#Hoodoo floor washing.

[conjuremanj]

How To Use Floor Washes.

In this post I'll be speaking on the us of floor washes. Now in the south (New Orleans) we use this quite often and I'm going to teach you how we do it here.

Strating with Herb Baths it can be used as floor washes to cleanse your home, to draw in positive influences and to protect your space. Cleansing your home with a floor wash is one of the most traditional and effective ways to get rid of curses (negative energy) and clear the house of any powders that have been sprinkled, doesn't get rid of of any dark spirits or entities that may be present just energies or build up spirit residue.) Burning some sage just isn't enough to clear away all these influences. What you need is to wash that floor, the old fashioned way. It's also common to cleanse your home with a floor wash immediately after taking a magical bath so that both your body and your home are cleansed and protected.

How to Cleanse Your Home With a Floor Wash:

Make Your Wash. First I would start by if your useing premade wash then skip this part.ajd add it to your bucket.

Start by taking your choice of of herb bath and emptying the packet into a coffee cup. Pour boiling water over the herbs and allow them to sit for about ten minutes so that the herbs can release their essences into the water. After ten minutes, strain the herbs out and save the liquid. You can dispose of the herbs in the trash.

2. Cleanse Your Home. Cleanse your home from the back of the house to the front or if you have more then one floor top to bottom. Use a mop on tile, cement and wooden floors. If you have carpet then use a clean broom and lightly moisten the tips of the broom straws with the floor wash and use this to "sweep" the carpet.

Another option is that you can put some of the floor wash into a spray bottle and lightly spray the carpet. You can use a cloth moistened with floor wash to wipe down the base boards, doors, window sills, and thresholds of every room. Make your way to the front door of your home. While you clean you can pray in your own words, or if you'd like you can pray Psalms 23 or a selected psalm of your choice.

When you reach the front door, cleanse the door step or porch very well making sure to cleanse under the doormat.

3. Cleanse the Front Door. Using a moistened cloth, thoroughly wipe down the front door of your home, inside and out, using your floor wash. As you wipe the door, pray for it to be a portal for goodness into your home. You can anoint the front door with small crosses drawn in a condition oil I use Holly Water.

4. Dispose of the Floor Wash. Now that your home cleansing is complete, take the used bucket of floor wash out to the street with an "AMEN!"

Protecting and Anointing the Home. It is typically a good idea to go through your home after you've washed it. Go through and anoint and bless all the doors and windows. Select your oil, Holy Oil. Holly Water etc. and then dab a tiny cross onto the four corners and center of every door and window in your home. As you anoint the doors and windows pray in your own words for God to bring positive blessings into your home and into your life. This is very similar to the body anointing you perform after taking a personal magical bath.

Remember put all your thoughts and energy into it ask your spirit guides or ansestors for help.

If you use this please let me know in comment or message how it turned out.

[ambermotta]

Cleansing Basics – Crash Course

What is cleansing? When should I do it? How do I do it?

These are some of the questions I'll be tackling today. I hope this post will be useful to those who are not quite familiar with how to cleanse and why it's important for any witch or pagan practice!

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Long post based on my experience and research. Meant to be informative. I don't claim to know the absolute truth.

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What is cleansing?

Cleansing is clearing away energy from someone, something or somewhere.

When should I cleanse?

Whenever you need to clear away energy.

Personal opinion: you should cleanse yourself and your house at least weekly.

It is generally recommended that you periodically cleanse magical items and cleanse before and after any type of magical/ spiritual work. Cleansing before contacting deities (even if it's just prayer) is also considered "standard protocol" in some cultures, like in Hellenic paganism and Shintoism.

From my personal experience I do feel I can connect better with spiritual beings when I cleanse beforehand, but I believe my emotional state has a bigger influence on the matter. Cleansing generally calms me down too so –

Why should I cleanse?

The number one reason you'll see cleansing everywhere is because it is a way to help get rid of excess negative energy.

I'm not going to say you can clear away all of it because as living humans, we are constantly emanating energy and a lot of times it is "negative" energy. Which is okay, it's part of being alive. Plus, there are other factors that come into play.

However, cleansing often can help you stay in touch with spirituality and ease your mind since you'll be getting rid of excess (and oftentimes unwated) energy.

Cleansing also comes into play when you want to clear away any other kind of energy, for example, when you get a new magical tool (such as a tarot deck) or finish a magical working. You don't necessarily want the energy that was on that object or that spell sticking to you all day, you know?

How to prepare for cleansing?

First of all, gather your stuff. Gather everything you need and try to avoid interruptions.

I personally recommend you always do a physical cleaning up of whatever you are going to cleanse. Tidy up your house, take a shower, and clean your magical items (if possible).

Dirt and clutter feel bad, and it can distract the mind. Starting your cleansing in the physical plane can definitely make it more powerful in the astral too.

How do I cleanse?

Most cultures/religions/spiritual practices have their own way of doing things (ex: hellenic pagans have khernips), so first of all, do your research! And respect the fact that some things are out of your reach.

There are A LOT of techniques you can use to cleanse that are not particularly tied to a single culture and that can be done in many different ways. I'll quickly go through some of them, but it is by no means an extensive list.

Cleansing with the 4 elements:

Earth: I've mainly seen this in two ways, which are sending energy to the earth (something like grounding) and burrying objects.

Fire: commonly used together with air in smoke cleansing. There's also energy work that pulls energy and sends it towards the fire for cleansing (either a candle, a bonfire, or a visualization flame)

Water: mostly used for cleansing yourself or objects. It can be through herb baths and showers, rain/sea/river water, salt water, or sacred waters. For cleansing spaces, there are things such as water spray bottles and floor washes (though I've only seen this one being used in hoodoo). Careful with objects, some may not be resistant to water.

Air: generally the most common for cleansing spaces or people. Usually achieved by lighting up incense or herbs with cleansing properties and using the smoke to cleanse.

Sidenote: burning a herbs ≠ from smudging. Smudging is a native american practice that is closed to their people. Don't smudge, don't call some herb-burning smudging. It's not the same thing. Stick with what's appropriate for your culture.

Sun and moon: using sunlight or moonlight to cleanse (and often charge) yourself or objects. Always make sure what you are cleansing can actually be left in the sun and handle weather.

Crystals: Some crystals have cleansing properties, usually back ones (onyx, obsidian, black tourmaline), smoky quartz, and selenite, to name a few. Keep in mind that they usually need to be cleansed periodically, too.

Sound: Praying, chanting, singing, music, and using bells or drums are some ways you can use sound to cleanse.

Visualization: There are many techniques used for cleansing this way. While it can be effective, it is definitely not for everyone as a lot of people will find that using tools is easier and more consistent. Visualization requires some practice and a lot of focus.

What to do after cleansing?

That depends on your objective.

If you are cleansing a space, such as your home, and you want to keep it "clean" for longer, you can cast a protection spell.

If you are cleansing yourself or an object, you may want to do a Charging of some sort. When you cleanse, you are getting something out, which opens up space for the new, so you can use this as an opportunity to "fill in" with another type of energy.

Conclusion

Cleansing is very versatile and unique to each practice. There are a lot of things you can do that are fairly neutral, but in general, cleansing always has the same purpose and is done in a similar fashion.

Knowing what your tradition (if you have one) usually does to cleanse objects, people, and places can be very enriching, so do your research!

Thank you for reading!

[the-cat-and-the-birdie]

Hii ik saw me many times but i love your blog so much about hobie and Miguel i have questions have any hc hobie being west African hc of that been there since watched movie i cannot get it out

I AM GOING TO SCREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM AT THIS BECAUSE YES YES I CAN

(also sorry if this is kinda Yoruba centric!! cause that's the area I know the best - for reference I myself am Bajan/Quechua (West Indies - Barbados / Indigenous Peruvian))

West African!Hobie Headcanons:

And because I'll never get a chance to talk about this again I'm gonna start off with the one I love most and the one people know most about (and that is demonized - literally - the most)

Hobie and Vodou (aka VooDoo):

Yeah, I said it. Hobie can work. He got juju. He rootworks. He conjures. Whatever iteration, whatever title - if Hobie followed any religion it would either be Buddhism, which some argue that some sects can double as a moral philosophy,

-If he'd respect any religion. It'd be a Traditional African one and I'm putting money on Vodou.

[And heads up, I am not an initiate of Vodou, but I do actively practice African Traditional Spirituality (HooDoo/Rootworking) and Ancestral Worship. So take from that what you will.]

First of all - how punk would that be??? A West African religion demonized by the western world for centuries from Africa to Haiti to Louisiana - that praised ancestral worship and community first???

YES PLEASE. Some people might not really understand all of this but:

First things first, yes, he speaks Yoruba and if you call it 'Speaking African' he's going to flay you alive.

Like????? Hobie sweet talking in Yoruba??? I'll throw my self on the floor right now!!

Hobie practicing ancestor worship - and thanking all the oppressed people who gave their lives and suffered daily so he can live his life?

He'd have an altar in his house, a small one he keeps out of sight, even to Gwen.

Leaves offerings and bits of his meal on the altar. Cause he was once food insecure, but now that things are a little better, he can do that

Like even if he practiced a form of HooDoo or another sect that derives from Traditional African Spirituality (that doesn't involve initiation)

He'd want to give back to his ancestors, learn how to use natural herbs and work them, learning how to make powders, doing floor washes, sweeping a certain way

And having all of these routines related to his African spirituality that are so subtle but he thinks about always

Prays to his ancestors to give him strength when he's struggling with being Spiderpunk

BUT IMAGINE IF HE WAS INTITATED THO ????

Hobie in all white during ceremony???????

HOBIE BEING A CHILD OF SHANGO??????????

NAH THEY AINT READY FOR IT

But even so -whatever Orisha got that boy head be putting in WORK.

And you know he keeps his beads on forever and always even under the suit!!!!

And the style!!! Hobie AfroPunk?!!!

I don't know if they have this elsewhere, but in NYC there's a music festival called AfroPunk - and it's full of black artists, and black people come out in these amazing outfits - and the goal is to incorporate as much African influence as possible

HOBIE WOULD EAT THIS UP.

The inside of his vest being lined with African textile!!

He takes it off in front of you and you see that little pop of that of classic orange-gold color

You just know he's wit it!!!

And the BEADS

(He should wear beads he's royalty compared to the raggedys at HQ)

[Cough] red and white shango beads [Cough]

Imagine Hobie giving his girlfriend a coral bead bracelet too AWWW

And telling them the significance??!!

He loves a woman in a headwrap. GELE ESPECIALLY but any type

And if you wear waistbeads UMMMMMMMM

As soon as he sees it peeking from under your shirt - IT'S GAME OVER

He's gonna wanna test if they working how they supposed to IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW.

AND The FOOD!

First of all - Hobie hates that British manners shit.

Was raised eating with his hands and loves it

He hates old white people who wanna stare cause he eats with his hands

He loves goat. Not me projecting he LOVES goat.

He really appreciates rice based dishes because they can fill you up - and you can't just buy them anywhere

Prefers Waakye to Jollof Rice but still loves Jollof

With FUCK UP some Fufu if he can get it

I say he eats standing up so he's just there at his kitchen counter eating Fufu and the most random shit in his fridge???

Like he'll be eating left over KFC with fufu - like what are you doing??? Thats - not a meal bro

He loves Okra (ew nasty ass) and he'll eat it all the time.

Especially fried okra but okra soup is cool too he's fine with that

His fried plantains go INSANE. They go SO HARD. They're to die for

He always picks the sweetest ones and it cooks them till they're all caramelized and shit YUMMMMM

(can you tell I like my plaintains sweet and soft cause I DO)

Extra Headcanons

He was not playing that when Gwen first came over - as soon as she stepped on the houseboat with shoes he was like "Girl-"

The first time Peter B. heard him speaking Yoruba he went "Wow, Hobie, Your Nigerian is great!"

Hobie, who already hates Peter B, looked at him like he was the dumbest mfer on earth like

'Right, and you speak American, right? Fucking bellend. I hate you. 'Nigerian'. It's Yoruba.'

(He's only saying that cause he hates Peter personally and wants him to have a bad day)

Meanwhile Gwen was nice enough to just ask "What language is that?" (The correct way to do it, do not assume language names like Peter)

First time he went over to Peter B.'s place (on Gwen's insistence), Mary-Jane accidentally swept over his feet before setting her purse on the floor

and in the moment he knew he had to leave.

He's a streetkid, but since he's in the neighborhood so much he has like 45 different women he calls auntie - and they make sure he has good food to eat because 'you are so skinny! you need to eat more.'

He does that auntie shit where you're walking with him and you see someone you know and now they're in a long ass conversation

Or when he says 'goodbye' then stands by the door having a conversation and you're standing there in your coat like....'fam are we out or not cause i can sit back down'.

He always goes to meet the elders of whatever house he's in to introduce himself, very respectful of black elders and enjoys helping old the older black folk in his neighborhood.

He enjoys giving them respect and hearing their stories, helping around the house. Plus he gets great food out of it

ANNDD That's all of them I think!! Sorry if any of these were off the mark - a lot of these are from personal things I know about West Africa and things learned through Spirituality. I hope I got everything okay!

Thanks for this by the way I LOVE Hobie and culture you know he'd be SO proud!!

[If you've read this far - maybe take some time out to learn a bit about African religions - they're beautiful practices (open to black people - we're worshipping black ancestors) - but you can still learn about them and understand how modern culture often demonizes these types of religions. If anything, I hope you learned a little from this! Hoodoo, Vodun (VooDoo), and Santeria (Latino witchcraft) are not scary, dark practices!] And because I spoke about spirituality, imma put this here cause DO not be playing yknowwhatimean

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[buggywiththefolkmagic]

Appalachian Witchcraft for Beginners: Review

This is: Appalachian Witchcraft for Beginners: The History, Remedies, and Spells of a Rich Folk Magic Tradition by Auburn Lily

Rating: 2/10

Pros: Some information presented is correct, like the information on “ingredients” isn’t too bad if not a super small amount of them, she mentioned red clay which a lot of books seem to forget exists. And this book’s aesthetics? 10/10 for the illustration work, colors, fonts! I also appreciated the insistence that you help the land as much as possible, as well as the land’s original inhabitants and to give Indigenous voices space. 

Cons: There is so much I was so disappointed by. First off let’s get this out of the way: The author in her bio on her own website auburnlily.com claims she is a starseed. I have a LOT of personal feelings about the Starseed movement and how it damages the progress of mental health and getting help and medication for said mental disorders. But this should have been the first major red flag that this book would not be what it says on the cover.

A lot of my problems are as follows:

Most folk workers don’t use the same three or four ingredients…in this case:

Peppermint. Rose. Essential Oils. Crystals, usually citrine or black tourmaline. 

Actually we tend to not use crystals at all unless we’ve adapted them into our practice ourselves…the old folk didn’t have pretty rocks to use they got at the New Age store in the town square, alright? 

A LOT of this information is definitely tinged in a new age and modern light. The correspondences for the days of the week mentions “The Goddess” which we don’t…deal with??? At all??

Another example:

Grannies used to use the bible and ‘faith healing’ to avoid persecution from their community.

Absolutely not! She mentioned the witch trials a minimum of 6 times, which (ahaha good pun) almost made me roll my eyes into the back of my head, then I read the bible to avoid persecution part and almost burned the book on the spot.

Faith healing is NOT a cop out. 

It was the way things WERE. Were there hexers? Yes. Were they given a wide berth sometimes? Also yes. But they also had their place in the community! The hexer in my family, Flossie, was respected with some fear, but she was also the person who scorned lovers and cheated on spouses went to. When the police were hounding moonshiners a few came to her for cop go away works. 

The author also insinuates that Yarb Doctors were held in higher regard because they didn’t use faith/and or gender may have had a point in that. I dunno what yarb doctors and grannies she talked to but men were not allowed in the birthing room, that was a Granny’s responsibility and by god they did it well. You never backtalked a Granny, they were and are the backbones of their communities. 

Now that I’m off that soapbox, the author also seems to believe that meditation, third eyes, astrology in a modern way, and crystals are critical for Appalachian witchcraft which is stupidly incorrect. Her recipe for floor wash is hogwash and far too simple and small, her candle color correspondences are laughable…especially that little line on Orange: “Helps with menstrual cramps.” If that was the case no straight woman in Tennessee would get cramps because they all wear orange at least once a week for their team. 

She only uses Hoodoo like…3 times which is better than most authors so I supposed that’s progress? But the author also hates baneful work and makes mention of that fact numerous times.

The author also has quite a few love spells mentioned, and weirdly enough…a lot of her ingredients in OTHER spells are also the same ingredients in her love spells. How strange. 

My final and most damning gripe, the author seems to believe that stereotypes make for amazing offerings to the ancestors. In particular…the Irish would appreciate offerings of potatoes. You have to be kidding me.

Overall: Yet another new age witch trying to make folk magic look far more complicated and fluffy than it is. I hated this so much. I didn't even touch the "Open the healing channel" and "Reparative Visualization" "SPELLS" she includes which sounds like absolute woowoo.

Proof of some of these claims are below: 

[blacksapphrodite]

Witchcraft Basics: Cleansing

What is cleansing, and why exactly do we need to do it? Let's break it down into its parts, discuss the context, and the different ways we can do it. Simply put, cleansing is the act of dispersing any energy build up, especially negative energy build up, in your space. You how after an argument or a bad visit, the air in your home or apartment can feel tense and heavy? Or how, after casting a couple of spells, you start to feel cluttered, or even overwhelmed? That’s energy building up that needs to be dispersed, and cleansing is what you do to take care of that. It’s important to cleanse before and/or after spell casting (especially curses), after bad experiences, etc. There are different kinds of cleansing, and different methods of doing so, and I’m going to cover a few of them here!

People and Object Cleansing Spells

You can cleanse objects, people and spaces. You might cleanse an object you use to cast spells often, such as a wand, an athame, spell bottles or (as in my case) a pot or spoon you use to whip up cooking spells. There are many methods to do this--some people bury the object and leave it there for a time, allowing the Earth to do the cleansing. You can leave the object out under the sun or the full moon, cover it in salt, or give it a cleansing bath in water infused with herbs, moonlight, etc.

Cleansing baths are also good for cleansing people! If you’ve had a particularly bad day (or week, or month, or year), feel like you’ve had negativity following you around or just want a new start, place some herbs like sage, rosemary and thyme into a tea infuser and place it into a bath, perhaps with some sea salt. Light some black and/or white candles and relax in the water until you feel lighter, or until the candles have burned down. Sugar scrubs are another wonderful method for personal cleansing. You’re literally scrubbing your skin clean, as well as scrubbing away your worries and negativity. They’re also a great choice for people that may not have access to to a tub for a bath.

Spaces

The most important and most likely the most common form of cleansing, however, is space/area cleansing. This method of cleansing often cleanses people and objects second hand. The most common method of cleansing is smoke cleansing. People burn herbs and waft the smoke through their home. Sage (regular garden variety sage, not endangered white sage) is most commonly used, but you could use a blend of herbs with cleansing properties. It can also be done with incense or a mixture of all of the above. Smoke cleansing is often accompanied by visualizing the negative energy leaving a space, prayer, and/or general affirmations and energy work. Fire has been known to have cleansing powers throughout many practices and cultures. The fire burns the energies, and the smoke carries them away.

(A note: smudging is not a term to be used interchangeably with smoke cleansing. Smudging is a *closed* Indigenous practice that involves a lot more than waving smoke around regardless of what some of these sites and books would have you think.)

Smokeless Cleansing

Using fire isn’t always viable, however. If you live somewhere that doesn’t allow open flame, like a dorm room. If you’re scared of fire, or you’re just worried about setting off your alarm, smoke cleansing can seem daunting. Luckily, there are other ways to cleanse an area. Water, of course, also has cleansing properties. Create a cleansing liquid infused with the cleansing herbs of your choice, and you can quite literally wash and wipe away the unwanted energy in your house. An example from a closed practice would be the floor washes found in Hoodoo.

Another way to cleanse with water is to take the same water-based cleanser, pour it into a bowl and flick it all over your home with your fingers or an herb wand, like rosemary, sage, etc. Or, if you’re in a hurry like me, a spray bottle works just fine. Salt water is also an effective cleanser, combining the protective and cleansing powers of both sea salt and water.

Sound cleansing is another method--use wind chimes outside to clear the energy around your home. Ring a bell throughout your home to clear the space of negative energies and presences. The idea is that the clear, sweet sound of the bells breaks up the energy in a space and replaces it with peace and clarity. Bells have been used in many religions and cultures for this exact reason, such as suzu, Japanese shrine bells known to repel evil, Tibetan bells and even Christian church bells.

In Summary...

What method you use comes down to personal preference, and what works best for your space. All of these are quite effective. What is important is that you do so routinely. Energy build up, especially negative energy build up, can cause spells to not work or even worse, to backfire. Consider it like washing a pot. If you used a pot to cook soup in, you wouldn’t start cooking another recipe in it the next day without washing it first. That would be gross and unsanitary, not to mention it would muddy up the flavor of the new dish. The same logic applies to spells, and life and general--you want the air clear before starting something new. Think about how fresh and calming your room or your house feels after you clean it. Cleansing is the same idea. In fact, I recommend cleaning your house physically along with doing a spiritual cleansing. The result is more than worth the time and effort you have to put into it.

I hope this left you with a better understanding of cleansing, its purpose and the methods available to achieve it. I’ll be writing more cleansing spells in the future, but this is a good place to get some ideas to write your own! Cleansing is one of the first things we should learn about as witches, and luckily one of the most versatile! With this in your repertoire, everything else will be a little bit easier to pick up. Good luck cleansing!

(I'm cleaning up my blog and reposting some of my spells/etc that were once hosted on my website.💕)

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[karmazain]

Some of the most effective rootwork you can work is deceptively simple (and generally doesn't produce drool-worthy photos for your IG posts that anybody is gonna aim a sexy hashtag at). But some of y'all keep asking for spells and getting upset when I tell you to set a light or take a bath. Y'all wanting some shit to chant and something witchy-looking i guess. Thing is, most of this can really be boiled down to a couple of simple principles that apply in a majority of situations: Wash your house. Wash your ass. Pray. The most powerful hoodoo back in the day was performed by folks who spent more time scrubbing their floors than they did curating a crystal collection or worrying about whether the moon was void of course. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. #rootworkersofinstagram #rootwork #seraphinstation #haphazardstation #vanvan #floorwash #hoodoo #spiritualcleansing #spiritualbath #swampconjure #witchy https://www.instagram.com/p/CnQU1Agrey-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[threadsnherbs]

Welcome back to Threads N Herbs day 6! Today we are going to talk about Angelica Root!

"carry it with you to ward off illness and encourage health. Use in a bath for breaking hexes/curses. Use as an incense for banishing evil spirits. Sprinkle around the home for protection against any unwanted energy or magick being sent your way."

(Ritual Herbs - Angelica Root - Rite of Ritual)

It is part of the Parsley family, known as a powerful guardian. It is commonly used to banish negativity and attract positive energy. It is associated with the Archangel Michael. "Legend has it that the angel appeared in a dream to a monk, showing him the herb that could cure the plague in Europe. Traditionally, Angelica blooms on the feast of the Apparition of the Archangel Michael, May 8. Angelica is also known as Holy Ghost Root, Archangel Root or Dong Quai." "Use care when wildcrafting, as it resembles both Queen Anne’s Lace (a benign wild carrot) and Water Hemlock (a poisonous plant)." "Angelica corresponds to the Sun and the element of Fire." "

Carry a piece of Angelica root to bring strength and ward off hexes. Put the root in a white mojo bag for protection, or a yellow one for courage.

Angelica is an ingredient in a Hoodoo working known as the Fiery Wall of Protection.

Add the dried root to incenses, floor washes, and baths to break jinxes and purify the home.

Use Angelica to consecrate amulets of Archangel Michael and all Solar charms."

(Magickal properties of Angelica – Grove and Grotto)

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The Book of Spells by Ella Harrison (150 magickal ways to achieve your heart's desire)

Procrastinated on reading a new metaphys book by opening an easier one. Hah! Take that, executive dysfunction!

This book seems to try to strike the balance between a beginner's read and a reference book, which...is a hard balance to strike. It starts off with sections like "What is a spell?" and "Who can perform them?" and "How do spells work?", all things I would expect from a 101 book and not a reference book, which I would have assumed this book would be from the title and tagline. It then goes into "How to make an altar", a section which is almost too fat and in-depth compared to the assumed familiarity level of the earlier sections, and then... Runework and Sigils? There's a hodgepodge of different things sort of all mushed together in this book, all on different spots on the spectrum of the reader's familiarity with witchcraft, all different strains of modern witchcraft and pagan/pagan-associated practices. Such as:

Runes! (Seiðr, presumably)

Sigils! (Chaos magic)

Floor washes! (Hoodoo/other ATRs)

Consistent rhyming in spellwork! (Wicca)

"So mote it be!" (Wicca)

Shadow work! (Jungian psych/New Age)

Black Salt! (Hoodoo/ATRs)

the K in magick (Crowley/Crowley's cronies)

And, presumably, there's other stuff I didn't spot in the process of reading this book. Listen. It was 11pm. I was tired. I was over it.

So keep this all in mind when I say that in general, overall... It's certainly not the most racist book I've ever read. I don't think it'd hit the top 30. There's a section in the book about how to prevent cultural appropriation in your craft and other ways to keep your craft ethical. That's a new trend in 101 books! That's a positive! But notice how, with such a hodgepodge of sources when it came to the spells, there's still a slippage when it comes to widely-appropriated parts of ATRs, because they are so widely associated with witchcraft that most people find them indistinguishable from the rest of modern practice. I'm giving it an 8/10 on the racism. The author made the effort, and I didn't see any overtly racist statements in the book like I occasionally might from older books.

The book, however... Listen. I don't think there are enough spells in here to be a good reference book, and I don't think it goes in depth enough into the 101 stuff to be a good beginning book. It's not a good intermediate book because it assumes you know absolutely nothing, and yet it still overloads you with way more stuff than you would need or want without going in depth enough to give you enough to make them... Meaningful, I want to say. Everything feels a touch superficial.

I do like how the spells are formatted within the book, though.

Title

Tools, ingredients.

Description of spell

Incantation

Instructions on completing the spell

[Best time to perform this spell/Any necessary notes]

It makes the entries really easy to read and simple to browse when you need to decide which spell to utilize. The font isn't ridiculous and there's no aesthetic colors which detract from focus or readability. The illustrations are nice and add, not detract, from the book's contents.

Overall, this isn't an outstanding book, but it's not something I would dissuade people from reading. It's fine. If this was your first book, I wouldn't pry it out of your hands and sobs. It would give you a squat foundation you could build upon, and spells you could feasibly try at home.

If you wanted a real reference book to compare this to, I would recommend one of the Judika Illes tomes. They're certainly not better in the cultural appropriation department, but they also don't really expect you might use every one of the spells in the book, either. It's for reference, not teaching. Once you hold this little thing of 150 spells and then the massive book of 5,000 spells...hoo boy. You'll never compare them again, haha.

Overall? I'll give this a 7/10. Inoffensive, new, and probably worth a checkout or two at your local library.

Blessings! oh gods I forgot I have a ko-fi to link lmao

[conjuremanj]

Three Great Cheap Floor Cleaners Used To Rid A Place Of Negativity.

As you see from the title I listed two cheap but affective floor cleaners to help protect or remove negative things like boo hags.

Ammonia – is my first choice it makes a great cleansing and protecting wash. It can neutralize almost anything thrown at you. You can add a little ammonia to water and pit down every drain when you finish cleaning (just a teaspoon or so)

Pine-Sol – This is a commercial floor cleaner Traditional pine scent is great, of course, or you can go with…Lemon Pine-Sol – You can add a little salt if you want to buy not necessary.

Vinegar – Four Thieves Vinegar is popular. But any vinegar will help get rid of unwanted energies and protect the home.

[ashshanea101]

Spiritual Purification is a Must

[faewitchsherbs]

𝕬𝖓𝖌𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖆

𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖔𝖓/𝖋𝖔𝖑𝖐 𝖓𝖆𝖒𝖊(𝖘): Angelica, Masterwort, Archangel 𝕭𝖎𝖓𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖆𝖑 𝖓𝖆𝖒𝖊(𝖘): Angelica sylvestris 𝕱𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖞: Apiaceae~ Celery, Carrot, Parsley, Coriander, Dill, Cumin, Fennel

𝕸𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖑 𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖘: Aids with colic and hepatitis. 𝕾𝖎𝖉𝖊 𝖊𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖘: May increase your blood pressure, cause heart problems, and interact with blood thinners.

𝕸𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑/𝖒𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖕𝖍𝖞𝖘𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑 𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖘: Angelic magic Banishing Bring emotional temperance Bring good fortune Courage (personal courage based in moral uprightness) Clarity Cleaning Dried root is used as in incense, floor washes, and baths to break jinxes Exorcism Harmonious home life Harmony Healing Protection Psychic ability Purify the home Used to concentrate all solar charms Visions Warding off evil and hexes When working with/harvesting the plant its best to do so in they day during the hour of the sun an ingredient in the Hoodoo working "Firey Wall of Protection"

𝕯𝖊𝖎𝖙𝖞(𝖎𝖊𝖘): 𝕰𝖑𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖓𝖙(𝖘): Fire 𝕻𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖊𝖙(𝖘): Sun 𝖅𝖔𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖈(𝖘): 𝕲𝖊𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗(𝖘): Masc 𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖐𝖗𝖆(𝖘):

𝕻𝖔𝖎𝖘𝖔𝖓𝖔𝖚𝖘? 𝕴𝖋 𝖓𝖔, 𝖋𝖑𝖆𝖛𝖔𝖗𝖘 & 𝖔𝖗 𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖘: root is poisonous when fresh- Has an earthy, woody, and slightly bitter taste. 𝕮𝖔𝖒𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖚𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓: Used as a flavoring for liqueurs. Candied angelica is a rare and hard-to-find ingredient but brings special flavor to cookies, cakes and other desserts.

𝕻𝖗𝖔𝖕𝖆𝖌𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓- 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖙: In warm climates, 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖙: Transplant in spring 𝕳𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖓𝖙: dig down ~a foot deep, carefully removing the whole plant, devide the root into 2-3 sections and plant immediately at a similar depth, leaving about 18-24 in between each plant. 𝕻𝖗𝖊𝖋𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓𝖘: moist soil -but not water logged- mid sun. 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙 𝖘𝖊𝖊𝖉𝖘/𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖗𝖊𝖘/𝖊𝖈𝖙: Transplant in spring 𝕺𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖎𝖕𝖘: Fast growing

𝕳𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖎𝖉𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖞: smells woody, peppery, earthy and green. Large umbrella-like clusters of white flowers sprout out of a thick stem. The large hollow stems are pale purple/dark purple. The appearance of the leaves might be confused with the leaves of poisonous hemlock, so be careful.

𝕳𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖊𝖘𝖙- 𝖂𝖍𝖊𝖓 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖊𝖘𝖙: Harvesting of leaves should occur in the late spring or early summer. Harvesting stems must wait until the second year and are then candied 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖙𝖔 𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖋𝖔𝖗: 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖘 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖊𝖘𝖙: The whole plant 𝕳𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖛𝖊𝖘𝖙: Cut off the leaves and flowers you need, leaving about 2/3 of the plants foliage, try to leave as little wounds on the plant as possible. 𝕳𝖔𝖜 𝖙𝖔 𝖉𝖗𝖞/𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖊: Hang flowers upside down, and or dry everything in a dehydrator or oven

[thecrookedcypress]

Dirt: A Gateway to Magic

The Significance of Dirt in Magick

Dirt, seemingly mundane and ordinary, holds potent magical properties. Across various cultures—Hoodoo, Norse, Celtic, and Indigenous traditions—dirt has been revered for centuries. Here’s why:

Earth Element Connection: Dirt is intrinsically tied to the Earth element. It symbolizes fertility, prosperity, and stability.

Clay-Like Substance: When mixed with water, dirt can transform into a clay-like substance. Ancient peoples used this knowledge to create body adornment paints in shades ranging from brown to white to red ochre. In fact, red ochre stands as the oldest known form of face and body paint.

Sympathetic Magick with Dirt

Sympathetic magick involves using ingredients that symbolize your intentions. Dirt becomes a powerful tool when collected from specific locations aligned with your purpose. Let’s explore some types of dirt and their uses:

Graveyard Dirt:

Purpose: Graveyard dirt serves various purposes.

Collection: Traditionally, seek out the grave of a person whose energy aligns with your intention. For instance:

Prosperity Spell: Visit the grave of a banker or wealthy aristocrat.

Benefic Spell: Avoid graves of those who suffered extreme trauma or illness.

Malefic Magick: Choose a grave related to the fate you wish to induce.

Collection Etiquette: Take flowers as an offering to the deceased, providing a legitimate reason to collect dirt.

Uses: Hexes, curses, communication with the dead, and other spells.

Your Front and Back Yard Dirt:

Purpose: Excellent for protection, peace, and safeguarding family and property.

Collection: Gather dirt from your own yard.

Uses: Add it to protective powders, floor washes, spell bottles, and more.

Crossroads Dirt:

Purpose: Ideal for road opening spells and underworld journey work.

Collection: Hand-collected from crossroads, it connects you to the gatekeeper at the crossroads—a crucial point for descending into the underworld.

Uses: Mix it into mojo hands, gris gris bags, powders, or stuff doll babies and fix candles.

Practical Applications

Here are ways to incorporate these magical dirts into your practice:

Protective Powders: Sprinkle them around your property and over thresholds.

Floor Washes and Sweeps: Cleanse, ward, and protect your home.

Spell Bottles and Jars: Infuse them with the energy of dirt.

Remember, these are just starting points. Feel free to explore and adapt, infusing your own symbolism into your magical workings. 🌿🌟

Hand-Collected Magical Dirt Varieties: Coming Soon to eBay and Patreon

[tipsycad147]

HEARD OF FLORIDA WATER? HERE'S WHY IT'S THE ONE THING YOUR RITUALS ARE MISSING

By Sarah Regan

If you've never heard of Florida water, let's get one thing out of the way first: No, this is not the water you'll find in the state of Florida. Rather, it's a special liquid that's believed to help enhance any number of rituals.

Here, we dive into what makes Florida water so potent, the best ways to use it, and how to make it yourself.

Florida water is an alcohol-based cologne first used in the early 1800s as a perfume. More recently, it has become a staple in mystical practices, explains the author of Revolutionary Witchcraft Sarah Lyons. It's primarily made by the company Murray & Lanman and carries a very citrusy, floral scent.

As Gabriela Herstik, author of Inner Witch and Bewitching the Elements, adds, it was given the name "Florida water" because the Fountain of Youth is said to be somewhere in Florida. She and Lyons both note that today, it's used for offerings, cleansing, and more and is popular among those who practice hoodoo, rootwork, and American folk magic.

Spiritual uses of Florida water

Here are 20 ways you can incorporate Florida water into your own practices, according to Herstik and Lyons.

Note: Florida water is flammable, so always be mindful when using it around candles.

Offer it to your ancestors or guides on your altar in a bowl.

Have some in a bowl nearby when communing with ancestors or guides and asking them for advice.

Place a small bowl of Florida water on your altar as an offering of self-love.

Wipe your mirror with diluted Florida water, and then do a self-love ritual of your choosing in front of the mirror.

Energetically cleanse yourself with Florida water by spraying it around you or putting a bit on your wrists.

Energetically (and literally) cleanse ritual tools like crystals with a bit of diluted Florida water to give them a refresh.

Use it to cleanse your altar and anything on it by diluting some with water in a spray bottle and spraying on your altar, then wiping down.

Use it in your usual floor cleaner to cleanse your home and wash away negative energy.

Fill a small bowl with spring water, Florida water, and a piece of a bluing square if you have one. Place the bowl by your front door to draw out negative energy from your home. Replace the water once a week.

Use it as the water element in rituals, along with a candle for fire, a crystal or rock for earth, and incense for air. (It's considered powerful to have all four elements present when doing rituals.)

Dilute Florida water with spring water in a spray bottle and use the spray to cleanse any room in your home.

Spray some diluted Florida water around you or your space before you begin a tarot reading.

Spray some diluted Florida water around you or your space before meditating.

Anoint yourself with a bit of Florida water (emphasis on just a bit!) if you want an energetic refresh or a boost of creativity and inspiration.

Use it alongside any spells or rituals for attracting love to increase the potency of the spell/ritual.

Wear a bit like perfume whenever you want protection.

Keep some in your workplace or on your desk to welcome positive energy and banish negativity.

Spray some diluted Florida water and patchouli essential oil on your cash for extra abundance.

Add a bit of Florida water to your laundry (especially bedding if you frequently have nightmares) for protection.

Place some in a bowl on your nightstand to more easily remember your dreams.

How to make it yourself

The beauty of Florida water is it's super simple to make yourself and very customizable based on your intention. Herstik and Lyons do recommend getting it from a credible source if you want the "real" thing, though they're not against making your own. Here's what you'll need:

Materials

1 cup vodka

1 orange peel (or lemon peel)

1 lemon peel

8 to 10 drops of your essential oil of choice. (Traditional oils for Florida water include lavender, lemon, bergamot, and ylang-ylang)

A handful or two of fresh herbs of your choosing (i.e., mint or basil)

1 cinnamon stick (optional)

Method

Combine all your ingredients into a glass container and seal it.

Let the mixture sit for a full lunar cycle (29 days).

Optional: Make it on the night of a full moon and let it charge under the moon's light. Even if you don't make it on the night of a full moon, you can still place it under moonlight when the next full moon comes around.

Where to buy Florida water

If you'd rather skip over the DIY and go with an already-made option, Lyons highly recommends buying it from people who practice hoodoo, rootwork, and American folk magic, "since those are the traditions that first began using it in magic."

Herstik adds that you're likely to find Florida water in your local Botanica stores or witch shops at very reasonable prices, so be sure to check there first.

The takeaway

Whether you're doing a ritual, cleansing your home, or making an offering to your ancestors, incorporating Florida water can be a way to make the ceremony even more powerful.

[iamwinklebottom]

Protection From Curses, Bullying, Debt, Envy, Gossip, Hexes, Jealously, Jinxes, and Psychic Attack

https://youtu.be/Sd7KlHJQdQI

[hoodooboo]

The thing I love about not having carpeted floors in my apartment is the ability to do a good ol’ fashioned floor wash.