Mawiyah Kai EL Jamah Bomani
Hoodoo: Magick and Medicine for Liberation
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“Hoodoo started as a way for enslaved people to pull their spiritual resources together. It was born out of the need to be free and to be liberated from oppression. Anyone who can relate to that can use it.” — Mawiyah Kai EL Jamah Bomani
Mawiyah’s Gift to You:
Hoodoo Culture: The Soil Is the Soul of Liberation
Discover the rich cultural history that gave birth to Hoodoo and learn a practice that you can use in your own life and healing work. Video Teaching and Powerpoint PDF.
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Biography
Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani is a scholar, cultural worker, and practitioner of Hoodoo and African Traditional Religions. A native of New Orleans, she is a distinguished writer and spirit woman. She holds a Ph.D. in African American Studies and uses her academic and spiritual expertise to explore the intersections of ancestry, liberation, and ritual practice. Her work bridges scholarship and spirituality, emphasizing how Hoodoo serves not only as a system of magic and healing but also as a living expression of Black resilience, creativity, and self-determination. She is the author of Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells and Recipes, and Hoodoo Saints: Root Workers and Conjurers in the Spiritual Liberation of Black America. Through her teaching, writing, and storytelling, Mawiyah invites readers and students to reconnect with ancestral wisdom, honor their cultural roots, and reclaim spiritual practices that affirm identity and empowerment. Beyond her writing, Mawiyah is a respected educator, an 8th Generation Witch, and a Priestess of OYA in the Yoruba spiritual system. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Oya N'Soro, an e-zine dedicated to culture and Afrikan Traditional Spirituality. Mawiyah currently resides in Louisiana, where she conducts Orisa rituals, spiritual consultations, workshops, and divinations.