Hand of fate 2 brimstone1/3/2024 ![]() (John 14:12-14) The belief that God Almighty had ordained the use of divine power to attain "all things that pertain unto life" could likewise be supported in scripture. ![]() ![]() If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Father. (Matthew 19:26)Īnd this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. (Mark 10:27)īut Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible but with God all things are possible. (Philippians 4:4-7)Īnd Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Let your moderation be known unto all men. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. (Matthew 7:7-8)Īnd all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Ask, and it shall be given you seek, and ye shall find knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. iįor example, Protestant Southern Baptists also believed firmly in the strength of scripture and the power of God's word to cure the spiritual and physical woes of mankind. By the 19th century, an English language version of the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses was one of the magical "receipt-books" used by African-Americans. (Catherine Yronwode wrote a fascinating article, SECRETS OF THE PSALMS, examining Selig's book and its involvement history and practice.) Some versions of the 18th century Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses contain information on the magical uses of the biblical Psalms. There are reports that African-American conjure doctors in Memphis did read and use this text. ![]() An English translation of this book was available in late 1930s or early 1940s in the USA. The extensive use of the Psalms in hoodoo related to the book by Godfrey Selig, Secrets of the Psalms, A Fragment of the Practical Kabala. In areas where sundry forms of Christian Protestantism was strong, bible verses, usually from the King James Version, were employed. Hence, in areas where Christian Catholicism was dominant, practitioners often used Catholic prayers. This American created form of magic adjusts and adapts itself to the larger culture around it-absorbing what its practioners can and want to use. Hoodoo grew up in the USA in the shadow of the larger culture of Christianity in white society. It is a system of spiritual practices and magic. Psalms and Verses in HoodooAs stated elsewhere, hoodoo is not a religion.
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