The Spellcaster's Source Hoodoo and Voodoo Witchcraft Blog of Talia Felix

The French have long had a reputation for being especially sexy and amorous. According to Etymonline , the words " French letter "condom" (c.1856), French (v.) "perform oral sex on" (c.1917) and French kiss (1923) all probably stem from the Anglo-Saxon equation of Gallic culture and sexual sophistication, a sense first recorded 1749 in French novel . " French Love Powder is one of the oldest hoodoo conjure formulas there is, dating back to the middle of the 19th century. The "French" of the name refers not to any country of origin but rather to its erotic characteristics. Anna Riva describes its use as "A powerfully sexually attracting fragrance which is to be used daily but sparingly to draw friends and lovers" and as "The fragrance to use when the aim is to arouse passion and increase sexual desire in either men or women." It is mentioned in The Black and White Magic of Marie Laveau as a powder to use to attract ...

In the Roman Catholic Church, candles are placed before a statue of Jesus or of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Often, in older or traditional churches, this will be before a side altar. Candles used may vary from long, taper-type candles to tealight candles. Tealight candles are either placed in holders or just on a platform in front of the statue. Long candles may be placed in a special holder. The longer candles seem to be more common in Europe -- the above photograph is from a French cathedral.

Magic doesn't really have the ability to force people to do anything they wouldn't do normally -- it won't overcome common sense. (Maybe in the old days it would -- not because magic was stronger in the past but because people had less complicated lives back then, where a little extra magical influence was all that was needed to turn a person one way or another.) Modern magic typically has the power to influence a persons emotions but not totally control them. Now. It is not too uncommon, when I am asked for spellcast readings in order to do magic spells about love related matters, that I will perform the complete spellcast tarot reading, report the magical prescription... then find the client disinclined towards the work, on the basis of not wanting to coerce the person's love. "He should love me because he wants to!" they say. Yet, if the man or woman of your dreams already wanted to love you in the way you wanted to be loved, wouldn't they alr...

Quack Doctor has some scans from an old newspaper reporting a case of death by "live things."  So called live-things is an old folk illness, known to be both caused and cured by hoodoo, in which animals (usually of an unpleasant nature, like insects, lizards or snakes) would be mysteriously put into a person in such a way that they would continue to live inside the human tissues, and would ultimately cause death the death of their host. Nowadays few people report this as a problem and hardly any hoodoos claim to be able to cause it, and as for curing it -- usually a legitimate practitioner would recommend going for hospital treatment in the case of any such trouble. Improved medical technology is one reason for this shift, as diseases which in past times seemed mysterious (like restless leg syndrome or tumors) can now be pinpointed to a more precise cause. Additionally, it seems some old timers used this supposed "curse" as a con job -- the apparent 'removal...

From Draja Mickaharic's book on Spiritual Cleansing , this bath is used to sweeten one's life when one finds no mirth, no happiness, or is overly harsh on himself. One takes a cup of Parsley tea and mixes it with a tablespoon of honey, and adds this to their bath along with a prayer to see life be sweetened. One should stay in the bath 6 to 8 minutes and immerse (wet the head) at least 5 times. This spell can be even better enhanced by combining it with other spiritual soaps and added oils like Uncrossing or Van Van, or by replacing the parsley with lemongrass.