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course list
CU holds a policy of
non-discrimination. All interested persons who meet the
Admissions criteria are encouraged to apply.
There are 26 courses and an
apprenticeship. Students may take up to 3 courses at a time.
Foundations of Southern Rootwork 1:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of basic concepts and characteristics
of Hoodoo and Rootwork in the Southern tradition.
Class assignments are both written and applied. Topics covered
include: Defining Terms; Basic Home
Cleansings and Spiritual Baths; Egg Cleansings; Getting to Work
with Protection and Wards; Working Roots for Prosperity;
Making Floor Washes for Success; Stocking the Medicine/Medzin
Cabinet;
Working spells for Empowerment, Compelling
and Love Magic; Working roots for Social Change; Setting Lights; Basic
Hoodoo Altar; Identifying Endangered and Poisonous
Plants; an introduction to the Doctrine of Signatures; and a
microanalysis of 10 common roots, herbs and curios.
Foundations of Southern Rootwork 2:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of intermediate concepts and
characteristics of Hoodoo and Rootwork in the Southern
tradition.
Class assignments are both written and applied.
Foundations of Southern Rootwork 3:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of advanced concepts and
characteristics of Hoodoo and Rootwork in the Southern
tradition.
Class assignments are both written and applied.
Foundations of New Orleans Voodoo 1:
Through a variety of written
and experiential assignments, readings, power point
presentations, videos, fieldwork and weekly chat sessions, this
course will describe and implement the basic concepts and
characteristics of New Orleans Voodoo. Class assignments are
both written and applied. Topics covered include: the
history of Voodoo in New Orleans; Learning a basic order of
service; Exploring the unique pantheon of saints and spirits;
Special focus on ancestor reverence and St. Expedite.
Foundations of New Orleans Voodoo 2:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of intermediate concepts and
characteristics of New Orleans Voodoo.
Class assignments are both written and applied.
Foundations of New Orleans Voodoo 3:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of the more advanced concepts and
characteristics of New Orleans Voodoo.
Class assignments are both
written and applied.
The Spiritual Traditions of Marie
Laveaux:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes the life and
traditions of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans Marie Laveaux.
Class assignments are both
written and applied. Topics covered include: Her life and background;
Learning eight Marie Laveaux New
Orleans Voodoo traditions; Finding and making gris gris, Learning how to create an altar for
Madame; Learning how to petition her; Learning how to pray
the Marie Laveaux chaplet; Crossroads and graveyard work,
serpent worship and snake conjure, Working with St Anthony and more.
Crossroads Science: Betwixt and between. Description
coming soon.
Signifying Science: Reading signs
and omens.
Folk Remedies and Plantation Medicine:
Medical
Herbs in Hoodoo: Tonics, Tinctures, and Teas
New Orleans Gris Gris: The History and
How to Make and Use Gris Gris
Doll Baby Conjure: History, and How to
Make and Use Them
Divination Techniques:
Description coming soon.
Spiritual Baths and Cleansings:
Diagnosing, Prescribing, Making and Using spiritual baths, egg
limpias
Working with the Dead:
Graveyard Work, Working with the Spirits of the Dead, Working
with the Spirits of Death, Cemetery Protocol, Graveyard Spells
Building Altars and Shrines:
Learn how to make sacred space, creating personal working
altars, ancestor altars, and altars to the various spirits and
saints.
Making Magical Oils and Potions and How
to Use Them: Techniques and recipes for making Oils,
liniments, ointments
Making Sachet Powders and How to Use
Them:
Description coming soon.
Compounding Incenses and How to Use Them:
Description coming soon.
Candle Magic and Setting Lights:
Description coming soon.
Traditional Lamp Work: How to Make and
Use Oil Lamps
Working with the Saints and Psalms:
Learn the Psalms and their Magical Correspondences, Learn about
the Saints and their Primary Associations, The Bible as Talisman
Spirits of the
African Traditional Religions: Learn about the orishas, loas
and indigenous spirits with their roots in Africa, New Orleans,
and Haiti.
Indian Spirit Hoodoo:
Through a variety of written and experiential assignments,
readings, power point presentations, videos, fieldwork and
weekly chat sessions, this course describes and guides students
towards the implementation of Native American concepts and
characteristics of Hoodoo, Rootwork, Spiritualism and New
Orleans Voodoo.
Class assignments are both
written and applied. Topics covered include: The History of Red
and Black Relationships; The Native Spirits; Working with Black
Hawk; Indigenous Herbalism; the Native American Medicine Wheel;
Indian Spirit Products and more.
Dream Work: Learn to navigate the
dreamtime; dream interpretation.
The Business of Hoodoo: The
ethics of conjure, problem clients, creating client contracts.
Apprenticeship: Students identify
a rootworker or folk healer in their area to apprentice with for
a period of three months. The rootworker or folk healer
must be approved by C.U. The apprenticeship experience is
supported by C.U. with an online structured format.
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