From bw@ashbysolutions.com Sat Jan 21 11:29:37 2012
Subject:Re: Mojo [Was: Nord C2D Price]

Wikipedia has a good synopsis of the real origins of 'mojo':

Mojo is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief
called hoodoo. A mojo is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag
containing one or more magical items. It is related to the West African
word "mojuba," meaning a prayer of praise and homage. It is a "prayer
in a bag," or a spell that can be carried with or on the host's body.
Alternative American names for the mojo bag include hand, mojo hand,
conjure hand, lucky hand, conjure bag, trick bag, root bag, toby, jomo,
and gris-gris bag.

Over time, it came to mean self-confidence or swagger, as in, "I got my
mojo back again!" or, "He's workin' his mojo." It probably comes from
the belief that the mojo bag can do magical things, so the user is
empowered or safe from harm, I suppose.

Regards,

-BW

Bruce Wahler
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bw@ashbysolutions.com
http://music.ashbysolutions.com
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