Hoodoo
78-card deck celebrating hoodoo culture and African-diaspora folk magic traditions.
by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, Katelan V. Foisy · 2020
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The record
The Hoodoo Tarot is a 78 card deck by Tayannah Lee McQuillar, and illustrated by Katelan V Foisy. McQuillars first book Rootwork: the Folk Magic of Black America described Hoodoo as folk magic, an error which she emphatically corrects on the first page of her guidebook. Hoodoo is a culture, a body of distinct knowledge and information, a rejection of white supremacy in all its forms, and an affirmation of inherited knowledge and information. Hoodoo is a rich amalgam of magic, religion, and herbal wisdom from many cultures predominantly African, Native American, Indian, and European. Many other cultures came to America as slaves or indentured servants, and their knowledge too has fed into Hoodoo and Rootwork. It is important to establish this information here so that you understand the construction of the deck and information that this tarot imparts. This is a complex deck which calls upon many aspects of Hoodoo culture to inform the Seeker, guide them, and answer their questions. The Hoodoo Tarot does set out to achieve certain objectives which I will briefly summarise: - it aims to pay homage to Hoodoo practitioners and Rootworkers - to take into consideration contributions
The cards
