Church Pastors and Deacons in AIRR

From Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers

Our pastors come from -- and work in -- many religious and spiritual traditions

All of the members of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers (AIRR) perform readings and provide rootwork or spell-casting help to clients, but only a few are also pastors and deacons in their own churches, chapels, and temples.

Within the African-American hoodoo tradition and allied forms of folk-magic and folk religion, a clerical counsellor may well be a psychic reader or fortune teller, a conjure doctor, a spirit medium, or magical and spiritual coach, but by taking on the extra responsibilities of pastoring a congregation -- whether in person or via the internet -- a member who identifies as a pastor, priestess, deacon, chaplain, evangelist, missionary, bishop offers another level of practice, working within one or more of the world's many religious traditions.

Because the Association of Independent Spiritual Churches (AISC) is an affiliation group and not a religion or denomination in itself, the clerical members of AIRR serve a wide range of clients, from the secular to the devotional. Most provide both basic prayer services and the setting of vigil lights or the burning of altar candles for clients -- and you do not need to be a member of their congregation or denomination, or of the AISC, to access these eccelsiastical services.

On this page we present the clerical members of AIRR who are affiliated with the inter-faith and multi-denominational Association of Independent Spiritual Churches.

Our Pastor, Miss Michaele	Reverend Michaele Caroline Dye Memorial Chapel Reverend Miss Michaele is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. She is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, Hoodoo Psychics, and the Crystal Silence League, as well as co-author of the books Hoodoo Bible Magic: Sacred Secrets of Scriptural Sorcery and Sneaky Tricks: How to Hide Your Hoodoo in Plain Sight. She offers blessing, altar prayers, and the setting of oil lamps for protection and justice. Caroline Dye Memorial Chapel Willits, California 707-714-7091 heartofgold@hoodoofoundry.com	An oil lamp in Caroline Dye's honor; lighting her lamp is part of our evening candle service.
Our Pastor, Reverend Jon Saint Germain	Reverend Jon Saint Germain Divine Harmony Spiritual Church Reverend Jon Saint Germain is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. He is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, and the Crystal Silence League. He is author author of Crystal Magic, Lithomancy, and An Artist Among the Spirits. He offers prayer for clients on one or more of his seventeen altars and shrines, including the Black Hawk Power shrine, the Divine Harmony Pet shrine, and the Temple of Saint Germain. Divine Harmony Spiritual Church Knoxville, Tennessee Phone: 865 216-4212	Divine Harmony Spiritual Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Our Pastor, Reverend Art	Reverend Art Folk Faith Ministries Reverend Art is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor and rootworker. He is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, and the Crystal Silence League. He is an ordained in the Order of Melchizedek, and is a spirit medium, a certified Reiki Master and Teacher of the Usui Sensei lineage, a spiritual life coach, and an energy healer who coaches his clients through the twists and turns of life. Folk Faith Ministries Western North Carolina reverendart@folkfaithministries.com	Folk Faith Ministires in Western North Carolina.
Our Pastor, Reverend James	Reverend James Folk Faith Ministries Reverend James is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. He is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers. He began his journey in the Caledonii Grande Tradition of Celtic Wicca and Druidism and then branched out into other traditions such as Hoodoo, Taoism, and Buddhism. For those in need he offers free services such as the addition of clients prayers to his Crystal Silence League shrine, an emergency white candle, and the mailing of blessed water and prayer cloths. Folk Faith Ministries Western North Carolina reverendjames@folkfaithministries.com	Folk Faith Ministires in Western North Carolina.
Our Pastor, Deacon Millett	Deacon Millett Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary Deacon Millett is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. He is a member of the Board of Bishops of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, the founder of Hoodoo Psychics, a member of the Crystal Silence League, and the author of the books Hoodoo Honey and Sugar Spells and Hoodoo Return and Reconciliation Spells. In addition, he provides an absolutely discreet candle-burning service for those whose lives require ongoing protection and prayer. Four Altars Gospel Sanctuary High Desert, Southern California deaconmillett@fouraltars.com	our Altars Gospel Sanctuary in the High Desert of Southern California
Our Pastor, Lady Muse	Lady Muse House of Self Empowerment Lady Muse is an ordained minister-prophet and teacher, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. A member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, the Crystal Silence League, and Hoodoo Psychics, she is an Eclectic Spiritualist and Initiated Palo Priestess with a long-time background in Deliverance Ministries within the Pentecostal Christian tradition. House of Self Empowerment Victorville, California 1-833-LADY-HSE Ladymuse8@yahoo.com	House of Self Empowerment in Victorville, California
Our Pastor, Reverend Mama Vergi	Mama Vergie House of Self Empowerment Mama Vergi is an ordained pastor of the House of Self Empowerment, a spiritual coach, and rootworker. A member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, the Crystal Silence League, and Hoodoo Psychics, her background in altar work and prayer lies within the Baptist, New Thought, and New Age traditions, but she willingly assists and serves clients of all religious faiths. House of Self Empowerment Victorville, California 1-833-LADY-HSE Ladymuse8@yahoo.com	House of Self Empowerment in Victorville, California
Our Pastor, Miss catherine yronwode	Reverend Miss catherine yronwode Missionary Independent Spiritual Church Reverend catherine yronwode is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. She is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, Hoodoo Psychics, and the Crystal Silence League, and is the author of Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic, Astrology for Rootworkers, The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic, Hoodoo Dolls and Effigies, and many more books on folk-magic and fortune telling. She offers prayer services, blessings, and the setting of magical and religious vigil lights, as well as free altar candles for those in need of immediate help. Missionary Independent Spiritual Church 6632 Covey Road Forestville, California 707-887-7808	Missionary Independent Spiritual Church in Forestville, California
Our Pastor, Mama E	Mama E Santeria Church of the Orishas Mama E is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. She is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers and was initiated as Yaya in Palo Kimbisa in 2001, and Olorisha of Oshun (Iyalorde) in the Lucumi tradition in 2002. She has studied Usui Reiki and Shamanism, and is a frequent participant in Spiritual Circles in Espiritismo, and the Neo-Pagan Unnamed Path groups. She is fully bilingual in Spanish and English. Santeria Church of the Orishas Los Angeles, California 707-714-7091 heartofgold@hoodoofoundry.com	The Santeria Church of the Orishas in Southern California
Our Pastor, Dr. Jeremy Weiss	Dr. Jeremy Weiss Temple of Miriam the Prophetess Dr. Jeremy Weiss is an ordained minister, spiritual counsellor, and rootworker. He is a member of the Association of Independent Readers and Rootworkers, and author of the books Vulvamancy: A Guide to Yoni Divination and Magic, The Corrected Squares of The Book of Abramelin, The Book of Correlations, Sefer Ha-Sheilat Sefer, The Grimoire of Practical Jewish Magic for Everyone, Sefer ha-Tzaddikim: The Tzaddik's Guide to Magic, and Jewish Wizards and Tzaddiks. Temple of Miriam the Prophetess Seattle, Washington 206-495-5312	Temple of Miriam the Prophetess in Seattle, Washington

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• Authors: Papa Newt, Reverend James
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