Making Black Salt: A Personal Evolution
Madame Ja A FEW RECIPES FOR BLACK SALT Black Salt is one of those traditional preparations that you either use or you don’t. It’s easy enough to make, especially these days, and…
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A Little “Money Stay With Me” Work
MAKE IT AND KEEP IT I have been using the following working for years. As is typical, someone on a Facebook group asked for some help on this front and…
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The Easiest Crossing Working
BRILLIANT AND SIMPLE I first heard of this work back in 2005, when I was a student of Cat Yronwode. Unlike most of her students, I did not stay close,…
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Use of Crossroads In Conjure
SO, YOU WANNA MEET ‘THE BLACK MAN,’ EH? Even if someone doesn’t practice any kind of path or tradition, chances are that they will still be familiar with the folk…
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The Three Irises of Hoodoo
MORE TO LOVE ABOUT IRISES The Louisiana Iris, AKA Iris hexagona, is the source of the famous Jezebel Root that is used for cursing and, more frequently, employed by ladies…
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Sweetening Jars Slow? Not Necessarily!
AN EMERGING PET PEEVE OF MINE If I have heard this once, I have heard it a thousand times — “Sweetening jars are notoriously slow.” No, not if you know…
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Rental Property Blues
RENTERS: THEY’RE GREAT UNTIL THEY’RE NOT I have seen this question come up on occasion. “How do I get rid of my renters?” Well, in the past, I have suggested…
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Ain’t Nothing But The Real Thing, Baby
FLEXIBILITY CAN BE A GOOD THING But so is tradition. As much as the Crowd likes to bellow from the hilltops, “My magic, my way!” and “You do you!” and…
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Saint Raymond Nonnatus
SAINT RAYMOND, AKA SAN RAMON I remember when I decided to begin working with the Saints. I was raised Southern Baptist, so working with saints was a new thing for…
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Miscellaneous Tips
RANDOM MAGIC-RELATED BRAIN DROPPINGS Besides sand, you can also use kosher salt or aquarium rocks in the bottom of your incense burner. Cicada shells are really good additions to any…
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