Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Pray for us!

X-ray of a statue of the Virgin Mary.

On January 7th, we venerate Ancestor & Hoodoo Saint, Auntie Zora Neale Hurston on her 133rd birthday (updated 2024). 🎉

Novelist, Anthropologist, Folklorist, Scholar, Vodou initiate & Historian, Zora Neale Hurston's legacy is forever cemented in Hoodoo Culture (and beyond) as the masterful wordsmith who cast a shining light on black excellence in all everyday forms/spaces, our ATR roots, & the preservation of Black Voices during the prime of the Harlem Renaissance.

Auntie Zora was born in Notasulga, AL and raised on 5 acres of land in Eatonville, FL by her preacher-father and free-spirited mother ; in what would be the first all-Black township in the country. After the shattering loss of her mother, Zora turned up in Baltimore, MD where she presented herself as a 16 year old (10 years her junior) in order to access free public school education resources; thereby finishing school. From then on, Zora lived her life presenting herself as 10 years younger than she actually was. She'd go on to graduate from Barnard College in 1928. 

She published several novellas & articles, including "Mules & Men"; a collection of Hoodoo Folklore. She entered the zenith of her career in the late 30s/40s after publishing her masterworks: "Their Eyes Were Watching God", "Tell My Horse", "Moses, Man of the Mountain", & an anthropological study on Hatian Vodou .After publishing her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road, "Auntie Zora finally received the public recognition & literary respect that was long overdue. Despite her successes, and unprecedented contributions in classic literature & anthropology, Zora never received the financial contributions that her work so deserved. 

Zora Neale Hurston passed away; penniless, alone, & drifting into obscurity. Friends and supporters from near and far raised $600 for her funeral service and burial. She was buried in an unmarked grave, in a segregated section, at the Garden Of Heavenly Peace Cemetery in Fort Pierce, FL. Over a decade later, in 1973 the Great Alice Walker found the unmarked grave and ordered a headstone to be placed on it; engraved with, "Genius Of The South" in Zora's honor. It remains in place today.  “Let no Negro celebrity, no matter what financial condition they might be in at death, lie in inconspicuous forgetfulness. We must assume the responsibility of their graves being known and honored.” - Zora Neale Hurston to W.E.B. Dubois Auntie Zora wanted to be remembered & demanded that the same honor and respect be given unto her peers & others. Never forget the infectious voice that defined & defied, inspired & struck fear in many hearts of her time & after. We pour libations & give 💐 today as we celebrate Auntie Zora for her enigmatic spirit, ancestral wisdom, labor of love for Hoodoo Folklore, & for the seeing the beauty in the dark, sometimes solemn, corners in Black Culture. Let her studies continue to inform our own. Let her spark a fire in us to reconnect to our roots & grow within our lineages.

Offering suggestions: money, music, read/share her work, libations of water, & flowers.

‼️Note: offering suggestions are just that & strictly for veneration purposes only. Never attempt to conjure up any spirit or entity without proper divination/Mediumship counsel.‼️

the Blessed Mother & her Son’s Childhood: the way of Divine love: Our Lady’s words to Josefa transcribed by josefa menéndez // madonna and child by unknown 19th cent. artist // ibid // kissing the face of God by morgan weistling // ibid // the flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ by william-adolphe bouguereau (1880) // madonna and child by carlo maratta // ibid // the crucifixion by leon bonnat // ibid

One more time for the folks in the back, BRIMSTONE VALLEY MALL POD IS  CAMPAIGNING ITS SECOND SEASON!!! They got 6 days left, give them some love, they’re doing amazing work. The characters in this podcast are so wretched, pls listen to it.

happy pride everyone

"𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦."

@brimstonevalleymall incorrect quote:

Trent: I need to get something off my chest…

Asmoraius: is it your polos?

Asmoraius: please tell me it’s your many polos

A painting I made a few years back, it remains one of my favourites to this day.

Mater Dolorosa, Ora Pro Nobis

What if, in the future, you did a titles/apparitions of Mary tournament? (*eyes emoji*) Just an idea! I'm still really enjoying this tournament and sending prayers and love your way!

MY FRIEND IN CHRIST.

I am planning on running a bracket of Marian apparitions/renditions (Our Lady of ____) in August, in conjunction with the feast of the Assumption.

Because Our Lady should have no less than her very own bracket.

Also, Catholics about Mother Mary:

'THE CUBE' - Sony PVM-2730qm Cube 27" CRT Monitor if only I could justify buying one

the Blessed Mother & keaton henson’s You: painting of Madonna and Child by 20th c. unknown (bernolakovo, slovakia) // You by kenton henson // Our Lady of Sorrows by w. a. bouguereau // ibid // gethsemane by adam abram // ibid // unknown // ibid // Jesus wept by james tassot (1886-1896) // ibid // Mary meeting Jesus on the way of the cross by unknown // ibid // the child Jesus teaching in the Temple by julius s. von carolsfeld nobel (1852-60) // ibid // cleansing the temple by unknown // ibid // the crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ by unknown // ibid // crying over the dead Christ by giovanni bellini (1510) // ibid // the annunciation by auguste pichon // ibid // the maries at the sepulchre by andrea mantegna // ibid // the Resurrection by nicholas bertin // ibid