Cultural Education

The American Rootwork Association (ARA) is a growing coalition of rootworkers, scholars, and tradition-keepers dedicated to formalizing the study of folk traditions as serious areas of inquiry.

Learn the basics of ancestor reverence such as setting up an altar, making offerings, invoking your ancestors, and seeking their guidance. By honoring our ancestors, we connect to our roots, heal ancestral wounds, and learn from their wisdom.

Find an authentic perspective on Black Hawk's role in fighting oppression and his adoption across various spiritual traditions. Participants will gain unique insights into working with Black Hawk, free from the stereotypes and misinformation often found in modern conjure circles.

Crossroads University's Candle Magick Master Class offers a transformative journey from novice to adept, empowering you to harness the ancient art of candle magick for healing, manifestation, and leading a purpose-driven, magickal lifestyle.

Discover the intersection between Catholic mysticism and folk magic by studying Catholic saints, sacraments, and sacramentals. From yard grottos to biblical curses, this course unravels the intricate web of folk beliefs and practices intertwined with Catholicism.

Conjure Club offers exclusive, original content on traditional conjure practices, providing members with a structured, year-long education in Southern folk magick, hoodoo, and rootwork, complete with digital downloads, discussions, and direct access to Denise Alvarado for personalized guidance.

Conjure your world with weekly digital downloads delivered to your personal dashboard. Continue where Conjure Club 1 leaves off and receive exclusive content on traditional conjure practices. Join the movement towards an empowering, magickal life through the art of conjure.

This course explores various systems of divination with a focus on those systems utilized by Southern conjure workers. Divination methods covered in this course include cartomancy (playing cards, not tarot), bibliomancy, throwin' bones, numerology, and dominoes.

This course describes doll baby conjure across cultures and guides students in making a variety of magical dolls. Learn the history of doll magic, the principles of image magic, how to make magical dolls, and how to use them in conjure.

Explore real-world ethical challenges in today's spiritual landscape, from fake Nigerian Babalawos to spiritual catfishing, and gain strategies for maintaining integrity, excellence, and spiritual wellbeing.

Learn to harness and use herbs with dual medicinal and magical properties, drawing on the rich tradition of domestic receipt books to create formulas that enhance and improve daily life.

Delve into the methods, both basic and advanced, for making a variety of sachet powders, conjure dusts, and incenses for conjuring a magickal household and a myriad of life conditions.

Foundations in New Orleans Voudou is an introductory course that explores the basic concepts and practices of New Orleans Voodoo including the history of Voodoo in New Orleans, Ancestor reverence, and the spirits in the New Orleans Voodoo pantheon.

Learn about the saints and spirits in the New Orleans Voodoo pantheon, including how to create altars, serve them, and invite their blessings into your life. Explore the histories, characteristics, and spiritual roles of key figures, from revered saints to powerful ancestral spirits.

Graveyard Science Conjure Course is a self-paced course that focuses on the science of graveyard work and the magickal uses of graveyard dirt in the context of southern conjure, hoodoo, and rootwork.

A condensed yet comprehensive exploration of the foundational principles and practices of Hoodoo. This mini course is designed for individuals seeking a solid understanding of Hoodoo's main concepts and rituals, providing a perfect introduction before committing to a more extensive Master course

Intro to New Orleans Voudou is a mini course that covers the history of Voudou in New Orleans and its characteristics. It is recommended for anyone interested in understanding the tradition due to simple curiosity or a wish to become a practitioner.

Attract love through magick and ritual. Attract your perfect soulmate, stop settling for less than you deserve, manifest the kind of love you desire, learn the saints and spirits to petition for love and a variety of spells and workings for love.

Discover the ingenuity and cultural power of hoodoo lamp magick, learn what a Hoodoo lamp is, how to prepare one for ritual use, how to work one in a ritual context, and a variety of recipes for lamps for different purposes.

Learn about Marie Laveau's humanity, community service, and magickal legacy. This course focuses on little-known practices designed to place students firmly on a path of respectful servitude.