Yep April, that about sums it up....
Julien, I really don't think that anybody around my neck of the woods is scared of a root doctor or conjure woman. Just about anybody knows what we are and can do (well, some better than others but...

) Anyways, it's just a way of life here since I-don't-know-when. There are two kinds of people here, the once who believe in it and the once that don't. So, I guess it's a little easier for me than for some of you with different paths and in different parts of the world.