Secrets of Hoodoo Ghosthunting: A Fortune-Teller''s Guide to Spirit Work by Miriam Fay Across the first three books you learned how to read the cards, lay the work, and prepare the roots--now it''s time to turn that knowledge toward the unseen. Secrets of Hoodoo Ghosthunting is the fourth crossroads on your journey through the Hoodoo Crossroads Series--and this is where the veil thins. This ain''t Hollywood hauntings or thrill-seeking paranormal play. This is real-deal Hoodoo spirit work, taught the old way: with respect, protection, prayer, and proper tools. Rooted in traditional African American Hoodoo, this book teaches you how to work with ghosts, ancestors, and restless spirits using time-honored conjure practices--blended carefully with modern tools where they serve the work. You''ll learn how to recognize who''s present, why they linger, and what kind of work is required: communication, calming, banishing, binding, or crossing a spirit over proper. In Miriam Fay''s warm, steady porch-side voice, you''ll be guided through the ethics, dangers, and responsibilities of ghost work. You''ll learn how to open the door on purpose, how to listen without inviting trouble, and--most importantly--how to close everything back up when the work is done. Hoodoo don''t fear the dead, but it don''t play with them either. This book introduces the Deck of the Dead, a Hoodoo-based system of spirit identification using playing cards--designed to reveal who''s in the room before the lights flicker or the air turns cold. Combined with traditional Hoodoo tools, the cards become a way to read hauntings, spirit groups, malignant forces, and false alarms with clarity and authority. In this book, you''ll discover: * How to safely communicate with spirits using candles, mirrors, alphabet tools, EVP, prayer, and Psalms * The Deck of the Dead system for identifying single, group, and malignant hauntings * How to summon, speak with, dismiss, bind, or cross spirits with authority and ethics *Spirit jars, powders, mirror work, and containment methods used with caution * Traditional Hoodoo tools for spirit work--oils, washes, waters, powders, and offerings * A Ghost Hunter''s Field Guide covering preparation, safety, aftercare, and spiritual hygiene * When not to engage, when to escalate, and when to call clergy * Real Southern wisdom about the dead, the living, and the doors between them Every section is grounded in tradition, responsibility, and lived practice. This book doesn''t encourage provocation or spectacle--it teaches discernment, boundaries, and spiritual authority. From quiet ancestral visitations to complicated hauntings that refuse to rest, you''ll learn how to handle spirit contact without losing your footing--or your peace. If you''re ready to stop guessing, stop fearing, and start working the unseen with clarity and respect, this book will walk beside you. The dead are already speaking. This book teaches you how to listen--and when to say goodbye. The Hoodoo Crossroads Series * Book One - Secrets of Hoodoo Cartomancy Learn to read the cards the traditional Hoodoo way. * Book Two - Secrets of Hoodoo Card Magick Turn the cards into spells and lay down the work. * Book Three - Secrets of Hoodoo Roots & Remedies A recipe book for the herbs, waters, washes, oils, and powders used throughout the series. * Book Four - Secrets of Hoodoo Ghosthunting Work with spirits, ancestors, and the unseen using traditional Hoodoo tools and card-based spirit identification. Miriam Fay is a New Orleans rootworker, card reader, and storyteller with over 30 years of lived practice. Her work blends traditional Hoodoo, spiritual ethics, and Southern wisdom--teaching readers not just what to do, but how to walk right while doing it.