, Empresses, and High Priestesses."—Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani

Authentic and unapologetic, this guide to magical spirituality empowers women of color to take back the power to heal and shine under their own strength. Written by an accomplished Hoodoo practitioner, this book features spells, recipes, and rituals that help listeners like you rise out of the constrictions around them.

The calabash (gourd) is a sacred vessel in Yoruba cosmology; it's the ultimate emblem of female fertility. Sharing folk traditions, personal stories, and her favorite songs and pop stars, Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani shows you how to bless your gourd with love and reawaken your fullest potential. She teaches not only how to cast spells for better sex, money, and success, but also how to empower the men and children in your life. An inclusive and intersectional voice in contemporary Hoodoo, Mawiyah will help you become as fierce as Beyoncé herself.

About Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani

Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani is an award-winning writer, educator, and spirit woman. Mawiyah is an eighth-generation Witch, Egun Medium, and Priestess of OYA in the Yoruba system of spirituality. She is also editor-in-chief of the culture and Afrikan Traditional Spirituality e-zine, Oya N'Soro. Mawiyah is the host of FishHeadsinRedGravy, a podcast dedicated to celebrating marginalized people of the esoteric/occult world. Her writings have appeared in numerous magazines, including the Crab Orchard Review, Dark Eros, and Catch the Fire. She has written several plays, including Spring Chickens, which won her the Southern Black Theatre Festival's 2012-2013 Playwright of the Year Award. She is also the Critical Mass 8 Literary Award winner and a KAT Artist Residency recipient. Mawiyah currently lives, writes, and conducts Orisa rituals, spiritual consultations, workshops, house cleansings, and divinations in both northern and southern Louisiana.


Reviews

Goodreads review by El W. on September 02, 2023

This is the book on Hoodoo the world has been waiting for. Bomani is a priestess of Hoodoo, a Egun Medium, and an eighth generation Hoodoo practitioner, among many other things. Her expertise and familiarity is with more than just the facts of Hoodoo, but comes from a deep, deep root network of know......more

Goodreads review by Shirley on November 15, 2023

A Wealth of Information The author discusses her early childhood in regard to her introduction to Hoodoo and provides some background information on Hoodoo itself. She provides a recipe for anyone to use, when seeking ancestral approval to become a servant to practice Hoodoo. She discusses tools used......more

Goodreads review by LittleRead on September 30, 2023

I enjoyed reading this one and really learned a lot from the author. While I am not black, I love learning how others practice and consider us all sisters as practitioners. Besides, we all need to be our fiercest selves and support one another.......more

Goodreads review by Christina on January 25, 2025

I borrowed this book from my library. But I loved it so much, I just purchased a copy to have for my very own. I love, LOVE, L-O-V-E this book. I enjoyed the writing style of this author and all the fabulous tips for Hoodoo gals!......more

Goodreads review by Author Mariette on May 19, 2024

Self love......more