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Reversal work in Hoodoo is a powerful tradition rooted in African spiritual practices and African American resistance. Known today as “return to sender,” it redirects harmful energy back to its source using mirrors, graveyard dirt, candlework, and prayer. This practice, documented in historical sources like the Federal Writers’ Project and Hyatt’s volumes, remains a vital tool for spiritual protection and balance.

 Have you heard of the spirit known as Old Scratch? They speak about him in whispers late at night when they think no one's listening. I think they’re talking about the Devil, but they say he's done good things for them, so he might be something else altogether. He might be an angel for all I know.

In the tradition of hoodoo, the term "left-hand work" typically refers to magical practices associated...

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