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About Us

My name is Carolina Gonzalez and I have been a Witch for 22 years. Since my path mixes several pantheons, I could be considered an Eclectic Witch; but honestly, I would prefer the label of Artisan Witch, since arts and crafts are entwined into my path to its very root; I am a painter, a doll customizer, a herbalist, and a daughter of the Orishas.

My husband Fernando, a follower of the Norse pantheon, is the other half of The Hoodoo Shop. He's the homemaker, the wood carver, the sacred musician and the taxidermist, and also a Pagan since his early teenage years.

Creating art devoted to the spiritual paths of Pagans is the call of both our souls; we constantly seek and learn new techniques, and thrive on one of a kind and custom work for our customers, who are all over the world thanks to Internet. We are particularly interested in recreating crafts that are disappearing like spinning, hand sewing, hand carving, etc. Our spiritual path shapes all our life – we are committed to recycling, organic gardening, homemaking, and many times work with upcycled or discarded materials.

The Hoodoo Shop

The Hoodoo Shop is mainly focused on the devotion of African – origin paths like Santeria, Voodoo, Hoodoo Umbanda, Kimbanda and Spiritualism, but we serve Pagans of all paths, and have created custom work for almost every type of practitioner under the wide Pagan umbrella.

Our work covers three main areas:
- Tarot and Spellwork services;
- Handcrafted and unique devotional items: amulets, incense holders, altar statuary and ornamentation, original paintings and prints, Book Of Shadows inserts, etc.
- Handcrafted spiritual supplies: spiritual waters, holy cards, herbs, ritual supplies, powders, oils, incenses, etc.

The House Of Eleggua Temple

Fernando and I are the full-time priests of the House Of Eleggua Temple, an association of individuals focused on developing our spirituality, promoting charity and ecology, and that offers free magickal services to those in need at a local level.