Rev. Radio-Voodoo Dolls& Chasing the Supernatural-Syracuse Area Paranormal

Rev Radio- Payshence and Tangee talk with Denise Alvarado and learn more about hot to make a voodoo doll. Denise is a New Orleans born, native Creole raised in the unique culture of New Orleans, Louisiana and has studied indigenous healing traditions from a personal and academic perspective for over four decades. She has an M.S. in Professional Psychology from Walden University and a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Northern Arizona University. An independent researcher, Denise is founder of the American Rootwork Association and a member of the American Anthropological Association and the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists as well as several special interest groups. She is Editor in Chief of Hoodoo & Conjure magazine, the Hoodoo Almanacs, Gumbo Ya Ya and the Journal Of American Rootwork, as well as a series of books that focus on folk magic traditions from the American South. Denise lives the life she writes about and researches, giving her a unique participant observation perspective to her work.

Chasing the Supernatural-THE S.A.P. GROUP WAS FOUNDED BY KEVIN COOK AND ESTABLISHED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, STARTING WITH AN INVESTIGATION AT A LOCAL YOUTH CENTER, THE CAMILLUS TOWN SHOP. BASED IN SYRACUSE, NY, THE S.A.P. TEAM OFTEN CONDUCTS PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS ALL OVER THE CENTRAL NEW YORK REGION AND OCCASIONALLY FIND THEMSELVES TRAVELING OUT OF STATE TO PARTNER WITH MATT COOK (KEVIN’S BROTHER) AND HIS PHILADELPHIA BASED “OLD CITY PARANORMAL” TEAM FOR LARGER INVESTIGATIONS.
S.A.P. IS MADE UP OF 3 INVESTIGATIVE MEMBERS AND ONE CASE MANAGER, BUT OCCASIONALLY WELCOME OTHER EXPERTS AND INVESTIGATORS DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF A LOCATION AND/OR THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT. OFFICIALLY, TO DATE, THEY HAVE CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY 25 INVESTIGATIONS, WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF THOSE BEING REPEATS. S.A.P. IS CAREFUL TO CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF THE CLIENT AND ALWAYS FOCUSES ON OUR INVESTIGATIVE ACRONYM OF C.O.D.E.