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Podcast: Hoodoo and Chill
Episode: Ida Carter, The Hoodoo Tarot High Priestess: Imposter or Icon?
Description: Ida Carter — the woman remembered as “Seven Sisters” and immortalized as the High Priestess in the Hoodoo Tarot. But who was she really?In this documentary, we uncover the untold story of Ida Carter, a powerful conjure woman whose reputation stretched across the Black Belt of Alabama and Georgia. Folklorist Carl Carmer dedicated an entire chapter of Stars Fell on Alabama to her, describing her honeysuckle porch, seven white posts, and her claim to light seven candles for seven nights for seven years.Folklorist Carl Carmer dedicated an entire chapter of Stars Fell on Alabama to Ida, describing her honeys...