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Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire Master Class

Price

$250

Duration

199 lessons, work at your own pace

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About the Course

Marie Laveau was a free Creole woman of color living in nineteenth-cen­tury New Orleans who became famous as a Voudou Queen. She is known for her entrepreneurial savvy and is credited for making a business out of Voudou and Hoodoo. She was known in all sectors of the city, having significant connections in the legal system and the Catholic Church. But Voudou is not the only thing Marie Laveau is known for. She is most loved and remembered by New Orleanians for her charity work, prison ministry, and service to the com­munity.


At any given time, Marie Laveau could be found in dark, steam-filled rooms around the city, where she tended to those afflicted with deadly diseases such as cholera and yellow fever. Yet she did not contract the diseases herself. Whereas the average life expectancy at that time was just over thirty years, Marie Laveau lived to the ripe old age of nearly eighty! It says a lot about her lifestyle and resiliency to live that long. She was blessed with a long and fruitful life. But how did she do it? What were her secrets?


To discover the mysteries of her long and fruitful life, we look at authentic Cre­ole formulas, herbal remedies, and recipes commonly used during Marie Laveau's life­time. We also consider the practices attributed to Marie Laveau that are passed down through oral tradition. In this way, the Hoodoo, food, and domestic Goddess activities in the course come directly from her point in history. And the conjures contained in the course cover the issues for which people were known to have sought her advice - love, managing a happy home, spiritual protection, and defense - issues that remain relevant even today.


The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire Master Class is based on the book by the same name, to be released on February 5, 2023. We will study the book chapter by chapter, taking an in-depth look at the magick and medicine. We specifically consider how you can implement the information into your own life so that you can conjure a world of your own making – one that reflects the health, success, and vitality of Marie Laveau. But the course is not limited to just what is contained in the book, it includes an abundance of material that never made it to print due to space constraints. Rather than store the information away, I have chosen to create this this master class and pass the information on to anyone who wants to learn. 


The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire Master Class contains lessons for conjuring a smooth, magickal household and living an abundant, spiritual life based on the practices and traditions of Marie Laveau and our shared Creole ancestors. It is ideal for anyone interested in cultural and spiritual well-being. Initiation is not required.  Being Creole is not required. This course, like all courses at Crossroads University, is open to anyone with a sincere desire to learn. Students will learn an abundance of Creole spells, roots, remedies, cures, and formulas. Most importantly, all of the formulas and conjures you will learn are easily reproducible by today’s practitioners.


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Your Instructor

Denise Alvarado

Denise Alvarado

Denise Alvarado was born and raised in the unique culture of New Orleans, Louisiana and has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal and academic perspective for over four decades. Denise is a member of the American Anthropological Association, the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists, and the Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists. She is the author of Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits and Hoodoo Saints, The Magic of Marie Laveau, The Conjurer's Guide to St. Expedite, Editor in Chief of Hoodoo & Conjure magazine, Journal of American Rootwork and Gumbo Ya Ya, and over twenty books that focus on folk magic traditions of the American South. Her provocative artwork has been featured on several television shows including National Geographic's Taboo, The Originals, and Blue Bloods. Denise is a rootworker and tradition-keeper, a spiritual artist, and a teacher of Southern indigenous folkways.

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