The Healing Power of African American Spirituality

A Celebration of Ancestor Worship, Herbs and Hoodoo, Ritual and Conjure

by Stephanie Rose Bird

The essential resource and guide to African American spirituality and traditions.

This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to understand African American spirituality, shamanism, and indigenous spiritual practices and beliefs. It is designed to be informative while providing hands-on recipes, rituals, projects, and resources to help you become an active participant in its wonderfully soulful traditions.

Inside you will find:

• A celebration of healing, magic, and the divination traditions of ancient African earth-based spirituality
• An explanation of how these practices have evolved in contemporary African American culture
• A potpourri of recipes, rituals, and resources that you can use to heal your life

Among the topics covered:

• African spiritual practices of Santeria, Obeah, Lucumi, Orisa, and Quimbois
• Hoodoo—and how to use it to improve your health
• Ancient healing rituals and magical recipes of Daliluw
• Talking drums, spiritual dancing, clapping, tapping, singing, and changing
• Power objects, tricks and mojo bags, and herbal remedies

Previously published as The Big Book of Soul.

Paperback | 272 pages | Hampton Roads Publishing | 2022