Hello!!! How Are You?

Hello!!! How are you?

I really resonated with your venus trine pluto post. Your aesthetic is just elite ✨

May you please tell me about Pluto in the 5th house?

Thank you in advance!!!

Hello. I'm doing okay and thanks for your words. And sure, I can do that.

Pluto in the 5th house

These natives are endowed with a lot of magnetism and power of seduction. Their mystery is something that makes them irresistible in the eyes of others. Despite being somewhat reserved people, they can be very seductive and can be very skilled at flirting. They are very observant people with the people around them, they like to get to know people deeply before connecting with someone else. These people fear and hate the idea of projecting themselves as immature or easily-fooled people, so their heart and their inner child are things that they will not show so uninhibitedly. They are known for projecting a lot of power and people may think that they have what they want or that it is easy for them to have what they want. High level of sex appeal and a strong sense of self. They know how to defend themselves quite well and will not be afraid to face someone who disrespects them, brave, intrepid and with a lot of inner strength.

There is the possibility that the native does not want to have children or many children, if yes, they will take it very seriously. Children can feel very protected or intimidated by the native, depending on the aspects of Pluto. They are people very dedicated to everything they like or care about, be it their hobbies, their work, their relationships and even their children if they decide to have them. They tend to have a preference for mysterious, intense couples who are willing to give everything to the natives, who fill their lives with emotion, feelings that they have not experienced before and with whom they can have a dramatic, intense and exciting connection.

As a couple they are very interesting, intense and often transform their partner on a large scale. There is something in them that can drive their partner crazy no matter how long they have been together, they also tend to attract people who, even if they have already finished their relationship with the native, continue thinking and wanting to know about the native. They take their relationships very seriously and hate wasting time, so it may take a while for them to open up to people, but this is to see if it's really worth it or not. Despite this intensity, they are very constant and soft people once they give their hearts to the right person. In sexual terms, they are people who enjoy making their partner feel full and happy, they can play hard to get and they like their partner to do it too, the bedroom will never be a boring place with these natives.

~Elysian

Hoodoo, Rootwork and Conjure sources by Black Authors

Because you should only ever be learning your ancestral ways from kinfolk. Here's a compilation of some books, videos and podcast episodes I recommend reading and listening to, on customs, traditions, folk tales, songs, spirits and history. As always, use your own critical thinking and spiritual discernment when approaching these sources as with any others.

Hoodoo in America by Zora Neale Hurston (1931)

Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston (1936)

Tell my horse by Zora Neale Hurston (1938)

Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology by Manning Marable and Leith Mullings, editors (2003)

Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition by Yvonne P. Chireau (2006)

African American Folk Healing by Stephanie Mitchem (2007)

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Faith Mitchell (2011)

Mojo Workin': The Old African American Hoodoo System by Katrina Hazzard-Donald (2012)

Rootwork: Using the Folk Magick of Black America for Love, Money and Success by Tayannah Lee McQuillar (2012)

Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory among Gullah/Geechee Women by LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant (2014)

Working the Roots: Over 400 Years Of Traditional African American Healing by Michele Elizabeth Lee (2017)

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston (2018)

Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals by Luisa Teish (2021)

African American Herbalism: A Practical Guide to Healing Plants and Folk Traditions by Lucretia VanDyke (2022)

These are just some suggestions but there's many many more!! This is by no means a complete list.

I recommend to avoid authors who downplay the importance of black history or straight out deny how blackness is central to hoodoo. The magic, power and ashé is in the culture and bloodline. You can't separate it from the people. I also recommend avoiding or at the very least taking with a huge grain of salt authors with ties to known appropriators and marketeers, and anyone who propagates revisionist history or rather denies historical facts and spreads harmful conspiracy theories. Sadly, that includes some black authors, particularly those who learnt from, and even praise, white appropriators undermining hoodoo and other african and african diasporic traditions. Be careful who you get your information from. Keeping things traditional means honoring real history and truth.

Let me also give you a last but very important reminder: the best teachings you'll ever get are going to come from the mouths of your own blood. Not a book or anything on the internet. They may choose to put certain people and things in your path to help you or point you in the right direction, but each lineage is different and you have to honor your own. Talk to your family members, to the Elders in your community, learn your genealogy, divine before moving forwards, talk to your dead, acknowledge your people and they'll acknowledge you and guide you to where you need to be.

May this be of service and may your ancestors and spirits bless you and yours 🕯️💀

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