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American Folk Magic & Healing

A Southern root doctor prepares a mojo bag with herbs and roots by lantern light inside a wooden cabin.

Hoodoo Rootwork in the American South

The evening air in rural Mississippi carried the scent of damp soil and magnolia blossoms. Crickets sang from tall grasses while the last glow of sunlight faded behind cypress trees. At the edge of a dirt road stood a modest wooden house with a small front porch. Inside, lantern light flickered against glass jars lined carefully along wooden shelves. Behind
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