Hoodoo Series: Marie Laveau

Hello. For this week’s article, I want to write about a prominent figure in the Hoodoo spiritual practice.

I am going to start a series that details the spirits and spiritual workers of Hoodoo who have played a major role in making the practice what it is today. I believe this series will be helpful so that new workers can learn who to work with to further their spiritual development.

Marie Laveau, also known as Marie Laveaux, is one of the most prominent Hoodoo workers in New Orleans. Marie was born on September 10, 1801, and she was a free woman. She was a Creole who did many things—she was a Hoodoo worker, a herbalist, and a midwife. Throughout the South, but especially in New Orleans, she was respected as a Hoodoo worker. She was both feared and revered by the people of New Orleans.

Some of her most impressive works involved spirit communication and divination. It was also alleged that, through her ownership of a hair salon—frequented by many different guests—Marie would receive valuable information. The workers would listen in on conversations and relay what they heard to her, which she could then use to help or advise others.

Marie Laveau is one of the most prominent spiritual workers of all time. In many different texts, some describe her as a Hoodoo worker, while others say she practiced Voodoo. It is my belief that she was a Hoodoo worker, but the people who wrote about her often used the terms Hoodoo and Voodoo interchangeably. Her spirit and spiritual knowledge made her one of the most respected spiritual workers in New Orleans and throughout the South. She was also known for helping prisoners and offering aid to those in need.

Marie Laveau is someone people look to for strength and assistance in their spiritual work. Many will ask for her help, and she is known to aid those who sincerely seek her. There are countless stories about Marie Laveau—some true, others perhaps embellished—but she remains one of the most remarkable figures to come from New Orleans.

Now, I want to talk about some spiritual practices you can use to connect with Marie Laveau so that she can assist you. I will also discuss offerings you can use to invoke her spirit.

If possible, visit her alleged burial site at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans. You can leave offerings and ask her for assistance. However, I must caution you—as with any spirit—do not begin by asking for favors. First, build a relationship. Give offerings once or twice without asking for anything in return. During this time, research and learn about her life and energy. Once you have built that connection, you may ask for her help, and if she chooses to assist you, she will.

Another way to connect with Marie Laveau is to create an altar dedicated to her. This is a great idea because altars serve as sacred spaces to honor spirits, give offerings, and perform spiritual work. In the case of Marie Laveau, you can include items such as flowers (roses), Florida Water, tobacco, rosary beads (since Marie was Catholic as well as a Voodoo practitioner), rum, and a statue or picture of her. You should also include a glass of water, which you will change weekly.

Once you have gathered these items, construct your altar, give offerings, and ask for signs to see if she is receptive to working with you. If everything aligns, you can begin your work with her.

This is everything you can do to start building a spiritual relationship with Marie Laveau. She was a woman who always sought to help others and improve their circumstances through her work. Even though she is no longer with us in life, her spirit remains powerful—and she can still help those who call upon her with respect and sincerity.

“Here is the day, we must welcome it with a song.” 

    - Marie Laveau 

5 of the Most Important Psalms for Beginners to Know

Hello, in this article, I will tell everyone who wants to get into Hoodoo the five most important Palms for beginners to know when they are starting this practice. 

First, with Hoodoo, the book of Psalms is one of the most well-known parts of the Bible for newcomers when they are starting their Hoodoo journey. I will say that it is important to understand the different uses of the Psalms. The book of Psalms can range from many different uses for the human condition; there are psalms for money, luck, love, protection, and many other things.

Understanding the many uses of the Psalms is important because there are 150 different Psalms, but for now, I will tell you the 5 most important Psalms you need to know as a beginner. 

Top 5 Psalms 

Psalm 91

Psalm 91 is the first psalm that a beginner should familiarize themselves with. This is a ubiquitous psalm that is known for protection. It’s one of the most powerful psalms that is used for protection. Fun fact, there are old homes of former slaves, where the page of Psalm 91 was ripped out of the Bible, and placed in the foundation of the home, to provide protection. This psalm talks about God protecting people from all harm. You can use this psalm for protection rituals or when making a spiritual bath; there are many different instances where you can use this psalm. 

Psalm 23 

This is a catch-all Psalm that can be used for all manner of conditions. You can use this psalm to draw money. You can use this psalm for protection. There is no shortage of things you can do with this psalm. In Hoodoo, you will see this psalm a lot with all of the works that you will be doing as you get further in your practice. I use this psalm for both money and for protection. Also, when I am enchanting an object for a working that I am doing, I will pray the 23rd psalm to activate the object that I am using. 

Psalm 65 

This psalm is very good for road opening work or if you have a petition. I use the Psalm many times if I have something that I am praying for, and I need to have success in obtaining it, or if I am doing a road opening work for myself or a client. Here is a tip that not many people will tell you! Using the correct name for God in the psalm you are reciting will increase its effectiveness. With Psalm 65, you want to use the name Jah, which is one of many names God has. 

Psalm 51 

This psalm is very important for anyone getting into Hoodoo to learn about. The 51st Psalm is of great importance because you use this psalm for cleansing and purification. Whenever I am taking a spiritual cleansing bath, I will recite Psalm 51 over the bath while I am preparing it. Also, I use Hyssop, which is mentioned in the Psalm. Hyssop is a powerful herb that is used to cleanse a person of sin, as well as cleanse any negative spiritual energies. The passage mentioning Hyssop is in verse 7: “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” 

Psalm 78 

Psalm 78 is used to gain favor from authority figures or people in positions of power. I know we need to gain favor from people to advance our careers or to get a leg up. You recite this psalm if you have a request to give a boss or a loan officer, and you need to be favored by them. I use this psalm when I have a request to give a boss whom I need a favor from, like taking time off, or for them to be more agreeable. Before any meeting, I would go into the bathroom and pray this Psalm before having the meeting. This would work, and my boss would be more receptive to my request. 

So, there are the top 5 Palms that I believe are the best for beginners in Hoodoo to learn. These psalms cover a wide range of issues that people have. I will say that Psalms are important, but in other articles, I will talk about other passages in the Bible that are great for spiritual work. This is just the start, but soon you will be able to use many different psalms covering all manner of conditions. 

Thank you so much for reading! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment.

"Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen."

                - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Easiest to the Most Complex Methods of Spiritual Cleansing

Hello everyone reading this article, I am going to talk about cleansing. This article is not only going to be about cleansing, but I will talk about the simplest to the most complex cleansings. Cleansings are a spiritual process of alleviation that is used to remove any evil energy, spirit, or negative things. Spiritual cleansing has been used for centuries by many different groups of people and different cultures. However, in this article, I am going to talk about the spiritual cleansings of Hoodoo workers and of African spiritual cleansings. I want the reader of this article to have a spiritual cleansing routine to add to their spiritual practice. So, I will start from the easiest cleansings that everyone can do, and through the article, I will move to more complex methods that you can try to do, but I will caution you to ensure that you are protecting yourself. 

Okay, so let’s get started! 

Fasting and Prayer

Fasting and prayer are some of the simplest things that you can do, but they can be effective methods of cleansing. In the Bible, in Matthew 4:1-11, when Jesus went into the desert for 40 days and nights, he went without eating or drinking anything to get closer to God, and to begin the start of his ministry in the Catholic church. Fasting and prayer are great ways to be closer to God, and if you have a special and urgent request, fasting and prayer are great ways to increase the likelihood of you getting your petition being answered. Also, fasting and prayer are forms of cleansing as well because you are not putting potentially negative things inside of your body. 

Sage/Incense/ Palo Santo

Using either of these three sage sticks may seem small, but it has a powerful effect on removing negativity from your body, spirit, and aura. This method is simple, but it is effective if you need to do something in the interim. The way you are cleansing is through the smoke, and the special properties that the incense has. White sage neutralizes and removes all energies, good or bad. Palo santo removes negative energies and brings in positive energy.

Egg Cleanse

This method is very powerful, and it is not complicated to do at all. Spiritually, people would normally pass a chicken over themselves for the chicken to absorb all of the negative energy, then the spiritual practitioner would kill the chicken. However, today in the modern day, sacrificing a chicken can cause a lot of trouble with the authorities. This was a hoodoo practice that people would do to remove evil. During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the ancestors would take the eggs that they had access to, and they would pass the egg over the person afflicted, and once the cleansing was done, they would bury the egg or send it down a river or creek. This method of cleansing has been used by many different cultures. The best way to do the egg cleanse is to take an egg that is room temperature, and you will rub it all over yourself. While doing this, you will want to say the Lord’s Prayer for the entire duration of the cleansing. Once you have rubbed the egg over all of your body, you will throw the egg away. Some people will crack the egg in a glass to see what they were afflicted with. 

Spiritual Cleansing Bath 

This is a simple cleansing, but it is very effective, and depending on the situation, this cleansing ritual could be powerful if you need to enhance it. So, to start off, a spiritual cleansing bath can be simple; for example, you can use three items to create your bath, like Holy Water, Hyssop, and Lime. Also, you can use ingredients with an odd number of items in it. Spiritual cleansing baths can be as simple as taking one bath and being done, but it can be more detailed by doing a multi-day bath. The length of the days that you are taking a spiritual cleansing bath is related to the extent of the cleansing that you need. If you have a large amount of negative energies, then you will have to take a bath for 5,7,9, or 13 days to completely remove the evil from you. 

House cleansing

This is a method of cleansing when you feel that your space has had evil or negative energies in it. For everyone, their house/space is their sanctuary, where they should be able to come to so they can unwind and decompress from their work days. However, if there is evil and you need to do a cleansing, then there are a lot of things that you will be able to do. For example, you can use the Sage/ Palo Santo, which I stated earlier, can clear your house. Also, there is another method you can do, which involves using a coconut and cascarilla. However, if there is an evil entity that is stronger, then your best course of action would be to seek out a member of the Catholic Church, and get a priest who can bless a house or even exorcise a house too. Also, if you look it up online, you can get a Saint Michael the Archangel house blessing prayer. 

Exorcism 

This is the last method of cleansing, which is only for emergency situations. The process of an exorcism is or can be defined as: “ a ritual or practice, most commonly associated with religious traditions, intended to cast out or ward off evil spirits or demons believed to possess individuals, places, or objects.” This is one of the most powerful forms of cleansing, and exorcisms cannot be done readily. You will need to gather substantial evidence to give to the Catholic Church, and there will be an assessment done to ensure that the person who is possessed is not suffering from any mental or psychological illness. Once this is done, the church will send a trained priest who is experienced in exorcism. The priest will commence the exorcism on behalf of the possessed person. This method of cleansing is one of the most powerful and is highly effective in removing demons and evil spirits from the person who is afflicted with evil. However, exorcisms are an intense practice, and there have been people who have died when removing evil spirits from a person. 

In conclusion, this is not a concrete list; there are many different cleansings from different cultures that are highly effective, which you can research on your own. I have compiled this list to give the reader information so that they can use these healings to help themselves or others who have been plagued with negativity in their lives. Thank you so much for reading this article! 

“We must not let daylight in upon the magic.” 

- Walter Bagehot 

Using divination in spiritual work

Hello everyone, today I will talk about using divination in spiritual work. Divination comes in many different forms. You can have prophetic dreams, you can hear messages from spirit, or you can use items such as chamalongos, cowrie shells, playing cards, or tarot cards. All of these items you can use to receive messages from your ancestors, or the spirits who are with you for your protection. If you are using any of these tools that I have listed to receive messages from your ancestors or spiritual guides, these are great conduits to receive messages. Many people think that you need to be psychic to be able to receive messages, but this is not the case. You use divination to receive messages and understand a situation or an event you may need clarity on. Now that we have clarification on why divination is important, the next step would be choosing the right divination tool for yourself.

I would say choose the divination tool that will be easy for you to work with. Personally, I use tarot cards and playing cards, and I also receive messages from dreams. I will go into a little anecdote of my experience with divination to show why you should focus on divination with your spiritual work. This event was years ago, and I was doing a setting of lights(candle work). I was creating a bath for my client, and this experience was different from other experiences because most people who come to me are not being spiritually attacked by a rogue spiritual worker. I want to keep the anonymity of my client, so for this story, I will call them Hank. Anyway, Hank was experiencing a lot of negativity in his life, and he felt like he couldn’t move forward with any of the endeavors that he tried to do.

When I heard this, what I did was use my tarot cards to get more information about the situation. What I noticed with the reading was, there was a person in his readings, but they were trying to shroud themselves from any detection. I continued to do my reading, and I asked my spirits for more information. However, what I discovered shocked me. My client's money, health, social life, and many other aspects were being affected, and everything that he was doing would not work out. With all of the information I had, and sidenote (by the way, a tip to increase psychic ability is praying Psalm 78 verses 1-4), after doing my tarot reading and getting the information that I needed. I started the work for my client, which was preparing a bath for him, also working a candle, and this was not just any ordinary candle, it's called a 21 root candle, which is used to uproot any and all negative workings and energies.

The Reading for my client that showed the issue

The 21 root candle is a powerful candle to use when you are experiencing negative spiritual attacks. So with this candle, the bath, and some other workings to send back what was thrown at my client, things in his life started to turn around for the better. Hank was starting to see better results, and I did a follow-up reading on the person in his life who was using spiritual work to curse him. What I discovered was that the return to sender work was successful, the worker was struggling with finances, and other things were happening to them. So, I share this story because I want everyone to understand the importance of divination along with your spiritual work. It is such an important tool when you need information about things that we can and cannot see.

Later on, I am going to write more about the Tarot and how I use Tarot cards in my divination, also how I use Tarot cards in my daily spiritual practice. Thank you all for reading, and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to leave a comment.

"Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic, and miracles."

                                                       - Roy T. Bennett

The difference between Road Opening and Blockbusting

Hello, in this article, I will be talking about the differences between a road opening and a blockbusting work. With these two workings, many people believe they are the same thing, but this could not be further from the truth. The specific names are important because you need to know what you are doing and what type of work it will be. It's important to know that doing a specific work will bring about different effect on your life. 

So, what I am going to do is highlight the difference between the two works. I will start off with Road Opening. So, road opening work is a spiritual spell that is used to open the roads to potential opportunities, jobs, money, or love. Really, it’s any manner of opportunity or goals you are trying to achieve that are available to you. On the other hand, a Blockbusting work is normally used for removing obstacles, but in a forceful way. Blockbusting is used to remove all obstacles that are in your way; think of it as an extreme removal.

Now, I am going to describe two instances in which I have done both of these works, and by the end, I hope you will fully understand the difference between these two works. First, this was a few years ago, and I had a client who was recently having a rough go of life. So, to start off with the person I was working for, I did a spiritual reading for him. I believe that it is very important to do a spiritual reading when you are working for another person. I was doing this reading for my client, and through the reading, I did see the stagnation and blockage within the client's life. The blockage wasn’t evil or hoodoo thrown on them, but it was because of a buildup of negative energies surrounding him. Because I found the cause of the issue with my client, the best course of action for this individual was to do two things, the first is a spiritual cleansing bath to remove all of that negativity and the second thing was to do a road opening, to ensure their paths could be clear, and also they would be able to have success in any situation. The ritual I used a road opening candle and added road opening oil to the candle. Then I prayed Psalm 119:105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" and Psalm 23:3 "He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake." This was an example of a road opening, and after the work was complete, my client felt a lot better, and they saw opportunities come their way to get ahead. Now, we are going to look at an example of blockbusting work and how that differs from road openings. 

This happened a few years ago. I got a request from a distressed client that they needed some help because everything they have been going through was bad, and no matter how much they have tried to improve their station in life, or their situation, nothing would work. So, I began my process that I always do, which is doing a spiritual reading for my client, so we would be able to see what is going on in their life. In the reading, I saw that there was more than a buildup of negative energies; what I saw was active blockages in his life. This was more than the normal spiritual buildup for the average person, who also, I might add, does not do any spiritual work. So I had to prescribe him something different. What I did was have my client take a powerful spiritual cleansing bath and a house cleansing. Also, I did a blockbusting work to make sure that he would be able to eliminate any issues that may arise in his life. Specifically, with the blockbusting work, what I had to do was a more powerful type of work to remove negativity from his life, and I used a blockbusting candle and special herbs to make that happen. I used a candle and added specific herbs, roots, and oils to the candle to see the desired result. Then I said a series of prayers and declarations and added words of power to the ritual. This ritual is a little more intense than the road opening, so I cannot go into detail about the specifics. It is important to know that blockbusting is far more aggressive in removing obstacles from your life. You can think of it as a far more aggressive form of road opening. 

So, in these instances you see the difference between road openings and blockbusting. It is paramount to be able to differentiate between the two if you are starting this journey. Thank you so much for reading this article, if you have any other questions please feel free to leave a comment or click my Fiverr link for consultation.

“I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are true dreamers.” 

• Brian Selznick, The Invention of Huego Carbret

How to Communicate with your Ancestors

Hello, in this article, I am going to talk about being able to communicate with your ancestors. This is very important because your ancestral battery is important. You need your ancestors to empower your work and to receive messages. Plus, they are your first line of spiritual defense if there is anything plaguing you. There are many other important things that your ancestors do for you, but these are the most important and immediate. With all of that said, now that you know the importance of your ancestors. I am going to relay to you in this article how to communicate with your ancestors, to honor and be in communication with them, as well as increase the power of your workings. 

Starting, the first step in communicating with your ancestors is to choose the ancestors who loved you in life. I know this sounds strange, but it is important to choose an ancestor or a person in your family who, while they were alive, loved you and had a good relationship with you. This could be someone whom you had a good relationship like a grandfather or grandmother. While they were alive, they loved you, so even in death, they will still love you and want to protect you. So, you will have to choose the people who loved you while they were alive, and if any of them were rootworkers, that is even better for you for your spiritual work. Next, I have already spoken about both spiritual and ancestor altars, so I will not go over this again, but I will link to the article here. With all of the ancestors you have selected, you will need a white candle and a glass of water; these are things that you will use to interpret messages from your ancestors. 

First, with water, if you see bubbles in the water and it’s not sparkling water, then that is normally an indication that your spirits are there with you at your altar. Also, with your white candle for your ancestors, if you see that the flame is popping or flicking, they are giving you a message, and if this occurs while you have a candle for yourself or a client going and the flame pop, then your ancestors are trying to give you a message and from there can you use your divination tools to receive more instruction or message. Divination tools are great to use for all manner of spiritual communication. I will talk about using divination tools to understand the messages your ancestors are trying to tell you. Whether you use Chamalongos shells, tarot cards, playing cards, bones, or any other type of spiritual divination tool, you should use them to interpret the messages of your ancestors because they may have important information to tell you. I do this method with my tarot cards. I normally keep my cards on my ancestor altar, which helps because they are charging the cards with their energies. 

Also, this is not the only way to receive messages; you can also get messages from dreams. Something I was taught to do was, before I go to sleep, I call my ancestor or ancestors by name before going to sleep and ask them to come to me in a dream if something is bothering me or if I need to ask advice. Also, before bed, you can recite Psalm 23 before going to sleep to get instruction from your ancestors. Finally, the last method that I use to communicate with the ancestors is asking them for a sign. Normally, what I do is go to my altar, pray, and ask them for a sign. These signs can come in many different ways, but always make sure that if you get a sign, it is not something vague. Thank you, everyone, for reading this blog post, and always make sure that you are honoring your ancestors.

"Believe in your heart that you're meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic, and miracles." - Roy T. Bennett

How To Create A Spiritual Altar

Hello, in this article, I will describe how you can make your own spiritual altar. Spiritual altars are very important because, with them, this is an area where you will be doing your spiritual work, calling on your spirits/ancestors, and to have a place for you to make the magic happen. 

So you know what the basics are with a spiritual altar, but here are some tips on how to get started with preparing the altar, so you can start working. First, I need to differentiate between two different things. There are many different types of altars, ancestral altars, spiritual altars, personal altars, money altars, love altars, etc, so there are many different types of altars. In this article, I will specifically be talking about spiritual altars. This is whether you practice Hoodoo, Wicca, or any other type of spiritual practice, you will be able to connect with your spirits, ancestors, or deities whom you work with, and this will be an area where you will be able to reach out to them and increase the focus and power of your work. 

First, what you want is an altar; this can be a TV dinner stand, or it could be something as elaborate as a dresser stand. You get your stand, and then what you do is get a white tablecloth, which will cover up the stand. The white cloth is important because white is a good color to bring in positive energies, and it represents purity. The next thing you want to do is cleanse the altar that you will be using. You can cleanse your altar with Florida water, holy water, rainwater, or even incense. It is important to cleanse the altar because this is a sacred space and a place of elevated energy, so you always want to remember to cleanse the area. The next step is to add a glass of water, and you may ask why water? Water is the universal conduit, and water is the element used to give passage to spirits and ancestors being around. So, it is important to always have a fresh glass of water, and you want to change out the water every week for your spirits who will be there with you at the altar. 

The next step is to add the items/ images of the deities you will be working with. If you are working with a statue of Jesus, place it there; if you are using a statue of Santa Muerte, place it there, or a picture if you cannot afford a statue. Also, if you want to add pictures of your ancestor, then place their pictures there. The reason for putting these pictures there is that you want to make this a space for yourself as well for the spirits you are working with. This is also a place for them to come to. If you are working for yourself or a client, this will be a place for your spirits to always know that this is a place for them, too. The next step is to start working, whether you want to go to your altar to pray, meditate, or do your spiritual work, this is a perfect place for you to do these things. This altar, which you will have created, will be basic. If you would like to reach out, there are more in-depth things you will be able to do. However, now I believe this is sufficient for the beginner to start their journey. Thank you so much for reading! 

"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." 

   -W.B. Yeats

How to Do an Egg Cleansing

In today’s article, I will be writing about the steps on how to do an egg cleanse. An egg cleanse is very simple, but extremely effective in removing evil and negativity from the person receiving the cleanse. The belief of the egg cleanse was essential during the Transatlantic Slave trade which was during the 17th century, and this was during the time of hoodoo and rootwork when Africans who were brought over from Africa had to hide their spiritual practices, so hiding their spiritual practices, and also learning more herbal information from the natives in the United States. The spiritual practice of hoodoo grew and expanded, and with this expansion came resourcefulness. A common way to remove evil spirits from a person would be to pass a black chicken over the individual for the black chicken to absorb all of the evil and blockages that were set on the person. However, during the Transatlantic slave trade, the slaves who were brought here to the United States did not have a lot of resources, so instead of using chickens to remove evil, they used something that was more accessible, which was the egg. So we have it today by using eggs as a form of cleansing. Now, I will discuss the materials you need and the steps for cleansing.

Ingredients:

First, you are going to need an egg, a glass of room-temperature water, and salt. 

Next, starting off with this work, you will need the egg to be at room temperature. Then, you start off rubbing the egg from the top of your head all the way to the bottom of your feet, while you are doing this, you will want to recite the ‘Lord’s Prayer’, if you do not know the prayer, I will insert it here: 

“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen” 

Now, I know people who may be reading this might not be comfortable with reciting a traditional Christian prayer, but I would implore you to look at this only as a step for cleansing yourself. Personally, I would take any gripes with religion out of this cleansing ritual. That was a little caveat I felt that I needed to put in this article, so going back into the ritual. When you are rubbing the egg around you and your body, you will recite this prayer until you have concluded with the cleansing. Once you are done rubbing the egg around your body, you will then get a glass of room-temperature water. You will break the egg into the water, but DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE WATER; this will negate the cleansing, and your efforts will be for naught. So, you cracked the egg into the glass of water and you look at the glass from the side. You should feel lighter from the cleansing. Now you are going to want to wait for at least 20 minutes to see if any shapes have formed in the glass. From here, you can see the evil that you have removed. Here are some examples: if you see any animal shapes, that means someone has sent negative energies towards you, or if you see bubbles at the top, that means secret enemies. There are many other signs of egg cleanses, which I could write a whole other article about, but not today. 

Finally, when you see what you removed, you will now want to take the salt and throw it into the glass with the egg to destroy the evil. From this point, you are going to throw the mixture away either in the toilet and flush or you can dump it outside so these negative forces cannot come back to harm you. Thank you for reading this article, if you have any other questions please feel free to leave a comment so I can answer any questions. 

“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg. Not by smashing it. 

-Arnold H. Glasow 

Protection Working (Easy and Effective)

Hello all, in this article, I will be talking about an easy and fast protection work anyone can do. I need to start this article off by saying that people who would need to use this protection work are people who suspect they may be under the influence of a curse or hex. This protection pertains to a person who seems to have a string of misfortunes that they cannot seem to shake off. Also, this applies to a person who consistently has a feeling of dread and fear. Quickly, I would like to mention that if you have felt any of the things described above, then I suggest first that you check and seek medical/mental health services. Sometimes we may feel bad, but it may be due to an underlying issue involving mental health. Now that I have gotten that information out, if the above affects you and there are no issues with mental health, I would be confident in saying that you might be cursed, or you have come into contact with a lot of negativity. If that is the case, this post is for you. I want to give this information to people so they will be able to help themselves in warding off any evil or negativity that comes their way. 

To start off, you will need a few things:

Ingredients

1 white candle (it could be a glass candle or a pillar candle, it doesn’t matter), some Florida water, a Bible, and brown paper bag. (Optional is protection oil, but if you do not have this, then that is fine.)

First, you want to use Florida water to cleanse the candle you will be using. If you go to any botanica, dollar store, or anywhere you buy candles, the candles are in the open, and people touch these items. So, they are placing their energies on it, and you don’t know what energies they might have. The next step is, you will want to take the candle and pray Psalm 91 over the candle. Let your breath touch the candle because with this, you will be putting your energy into this candle. After this step is complete, you will then take the brown paper bag, and you will rip a piece and make it into a square. Then you write your petition about protection from all harm and enemies. Next, you will want to call your ancestors, spirits, or deities you wish to help, assist, and empower the protection work. Also, this isn't necessary, but you can add some protection oil to your candle.

Now that I have explained how the ritual should be set up, I will explain how to make a quick protection oil. With this oil, you want to use only three herbs: one is angelica root (which is great for protection), sage (for protection and cleansing), and the devil's shoestring (a very powerful root for protection, which is alleged to tie the devil's shoestrings to keep away any misfortune). Once you have all the ingredients, you will then want to get an oil, and side note, a good base oil for spiritual oils lasts a long time and preserves well. So you get your oil, and with each ingredient, you will want to tell the herb what you want it to do. You do that for each herb, and then place it into the oil. Then, after that is complete, you will want to pray over the oil itself, and you can use many passages in the bible, but I like to read Psalm 91, which is one of the ultimate passages for protection in the Bible. You pray this psalm 3 times over your oil, and then it will be ready for you to use. Also, you can use oils from reputable sources that you trust, or have good reviews for effective results. 

You add your oil to the candle, and with the candle, you will hold the candle from the base in an upward fashion. You want to hold the candle all around with the oil in your hand and anoint it upwards, so the work will be sent into the heavens, and upwards to your spirits. You will then place the petition on your altar, and then, if you are not using a glass candle, you will get a candle holder to place your candle in. Then you will want to place the prayed over and anointed candle on your altar, and light it. You pray over this candle every day until it is extinguished. Another good psalm to pray for protection is Psalm 70.

Thank you so much for reading this article. I hope it helps you in some way. 

“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me.” - Psalm 23:4