![]() ![]() In addition, I meditate on a daily basis, as well as observe religious devotions.Īs someone who took his first steps down the path of self-discovery before the age of the internet I know how hard it can be to find information that is of a positive, helpful, nature as one embarks on their spiritual journey. I am also interested in issues of history, sexuality and psychology, specifically related to the LBGT community. To this end I collect articles from various fields of science which relate to metaphysical topics. I am particularly interested in bridging the gap between ancient magick and modern science. In addition to writing about metaphysical topics, I also attempt to keep aware of scientific studies which relate to metaphysics in some way. I enjoy writing about metaphysical topics and have more than 10 journals which I have been writing in since about 2001, as well as my Book of Shadows (BOS) which I have maintained since the early 1990s. Hence, my working-name, Carolina Dean rather like Minnesota Fats or Texas Pete. I was born and raised in South Carolina and am a proud son of the Palmetto State. and that information is easily available online. I have made no secret that my birth name is Paul Dean Harris Jr. Carolina Dean and this is my online Receipt-Book, which I've created to share my beliefs, practices, and experiences as a practitioner of Hoodoo and Conjure with you, my readers.ĭespite what many people believe, "Carolina Dean" is not my real name but rather a name I chose for myself for my spiritual work as a Two-Headed Doctor as many conjure workers before me have done. It was important that miracle-like stories such as Mason’s spread about Doctor Jim’s abilities because it would make him seem more competent than other conjurers in the area and increase his patronage.Welcome to, My name is Rev. According to Cassel, stories such as that were typical, and Doctor Jim was known for being able to make the weak walk and those close to death healthy again. After four months he had completely regained all of his lost weight. Mason’s visit consisted of both faith and herbal remedies, and it is said that in two months he was back to work. When he first saw Doctor Jim, he weighed only 71 pounds and had already been to three hospitals in hopes of finding a cure. Traveling to Como all the way from Petersburg, Virginia, Mason was desperate for somebody to help him. Retold by his business assistant of 24 years, Cassel, one story suggests that he was able to save a man by the name of Henry Mason from death. Roy Johnson (1963) details some of the stories that were associated with his practice. Doctor Jim continued on in his work for almost 50 years before passing away on January 28, 1962.Ī book written about him entitled The Fabled Doctor Jim Jordan by F. Born Jas James Spurgeon (Jim) Jordan in Como, North Carolina, Doctor Jim was said to use his abilities only for good and that he never worked with “Ole Satan.” The website states that he was able to gain the respect of not only medical doctors from the area, but also business people and law enforcement who knew him as an “honest man and powerful conjurer.” It’s believed that he began treating people in the 1890s, and he was so diverse in healing that he never declared a specialty, allowing people with all types of problems to come to him. ![]() Combining with traditional European beliefs on witchcraft and herbal lore, conjuring became a new force all its own and was believed to be able to do multiple things, including establishing good or bad luck, telling the future, retrieving lost items, inducing sickness or death, or healing those afflicted with ailments.Ĭonjuring was popular throughout the South, and in North Carolina, there was one man known as Doctor Jim Jordan who became famous for his ability to help people. Obeah came from the West Indies and cas it moved into the South, picked up more European influences and shifted away from the more sinister undertones it was known to possess. ![]() It originally grew from Obeah, which is said to be the practice of using supernatural forces for one’s own personal gain. ![]() The practice of conjuring was popular in the American South throughout the time of enslavement and, after the Civil War, it continued to expand and take on new forms. ![]()
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