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by Denise Alvarado (Author), Carolina Dean (Author), Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani (Author)
The Hoodoo Almanac 2026: The Bibliomancy Edition - Where Every Page Is a Prophecy
The Hoodoo Almanac 2026 is written to be consulted, not simply read. Conceived as a working almanac and living oracle, this volume invites readers to open its pages at random for bibliomantic insight, allowing the book itself to speak. Each entry functions as both reference and revelation, blending time-honored folk knowledge with divinatory practice.
Within its richly layered pages, readers will find astrological guidance, tarot-scopes, lunar and solar events, folk saints, seasonal observances, and detailed monthly calendars, alongside historical essays drawn from Hoodoo, Voudou, and Southern conjure traditions. The almanac also preserves rare archival material, cultural commentary, and accounts of ritual practice, resistance, and spiritual authority rooted in African diasporic traditions of the American South.
Written by Denise Alvarado and Carolina Dean, with a featured contribution by Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani, The Hoodoo Almanac 2026 bridges scholarship and lived tradition, folklore and foresight. Dean's essays bring an essential queer conjure perspective to the volume, illuminating how Hoodoo has long functioned as a site of survival, creativity, and spiritual authority for queer practitioners navigating family, community, and tradition.
Grounded in historical research and participant-observer knowledge, this annual volume serves equally well as a daily guide, a research companion, and a divinatory tool. It is not a novelty book or a passive calendar, but a functional reference work designed for practitioners, scholars, and culturally engaged readers seeking historically grounded, spiritually literate insight.
Whether consulted for a specific date, opened in moments of uncertainty, or used as a lens for deeper study, The Hoodoo Almanac 2026 stands as the only almanac of its kind-a working reference, a divinatory companion, and a living record of tradition, where every page is a prophecy.
