Quick Specs
- Author: Stephanie Rose Bird
- Publisher: Llewellyn Publications
- Pages: 432
- Best for: Daily Hoodoo practice, beginners and experienced rootworkers
A Year of Rootwork, One Day at a Time
Hoodoo is an American folk magic tradition rooted in the spiritual practices of enslaved Africans, blended over generations with Indigenous plant knowledge and European folk magic. Stephanie Rose Bird is an Elder, Eclectic Pagan, and painter who holds an MFA and has written widely on African American spirituality, earth wisdom, and magical practice.
In 365 Days of Hoodoo, Bird structures the year as a progressive curriculum. You start with mojo bags and Hoodoo waters, move through candle rites, foot track magic, and graveyard work, then progress into spells for love, prosperity, home, and career. The final third addresses protection, justice, and banishing. Each day builds on the last, so you finish the year with a working practice rather than a list of disconnected spells.
The book can be started on any day of the year, and most ingredients are common enough to source without specialty shops. Scattered throughout are sections on Hoodoo garden plants with step-by-step guidance for growing and harvesting your own curios. If you are new to Hoodoo, this is one of the most thorough starting points available in print.
How to Use 365 Days of Hoodoo
365 Days of Hoodoo works best as a daily discipline. Here is how to approach it effectively.
- Start on Any Day
You don't need to begin on January 1st. Open to Day 1 whenever you are ready and work through in order. Each day's task takes 10 to 20 minutes and you can prepare materials the night before if your mornings are tight.
- Build Your Supply List Gradually
Bird introduces materials gradually, so you are never expected to stock a full apothecary on day one. Keep a running supply list as new curios appear in the text. Most items are available here or at a local herb shop.
- Keep a Working Journal
The book includes blank pages at the end of each section. Use them. Recording what you did and how outcomes unfolded is how Hoodoo practitioners have preserved their knowledge. Your notes become your personal working grimoire.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I carry this book because it does something most Hoodoo titles miss: it gives you a daily practice, not just a reference to return to occasionally. Bird is a credible voice in this tradition, and the progressive structure means you actually develop the work rather than skim it. I see a book as an entry point into a living tradition, not a substitute for teachers and community. It pairs well with the other books and rootwork supplies in my book collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is designed for newcomers. Bird builds complexity gradually so you are never dropped into advanced work without context. Experienced practitioners also find value in the daily structure and progressive curriculum it creates.
No. Bird addresses this in the introduction. You begin at Day 1 and work forward from whatever date you choose. The calendar year is treated as your personal year of practice, starting whenever you pick up the book.
It covers mojo bags, Hoodoo waters, candle and incense rites, foot track magic, graveyard work, love and attraction spells, prosperity, home protection, career success, justice, and banishing. Hoodoo garden plant guides are woven throughout.
Stephanie Rose Bird is an African American Elder and practitioner writing from within the tradition. She roots the work in its African and African American history, making this one of the more culturally grounded Hoodoo introductions available.
Just flipped through it so far but it is a thick book and looks interesting
Eye love this book. Most of the time when Eye sit down to read, the book automatically opens to a page where Eye need to study for the day.