Denise Alvarado

Denise Alvarado grew up steeped in the rich cultural milieu of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has dedicated over five decades to exploring and preserving indigenous healing traditions, with a focus on African, Black, and Native American resistance fighters and quality of life in Native populations. Her journey began at the age of five on a Mississippi bayou, where she was introduced to Spiritualism by her aunt. Her work is deeply informed by her Catholic Creole heritage, which blends Spanish,...See more

Denise Alvarado grew up steeped in the rich cultural milieu of New Orleans, Louisiana, and has dedicated over five decades to exploring and preserving indigenous healing traditions, with a focus on African, Black, and Native American resistance fighters and quality of life in Native populations. Her journey began at the age of five on a Mississippi bayou, where she was introduced to Spiritualism by her aunt. Her work is deeply informed by her Catholic Creole heritage, which blends Spanish, French, Indigenous, and African ancestry. A proud member of various anthropological associations, she has served on editorial boards and authored and contributed to over thirty books. Her ritual art has been featured in television shows like National Geographic's Taboo, The Originals, and Blue Bloods, reflecting her roles as a rootworker, tradition-keeper, and spiritual artisan dedicated to Southern folk magick and folkways. Peruse her websites creolemoon.com for a complete line of spiritual and cultural heritage products, crossroadsuniversity.com to take a course, and visit her official author website, denisealvarado.com to learn more about her life and work. See less