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In Folk Magic

How to Baptize a Mojo Hand

Baptizing a Mojo Hand
When you create a mojo hand or receive one from Bayou Root House, the first thing you will need to do is name it, baptize it and wake it up so it is ready to go to work for you. There are about as many ways to do this as there are practitioners creating mojo hands. The following is the…
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In Spiritual Baths

Spiritual Baths: How to Make a White Bath

White Bath - Bano Blanco - Espiritismo Cruzado
  What is a White Bath? The white bath is a type of spiritual cleansing bath and it is probably one of the most popular types that you'll encounter. While many different magical or spiritual traditions have a version of this bath, the way that I was taught was by my Madrina in Lucumi. We also practice espiritismo cruzado in…
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In Divination

Cigar Divination & The Spirit of Tobacco

Cigar Divination & The Spirit of Tobacco
Across many traditions, tobacco plays a special spiritual role and this extends even to folk magic. We utilize tobacco in Southern Conjure as an offering to the spirits around us, we put it to use in various types of mojo hands and we even use it to give life to or feed objects that we have created. There are many…
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Bayou Root House
In Folk Magic

No, Intention is Not Enough

Intention Is Not Enough: Why Real Magic Requires Real Work In recent years, magical practice has far too often been reduced to a single phrase repeated so often that it's begun to lose its meaning: “Just set your intention.” This idea is a more modern take on things and it comes from two places primarily; the New Thought and Mentalism…
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Bayou Root House
In Folk Magic

How to Attract Money with a Lodestone

Attracting Money with a Lodestone
What is a Lodestone? Lodestone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite. This magnetism gives it the ability to attract iron. While magnetite itself is fairly common, not all magnetite is a lodestone. Believe it or not, lodestones are relatively rare as they are theorized to be the result of lightning strikes in or around the area in…
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Bayou Root House
In Folk Magic

How to Use Rose of Jericho for Prosperity

Rose of Jericho
  What is Rose of Jericho? Rose of Jericho is a desert plant that dries up and goes into a dormant state when it is not in direct contact with water. When it is in this dormant state, it looks like a small brown, dried up tumbleweed. However, when you place it in water again, it will start to unfurl,…
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In Folk Magic

Lemon Spell to Stop Gossip – Video

Video Transcript Have you ever had someone in your life who continually interferes and just cannot seem to keep your name out of their mouth? They just love to interject themselves into every part of your life. Sometimes it's just a little bit of gossip here or there, but other times it's them stepping up to speak for you when...
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In Folk Magic

Lost to Time: The Promise Box and Bible Tickets

What are Bible Tickets
  In the early 1900's, churches across the American South observed a variety of folk devotional practices. Some of these practices gained wild popularity. One of those which did just that is the practice of pulling little slips of paper with Bible verses written on them from a box in order to get divine advice, inspiration or just as a…
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