"Who Do You Love?" is a song written by American #rockAndRoll pioneer Bo Diddley. Recorded in 1956, it is one of his most popular and enduring works. The song represents one of Bo Diddley's strongest lyrical efforts and uses a combination of #hoodoo-type imagery and boasting. It is an upbeat rocker, but #theOriginal did not use the signature #BoDiddleyBeat rhythm. "Who Do You Love?" was part of Bo Diddley's repertoire throughout his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoTPhGvawl0
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? (1987)

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"Who Do You Love?" is a song written by American #rockAndRoll pioneer Bo Diddley. Recorded in 1956, it is one of his most popular and enduring works. The song represents one of Bo Diddley's strongest lyrical efforts and uses a combination of #hoodoo-type imagery and boasting. It is an upbeat rocker, but #theOriginal did not use the signature #BoDiddleyBeat rhythm. "Who Do You Love?" was part of Bo Diddley's repertoire throughout his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iLcqaIS-48
Who Do You Love?

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"Got My Mojo Working" is a #blues song written by Preston "Red" Foster and first recorded by #RAndB singer #AnnCole in 1956. Foster's lyrics describe several #amulets or #talismans, called #mojo, which are associated with #hoodoo, an early African-American folk-magic belief system. In 1957, #MuddyWaters released the song with some different lyrics and a new musical arrangement. It was a feature of his performances throughout his career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Z6a2OGmcI
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working

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In magic we strive to fulfill our mundane needs in a magical way. Using herbs, stones, bones, or other curio (along with prayer, energy work, and intention) we attempt to conjure forth the hidden spiritual properties within those items to create an environment that will protect us from whatever harmful influences we may encounter.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-eye-the-flame-and-the-shield-protection-magic-in-american-folk-magic.html

#pagan #witchcraft #folkmagic #conjure #hoodoo #protection #protectionmagick

The Eye, the Flame, and the Shield: Protection in American Folk Magic

In magic we strive to fulfill our mundane needs in a magical way. Using herbs, stones, bones, or other curio (along with prayer, energy work, and intention) we attempt to conjure forth the hidden spiritual properties within those items to create an environment that will protect us from whatever harmful influences we may encounter.

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Storytelling and Spirituality: Reclaiming a Folk Tradition ~ Dr. Natalie Emmons invites readers to consider the role of storytelling and oral tradition to modern Pagan traditions.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/08/storytelling-and-spirituality-reclaiming-a-folk-tradition.html

#folklore #fairytales #heathenry #hoodoo #oraltradition #ozarks #storytelling #voodoo #wicca #pagan #wondertales

Storytelling and Spirituality: Reclaiming a Folk Tradition

Dr. Natalie Emmons invites readers to consider the role of storytelling and oral tradition to modern Pagan traditions.

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[Movie Review] Noelle Bowles examines Ryan Coogler’s hit film “Sinners,” speaking with Tony Kail, cultural anthropologist and scholar of Hoodoo, about how this story of vampires and the blues in the Jim Crow south faithfully incorporates Hoodoo and rootworking.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/06/mojo-music-and-magic-in-ryan-cooglers-sinners.html

#sinners #sinnersmovie #pagan #hoodoo #moviereview #witchcraft #africantraditionalreligion #blues #jimcrow #rootwork #vampires #spoilers

Mojo, Music, and Magic in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners"

Noelle Bowles examines Ryan Coogler's hit film "Sinners," speaking with Tony Kail, cultural anthropologist and scholar of Hoodoo, about how this story of vampires and the blues in the Jim Crow south faithfully incorporates Hoodoo and rootworking.

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Wunmi Mosaku Reveals Real Hoodoo Used in 'Sinners'—Ancestral Magic Meets Hollywood Horror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW592SEOWs0&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WunmiMosaku #Hoodoo #SinnersFilm #AncestralMagic #HollywoodHorror
Wunmi Mosaku Reveals Real Hoodoo Used in 'Sinners'—Ancestral Magic Meets Hollywood Horror

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Wunmi Mosaku Reveals Real Hoodoo Used in 'Sinners'—Ancestral Magic Meets Hollywood Horror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW592SEOWs0&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WunmiMosaku #Hoodoo #SinnersFilm #AncestralMagic #HollywoodHorror
Wunmi Mosaku Reveals Real Hoodoo Used in 'Sinners'—Ancestral Magic Meets Hollywood Horror

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