Apply to Root & Flame

Root & Flame is a free, private, selective study community centered on the history, practice, preservation and continued study of African American Hoodoo.

Admission is by application. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance, and joining Root & Flame has no membership or admission fee. Approval is required.

Those who receive a private invitation from Lisa may apply outside the regular application periods. An invitation does not guarantee admission — everyone completes the full application.

Applications open four times each year, on the solstices and equinoxes, unless you have been invited:

• Spring Equinox
• Summer Solstice
• Autumn Equinox
• Winter Solstice

Red Room members become eligible to apply after four consecutive months of active membership. Reaching four months makes you eligible to apply — it does not mean you are automatically admitted.

Applications are reviewed individually. Please allow up to 30 days to receive a decision.

Root & Flame is not a beginner spirituality course, and the application is not a test of how many herbs, rituals or historical facts you can name. I'm looking at whether this space is appropriate for where you are, what you are seeking and how you intend to engage with the work.

Take your time and answer honestly.

Root & Flame is a free, application-based community. Approval is required to join.

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   Choose your pathway.

   If you've been an active Red Room member for at least four consecutive months, you're eligible to apply through the Red Room pathway. You may also apply with a personal invitation from Lisa, or through special invitation from our founder or an authorized Keeper extended to members of the private Root & Flame Hoodoo Sanctuary Facebook group. Applications open four times each year; private invitations may also be extended outside of these periods.

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   Complete the application.

   Take your time and answer honestly. Applying does not guarantee admission, and there is no fee to submit an application.

3. 3

   Allow up to 30 days for review.

   Every application is reviewed individually. You'll receive your decision by email, so make sure you provide an email address you check regularly.

4. 4

   If approved, you'll receive your next steps by email.

   Approved applicants will receive instructions for entering Root & Flame. There is no membership or admission fee.

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   Enter Root & Flame.

   Once your membership is activated, you'll receive the information you need to access the sanctuary and begin exploring the material at your own pace.

Joining Root & Flame has no membership or admission fee. Eligibility or a personal invitation does not bypass the application process or guarantee approval.