Conjure oils, also called Anointing or Dressing oils, Hoodoo oils, or condition oils, have been considered the most popular type of spiritual supply among present-day Hoodoo practitioners. They play an essential role in the tradition of conjure and rootwork as they are used extensively for anointing oneself; anointing other individuals whom one wishes to influence; dressing candles, amulets, charms, and talismans; ritual baths and floor washes; and other related workings. It is an essential part of every conjure worker's magic. Their preparation and use likely combine West-African ethnomedicine, Native American herbalism, information derived from medieval European alchemical grimoires and herbal and medical books, and the adaptation of the Judeo-Christian tradition of anointing.
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Oils are prominent in West African traditional cultures as an element in food, like cosmetics, as fuel for lamps, and medicine, principal export in foreign trade, and as an offering or libation to their gods and spirits. Traditional remedies are derived from substances obtained from fruits and plants, such as palm, coconut, pumpkin seed, cocoa bean, and shea nut, to cure many diseases. Since oils are part of the everyday life of nearly all rural people in West Africa, especially those from the Mano, Yoruba, Fon, and Masango tribes, it is expected that they are also crucial in the spiritual framework of rural life in West Africa. Oil-derived West African ethnomedicine includes ritual elements that involve spiritual or magical tools and objects and behaviors believed to have some healing powers and/or the ability to counteract or influence the actions of malevolent forces. In Nigeria, for instance, to prevent a miscarriage, Yoruba people used to roast a tortoise along with coconut water and half a bottle of palm oil. All should be roasted until it was almost burnt and then ground to powder, after which the mixture was consumed in a corn flour pudding, which a woman should take on rising and going to bed throughout one menstrual period. The man should sleep with her five days after she had finished menstruating. In Liberia, healers used red palm oil to awaken a patient in a coma, which they mixed with a burned knot of the African mistletoe and rubbed it on the patient's cheeks toward the mouth to make him talk. The Mahongwe tribe in Gabon used oil mixed with the leaves of an African weed (hyptis lanceolata) to cure disorders and even misfortunes. Vegetable and fruit oils are also offered to various spirits in Benin. These are just a few examples of ritual uses of oils in West Africa. And there are still a lot of indigenous methods of using oils in African spirituality and traditional medicine.
When the enslaved Africans were taken away from their native lands and brought to the New World, they carried their own native spiritual, magical, and medical practices and knowledge. However, their pre-established knowledge would evolve over time as countless generations of African-Americans would have to rethink and retool their own workings. This was primarily because most of their workings were based on naturally occurring plant resources that were available to them in Africa. North America was a whole new foreign continent with a vastly different ecosystem, so they no longer had access to the herbs, fruits, and oils that were abundant in Africa. Hence, they had to use what was readily available. Red palm oil, for instance, would have been too expensive for them back in the day, so they used cooking oils in their master's kitchen, such as canola, olive, or refined palm oil, for their rituals.
Native Americans contributed significantly to the African-American herblore as many, primarily those from Muscogee, Miccosukee, Choctaw, Apalachicola, Seminole, and other formed ethnic communities, shared their herbal knowledge directly with slaves. This happened when slaves shared history of cultural exchange, intermarriage, and other interactions with American Indians that mostly took place in the Southern United States. African and Native American medicines were heavily steeped in the idea that magic and spirituality are essential in healing and curing both physical and spiritual maladies.
Slaves also learned much of their herbal and magical knowledge from European texts. Since enslaved Africans during the colonial era, despite the prohibition of slave education, continued to learn how to read and write due to their clandestine efforts, they were able to grasp some of what medicine books and even some grimoires were imparting. This includes different herbal preparations, like infusion, in which leaves and roots are steeped in oil for a certain period of time to extract medicinal and even magical properties of the plant; magical correspondences and symbolism of plants, trees, fruits, and oils; and also the Doctrine of Signatures, which states that the shape, texture, color, taste, odor, and name of a plant is a sign of its magical uses. In addition, reading was not prohibited throughout the colonial era as it was tied to the spread of Christianity. Therefore slaves' access to magical learning did not suffer from restrictive legislation. Other magical ascriptions in Hoodoo were extensions of the ways that certain herbs were used in Western folk medicine. Although slaves learned this from Western books, many Whites at that time did not trust slaves practicing herbal magic as they looked at people who practiced 'hoodoo' as quacks. Many plantation owners forbade their slaves from practicing folk magic. They feared that these infusions made by the enslaved people could poison their masters as revenge for mistreatment. Many plantation owners would beat slaves if they were caught doing herbal magic. Some White people, however, saw the benefits in allowing slaves to practice this and even had family members who got healed from sickness, saved from misfortunes, or delivered from curses and spirit attachments by these quick magical remedies of their slaves.
Around 1800, there was a rise in the number of African-American folk magic practitioners producing herb-infused oils in the Deep South. Many enslaved people saw herbalism and folk magic as two of their few freedoms left, the freedom to treat their bodies and fix their problems. The conditions for what was allowed on a plantation varied from owner to owner. It was usually the slave owner's personal experience with either slave practices that gave his opinion on the matter. During those times, most conjure workers made heated infusions (rather than cold infusions), in which they put a saucepan of oil on a stove at a very low heat and packed it full with crushed dried leaves, barks, or roots of the plant. They used them as-is as essential oils, and synthetic fragrance oils were still unknown to the slaves then.
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| Country rootworkers gathered and dried their own herbs, steeped them in readily available oil, and blessed them to make their own conjure oil based on formulas passed down to them. |
When Christianity appealed directly to slaves, and a few thousand slaves converted to the religion, they were introduced to the Bible, in which they discovered that as a typical product of Israel and as a necessity, oil is listed among the three blessings of the land in time of God's favor - grain, wine, and oil (Deut. 11:14, etc.). In addition, anointing with oil was one of the important ritualistic acts in the Bible. Oils played a role also in sacrifices and offerings. The act of dressing or anointing oil is also considered a symbol of honor, joy, and favor. This is based on using oil in some biblical purification rites to heal leprosy, where oil should be sprinkled 'before the Lord' seven times, as was blood. Some should be placed on the right ear, right thumb, and right big toe of the ill-person, where sacrificial blood had already been placed; that which was leftover should be poured on his head. These rites symbolized the restoration of God's favor and the return of honor and joy to a man who had previously been disgraced and had unpleasant conditions (Leviticus 14:10-32). Oil was also an element in the traditional grooming of people in Israel; anointing with oil, like the washing that preceded and the dressing that followed it, was symbolic of a change in status throughout Israel.
Thus, the practice of anointing in the Hoodoo tradition must be understood in light of cleansing and changing one's situation into a better position. Cold infusions became more popular due to some conjure workers imitating the Holy Anointing Oil made from calamus root, myrrh, cinnamon bark, and cassia bark covered with olive oil. This was also when spiritual workers and root doctors put great importance on the sense of smell. Where stench arose, conjure doctors thought of the presence of disease, decay, destruction, and death (Exodus 7:18). Where pleasant aromas existed, they thought of beauty, cleanliness, and any place or condition favorable to habitation, food production, and harvesting. In the Bible, God takes pleasure in inhaling the "reah hannihoah" (soothing aroma) of the offering of the Israelites.
House slaves, who were close in contact with White masters, were constantly faced with white beauty aesthetics and, at times, adopted cosmetic practices. However, most slaves maintained their own conception of hair, facial, and body care. They became innovators, using natural substances such as honey, vegetable oils, lards, liquid wax, flowers, herbs, spices, berries, etc., for hairdressing, skincare, and perfumes. Some Black men and women born into freedom also served as hairdressers, stylists, make-up artists, barbers, cosmetic retailers, and even hair-care entrepreneurs for other freed people of color and Whites during slavery, antebellum, reconstruction and emancipation eras. Over the same period, they discovered aromatic oils, extracts, and essences, synthesized odorants, and incorporated them into their magical workings. After slavery, many black men and women, who equated pleasant aromas with beauty, success, and luck, experimented with various recipes and formulas.
Following the Civil War, small-time Jewish chemists, pharmacists, and businessmen engaged in business with African-American customers, filling the need where White business owners would not venture, such as spiritual supplies shops. Jewish people, particularly those from the leading countries in Chemistry, such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, set up businesses in the black community. Lucky Heart Cosmetics, Keystone Laboratories, Clover Horn Company and Morton Neuman's Madam Jones, Famous Products, Valmor Products, and King Novelty were significant dealers of African-American goods. These companies imitated some successful business methods and marketing strategies of Madam C.J. Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and self-made millionaire. During this period in Hoodoo history, these Jewish pharmacists and chemists found that their Black customers not only wanted them to produce medicines, beauty products, and home-care products but also to purchase herbs, floor washes, oils, and powders for luck, love, and money matters. Jews then began selling old-fashioned Hoodoo products to some African-American conjure workers who were, in turn, explaining to Jews how to make other spiritual products from different family recipes. In the case of conjure formulas and recipes, these formulas that Jews obtained from African-Americans still came from the slavery period, where their enslaved ancestors would share their learned knowledge usually with their immediate family on the household or plantation. And, since it was not common for slaves to venture out into other farms or in their neighborhood, much of their gained magical knowledge did not permeate far beyond their homes. During this time, information about family recipes made it out of the Black community. Pharmacies or drug stores at that time carried Hoodoo-related items; most shops offered them in small departments or sections with labels like 'Curios' or 'Spiritual Supplies.' Some Jews also began to use Psalmic verses to potentiate them.
In the 19th to the 20th century, many innovations devised by makers who compounded scents according to their magical symbolism were produced and sold in shops and mail-order houses. Some oils such as Kiss Me Now! which originated as alcohol-based perfumes with published formulas from the book, Perfumes and Preparations by Furst, Askinson, and Rice; Essence of Bend-Over, which was initially a perfume and a floor wash devised by Morton Neumann of King Novelty Co. and Valmor Products; and Hot Foot which was derived from powder recipe, also got herb-infused oil versions. Many of these traditional Hoodoo formulas are actually invariant in their compositions. However, many new makers only adopted the product name. They guessed at the ingredients, thereby giving rise to entirely different variants of oils but sharing similar magical uses and names of the original variants of oils. Hoodoo doctors traditionally name these magical oils for the conditions believed to cause or cure. Thus, Money Drawing is thought to bring about money, and a Peaceful Home promotes peace, harmony, and love within one's family.
Preparation and Use of Hoodoo Oils
Pure essential oils range in price from relatively inexpensive to very, very costly. They vary depending on the quality and quantity of the plant matter from which they were extracted, climatological factors, and extraction methods. Some plants produce aromatic essences but in quantities so limited that their price is extremely high. The essentials of some flowers, such as jasmine and rose, are also more expensive, having been prepared by solvent extraction.
As a general rule for essential oils, once opened, they will only last for one to two years, so I don't recommend anyone buying huge stocks that you may not get around to using in that time frame. However, there are exceptions to this; for example, patchouli seems to get better with age, a bit like a fine wine.
Essential oils should not be confused with cheaper synthetic fragrance oils.
2. Synthetic fragrance oils - these man-made scents were developed to imitate the fugitive fragrance of essential oils at a tiny fraction of the cost. These oils are commonly used in the perfumery, cosmetics, laundry, cleaning, and other personal care and household chemicals.
The best oil to use is the first cold-pressing (known as virgin oils), as they contain higher levels of vitamins and minerals but are more expensive than the second or third pressings. Cold-pressing is precisely what it says; the plant matter is crushed to produce oil, which is then drained off and stored. Olive oil is the preferred base for anointing oil for most Christian root doctors, but to many people, it has a food aroma that is sometimes overpowering and may interfere with the scent of some essential oils. Still, some formulas, such as Holy, Abramelin, Blessing, Peaceful Home, and Tranquility oils, are sometimes made with it.
Inexpensive corn, canola, and refined palm oil are also used by some people who can't afford to buy expensive base oils or by those who are not really concerned about the magical quality of the carrier. Still, popular choices of most experienced conjure workers are sweet almond, sunflower, peach kernel, jojoba, apricot, hazelnut, and walnut. Sweet Almond is by far the most often used among them.
How to use anointing and dressing oils?
In hoodoo terminology, touching a drop of oil to your finger and smearing or rubbing it on a living being is called 'anointing.' Rubbing or applying oil onto an inanimate object is called 'dressing.'
1. For dressing candles and lamps
Offertory candles are dressed either by rubbing them with oil toward (to draw or attract) or away from (to repel or banish) one's self.
Double-action candles are dressed by following the Henri Gamache method, in which they rub the oil from the middle of the candle going up to bring about favorable conditions and then from the center to remove unfavorable ones.
Glass-encased vigil and novena candles are dressed using barbecue skewers to poke holes or engrave a name or symbol in the wax at the top and then add a few drops of oil.
Figural or novelty candles are dressed by pouring enough oil over them so that it begins to run down onto the candle's body.
Tea-light candles are dressed by rubbing oil on the top of them either in a clockwise fashion to draw favorable conditions or in a counter-clockwise fashion to banish unfavorable conditions.
Lamps are dressed simply by pouring a few amounts of oil into the glass reservoir that has been magically prepared.
2. For dressing petition papers and printed photographs
Petition papers or photographs are dressed by placing one drop of oil (whose purpose matches your goal) on the four corners and center of the paper or picture while saying, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."
3. For anointing your body or wearing a perfume
When using curse-removal or cleansing oils, rub the body with oil downward from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet. The same is done when bathing.
When using love, money, and luck oils, rub the body upward from the soles of feet to armpits, then from palms of hands to armpits, then up over the head to the crown of the head. The same is done when bathing.
When using clarity, wisdom, mastery, and success oils, anoint the head only, and place oil on the dominant hand's thumb, index, and middle fingers, rubbing them to spread the oil. Starting at the bridge of the nose, spread your thumb and middle finger apart, rubbing two arched lines above the eyebrows, then run them upward from the bridge of the nose all the way to the crown of the head.
When using blessing, healing, and spiritual oils, anoint your head, hands, chest, back, feet, or other (ailing) body parts and use them as massage oils. Dilute 5 drops of oil per 10 ml of base oil.
When using love-binding, domination, and sexual oils: dress the genitals with oil during intercourse.
4. For dressing furniture, walls, posts, and doors of houses and buildings.
Dress them in a '5-spot' or quincunx pattern with your condition oil of choice.
5. For feeding mojos, lodestones, and other talismans and amulets.
Dab some oil in a '5-spot' or quincunx pattern on the side of the mojo bag and other charms.
6. For sprays, baths, and washes.
Add 3-13 drops of oil per pail full of water and stir it well into bath water or floor washes.
Add 5-9 drops of oil per quart (32 oz) water for foot or hand wash.
Add 5-9 drops of oil per 4 oz water for spray mist or fragrance water.
Add 21 drops of oil per 4 oz of water for room spray (shake before using)
Selecting Conjure Oils
There are hundreds of named conjure oil formulas, and they address hundreds of prescribed conditions. The list of Hoodoo oils below is not all-inclusive but is intended to give you a great deal of guidance on how to employ the oils in spellwork. There may be something from the below that you may not have encountered yet, and likewise, there may be something not listed above that you may have.
Abramelin
The recipe is adapted from the Hebrew Holy Anointing oil of the Old Testament, which is described in the Book of Exodus. It can be used as an altar oil to anoint candles, statuaries, and other altar tools; or in any sort of ceremony or ritual.
Dress your religious items (bible, rosary, crucifix, or medallions), talismans, altar furnishings and tools, statuaries, and wall plaques with Abramelin oil before praying to permeate it with sacred power and enhance your prayers. Dress the four corners of a sick person's bed with Abramelin oil to send away evil spirits and help the sick person recover. Anoint yourself with the oil on your forehead, lips, heart, palms, and bottom of each foot before participating in any kind of religious or spiritual work to bless yourself and keep God's countenance shining upon you.
African Juju
It gives your spiritual work (spells, rituals, psychic reading, healing, etc.) and spiritual supplies an extra punch of African magic, which beliefs and practices formed the core of African-American Hoodoo.
Anoint yourself with African Juju oil before performing your spell works or rituals. Dress a white candle with African Juju oil, circle it with African Juju Powder or dried Little John to Chew (Galangal) root chips, and burn it on a dish beside your spiritual supplies (conjure oils, sachet powders, mists, etc.) to empower them.
Banishing
It drives unwanted people away (far milder than the Hot Foot formula) and dispels undesirable character or behavior.
To drive away toxic and annoying people, sprinkle it across their doorstep or any path they will cross. You can also sprinkle it on their car's tires so they will drive out of town once and for all. You can add three drops of Banishing oil to your bath water to wash away unwanted character and behavior.
Block Buster
This formula is loaded with herbs, roots, minerals, and oils that are known to explode blockages, obstacles, difficulties, and ill-wishes that have been thrown at you and remove any hindrances and obstructions that limit your full potential and get in the way of your success.
When you need to blow apart something out of your life, inscribe your prayer request or petition on a large red candle, dress the candle with Block Buster oil and roll it over in Block Buster herb mixture (if available) or a blend of dried Master of the Woods, lemongrass, five finger grass, mint leaves and High John the Conqueror root chips as you pray aloud Isaiah 43:19 and Psalm 78:15 then light the candle as you go into a bath pouring the warm water mixed with nine drops of Block Buster oil over yourself, from the head down, making sure you bathe your feet in it, stroking from heel to toes removing all obstacles.
Boss Fix
It keeps your supervisor or manager under your feet, makes them behave with favor and respect towards you, and gives you the consideration you want and deserve.
Put a little bit of Boss Fix oil on your hands and wipe them over your boss' table or desk, chair, computer keyboard, handles on his car, or doorknob to his room while praying aloud for him to stop demoralizing and demotivating you and to favor you on the job. You can also anoint yourself with Boss Fix oil while reciting Psalm 78 before an important presentation or meeting where you will be speaking to make him side with you and do right by you. You can also write your boss' name on a piece of brown paper, dress it with the oil, and then put his name paper into your left shoe while you walk to your office uttering your personal prayer.
Cast Off Evil
It drives away evil entities and adverse conditions, neutralizes cursed materials, dust, and powders, and helps you to overcome addictions, unhealthy and destructive obsessions, compulsions, and bad habits.
Anoint yourself prayerfully to get rid of bad habits (anoint your hands if you are suffering from kleptomania, anoint your lips or tongue if you are suffering from alcoholism or substance abuse, etc.) while reciting Psalm 61. If you are doing this on behalf of another person, place some oil behind their picture as you insert it in a frame and then dress the four corners of the picture frame with it, too, while asking God to safely guide him toward a better life while praying Psalm 121.
Clarity
It provides good discernment, judgment, and decision-making; and ends confusion, indecisiveness, clouded mind, and spiritual blindness.
If you are confused about what is right and wrong, take a simple Clarity head wash by adding a few drops of Clarity oil in lukewarm water or coconut water. Anoint your head with the oil and give yourself a massage or ask someone to massage your head, then light a white candle, read Daniel 9:21-23, state a question either out loud or internally, open the Bible at random to find an answer on the page selected with your eyes closed and allows your index finger to move on the page until the Spirit indicates the time to stop. The eyes are then opened, and the portion is read to get yourself wisdom, clarity, and enlightenment.
Cleopatra
A bewitching oil designed to create fascination and sexual allure. This oil can be added to cologne or perfume and worn on the body to increase your personal allure among those you already know.
Add three drops of Cleopatra Oil to your own perfume and wear it as a personal scent to attract new friends and new lovers or to make an impression at a party or any social gathering. You can also dress the letters you write to a friend, a special some, or a physical location to which you are trying to attract attention.
Come To Me
An old hoodoo formula that is designed to use in love spells. It draws the attention and interest of your special someone and commands them to come to you and like you or give you a new-found love.
Anoint yourself with Come to Me oil and dress your clothes with it when going to any social events to wield the drawing and attracting power on occasion. Dress any objects that belong to your special someone before you give them back to him to compel and command him to like you. You can also dress in purple and pink candles or a lodestone fed with magnetic sand with the oil, then burn them on top of a photo of you or your special someone to imbue both of you with love magic while reciting passages from Song of Solomon.
Court Case
A perfect blend of magical and spiritual works to influence the judge and jury. Little John to Chew root, King Solomon's root, calendula, and other justice herbs join forces in this oil to help you gain favor with the courts and have them side with you.
Anoint yourself with Court Case oil before leaving your home and going to court. Dress the judge's tracks to have him rule in your favor. Get a Little John to Chew root and dress it with Court Case Oil, chew it up, and spit it out on the courtroom floor to win your case before reciting Psalms 35 or 39 if false testimony has been given to you. I recommend boiling the root in sugar water for an hour to soften it up first.
Crown Of Success
A powerful oil one may use to assist those who seek success and achievement in different endeavors such as business, career, school, competitions, etc., as it promotes confidence, motivation, determination, and dedication.
Use Crown of Success oil to anoint your crown or fontanel (top of your head), brow, and forehead before any endeavors or activities to reach and achieve your goal or desire. Carve your name on an orange, yellow or gold candle, dress it with Crown of Success oil, and dust it with Crown of Success powder. Then place it on a white saucer on top of your photo and ring it with bay laurel leaves as you burn this candle for success in your endeavors. You can put some oil in your shampoo to make you figuratively wear the 'crown of success.' I also recommend you carry a bottle of Crown of Success in your pocket or purse. Just before your schooling, work, meeting, or competition, anoint your hands with the oil, rub them together and when you meet the person or people involved in your activity, shake hands with them.
Crucible Of Courage
Suppose you find yourself in a situation that makes you worried, nervous, and frightened. In that case, this powerful oil has magical properties to boost your personal power, endurance, courage, and confidence, whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. Crucible of Courage oil is traditionally worn when you need an added edge to bring you up to the highest levels of achievement.
To empower yourself or your entire household, add a small amount of Crucible of Courage oil into the laundry rinse water. Performing a ritual floor wash with Crucible of Courage scrub water will bring you confidence and determination to have a discussion with someone which you have been avoiding due to your anxiety about the outcome. You can also put a drop or two in the heel of your shoe or anoint a silver dime with a bit of oil and place it inside your shoe to support you through new and uncertain situations such as job interviews, going back to school, court proceedings, etc.
Cut And Clear
It cuts away emotional ties from previous relationships and helps you to move on to a better and more desirable position.
Wear Cut and Clear oil as a scent when you expect you will see the person you had a relationship with, and you will not be drawn back into the relationship. You can also carve the name of your ex-friend or ex-lover on a black candle, dress it with Cut and Clear oil, light the candle, and circle it with salt and red pepper while burning their photographs to let go of them and heal emotional wounds.
Dixie Love
Made with the genuine Southern John root or Beth root, a powerfully strong herbal curio known to people as Dixie John. This blend fosters cordial commitment, family stability, home-centeredness, fidelity, faithfulness, and romance in love relationships.
Carve your full name on a pink or red candle and dress the candle with Dixie Love oil. As you do it, speak aloud your petition, followed by Psalm 23. You can also put or mix a little Dixie Love oil in hot water and add the liquid to the rinse water when you are laundering your undergarments. Perfume your bed and pillows with oil to increase your partner's faithfulness.
Essence Of Bend-Over
A very curious but well-known brand name of Conjure oil with traditional controlling and commanding herbs like calamus root, licorice root, and bergamot that are allegedly said to subjugate people, make others follow your will, and desires, and prevent them from going against your ways and plans.
Dress a purple candle with the Essence of Bend-Over oil and carve your commands for your enemy or lover to take. Burn this down on his photo, commanding him to do as you wish. You can also put some oil on your clothes, rub it on your body or add it to a floor wash to affect the mind of your stubborn family members and make them do as you command.
Fast Luck
From the old-time South comes a formula that immediately brings lucky outcomes with love, money, and gambling. It can also empower your ability to manifest just about any fortunate things your heart desires.
Dress red candles with Fast Luck oil and burn them in a candle holder placed on top of the money you will use for gambling, investment, etc. Put a bit of Red Fast Luck oil on a handkerchief and use this to wipe your hands just before doing anything to attract good luck every day. Put a dab of Red Fast Luck oil at the corners of your shirt or skirt before going on a date.
Fiery Wall Of Protection
This oil creates a hot, fierce, impenetrable, and intensely protective barrier against evil intentions, curses, and harmful spirits. Its influence maintains your body strong and keeps away any danger at bay. It contains thirteen protective and cleansing ingredients, including angelica root, rue leaves, devil's shoestring root, dragon's blood resins, and red brick dust, which will prevent any harm from crossing your property.
Use Fiery Wall of Protection oil to dress protective charms, the doors, windows, fences, and gates in your home to imbue them with the power of flaming protection as you audibly pray Psalm 91. You can also anoint your waist, chest, feet, palms, stomach, head, and spine to create an astral armor that will enable you to stand defensively against evil spirits and entities while reading Ephesians 6:10-18. If you can get a railroad spike or large railroad nail, you can dress them with Fiery Wall of Protection oil and then hammer them into the ground at the corners of your property. Pouring out a thin line of the oil onto the ground or floor while decreeing your safety, security, and protection is also a good suggestion.
Fire Of Love
Authentic old Conjure formula, which is said to hold a bewitching aroma that brings about desire and pleasure in matters of carnal love, empowers sexual satisfaction and preserves erotic passion in long-standing relationships.
Carve the name of the target person onto a bright red candle, red figural candle, or red phallic candle and dress your candle with the oil smoothly towards you, and light it as you focus on that deep, sweet, sexy feeling you want to have grown between you. Wear it as a perfume during social gatherings if you know that the person whose desire you wish to stimulate will be there. Anoint your hands with the oil, too, before shaking hands or embracing your target individual.
Healing
It supports your body through the healing process, fights off any diseases, promotes recovery and revitalizing energy, especially for those who have undergone surgery or had an injury, and supports a healthy lifestyle.
Dress the four corners of your bed and the center with a dab of Healing oil to promote healing and healthy energy while you recover in bed from the disease. You can put three drops of Healing Oil on a cool, wet compress and apply it to your forehead to surround yourself with healing energy if you have a fever or flu. Dress blue or white candles with Healing oil or anoint the affected body part while reciting Psalms 49 and 50.
High John The Conqueror
This oil has no equal as a companion to attract good luck, money, personal power, mastery and success, influence and command others, and conquers any situation. It can also draw female love interest as well as strengthen male nature. It can be used to protect against crossings and nasty tricks and enhance the attributes of other herbs, minerals, and other curios.
Dress a white candle with High John the Conqueror oil and place it on your altar. Pray Psalm 23 and hold your hands up to the candle and gaze at the reflection of the light in the veins of your hands, palms, and nails to increase your power. Dress your cash box or cash register once a week with High John the Conqueror, Money Drawing, and Prosperity to keep sales coming in. Dress your pillows and bed sheet with High John the Conqueror Root and other love oils (Come to Me, Love Me, Dixie Love) to make women come to your bed.
Hindu Grass
Oriental green grass opens this fragrance very beautifully in an ethereal fashion, which one may use to purify himself, another person, or a place. This oil may also be utilized in simple spells to cut away old things wherever you are stuck.
Place a few drops of oil on your palms and apply them to your body in a downward motion from head to toe as you speak your intention to clear blocks and bring inauspiciousness. It can be used to dress Hindu Deity statuaries.
Home Blessing
A perfect blend that contains famous house blessing herbs such as blessed thistle, holy basil, angelica root, and others. It can be used by people moving into a new home or anyone who wants to receive additional security and stability in one's home during or after times of trouble.
Rub some on your doors, windows, altars, sacred spaces, or furniture. You can also place a drop or two in every corner of your home or dab some on your family's photos, objects, or special talismans. To call upon heaved for aid, anoint a white candle with Home Blessing oil, then next to it, get a small bowl of water and put some white rose petals, lavender, and rosemary leaves. Add a little amount of oil to the bowl, then using its water, sprinkle it in your home while prayerfully asking for blessings.
Hot Foot
An old Southern solution to keep unwanted people away from your life. This can be used in candle work, foot track magic, or laying tricks against the person you want to leave.
Put three drops of Hot Foot oil wherever the person you want to leave walks. If possible, put drops of oil on the inside of their shoes and socks or their footprint left on the ground. You can also collect the dirt from their shoes, mix it with Hoot Foot oil or powder and sprinkle around a red or black candle dressed with oil which is then placed on a saucer with a photograph of the person beneath you; pray Psalm 35:5-6 and Psalm 59:11-15.
King Solomon's Wisdom
A highly effective spiritual oil that should be worn by students who wish to gain the 'wisdom; of King Solomon when making decisions; aid them with mental skills such as good memory, knowledge retention, and leadership qualities; and bring about excellence at academic studies, test-taking, and other intellectual pursuits. This oil contains genuine Solomon's Seal and Golden Seal root chips which are reputed to bring success both in education and career.
Dab a little oil on your temples before going to school, taking tests, or performing presentations to cultivate mental power and gain proficiency in a particular subject or field of study. Dress a purple candle with the oil and burn them over your books or notebooks, with your intention written on a pad paper describing the knowledge you want to retain.
Lavender Love Drops
A Hoodoo formula for love spells is designed for men looking for passion and love with another man. The ingredients in this oil include all the John roots - John the Conqueror, Dixie John, and Chewing John, plus other love-drawing herbs and essences that will help any gay man to find the right 'John' for him.
This oil can be used for anointing oneself, fixing the bedroom by dressing the corners of the bed, bed sheet, blanket, and pillows, preparing red offertory candles, or feeding a love-mojo bag. You can add three drops to your perfume, shake and spray in your home or your lover's environment. If you want to cast a simple spell, dress two red figural male candles - one representing you, one representing the one you wish to come to you - with oil, rubbing it on in an upward motion so that your target comes to you.
Law Keep Away
Suppose you wish to conduct your business in private and avoid contacting pesty and corrupt authorities from butting into your personal business. In that case, this blend is ideal for keeping the law off your back.
Dab some oil on your body or on important papers. You can put a few drops of Law Keep Away oil in the bath or on the heel of your shoe while reciting Psalm 91. You can also add drops of oil to your floor wash when you clean the threshold or doors that lead in or out of your home. Put some on Indian Head Cents and place them around the door frame or porch or you can simply anoint some and stick it in your pocket.
Look Me Over
An attraction formula designed to bring about men's and women's visual admiration. This oil can be used to draw new friends or worn on the body to increase desirability among those you already know. This can also be employed in business to make your products more appealing to buyers,
Wear perfumed oil as a personal scent to attract new friends or to make an impression at a social gathering. This oil can also be dabbed lightly on the shelves of your products so that when the customers are going through piles of goods, those items appear more attractive.
Love Me
Love drawing herbs and essences such as rose petals, lavender buds, red clover, damiana leaves, catnip leaves, and others join forces in this old and traditional love formula; perfect for making a specific person fall in love with you.
Get a red figural candle of the same gender as your target, carve their name on it, then dress the candle with Love Me oil and burn it down while commanding them to love you, be with you, and be dedicated to only you. Once the candle burns, scatter the leftover wax where your target will walk over it.
Lucky Buddha
For folks who work with the Chinese deity Hotei, the Lucky Buddha is believed to give good fortune and good times.
Carve your full name on a white, gold, or red candle, dress it with Lucky Buddha oil and pray for your desire. You can also use this to anoint Feng-Shui items. You can dress your palms with this oil to improve your luck. If you have a Lucky Buddha statue, pour some oil over it and then rub the belly clockwise to draw luck.
Master Key
Empowered by Master of the Woods herb, Master root, and a skeleton key charm, this oil is used to overcome enemies and obstacles and enhance leadership skills, personal power, and abilities. Master Key oil unlocks doors to wisdom and to attain mastery of self, becoming masterful in skill, talent, or discipline you are studying, learning, or practicing.
Dress a large key (preferably a skeleton key) with Master Key oil and carry it when learning how to perfect a skill or talent while praying Psalm 23. Dab a little Master Key oil on your temples, palms, and soles when utilizing the gift of mastering both people and situations. Dress purple candles with Master Key oil and burn them over your written petition describing the same work, skill, subject, or topic you wish to master.
Money-Drawing
A money-luck oil that pulls in income and attracts profit is designed for business owners, investors, gamblers, and employees.
When establishing a new business, it is advisable to release old, unwanted conditions and bring a sense of peace, prosperity, and happiness into the premises by washing the walls and floors with spiritual cleaning supplies such as Chinese Wash and Van Van oil up into a floor wash. After the cleaning, it is time to entice customers by washing the sidewalk or corridor with a bit of Money Drawing oil, a pinch of brown sugar, and a pinch of Cinnamon powder while praying Psalm 108 for business success. You can also dress your cash box or cash register with the oil to draw more money. You can try dabbing the front door and the four corners and center of your home with Money Draw oil to bring money into the family as you recite Psalm 114. Dress a magnet or lodestone with the oil and always carry it with you to attract more cash inflow.
Money House-Blessing
A powerful Hoodoo formula that is made to create a better, steady income, peaceful, loving, and abundant environment in your home. The herbs and essences used in this oil enable the energies of financial freedom and happiness to flow more freely in your house.
Once a month, perform a spiritual floor washing to keep both money and happiness in the home by mixing a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of well-shaken Peace Water, and three drops of Money House Blessing oil in a bucket of lukewarm water and as you work, recite Psalm 23 and Psalm 61. You can also light a green or blue candle and place all your coins and bills dressed with the oil from your wallet and purse beside the candle as a faith offering.
Pay Me!
It is common practice for Southern folks to dress papers and photos with this formula to get the attention of those who owe you big time, are not paying you even a single cent, and give you the run-around.
Place a photograph of the person who owes you in an envelope, sprinkles it with red pepper and Pay Me powder (if you have any), seal the envelope using your saliva, write your petition on the envelope, and dress the four corners with Pay Me oil. Get one heavy book and hold it above the envelope, then drop the book so that it falls on the envelope. Do this for three, seven, or nine consecutive days placing a new book and repeating the petition.
Peaceful Home
It creates a peaceful environment in the home, promotes harmonious relationships within the family, and invites good spirits into space that will help to prevent conflict, disruption, or stress. It can also calm and soothe every family member's energy.
Dress a large blue candle with Peaceful Home oil, setting it on a piece of paper on which has been written the name of everyone in the household, crossed by the entire text of Psalm 23, then place four coins around the candle in the form of an equal-armed cross, oriented North, South, East, and West. You can also dress four blue or white candles with the oil and place them on the house's four corners. You can also put a small amount of Peaceful Home in the laundry rinse water when laundering the family's clothes, towels, and bedsheets or floor wash, thus dressing the items so that they will affect the family members and cause them to be more respectful, helpful, and loving to one another.
Power
This conjure oil promotes physical and spiritual endurance, stamina and strength, good health, courage and motivation, and force of will combined with confidence, determination, and tenacity. It also amplifies the power, properties, or attributes of other spiritual supplies.
Carve your name into a purple candle and dress it with Power oil, place it in a candle holder, and burn it down on top of your photo to lend you power and influence. Before dawn, mix some Power oil with hot water. Pour the water over your head 9 times as you say Psalm 23 and your personal prayer.
Prosperity
Another money-oil increases business, investments, and gambling success and brings about financial ease and freedom.
Dress green or gold candles with Prosperity oil and burn them over a written petition describing what you want to achieve materially and financially. When the candle is done burning, bury the wax near the front door; or place it under your doormat for nine days and then scatter it in your front yard or garden. After a while, you carry the petition paper in your pocket or wallet until you have attained your goals.
Protection
This spiritual oil can be used to set up cross-me-not barriers and send away troublemakers and people with questionable motives and intentions. With boneset, sage, marjoram, lemongrass, and other herbs and essences, this oil has all the necessary ingredients to fight evil people on your behalf.
Write your personal prayer on a piece of paper, dress it with Protection oil, and wear the paper in your shoe. You can also add the oil on the floor wash, in the laundry, in a bath, or pour over yourself while in the shower, reciting your prayer aloud. You may inhale the scent and dress with white or violet candles when invoking protective spirits.
Psychic Vision
A magical formula is perfect for beginners in psychism seeking to enhance their inner mind powers and opens their spiritual talents or for psychic readers who need a boost for their second sight.
Apply Psychic Vision oil to your third eye or brow when performing extra-sensory work, intuitive readings, or mediumship to clearly and accurately perceive and describe psychic information. Dress a blue candle with Psychic Vision oil, roll it through anise seeds, and burn it next to your tarot deck, pendulum, scrying ball, and other divinatory tools to imbue them with psychic power. To encourage psychic dreams, get a glass of water, add a teaspoon of laundry bluing and a dribble of Psychic Vision Oil, then place it beside your bed before sleeping.
Reconciliation
This formula, which contains Balm of Gilead Buds, is said to heal scarred relationships and make both parties enjoy many years together, making up for the lost time.
Prepare your bath by mixing Reconciliation oil and a pinch of sugar in a basin of warm water, then recite Psalm 32 or Psalm 28 over the water as you stir it. Take the bowl and pour the contents over yourself from the head or neck down. You can also dress the plates, boxes, or any containers of food or envelope of your letter as tokens of peace or offerings that you might send to him/her to appease them.
Road Opener
This formula uses genuine Abre Camino herb (the Spanish term for the herb which means 'opens roads' or 'road opener') in every bottle, along with other powerful cleansing and road-opening herbs to open your roads to success, contentment, satisfaction, and fulfillment in life.
Dress your feet with Road Opener oil before going to business talks, job hunting, promotional interviews, auditions, tryouts, etc., for maximized opportunities. Dress lodestone for love, nutmeg for luck, and pyrite for money to open the road to success in those situations and bring them wherever you go.
Rose of Crucifixion
A mystical scent for those who are devoted to Jesus. Included are rose petals signifying Christ's unconditional love for mankind, cloves symbolizing the nails of crucifixion, passion flowers representing Jesus' sacrifice and passion, and other natural herbs and essences. It brings comfort, love, and the blessings of Jesus Christ.
You can also anoint statuaries of Jesus such as Infant Jesus (Sto. Nino), Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart, or Jesus the King, Risen Christ, and others. The oil can be used as a scent for church clothing and a regular dressing oil for candles or altar cloth where you would be doing prayer work.
Run Devil Run
A cleansing and protective oil can chase evil spirits and little devils away and cross liars and people of evil tongues and intentions.
Write the name of the evil-spirited person and his date of birth on a piece of paper nine times, then turn the paper 180 degrees and write your command for the person: "Run devil, run!" Place a razor blade, alum powder, and salt on the paper before folding it while reciting Psalm 52. If you use the oil in deliverance ministry, anoint the evil-spirited person in their eyes, ears, mouth, head, heart, hands, and feet as you utter a prayer to break unholy ties, to detach any spirit attachments, for cleansing, deliverance and/or exorcism.
Safe Travel
Protection while on the road or in transit between two locations is sought by people who travel through any transportation mode such as automobile, train, airplane, or ship. Safe Travel oil is a unique formula to keep them safe and secure from accidents and unforeseen calamities.
Before leaving your home and traveling for vacation, work, or business, set a vigil candle dressed with Safe Travel oil with your dressed photograph on the altar. You can also use this oil in dressing protective talismans such as St. Christopher medals, Kalachakra, or safe travel mojo bags.
Stay With Me
Another old love Hoodoo formula is believed to keep one's partner from engaging in infidelity or adultery. This oil works for most people as it contains raspberry leaves which are alleged to hold a lover and keep partners at home, and bloodroot, which strengthens blood ties.
Wear the perfumed oil as a personal scent to keep your mate from straying. You can also dress their undergarments with this oil to keep your lover faithful.
Steady Work
An excellent oil to use to get steady employment, a new job, or keep your existing one and avoid getting warnings and sanctions, prevent termination, and ensure your account doesn't get dissolved. In difficult times, this oil is for folks looking for work or looking for a promotion.
Dress three green candles with the oil, sprinkle them with cinnamon powder, and burn them in a saucer on top of your resume or job application. Once the candle burns put the wax remnants near your front door under the floor map and let it stay there for three days. Dress your desk at work with the oil to secure your employment.
Stop Gossip
Is someone speaking ill about you in your neighborhood or in your workplace? Make their mouths shut with Stop Gossip Oil. It's a powerful blend of cloves, Devil's shoestring root chips, alum powder, and other herbs effective at stopping gossip, slander, and libel against you.
Dress any object the gossiper owns with the oil, and when they touch them, it will make them stop talking about you. Put a few drops of oil in the laundry to get family members to stop meddling in your business. Take a red bell pepper, write the name of the gossiper on a piece of paper, dress it with the oil and fold it away from you. Cut the stem end from the body of the bell pepper and put the paper inside the hollow. Dress the pepper with the oil and light a red candle while praying Psalm 37.
Tranquility
A spiritual oil is used to calm tense, stressful, anxious, or angry thoughts, emotions, situations, or environments and bring mental peace and quietude.
Place a drop on each forefinger and apply it to the forehead, temples, crown, and back of your head to bring mental peace. Rub several drops upwardly on a white skull candle to bring peace and tranquility to someone else's mind. Add 7 drops to an atomizer bottle filled with spring water, shake and spray in your air-conditioned unit or electric fan to invite peaceful spiritual energy.
Shi Shi
Derived from an ancient recipe made with cloves, mint, bay leaves, gravel root, angelica root, and other herbs, this is an ideal oil to help you break through any significant obstacle or challenge for emergency cases and get you out of any unwanted situation quickly.
Anoint yourself by rubbing some of the oil at the bottom of your feet and your hair. You can also dress your jewelry with this oil. You can also use it as a door wash, dab some on your altar, and place a bit on any important document, such as your bank statements, bills, etc. if you need fast resolution for emergency problems.
Uncrossing
Thirteen cleansing and purification herbs, including hyssop, angelica root, agrimony, boldo, and even a piece of a broken chain, come together in this traditional formula which shatters any jinx, curse, hex that has been thrown at you, returning you to a neutral and mentally, emotionally and energetically balanced state. It also removes negativity from your aura and neutralizes those jinxing and cursing powders, dust, or materials laid on your path.
Use this oil on double-action black/white jumbo candles to absorb negativity and destroy curses, jinxes, bad tricks, and crossed conditions. Add Uncrossing Oil to a spiritual cleansing bath to remove negativity from one's emotional, mental, and spiritual body.
Van Van
Prepared from aromatic Oriental grasses, all-purpose Van Van is favored for attracting influential and positive individuals into your life, cleansing spiritual and energetic messes, drawing luck and power of all kinds, and lending positive outcomes in love and money.
Dab the Oil on any Hoodoo traditional charms such as a horseshoe, pyrite, High John the Conqueror root, silver mercury dime, and rabbit's foot to enhance their magical properties. Add Van Van oil to your floor wash or scrub to cleanse the home and remove any negativity. Dress your clothes with the oil before going to a social event when meeting influential people to win them over.
Victory
For folks in a situation where winning is imperative, or any conditions call for triple strength, virility, mental force, courage, and power, whether they are competing with others or trying for their personal best.
Wear it as a perfume for best results, especially in a competition, or rub it on charms and talismans. Another great technique is to get bay leaves or laurel wreaths and pour some Victory oil on top. You can add a few pyrite chunks and lodestone grits to ensure your conquering glory.
Wealthy Way
Made with traditional herbs and spices such as cloves, allspice, cinnamon, cardamom, and others that have been used for more than 100 years and have gained the reputation of being a powerful tool for drawing great wealth, increasing your prospects, enhancing your abundance, and maintaining your financial success.
Dress important business certificates, bank statements, and ATM cards with this oil. Place a bit of oil on a paper bill with the highest denomination and keep it in your wallet. Remember to anoint your hands while handling money or invoices. If you can get pine branches, dress them with oil and place them by your front door.
House slaves, who were close in contact with White masters, were constantly faced with white beauty aesthetics and, at times, adopted cosmetic practices. However, most slaves maintained their own conception of hair, facial, and body care. They became innovators, using natural substances such as honey, vegetable oils, lards, liquid wax, flowers, herbs, spices, berries, etc., for hairdressing, skincare, and perfumes. Some Black men and women born into freedom also served as hairdressers, stylists, make-up artists, barbers, cosmetic retailers, and even hair-care entrepreneurs for other freed people of color and Whites during slavery, antebellum, reconstruction and emancipation eras. Over the same period, they discovered aromatic oils, extracts, and essences, synthesized odorants, and incorporated them into their magical workings. After slavery, many black men and women, who equated pleasant aromas with beauty, success, and luck, experimented with various recipes and formulas.
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| Vintage Conjure oil distributed by Valmor Products Co. |
Following the Civil War, small-time Jewish chemists, pharmacists, and businessmen engaged in business with African-American customers, filling the need where White business owners would not venture, such as spiritual supplies shops. Jewish people, particularly those from the leading countries in Chemistry, such as Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, set up businesses in the black community. Lucky Heart Cosmetics, Keystone Laboratories, Clover Horn Company and Morton Neuman's Madam Jones, Famous Products, Valmor Products, and King Novelty were significant dealers of African-American goods. These companies imitated some successful business methods and marketing strategies of Madam C.J. Walker, an African-American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and self-made millionaire. During this period in Hoodoo history, these Jewish pharmacists and chemists found that their Black customers not only wanted them to produce medicines, beauty products, and home-care products but also to purchase herbs, floor washes, oils, and powders for luck, love, and money matters. Jews then began selling old-fashioned Hoodoo products to some African-American conjure workers who were, in turn, explaining to Jews how to make other spiritual products from different family recipes. In the case of conjure formulas and recipes, these formulas that Jews obtained from African-Americans still came from the slavery period, where their enslaved ancestors would share their learned knowledge usually with their immediate family on the household or plantation. And, since it was not common for slaves to venture out into other farms or in their neighborhood, much of their gained magical knowledge did not permeate far beyond their homes. During this time, information about family recipes made it out of the Black community. Pharmacies or drug stores at that time carried Hoodoo-related items; most shops offered them in small departments or sections with labels like 'Curios' or 'Spiritual Supplies.' Some Jews also began to use Psalmic verses to potentiate them.
This historical fact has caused a lot of controversy among Black supremacists as they refuse to accept the role played by American Jews in promoting, preserving, and shaping the development of urban Hoodoo. They merely view this phenomenon as cultural misappropriation, without them actually realizing or acknowledging that there was a specific tight bonding and fellowship between Jews and Blacks during those times that resulted in cultural appreciation and exchange. This also brought a connection between Jewish pharmacy and rootworking.
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| King Novelty Co. Product Catalog circa 1940. |
In the 19th to the 20th century, many innovations devised by makers who compounded scents according to their magical symbolism were produced and sold in shops and mail-order houses. Some oils such as Kiss Me Now! which originated as alcohol-based perfumes with published formulas from the book, Perfumes and Preparations by Furst, Askinson, and Rice; Essence of Bend-Over, which was initially a perfume and a floor wash devised by Morton Neumann of King Novelty Co. and Valmor Products; and Hot Foot which was derived from powder recipe, also got herb-infused oil versions. Many of these traditional Hoodoo formulas are actually invariant in their compositions. However, many new makers only adopted the product name. They guessed at the ingredients, thereby giving rise to entirely different variants of oils but sharing similar magical uses and names of the original variants of oils. Hoodoo doctors traditionally name these magical oils for the conditions believed to cause or cure. Thus, Money Drawing is thought to bring about money, and a Peaceful Home promotes peace, harmony, and love within one's family.
Preparation and Use of Hoodoo Oils
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Hoodoo oils should contain natural herbs and roots if made in the old-fashioned, traditional Southern way. |
Hoodoo oils that conjure workers use are specially chosen for specific magical outcomes. It should be borne in mind, though, that although years of work have shown us how they can be best employed, not everyone will react the same way, and therefore an element of trial and error will be involved.
In studying oils, everyone needs to know and understand some standard terms that you might encounter in the fields of spiritual herbalism:
1. Essential oils are natural aromatic extracts from various plant materials (and, in a few cases, animal scent glands) from a single source. They can be made from fruit, flower, seeds, beans, roots, barks, resins, and leaves. The oil is extracted by the following methods: distillation, where plant material is steamed at pressure; expression (pressing), in which the oil is forced from the material under high mechanical pressure, and is very useful in the preparation of citrus oils; or solvent extraction, an expensive technique typically used in pulped flowers that utilizes petroleum solvents (such as petroleum ether, hexane or toluene; alcohol solvents such as methanol or ethanol; or carbon dioxide) where the plant matters are soaked, centrifuged to produce wax or oil and then vacuum distilled to separate the oil.
In studying oils, everyone needs to know and understand some standard terms that you might encounter in the fields of spiritual herbalism:
1. Essential oils are natural aromatic extracts from various plant materials (and, in a few cases, animal scent glands) from a single source. They can be made from fruit, flower, seeds, beans, roots, barks, resins, and leaves. The oil is extracted by the following methods: distillation, where plant material is steamed at pressure; expression (pressing), in which the oil is forced from the material under high mechanical pressure, and is very useful in the preparation of citrus oils; or solvent extraction, an expensive technique typically used in pulped flowers that utilizes petroleum solvents (such as petroleum ether, hexane or toluene; alcohol solvents such as methanol or ethanol; or carbon dioxide) where the plant matters are soaked, centrifuged to produce wax or oil and then vacuum distilled to separate the oil.
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Essential oils are aromatic compounds found in nature (leaves, roots, bark, flowers, fruits, seeds, pods, etc.) |
Pure essential oils range in price from relatively inexpensive to very, very costly. They vary depending on the quality and quantity of the plant matter from which they were extracted, climatological factors, and extraction methods. Some plants produce aromatic essences but in quantities so limited that their price is extremely high. The essentials of some flowers, such as jasmine and rose, are also more expensive, having been prepared by solvent extraction.
As a general rule for essential oils, once opened, they will only last for one to two years, so I don't recommend anyone buying huge stocks that you may not get around to using in that time frame. However, there are exceptions to this; for example, patchouli seems to get better with age, a bit like a fine wine.
Essential oils should not be confused with cheaper synthetic fragrance oils.
2. Synthetic fragrance oils - these man-made scents were developed to imitate the fugitive fragrance of essential oils at a tiny fraction of the cost. These oils are commonly used in the perfumery, cosmetics, laundry, cleaning, and other personal care and household chemicals.
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| Fragrance oils work well in oils, perfumes, colognes, soaps, lotions, powders, balms, and scrubs. |
Fragrance oils do not have full ingredient disclosure. However, in my research, some chemicals that go into synthetic oils are methylbenzodioxepinone, furaneol, ethyl maltol, ethyl acetate, ethyl formate, ethyl butyrate, pentyl butyrate, phenylacetic aldehyde, benzyl acetone, eugenol, methyl ionone, and pentyl pentanoate. These chemicals may be combined with natural essential oils to produce imitations of specific plant compounds.
It is up to each rootworker to decide which artificial fragrances to utilize in making magical oils. I know some practitioners use only synthetic fragrances but include fundamental plant matter in their oils. In contrast, others use therapeutic grade and/or natural & organic certified grade essential oils. Tim + Neal Curio does not make any formulas comprised solely of synthetics but instead combines essential and synthetic fragrance oils if the traditional formula or recipe calls for them.
Synthetic fragrances and essential oils will need to be diluted in a base oil.
3. Base or Carrier oil - both essential and fragrance oils are not always skin-safe, so these oils are usually carried by lard, vegetable shortening, or lanolin to create ointments or liquid vegetable, fruit, seed, or nut oil which dilutes them sufficiently so that it can be used safely on the body to develop anointing and dressing oils. Base oils don't evaporate and don't produce a strong aroma, making them the perfect companion for essential and synthetic oils as they retain and carry not just the fragrance but also the medicinal, spiritual, and magical properties of the oils.
It is up to each rootworker to decide which artificial fragrances to utilize in making magical oils. I know some practitioners use only synthetic fragrances but include fundamental plant matter in their oils. In contrast, others use therapeutic grade and/or natural & organic certified grade essential oils. Tim + Neal Curio does not make any formulas comprised solely of synthetics but instead combines essential and synthetic fragrance oils if the traditional formula or recipe calls for them.
Synthetic fragrances and essential oils will need to be diluted in a base oil.
3. Base or Carrier oil - both essential and fragrance oils are not always skin-safe, so these oils are usually carried by lard, vegetable shortening, or lanolin to create ointments or liquid vegetable, fruit, seed, or nut oil which dilutes them sufficiently so that it can be used safely on the body to develop anointing and dressing oils. Base oils don't evaporate and don't produce a strong aroma, making them the perfect companion for essential and synthetic oils as they retain and carry not just the fragrance but also the medicinal, spiritual, and magical properties of the oils.
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| We use base oils for our conjure, anointing, rubbing, and massage oils. |
The best oil to use is the first cold-pressing (known as virgin oils), as they contain higher levels of vitamins and minerals but are more expensive than the second or third pressings. Cold-pressing is precisely what it says; the plant matter is crushed to produce oil, which is then drained off and stored. Olive oil is the preferred base for anointing oil for most Christian root doctors, but to many people, it has a food aroma that is sometimes overpowering and may interfere with the scent of some essential oils. Still, some formulas, such as Holy, Abramelin, Blessing, Peaceful Home, and Tranquility oils, are sometimes made with it.
Inexpensive corn, canola, and refined palm oil are also used by some people who can't afford to buy expensive base oils or by those who are not really concerned about the magical quality of the carrier. Still, popular choices of most experienced conjure workers are sweet almond, sunflower, peach kernel, jojoba, apricot, hazelnut, and walnut. Sweet Almond is by far the most often used among them.
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Sweet Almond carrier oil is poured into a glass bottle. |
On the other hand, mineral oil is a refined petroleum product. It is only used as a carrier in Hoodoo oils when the active ingredients are minerals such as Lodestone oil or Magnet oil. It is also used in harmful oils like Hot Foot, Damnation, Crossing, and Destruction oils as they contain minerals like sulfur, anvil's dust or rust (iron oxide), and graveyard dirt.
As a spiritual worker, I would recommend praying over these items (essential oils, synthetic fragrance oils, and base oils) first before using them in preparation for anointing and dressing oils.
How to prepare herbal anointing or dressing oils?
The essential or fragrance oil can be added to its base oil at a 2 1/2 % concentration to create a blend for dressing or anointing oil. If you work on the basis that for every 10 ml of base oil, you will need 5 drops of essential or fragrance oils, the amounts can be easily worked out for any size bottle. Remember not to exceed the concentration, so if you are using three or more oils combined, you should not put in more than 5 drops per 10 ml to avoid their therapeutic effects, and other properties end up canceling each other out.
Herbs and minerals can be added to conjure oils too. Dried leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, fruit peels, resins, wood chips, and small chunks of minerals are first put into the bottle before adding the essential oils and base oil.
After capping the bottles, shake them to mix the ingredients, then pray over them for the success of those who will use them.
Anointing and dressing conjure oils should be stored in cool, dry places, out of sunlight, and preferably in glass bottles (not plastic) that are carefully sealed.
Before we look at the usage of conjure oils, it is time to discuss safety issues. Perhaps, the first thing to be aware of is that many essential oils such as bergamot, cedar, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, hyssop, lavender, peppermint, sage, and wintergreen, are toxic if taken internally and undiluted; they can also be dangerous to pets. Further, several essences can irritate the skin when used without base oil. Some oils should be avoided by pregnant and lactating mothers. Having been duly warned, let us now look at the usage of conjure oils.
As a spiritual worker, I would recommend praying over these items (essential oils, synthetic fragrance oils, and base oils) first before using them in preparation for anointing and dressing oils.
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| Rootworkers traditionally recite Psalms 8 and 104 during altar work or prayers to activate, potentiate and bless spiritual supplies and articles used in conjure, including preparations such as condition oils. |
The essential or fragrance oil can be added to its base oil at a 2 1/2 % concentration to create a blend for dressing or anointing oil. If you work on the basis that for every 10 ml of base oil, you will need 5 drops of essential or fragrance oils, the amounts can be easily worked out for any size bottle. Remember not to exceed the concentration, so if you are using three or more oils combined, you should not put in more than 5 drops per 10 ml to avoid their therapeutic effects, and other properties end up canceling each other out.
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| Commanding Oil being prepared for domination job. |
Herbs and minerals can be added to conjure oils too. Dried leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, fruit peels, resins, wood chips, and small chunks of minerals are first put into the bottle before adding the essential oils and base oil.
After capping the bottles, shake them to mix the ingredients, then pray over them for the success of those who will use them.
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| African Juju oil is being prayed over by a conjure doctor. |
Before we look at the usage of conjure oils, it is time to discuss safety issues. Perhaps, the first thing to be aware of is that many essential oils such as bergamot, cedar, clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus, hyssop, lavender, peppermint, sage, and wintergreen, are toxic if taken internally and undiluted; they can also be dangerous to pets. Further, several essences can irritate the skin when used without base oil. Some oils should be avoided by pregnant and lactating mothers. Having been duly warned, let us now look at the usage of conjure oils.
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| (Photo courtesy of Krizzy Gironella) |
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| A blessing is pronounced to the condition oils before their distribution. |
How to use anointing and dressing oils?
In hoodoo terminology, touching a drop of oil to your finger and smearing or rubbing it on a living being is called 'anointing.' Rubbing or applying oil onto an inanimate object is called 'dressing.'
1. For dressing candles and lamps
Offertory candles are dressed either by rubbing them with oil toward (to draw or attract) or away from (to repel or banish) one's self.
Double-action candles are dressed by following the Henri Gamache method, in which they rub the oil from the middle of the candle going up to bring about favorable conditions and then from the center to remove unfavorable ones.
Glass-encased vigil and novena candles are dressed using barbecue skewers to poke holes or engrave a name or symbol in the wax at the top and then add a few drops of oil.
Figural or novelty candles are dressed by pouring enough oil over them so that it begins to run down onto the candle's body.
Tea-light candles are dressed by rubbing oil on the top of them either in a clockwise fashion to draw favorable conditions or in a counter-clockwise fashion to banish unfavorable conditions.
Lamps are dressed simply by pouring a few amounts of oil into the glass reservoir that has been magically prepared.
2. For dressing petition papers and printed photographs
Petition papers or photographs are dressed by placing one drop of oil (whose purpose matches your goal) on the four corners and center of the paper or picture while saying, "In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."
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| Petition paper to be dressed on the sides with Healing Oil. |
3. For anointing your body or wearing a perfume
When using curse-removal or cleansing oils, rub the body with oil downward from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet. The same is done when bathing.
When using love, money, and luck oils, rub the body upward from the soles of feet to armpits, then from palms of hands to armpits, then up over the head to the crown of the head. The same is done when bathing.
When using clarity, wisdom, mastery, and success oils, anoint the head only, and place oil on the dominant hand's thumb, index, and middle fingers, rubbing them to spread the oil. Starting at the bridge of the nose, spread your thumb and middle finger apart, rubbing two arched lines above the eyebrows, then run them upward from the bridge of the nose all the way to the crown of the head.
When using blessing, healing, and spiritual oils, anoint your head, hands, chest, back, feet, or other (ailing) body parts and use them as massage oils. Dilute 5 drops of oil per 10 ml of base oil.
When using love-binding, domination, and sexual oils: dress the genitals with oil during intercourse.
4. For dressing furniture, walls, posts, and doors of houses and buildings.
Dress them in a '5-spot' or quincunx pattern with your condition oil of choice.
5. For feeding mojos, lodestones, and other talismans and amulets.
Dab some oil in a '5-spot' or quincunx pattern on the side of the mojo bag and other charms.
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| Mojo bag being fed with Prosperity Oil and scriptural verses. |
6. For sprays, baths, and washes.
Add 3-13 drops of oil per pail full of water and stir it well into bath water or floor washes.
Add 5-9 drops of oil per quart (32 oz) water for foot or hand wash.
Add 5-9 drops of oil per 4 oz water for spray mist or fragrance water.
Add 21 drops of oil per 4 oz of water for room spray (shake before using)
Selecting Conjure Oils
There are hundreds of named conjure oil formulas, and they address hundreds of prescribed conditions. The list of Hoodoo oils below is not all-inclusive but is intended to give you a great deal of guidance on how to employ the oils in spellwork. There may be something from the below that you may not have encountered yet, and likewise, there may be something not listed above that you may have.
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| One may create a new formula and one that is all his own as a result of one's experimentation. |
Abramelin
The recipe is adapted from the Hebrew Holy Anointing oil of the Old Testament, which is described in the Book of Exodus. It can be used as an altar oil to anoint candles, statuaries, and other altar tools; or in any sort of ceremony or ritual.
Dress your religious items (bible, rosary, crucifix, or medallions), talismans, altar furnishings and tools, statuaries, and wall plaques with Abramelin oil before praying to permeate it with sacred power and enhance your prayers. Dress the four corners of a sick person's bed with Abramelin oil to send away evil spirits and help the sick person recover. Anoint yourself with the oil on your forehead, lips, heart, palms, and bottom of each foot before participating in any kind of religious or spiritual work to bless yourself and keep God's countenance shining upon you.
African Juju
It gives your spiritual work (spells, rituals, psychic reading, healing, etc.) and spiritual supplies an extra punch of African magic, which beliefs and practices formed the core of African-American Hoodoo.
Anoint yourself with African Juju oil before performing your spell works or rituals. Dress a white candle with African Juju oil, circle it with African Juju Powder or dried Little John to Chew (Galangal) root chips, and burn it on a dish beside your spiritual supplies (conjure oils, sachet powders, mists, etc.) to empower them.
Banishing
It drives unwanted people away (far milder than the Hot Foot formula) and dispels undesirable character or behavior.
To drive away toxic and annoying people, sprinkle it across their doorstep or any path they will cross. You can also sprinkle it on their car's tires so they will drive out of town once and for all. You can add three drops of Banishing oil to your bath water to wash away unwanted character and behavior.
Block Buster
This formula is loaded with herbs, roots, minerals, and oils that are known to explode blockages, obstacles, difficulties, and ill-wishes that have been thrown at you and remove any hindrances and obstructions that limit your full potential and get in the way of your success.
When you need to blow apart something out of your life, inscribe your prayer request or petition on a large red candle, dress the candle with Block Buster oil and roll it over in Block Buster herb mixture (if available) or a blend of dried Master of the Woods, lemongrass, five finger grass, mint leaves and High John the Conqueror root chips as you pray aloud Isaiah 43:19 and Psalm 78:15 then light the candle as you go into a bath pouring the warm water mixed with nine drops of Block Buster oil over yourself, from the head down, making sure you bathe your feet in it, stroking from heel to toes removing all obstacles.
Boss Fix
It keeps your supervisor or manager under your feet, makes them behave with favor and respect towards you, and gives you the consideration you want and deserve.
Put a little bit of Boss Fix oil on your hands and wipe them over your boss' table or desk, chair, computer keyboard, handles on his car, or doorknob to his room while praying aloud for him to stop demoralizing and demotivating you and to favor you on the job. You can also anoint yourself with Boss Fix oil while reciting Psalm 78 before an important presentation or meeting where you will be speaking to make him side with you and do right by you. You can also write your boss' name on a piece of brown paper, dress it with the oil, and then put his name paper into your left shoe while you walk to your office uttering your personal prayer.
Cast Off Evil
It drives away evil entities and adverse conditions, neutralizes cursed materials, dust, and powders, and helps you to overcome addictions, unhealthy and destructive obsessions, compulsions, and bad habits.
Anoint yourself prayerfully to get rid of bad habits (anoint your hands if you are suffering from kleptomania, anoint your lips or tongue if you are suffering from alcoholism or substance abuse, etc.) while reciting Psalm 61. If you are doing this on behalf of another person, place some oil behind their picture as you insert it in a frame and then dress the four corners of the picture frame with it, too, while asking God to safely guide him toward a better life while praying Psalm 121.
Clarity
It provides good discernment, judgment, and decision-making; and ends confusion, indecisiveness, clouded mind, and spiritual blindness.
If you are confused about what is right and wrong, take a simple Clarity head wash by adding a few drops of Clarity oil in lukewarm water or coconut water. Anoint your head with the oil and give yourself a massage or ask someone to massage your head, then light a white candle, read Daniel 9:21-23, state a question either out loud or internally, open the Bible at random to find an answer on the page selected with your eyes closed and allows your index finger to move on the page until the Spirit indicates the time to stop. The eyes are then opened, and the portion is read to get yourself wisdom, clarity, and enlightenment.
Cleopatra
A bewitching oil designed to create fascination and sexual allure. This oil can be added to cologne or perfume and worn on the body to increase your personal allure among those you already know.
Add three drops of Cleopatra Oil to your own perfume and wear it as a personal scent to attract new friends and new lovers or to make an impression at a party or any social gathering. You can also dress the letters you write to a friend, a special some, or a physical location to which you are trying to attract attention.
Come To Me
An old hoodoo formula that is designed to use in love spells. It draws the attention and interest of your special someone and commands them to come to you and like you or give you a new-found love.
Anoint yourself with Come to Me oil and dress your clothes with it when going to any social events to wield the drawing and attracting power on occasion. Dress any objects that belong to your special someone before you give them back to him to compel and command him to like you. You can also dress in purple and pink candles or a lodestone fed with magnetic sand with the oil, then burn them on top of a photo of you or your special someone to imbue both of you with love magic while reciting passages from Song of Solomon.
Court Case
A perfect blend of magical and spiritual works to influence the judge and jury. Little John to Chew root, King Solomon's root, calendula, and other justice herbs join forces in this oil to help you gain favor with the courts and have them side with you.
Anoint yourself with Court Case oil before leaving your home and going to court. Dress the judge's tracks to have him rule in your favor. Get a Little John to Chew root and dress it with Court Case Oil, chew it up, and spit it out on the courtroom floor to win your case before reciting Psalms 35 or 39 if false testimony has been given to you. I recommend boiling the root in sugar water for an hour to soften it up first.
Crown Of Success
A powerful oil one may use to assist those who seek success and achievement in different endeavors such as business, career, school, competitions, etc., as it promotes confidence, motivation, determination, and dedication.
Use Crown of Success oil to anoint your crown or fontanel (top of your head), brow, and forehead before any endeavors or activities to reach and achieve your goal or desire. Carve your name on an orange, yellow or gold candle, dress it with Crown of Success oil, and dust it with Crown of Success powder. Then place it on a white saucer on top of your photo and ring it with bay laurel leaves as you burn this candle for success in your endeavors. You can put some oil in your shampoo to make you figuratively wear the 'crown of success.' I also recommend you carry a bottle of Crown of Success in your pocket or purse. Just before your schooling, work, meeting, or competition, anoint your hands with the oil, rub them together and when you meet the person or people involved in your activity, shake hands with them.
Crucible Of Courage
Suppose you find yourself in a situation that makes you worried, nervous, and frightened. In that case, this powerful oil has magical properties to boost your personal power, endurance, courage, and confidence, whether physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. Crucible of Courage oil is traditionally worn when you need an added edge to bring you up to the highest levels of achievement.
To empower yourself or your entire household, add a small amount of Crucible of Courage oil into the laundry rinse water. Performing a ritual floor wash with Crucible of Courage scrub water will bring you confidence and determination to have a discussion with someone which you have been avoiding due to your anxiety about the outcome. You can also put a drop or two in the heel of your shoe or anoint a silver dime with a bit of oil and place it inside your shoe to support you through new and uncertain situations such as job interviews, going back to school, court proceedings, etc.
Cut And Clear
It cuts away emotional ties from previous relationships and helps you to move on to a better and more desirable position.
Wear Cut and Clear oil as a scent when you expect you will see the person you had a relationship with, and you will not be drawn back into the relationship. You can also carve the name of your ex-friend or ex-lover on a black candle, dress it with Cut and Clear oil, light the candle, and circle it with salt and red pepper while burning their photographs to let go of them and heal emotional wounds.
Dixie Love
Made with the genuine Southern John root or Beth root, a powerfully strong herbal curio known to people as Dixie John. This blend fosters cordial commitment, family stability, home-centeredness, fidelity, faithfulness, and romance in love relationships.
Carve your full name on a pink or red candle and dress the candle with Dixie Love oil. As you do it, speak aloud your petition, followed by Psalm 23. You can also put or mix a little Dixie Love oil in hot water and add the liquid to the rinse water when you are laundering your undergarments. Perfume your bed and pillows with oil to increase your partner's faithfulness.
Essence Of Bend-Over
A very curious but well-known brand name of Conjure oil with traditional controlling and commanding herbs like calamus root, licorice root, and bergamot that are allegedly said to subjugate people, make others follow your will, and desires, and prevent them from going against your ways and plans.
Dress a purple candle with the Essence of Bend-Over oil and carve your commands for your enemy or lover to take. Burn this down on his photo, commanding him to do as you wish. You can also put some oil on your clothes, rub it on your body or add it to a floor wash to affect the mind of your stubborn family members and make them do as you command.
Fast Luck
From the old-time South comes a formula that immediately brings lucky outcomes with love, money, and gambling. It can also empower your ability to manifest just about any fortunate things your heart desires.
Dress red candles with Fast Luck oil and burn them in a candle holder placed on top of the money you will use for gambling, investment, etc. Put a bit of Red Fast Luck oil on a handkerchief and use this to wipe your hands just before doing anything to attract good luck every day. Put a dab of Red Fast Luck oil at the corners of your shirt or skirt before going on a date.
Fiery Wall Of Protection
This oil creates a hot, fierce, impenetrable, and intensely protective barrier against evil intentions, curses, and harmful spirits. Its influence maintains your body strong and keeps away any danger at bay. It contains thirteen protective and cleansing ingredients, including angelica root, rue leaves, devil's shoestring root, dragon's blood resins, and red brick dust, which will prevent any harm from crossing your property.
Use Fiery Wall of Protection oil to dress protective charms, the doors, windows, fences, and gates in your home to imbue them with the power of flaming protection as you audibly pray Psalm 91. You can also anoint your waist, chest, feet, palms, stomach, head, and spine to create an astral armor that will enable you to stand defensively against evil spirits and entities while reading Ephesians 6:10-18. If you can get a railroad spike or large railroad nail, you can dress them with Fiery Wall of Protection oil and then hammer them into the ground at the corners of your property. Pouring out a thin line of the oil onto the ground or floor while decreeing your safety, security, and protection is also a good suggestion.
Fire Of Love
Authentic old Conjure formula, which is said to hold a bewitching aroma that brings about desire and pleasure in matters of carnal love, empowers sexual satisfaction and preserves erotic passion in long-standing relationships.
Carve the name of the target person onto a bright red candle, red figural candle, or red phallic candle and dress your candle with the oil smoothly towards you, and light it as you focus on that deep, sweet, sexy feeling you want to have grown between you. Wear it as a perfume during social gatherings if you know that the person whose desire you wish to stimulate will be there. Anoint your hands with the oil, too, before shaking hands or embracing your target individual.
Healing
It supports your body through the healing process, fights off any diseases, promotes recovery and revitalizing energy, especially for those who have undergone surgery or had an injury, and supports a healthy lifestyle.
Dress the four corners of your bed and the center with a dab of Healing oil to promote healing and healthy energy while you recover in bed from the disease. You can put three drops of Healing Oil on a cool, wet compress and apply it to your forehead to surround yourself with healing energy if you have a fever or flu. Dress blue or white candles with Healing oil or anoint the affected body part while reciting Psalms 49 and 50.
High John The Conqueror
This oil has no equal as a companion to attract good luck, money, personal power, mastery and success, influence and command others, and conquers any situation. It can also draw female love interest as well as strengthen male nature. It can be used to protect against crossings and nasty tricks and enhance the attributes of other herbs, minerals, and other curios.
Dress a white candle with High John the Conqueror oil and place it on your altar. Pray Psalm 23 and hold your hands up to the candle and gaze at the reflection of the light in the veins of your hands, palms, and nails to increase your power. Dress your cash box or cash register once a week with High John the Conqueror, Money Drawing, and Prosperity to keep sales coming in. Dress your pillows and bed sheet with High John the Conqueror Root and other love oils (Come to Me, Love Me, Dixie Love) to make women come to your bed.
Hindu Grass
Oriental green grass opens this fragrance very beautifully in an ethereal fashion, which one may use to purify himself, another person, or a place. This oil may also be utilized in simple spells to cut away old things wherever you are stuck.
Place a few drops of oil on your palms and apply them to your body in a downward motion from head to toe as you speak your intention to clear blocks and bring inauspiciousness. It can be used to dress Hindu Deity statuaries.
Home Blessing
A perfect blend that contains famous house blessing herbs such as blessed thistle, holy basil, angelica root, and others. It can be used by people moving into a new home or anyone who wants to receive additional security and stability in one's home during or after times of trouble.
Rub some on your doors, windows, altars, sacred spaces, or furniture. You can also place a drop or two in every corner of your home or dab some on your family's photos, objects, or special talismans. To call upon heaved for aid, anoint a white candle with Home Blessing oil, then next to it, get a small bowl of water and put some white rose petals, lavender, and rosemary leaves. Add a little amount of oil to the bowl, then using its water, sprinkle it in your home while prayerfully asking for blessings.
Hot Foot
An old Southern solution to keep unwanted people away from your life. This can be used in candle work, foot track magic, or laying tricks against the person you want to leave.
Put three drops of Hot Foot oil wherever the person you want to leave walks. If possible, put drops of oil on the inside of their shoes and socks or their footprint left on the ground. You can also collect the dirt from their shoes, mix it with Hoot Foot oil or powder and sprinkle around a red or black candle dressed with oil which is then placed on a saucer with a photograph of the person beneath you; pray Psalm 35:5-6 and Psalm 59:11-15.
King Solomon's Wisdom
A highly effective spiritual oil that should be worn by students who wish to gain the 'wisdom; of King Solomon when making decisions; aid them with mental skills such as good memory, knowledge retention, and leadership qualities; and bring about excellence at academic studies, test-taking, and other intellectual pursuits. This oil contains genuine Solomon's Seal and Golden Seal root chips which are reputed to bring success both in education and career.
Dab a little oil on your temples before going to school, taking tests, or performing presentations to cultivate mental power and gain proficiency in a particular subject or field of study. Dress a purple candle with the oil and burn them over your books or notebooks, with your intention written on a pad paper describing the knowledge you want to retain.
Lavender Love Drops
A Hoodoo formula for love spells is designed for men looking for passion and love with another man. The ingredients in this oil include all the John roots - John the Conqueror, Dixie John, and Chewing John, plus other love-drawing herbs and essences that will help any gay man to find the right 'John' for him.
This oil can be used for anointing oneself, fixing the bedroom by dressing the corners of the bed, bed sheet, blanket, and pillows, preparing red offertory candles, or feeding a love-mojo bag. You can add three drops to your perfume, shake and spray in your home or your lover's environment. If you want to cast a simple spell, dress two red figural male candles - one representing you, one representing the one you wish to come to you - with oil, rubbing it on in an upward motion so that your target comes to you.
Law Keep Away
Suppose you wish to conduct your business in private and avoid contacting pesty and corrupt authorities from butting into your personal business. In that case, this blend is ideal for keeping the law off your back.
Dab some oil on your body or on important papers. You can put a few drops of Law Keep Away oil in the bath or on the heel of your shoe while reciting Psalm 91. You can also add drops of oil to your floor wash when you clean the threshold or doors that lead in or out of your home. Put some on Indian Head Cents and place them around the door frame or porch or you can simply anoint some and stick it in your pocket.
Look Me Over
An attraction formula designed to bring about men's and women's visual admiration. This oil can be used to draw new friends or worn on the body to increase desirability among those you already know. This can also be employed in business to make your products more appealing to buyers,
Wear perfumed oil as a personal scent to attract new friends or to make an impression at a social gathering. This oil can also be dabbed lightly on the shelves of your products so that when the customers are going through piles of goods, those items appear more attractive.
Love Me
Love drawing herbs and essences such as rose petals, lavender buds, red clover, damiana leaves, catnip leaves, and others join forces in this old and traditional love formula; perfect for making a specific person fall in love with you.
Get a red figural candle of the same gender as your target, carve their name on it, then dress the candle with Love Me oil and burn it down while commanding them to love you, be with you, and be dedicated to only you. Once the candle burns, scatter the leftover wax where your target will walk over it.
Lucky Buddha
For folks who work with the Chinese deity Hotei, the Lucky Buddha is believed to give good fortune and good times.
Carve your full name on a white, gold, or red candle, dress it with Lucky Buddha oil and pray for your desire. You can also use this to anoint Feng-Shui items. You can dress your palms with this oil to improve your luck. If you have a Lucky Buddha statue, pour some oil over it and then rub the belly clockwise to draw luck.
Master Key
Empowered by Master of the Woods herb, Master root, and a skeleton key charm, this oil is used to overcome enemies and obstacles and enhance leadership skills, personal power, and abilities. Master Key oil unlocks doors to wisdom and to attain mastery of self, becoming masterful in skill, talent, or discipline you are studying, learning, or practicing.
Dress a large key (preferably a skeleton key) with Master Key oil and carry it when learning how to perfect a skill or talent while praying Psalm 23. Dab a little Master Key oil on your temples, palms, and soles when utilizing the gift of mastering both people and situations. Dress purple candles with Master Key oil and burn them over your written petition describing the same work, skill, subject, or topic you wish to master.
Money-Drawing
A money-luck oil that pulls in income and attracts profit is designed for business owners, investors, gamblers, and employees.
When establishing a new business, it is advisable to release old, unwanted conditions and bring a sense of peace, prosperity, and happiness into the premises by washing the walls and floors with spiritual cleaning supplies such as Chinese Wash and Van Van oil up into a floor wash. After the cleaning, it is time to entice customers by washing the sidewalk or corridor with a bit of Money Drawing oil, a pinch of brown sugar, and a pinch of Cinnamon powder while praying Psalm 108 for business success. You can also dress your cash box or cash register with the oil to draw more money. You can try dabbing the front door and the four corners and center of your home with Money Draw oil to bring money into the family as you recite Psalm 114. Dress a magnet or lodestone with the oil and always carry it with you to attract more cash inflow.
Money House-Blessing
A powerful Hoodoo formula that is made to create a better, steady income, peaceful, loving, and abundant environment in your home. The herbs and essences used in this oil enable the energies of financial freedom and happiness to flow more freely in your house.
Once a month, perform a spiritual floor washing to keep both money and happiness in the home by mixing a pinch of salt, a tablespoon of well-shaken Peace Water, and three drops of Money House Blessing oil in a bucket of lukewarm water and as you work, recite Psalm 23 and Psalm 61. You can also light a green or blue candle and place all your coins and bills dressed with the oil from your wallet and purse beside the candle as a faith offering.
Pay Me!
It is common practice for Southern folks to dress papers and photos with this formula to get the attention of those who owe you big time, are not paying you even a single cent, and give you the run-around.
Place a photograph of the person who owes you in an envelope, sprinkles it with red pepper and Pay Me powder (if you have any), seal the envelope using your saliva, write your petition on the envelope, and dress the four corners with Pay Me oil. Get one heavy book and hold it above the envelope, then drop the book so that it falls on the envelope. Do this for three, seven, or nine consecutive days placing a new book and repeating the petition.
Peaceful Home
It creates a peaceful environment in the home, promotes harmonious relationships within the family, and invites good spirits into space that will help to prevent conflict, disruption, or stress. It can also calm and soothe every family member's energy.
Dress a large blue candle with Peaceful Home oil, setting it on a piece of paper on which has been written the name of everyone in the household, crossed by the entire text of Psalm 23, then place four coins around the candle in the form of an equal-armed cross, oriented North, South, East, and West. You can also dress four blue or white candles with the oil and place them on the house's four corners. You can also put a small amount of Peaceful Home in the laundry rinse water when laundering the family's clothes, towels, and bedsheets or floor wash, thus dressing the items so that they will affect the family members and cause them to be more respectful, helpful, and loving to one another.
Power
This conjure oil promotes physical and spiritual endurance, stamina and strength, good health, courage and motivation, and force of will combined with confidence, determination, and tenacity. It also amplifies the power, properties, or attributes of other spiritual supplies.
Carve your name into a purple candle and dress it with Power oil, place it in a candle holder, and burn it down on top of your photo to lend you power and influence. Before dawn, mix some Power oil with hot water. Pour the water over your head 9 times as you say Psalm 23 and your personal prayer.
Prosperity
Another money-oil increases business, investments, and gambling success and brings about financial ease and freedom.
Dress green or gold candles with Prosperity oil and burn them over a written petition describing what you want to achieve materially and financially. When the candle is done burning, bury the wax near the front door; or place it under your doormat for nine days and then scatter it in your front yard or garden. After a while, you carry the petition paper in your pocket or wallet until you have attained your goals.
Protection
This spiritual oil can be used to set up cross-me-not barriers and send away troublemakers and people with questionable motives and intentions. With boneset, sage, marjoram, lemongrass, and other herbs and essences, this oil has all the necessary ingredients to fight evil people on your behalf.
Write your personal prayer on a piece of paper, dress it with Protection oil, and wear the paper in your shoe. You can also add the oil on the floor wash, in the laundry, in a bath, or pour over yourself while in the shower, reciting your prayer aloud. You may inhale the scent and dress with white or violet candles when invoking protective spirits.
Psychic Vision
A magical formula is perfect for beginners in psychism seeking to enhance their inner mind powers and opens their spiritual talents or for psychic readers who need a boost for their second sight.
Apply Psychic Vision oil to your third eye or brow when performing extra-sensory work, intuitive readings, or mediumship to clearly and accurately perceive and describe psychic information. Dress a blue candle with Psychic Vision oil, roll it through anise seeds, and burn it next to your tarot deck, pendulum, scrying ball, and other divinatory tools to imbue them with psychic power. To encourage psychic dreams, get a glass of water, add a teaspoon of laundry bluing and a dribble of Psychic Vision Oil, then place it beside your bed before sleeping.
Reconciliation
This formula, which contains Balm of Gilead Buds, is said to heal scarred relationships and make both parties enjoy many years together, making up for the lost time.
Prepare your bath by mixing Reconciliation oil and a pinch of sugar in a basin of warm water, then recite Psalm 32 or Psalm 28 over the water as you stir it. Take the bowl and pour the contents over yourself from the head or neck down. You can also dress the plates, boxes, or any containers of food or envelope of your letter as tokens of peace or offerings that you might send to him/her to appease them.
Road Opener
This formula uses genuine Abre Camino herb (the Spanish term for the herb which means 'opens roads' or 'road opener') in every bottle, along with other powerful cleansing and road-opening herbs to open your roads to success, contentment, satisfaction, and fulfillment in life.
Dress your feet with Road Opener oil before going to business talks, job hunting, promotional interviews, auditions, tryouts, etc., for maximized opportunities. Dress lodestone for love, nutmeg for luck, and pyrite for money to open the road to success in those situations and bring them wherever you go.
Rose of Crucifixion
A mystical scent for those who are devoted to Jesus. Included are rose petals signifying Christ's unconditional love for mankind, cloves symbolizing the nails of crucifixion, passion flowers representing Jesus' sacrifice and passion, and other natural herbs and essences. It brings comfort, love, and the blessings of Jesus Christ.
You can also anoint statuaries of Jesus such as Infant Jesus (Sto. Nino), Holy Trinity, Sacred Heart, or Jesus the King, Risen Christ, and others. The oil can be used as a scent for church clothing and a regular dressing oil for candles or altar cloth where you would be doing prayer work.
Run Devil Run
A cleansing and protective oil can chase evil spirits and little devils away and cross liars and people of evil tongues and intentions.
Write the name of the evil-spirited person and his date of birth on a piece of paper nine times, then turn the paper 180 degrees and write your command for the person: "Run devil, run!" Place a razor blade, alum powder, and salt on the paper before folding it while reciting Psalm 52. If you use the oil in deliverance ministry, anoint the evil-spirited person in their eyes, ears, mouth, head, heart, hands, and feet as you utter a prayer to break unholy ties, to detach any spirit attachments, for cleansing, deliverance and/or exorcism.
Safe Travel
Protection while on the road or in transit between two locations is sought by people who travel through any transportation mode such as automobile, train, airplane, or ship. Safe Travel oil is a unique formula to keep them safe and secure from accidents and unforeseen calamities.
Before leaving your home and traveling for vacation, work, or business, set a vigil candle dressed with Safe Travel oil with your dressed photograph on the altar. You can also use this oil in dressing protective talismans such as St. Christopher medals, Kalachakra, or safe travel mojo bags.
Stay With Me
Another old love Hoodoo formula is believed to keep one's partner from engaging in infidelity or adultery. This oil works for most people as it contains raspberry leaves which are alleged to hold a lover and keep partners at home, and bloodroot, which strengthens blood ties.
Wear the perfumed oil as a personal scent to keep your mate from straying. You can also dress their undergarments with this oil to keep your lover faithful.
Steady Work
An excellent oil to use to get steady employment, a new job, or keep your existing one and avoid getting warnings and sanctions, prevent termination, and ensure your account doesn't get dissolved. In difficult times, this oil is for folks looking for work or looking for a promotion.
Dress three green candles with the oil, sprinkle them with cinnamon powder, and burn them in a saucer on top of your resume or job application. Once the candle burns put the wax remnants near your front door under the floor map and let it stay there for three days. Dress your desk at work with the oil to secure your employment.
Stop Gossip
Is someone speaking ill about you in your neighborhood or in your workplace? Make their mouths shut with Stop Gossip Oil. It's a powerful blend of cloves, Devil's shoestring root chips, alum powder, and other herbs effective at stopping gossip, slander, and libel against you.
Dress any object the gossiper owns with the oil, and when they touch them, it will make them stop talking about you. Put a few drops of oil in the laundry to get family members to stop meddling in your business. Take a red bell pepper, write the name of the gossiper on a piece of paper, dress it with the oil and fold it away from you. Cut the stem end from the body of the bell pepper and put the paper inside the hollow. Dress the pepper with the oil and light a red candle while praying Psalm 37.
Tranquility
A spiritual oil is used to calm tense, stressful, anxious, or angry thoughts, emotions, situations, or environments and bring mental peace and quietude.
Place a drop on each forefinger and apply it to the forehead, temples, crown, and back of your head to bring mental peace. Rub several drops upwardly on a white skull candle to bring peace and tranquility to someone else's mind. Add 7 drops to an atomizer bottle filled with spring water, shake and spray in your air-conditioned unit or electric fan to invite peaceful spiritual energy.
Shi Shi
Derived from an ancient recipe made with cloves, mint, bay leaves, gravel root, angelica root, and other herbs, this is an ideal oil to help you break through any significant obstacle or challenge for emergency cases and get you out of any unwanted situation quickly.
Anoint yourself by rubbing some of the oil at the bottom of your feet and your hair. You can also dress your jewelry with this oil. You can also use it as a door wash, dab some on your altar, and place a bit on any important document, such as your bank statements, bills, etc. if you need fast resolution for emergency problems.
Uncrossing
Thirteen cleansing and purification herbs, including hyssop, angelica root, agrimony, boldo, and even a piece of a broken chain, come together in this traditional formula which shatters any jinx, curse, hex that has been thrown at you, returning you to a neutral and mentally, emotionally and energetically balanced state. It also removes negativity from your aura and neutralizes those jinxing and cursing powders, dust, or materials laid on your path.
Use this oil on double-action black/white jumbo candles to absorb negativity and destroy curses, jinxes, bad tricks, and crossed conditions. Add Uncrossing Oil to a spiritual cleansing bath to remove negativity from one's emotional, mental, and spiritual body.
Van Van
Prepared from aromatic Oriental grasses, all-purpose Van Van is favored for attracting influential and positive individuals into your life, cleansing spiritual and energetic messes, drawing luck and power of all kinds, and lending positive outcomes in love and money.
Dab the Oil on any Hoodoo traditional charms such as a horseshoe, pyrite, High John the Conqueror root, silver mercury dime, and rabbit's foot to enhance their magical properties. Add Van Van oil to your floor wash or scrub to cleanse the home and remove any negativity. Dress your clothes with the oil before going to a social event when meeting influential people to win them over.
Victory
For folks in a situation where winning is imperative, or any conditions call for triple strength, virility, mental force, courage, and power, whether they are competing with others or trying for their personal best.
Wear it as a perfume for best results, especially in a competition, or rub it on charms and talismans. Another great technique is to get bay leaves or laurel wreaths and pour some Victory oil on top. You can add a few pyrite chunks and lodestone grits to ensure your conquering glory.
Wealthy Way
Made with traditional herbs and spices such as cloves, allspice, cinnamon, cardamom, and others that have been used for more than 100 years and have gained the reputation of being a powerful tool for drawing great wealth, increasing your prospects, enhancing your abundance, and maintaining your financial success.
Dress important business certificates, bank statements, and ATM cards with this oil. Place a bit of oil on a paper bill with the highest denomination and keep it in your wallet. Remember to anoint your hands while handling money or invoices. If you can get pine branches, dress them with oil and place them by your front door.
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