Days of Power in Hoodoo

Hello, in this article, I am going to talk about the important days of Hoodoo. I think it is essential to talk about days that can aid Hoodoo workers in strengthening their work.

I know some people who are reading may think, ‘Why does this matter?’ Well, the reason is that during certain periods of time, there is power on certain days where your magick and rituals can be increased to accomplish your goals. This is something I want new practitioners to know about because it can be a great benefit to know, and also knowing these days helps with developing a spiritual routine. 

So, throughout a calendar year, there are a few days that are powerful to observe and to use to create powerful magick. 

Halloween - October 31st 

This one may throw people off a little because the spiritual practice of Hoodoo does not observe Halloween. However, spiritually, Halloween is a day of power for any spiritualist, and I know you’re reading this, saying, “What?” but just hear me out. Halloween is a day when the veil between humans and the spiritual world is the thinnest. This is the perfect time to connect to your spirits and to do spiritual work. The only thing I would caution you on is to strengthen your protections. The reason is that the veil is thin, and even if there are good spirits who are around you, there will also be negative spirits. Always be careful on days like these because many different spirits may not have the best intentions. In Hoodoo, you normally practice at night if you are throwing work out or you are cursing an enemy. Halloween is a great time to do this. 

All Saints’ Day - November 1st 

All Saints’ Day is powerful. This is a day in the Catholic church that celebrates all of the faithful spirits who have attained sainthood who are in heaven. This is a part of the trinity of Halloween, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day. All Saints’ Day is a great chance to honor your ancestors and saints who are not with us anymore. Many people who are Catholic and Hoodoo practitioners will work on this day and honor their ancestors because of the synchronicity with the Catholic church, where they honor saints. Some things you can do on this day are: you can leave food out for your ancestors on your altar, or you can pray for them. In Hoodoo, normally, the people who practice go to the grave site of the departed and clean up and prepare the gravestones. 

All Souls’ Day - November 2nd 

This is a day that is not recognised in Hoodoo, but if you are a Hoodoo practitioner who is Catholic, then you know this is a day when you pray for your ancestors who are in purgatory; you are praying for them to be able to get into heaven faster. All Souls’ Day is a day that I use to honor my spirits, to give them foods that my family has made for generations. Also, I give them drinks that they like, some drinks that I give are rum, whiskey, and other drinks like Coca-Cola. The point of this day is to honor your spirits who are gone. I would like to mention that on this day, don’t ask your ancestors for anything, just give them thanks and offerings. That would be like you being asked for a favor on your birthday. That is crazy work lol. 

New Year’s Eve - December 31st

New Year's Eve is a day for many people of all different cultures. This is a time when people prepare for New Year's Day. Personally, for New Year’s Eve, I get ready with cleansings and doing spiritual work like making a spiritual bath, and pulling cards to see how the year ahead is going to go. Cleansing yourself and your house is a form of road opening, so doing this along with other rituals is a great way to open your roads. Also, I cook the food I am going to eat for New Year’s like cornbread, black eyed peas, and collard greens. This is a staple meal in Hoodoo tradition to bring in good health and prosperity for the year. New Year's Eve is a great day to clean and prepare for the new year coming. 

New Year’s Day - January 1st 

New Year's is great because this is the day when you will do everything that you would want to do for the rest of the year. In terms of magick, I normally do a money drawing candle and another candle for protection. These are rituals that are easy to do, and it’s something I do every New Year to bring in continued blessings for the entire year. I always keep some physical money in my wallet, so I will have money for the rest of the year. I would have taken a spiritual bath sometime after 12 am, so I will come into the new year cleansed from anything in the past. These are some things that you can do as well to enhance the energies of this year. Some examples are manifestation and Feng Shui. 

Good Friday (Easter) - April 

Good Friday is the day that Jesus was crucified, and then on the third day, Jesus was resurrected from the dead. Jesus defeated death, and he came back. Good Friday and Easter, not only in Hoodoo, but in the Christian faith, are such important days. However, specifically, Good Friday is a day for cleansing by taking a spiritual bath. Also, you can use this day for readings and to see what is going to happen down the road. I like Good Friday because it is a day that is an annual reminder that springtime is coming. This is a time when we remember that Jesus was resurrected from the dead to defeat death. Also, there is a shift in the seasons from winter to spring, so this is also a shift in the energies of resurrection and growth. 

Saint John the Baptist Day - June 24th 

Saint John the Baptist’s day is a powerful day for spiritual workers. This day falls a few days after the summer solstice, and this is a powerful time in Hoodoo or any other type of spiritual practice to use the power during this time to make your work stronger. Collecting herbs, doing spiritual work, or communicating with your spirits are some of the ways that working on this day will help you. John the Baptist was a Jewish preacher who baptized Jesus. This was a powerful moment. With the symbols of fire and water, the fire being spiritual cleansing, and the water being a connection to the spirit. The path of Hoodoo deals with synchronicity, and being able to blend the spiritual elements of Christianity and the spiritual practice of Hoodoo, which uses elements of African spirituality. It creates the spiritual path of Hoodoo, so take advantage of this day and create magick. 

Conclusion

In conclusion, these are all of the special days that you can observe in Hoodoo to honor your spirits and to empower your spiritual work. I wanted to give you information about these days, so you can develop a spiritual routine. Plus, for newcomers to Hoodoo, you know what days have an extra benefit. I will say this, Hoodoo across the South, and even all across the United States, has different types of methods. For example, conjure men and women who are in New Orleans are Catholics, so they work with saints, and conjure men and women from Georgia normally are Baptists, where they only work with their ancestors and God. So, what I am trying to say is, things change depending on the region where you are from, but all of these days that I listed, any spiritual worker can use to strengthen their work. I hope this article was informative. If you have any other questions, please feel free to leave a comment on something I might have missed. Thank you so much for reading! 

“The axe forgets but the tree remembers.” 

- African Proverb

Understanding Granny Magick, Left & Right Handed Spiritual Work

Hello, in this article I am going to talk about the difference between being a left-handed worker versus being a right-handed worker, also I will describe a third path, which is granny magick. 

So, why am I talking about the different spiritual paths a worker can go down? This is because many people who are starting out are unsure of what type of worker they want to be, and I am here to demystify this process, so you can move forward with confidence. 

So, let me define the first path of spiritual work: Granny magick. 

What is granny magick? This is magick that does not involve cursing or anything like that. What granny magick is, it’s a form of magick that is “practiced by older women, or ‘grannies’, who serve as healers, mid-wives, and spiritual guides. Granny magick is also a term that can be used to describe people who perform healing magick. Instances of granny magick include making spiritual cleansing baths, readings or divination, and protective magick. Granny magick is used solely to help people; no form of cursing or negative magick is involved. An example of this is normally older spiritual workers whom people go to when they need help. They are called healers, and they would have expertise in herbal knowledge, which would be used to heal others. Also, granny magick workers would be used as an alternative to regular doctors. So, people who choose the path of granny magick are people who use their spiritual knowledge for the benefit of others. They will use their magick to help other people by creating spiritual baths, doing readings, or doing healing work with herbs and roots. The people who go down the path of granny magick do not curse or do aggressive spiritual work. We have gone down what granny magick is, now we will look at other spiritual paths people can choose. 

Right-hand path (RHP) is a system where people work with spirituality and spirits, but they have a moral code on what is right and what is wrong. The right-handed worker believes that they should submit to a higher power, or a God. The ultimate goal is to be in alignment with a higher power. The right-handed worker believes in morality and that if you do a specific work, let's say, for example, a dominating work where you are controlling someone, the right-handed path worker will not do spiritual work like this because it takes away a person's free will. The spiritual work that a right-hand path worker would normally do would be a ritual to a God or deity to bring about the change they would like to see. For example, if a person is working with a Greek goddess like Aphrodite, if the person would want to bring more love into their life with the intercession of a goddess like Aphrodite to bring love into their life in an ethical way. The person would do this by doing a ritual, which consists of setting up an altar with flowers, sweets, and other offerings that Aphrodite would like. This work would cause Aphrodite to look favorably upon the spiritual worker and would likely result in her answering the spiritualist's request. So, many spiritual workers could be categorized in this way, and if you are starting out and you feel drawn to this type of magick, then maybe the right-hand path is better for you to try. Now, we are going to look at the left-handed path of magick. 

Left-hand path (LHP), the left-hand path of magick differs from the right-hand path because, instead of working in more structured rituals, the left-handed worker will work based on the circumstances in which they are currently in. Also, the left-handed worker is a person who is not bound by feelings of ethics to an extent. For example, some spiritual workers do negative work, like cursing work. I know spiritual workers who will perform cursing or baneful work for either themselves or clients who need to defeat an enemy. I have seen work done for a client who had an abusive partner, and the spiritualist didn’t feel bad about the spell work of cursing the abuser because this person who came to me was in fear for their life, and something had to be done to stop the abusive partner. The cursing work was done, and the abusive partner had gone through a lot of hardships, and then left the relationship. So, people who want to work the left-handed path of magick would choose individuality, personal power, and growth. There is nothing wrong with this approach. 

So, looking at the different paths of magick, you can see the types of magickal paths you can choose. No path is right or wrong; you have to find the best path for you and develop your spiritual practice. I hope reading this article helps you to decide what the best type of path is for you to go down. Thank you so much for reading! 

“Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.” 

- Carol Moseley Braun