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This is your third and last reminder about the May Open House Party and Hoodoo Training Workshops in Forestville, California, unique 2-day festival of folk magic is open to all. No reservations are required. The Party and Potluck are FREE. Cost for the workshops will vary by the cost of ingredients supplied, and will run from $10.00 to $25.00 each, to be paid directly to each workshop organizer.

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: MAY 3 - 7, 2010

Cat Yronwode's Hoodoo Apprenticeship classes are only open to graduates of the Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course. This year's Apprenticeship training consists of Week Two of the full 3-week course (Lessons 4, 5, and 6). Taking the Apprenticeship at the rate of one week per year allows those who cannot take the full 3-week program in one shot to graduate from the Apprenticeship program in three years, one week per year.

The Apprenticeship program is FREE; to offset the time cat spends on the program, you will work for Lucky Mojo 20 - 24 hours during the week, and the shop will keep and sell the spiritual supplies you make.

We have rented a 10' x 10' Medieval pavilion tent, with a 7' x 10' awning. It will be on-site April 3 - April 9 and is available to course graduate apprentices on a first-come-first-served basis. Bring your own sleeping equipment. No cooking fires allowed.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: SATURDAY MAY 8, 2010

THE OPEN HOUSE POTLUCK PARTY

The Open House Potluck Party rocks on parallel to these workshops, for two days -- and party attendance is absolutely FREE. Potluck food and beverages will be provided both days.

THE HOODOO FOODS RECIPE BOOKLET

Recipes submitted to the Recipe Round-Up will be collected and printed in a booklet called "Hoodoo Foods!" All attendees of the Conjure Cook-Off Workshop at the 2010 Workshops will receive a souvenir copy of the "Hoodoo Foods! Conjure Cook-Off Recipe Round-Up" cook booklet.

Non-attendees may also purchase a copy of the recipe booklet any time after May 8th. All proceeds for the workshop and recipe booklet sales benefit Missionary Independent Spiritual Church.

RIDE SHARES AND ROOM SHARES

To advertise your interest in a ride share or room share (although we cannot guarantee you'll find one), please post at the Lucky Mojo Forum, in the section on Courses, in the thread on 2010 Workshop Ride Shares and Room Shares.

EVENT PARKING

Parking spaces are extremely limited on our property. Be prepared to park in town and walk a block or two. Please do not park across the street at the little green cottage on Covey Road.

WILL-CALL SHOPPING

The Lucky Mojo Curio Co. shop is open during regular hours all week and weekend during the Apprenticeship Program and the Hoodoo Training Workshops and Party. You can shop at will -- however, if you are planning a large "annual order" with us, please call ahead and pre-pay for Will-Call Shopping.

One of most eccentric areas of the Lucky Mojo Curio Company shop in Forestville is the area devoted to old-style Chinese Traditional Medicine pharmacy goods imported from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia. In a tower-cabinet that takes up less than 1 square foot of floor space, we have assembled a truly impressive selection of Chinese herbal pills, liniments, teas, capsules, and tonics.

Why do we have such a great Chinese Pharmacy in our shop? What could this possibly have to do with folk magic in general or hoodoo in particular?

The answer is a matter of history: During the mid 20th century, as Black rootwork practitioners moved out of the South in what is now called The Great Northern Migration, they often settled in cities that had a Chinese immigrant population. Racial segregation being what it was at the time, the Black ghettos and the Chinese ghettos were often adjacent.

During the era that "regular" pharmacies and drug stores stopped carrying herbs for medicine -- which the root doctors also used for magic, of course -- spiritual practitioners turned to their local Chinese Traditional Medicine suppliers to obtain their roots and herbs. While shopping for botanical supplies, they also tried out some of the prepared herbal formulas imported from China -- and hnce we have a lot of interested customers at Lucky Mojo shipping for White Flower Oil, Tiger Balm, Po Chai Pills, Curing Pills, and Four Seasons Liniment.

We support these old, traditional herbal medicines by stocking them in the shop, so next time you drop by, check them out -- or order online at our Chinese Pharmacy Mini-Store.