Saint Joseph - Patron Saint of Carpenters and Fathers

With Father's Day right around the corner, I thought it would be nice to post an article about Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph is the patron saint of carpenters and fathers. He is a very popular saint in the Italian community and is often petitioned for assistance with employment, with family matters and with selling a home or acquiring a new home.

Saint Joseph - Patron Saint of Carpenters and Fathers
Saint Joseph was the mortal father of Jesus Christ. He raised Jesus as his own son, cared for him, provided for him, put a roof over his head and also taught Jesus his craft - carpentry. Saint Joseph is the embodiment of good fatherhood, dutiful nurturing of your family, and hard work done with integrity. If you are a father, he is a great role model for being the best parent you can be. If you didn't have a good relationship with your father, Saint Joseph can be petitioned to mend the rift between you and your father, or he can act as a surrogate father for the one you never had. He is warm, caring and very approachable in prayer work.

Petitioning Saint Joseph to Sell Your House
In this terrible housing market, it can be very hard to sell your home. Here is a very traditional folk magic way to call upon the assistance of Saint Joseph to sell your house. It works like crazy, but it is important for you to abide by all of the process or you can watch your entire sale fall apart before it is done.

You'll need:

• one small statue of Saint Joseph
• one Saint Joseph Candle
• one bottle of Saint Joseph Oil
• a small piece of pyrite

First, take the Saint Joseph candle and put a few drops of Saint Joseph Oil in the top of it. Pray over the candle to Saint Joseph asking for him to bless your house and make it attractive to potential buyers. I also like praying the Lord's Prayer at the end of any petition to a Saint. Light the candle and let it burn in a safe place in your home. Dab a bit of Saint Joseph Oil on the four corners and middle of every room. Also dab some Saint Joseph Oil on the four corners and middle of every door and window. Pray to Saint Joseph asking for his help in making your home warm, attractive to buyers and for the house to sell fast! Let the candle burn until it is finished.

Next, hold the small statue of Saint Joseph (you can find one online or at a Catholic supply store) and pray the following:

Prayer to Saint Joseph to Sell a House
O, Saint Joseph,
you who taught our Lord
the carpenter's trade,
and saw to it
that he was always properly housed,
hear my earnest plea.


I want you to help me now
as you helped your foster-child Jesus,
and as you have helped many others
in the matter of housing.


I wish to sell this [house/property]
quickly, easily, and profitably
and I implore you to grant my wish
by bringing me a good buyer,
one who is
eager, compliant, and honest,
and by letting nothing impede the
rapid conclusion of the sale.


Dear Saint Joseph,
I know you would do this for me
out of the goodness of your heart
and in your own good time,
but my need is very great now
and so I must make you hurry
on my behalf.


Saint Joseph, I am going to place you
in a difficult position
with your head in darkness
and you will suffer as our Lord suffered,
until this [house/property] is sold.


Then, Saint Joseph, i swear
before the cross and God Almighty,
that i will redeem you
and you will receive my gratitude
and a place of honour in my home.


Amen.

Now dig a hole and bury the statue of Saint Joseph upside down, facing east in the backyard of the property. If there is no backyard, you can bury it in the front yard. If there is no yard, bury it in a potted plant.

Finishing up the Saint Joseph Spell to Sell a House
IMPORTANT: Once the property has sold, you must dig up the statue and take it to your new home. Clean it off and place it in a position of honor in your new home, thanking the saint and offering prayers there. If you do not complete this final step, you will encounter problems with the sale or the buyer may back out at the last minute. You can also dab the four corners and center of every room in your new house with Saint Joseph Oil for his continued blessings in your new home.

'Tis The Season ... To Be Trickin'!

You never thought you'd be saying "trick or treat" around Christmas time, but this is the best season to hit people with some hoodoo when they least expect it. Does this make me hard-hearted and a grinch? No, but I am a very practical rootworker, and I understand that people who are stressed out and have their guards down are easy targets for magic. 'Tis the season, indeed!

Holiday Cards Laced with Powders

This idea actually came about when working on a case for a client. He is faced with a hostile work environment where his job has been given to another guy in the office, his coworkers are a bunch of gossips and his boss is weak-minded and unwilling to give him back his job (even though the replacement is completely incompetent.) The premise is simple; use magical powders to affect everyone in the office by tricking holiday cards and giving them to people.

For the guy that took his job - a Merry Christmas card dusted with Hot Foot Powder. He opened the card, touched the paper and got the magical hit - then he promptly hung the card up in his cubicle. Jackpot!

For the gossiping coworkers matching Happy Holidays cards each dusted with STFU! Powder to stop their gossip and protect him from their nasty rumor spreading. Some took the cards home (where they sit as time-release protective amulets affecting them as they rest in the comfort of their homes). Others put the up outside their cubicles, affecting the entire atmosphere in the office. No more gossip, and that's a good thing.

For the boss, a Happy New Year card with warm wishes for the year to come - laced with Boss Fix Powder. He propped the card up on his desk where everyone could see it, and where he could be affected all day long to work in accordance with my client's will, for his best interest, and to stay out of his personal space when working.

Holiday Treats with Irresistible Magical Power

Christmas cookies and other holiday treats are a great way to affect others - be it your coworkers, your neighbors, family members or a love interest. Simply mix in the magical affects into the frosting on those cookies, or into the batter itself!

To make that guy you like love you even more, put a tiny bit of your menstrual blood into that red frosting on heart shaped cookies. Or add a pinch of Attraction Powder into the frosting.

To get those obnoxious upstairs neighbors that stomp around all day to move out and leave you in peace, make up a batch of "Aztec Chocolate Cupcakes" that are nothing more than chocolate cupcakes that you put some Hot Footing herbs into. Now... you don't want to poison them, so just use red chilis, a bit of cayenne and black pepper.

And if you really want to hurt someone (which I don't recommend unless it is a justified case in the eyes of God - like a rapist or a murderer) you can put Goofer Dust into their rum balls to leave them crawling on the ground, howling like a dog. Or you can putting live things in them. Try putting some ground up horse hair in a cookie, or spider's eggs in their vanilla creme frosting-topped cake.

A Present For You - WITH A PUNCH!

Once of the most handled items in the holidays is WRAPPING PAPER! Just turn that paper over and sprinkle your powders on the back of them, then dust off the excess, give it a snap with your finger and wrap up the present for your intended target. If they rip through it, they'll get the powder on them. If they carefully work their way through the paper in order to "save it" that's even better! They'll take the magically affected paper into their homes and keep it for quite a while.

Here are some ideas for powders to affect people:

• Money Draw Powder - to get delinquent clients to pay their bills, or to influence your rich relatives to be a bit more generous
• Attraction Powder - to get that cute guy or girl to pay more attention to you, or you can send out promotional gifts to prospective customers to draw them back to your business
• Evil Begone! Powder - to affect a mate that's trying to stop a bad habit like smoking or drinking
• Love Me NOW! Powder - to make someone fall in love with you (great when wrapping up romantic gifts like a box of truffles)
• Success and Eloquence Powder - when trying to win or succeed at something (especially potential new employers)
• Hot Foot Powder - to drive someone away, get rid of them
• Goofer Dust - to make someone sick and curse them - only when justified in the eyes of God (like a murderer, child molester or rapist)

Holiday Ornaments to Protect and Bless Your Home

Well I can't have a holiday posting be so harsh and heavy-handed, so here are some "nicer" applications for magical products during the holidays.

A wreath was originally a protective emblem that was placed on the door to keep death away from the house. You can still use a wreath in the same way, with a few hoodoo twists. You can make an all-pine wreath our of trimmings that you can get for free from the local Christmas tree lot to keep ghosts and unwanted entities away. Or, try hanging spices like bundles of cinnamon, whole nutmegs and oranges on the wreath to attract wealth into the home. Another idea is to weave in some Devil's Shoestrings and branches of bay leaves into the wreath to make it a powerful protective amulet. Finish it by dressing the back of the wreath with some Fiery Wall of Protection Oil and there you have it - a powerful protective amulet for the home that can also double as a prosperity-drawing spell.

Ornaments that you hang on the tree can be dabbed with a little Blessing Oil to bring blessings in the year to come. You could do this with any of the many condition oils that are available. Some good options would be Money Draw Oil, Attraction Oil, Holy Oil, Blessing Oil, Fast Luck Oil, True Love Oil, etc. Use your imagination - you can even use color symbolism in your selection of ornaments to amplify your spell working.

Be Prosperous - Protecting Yourself from Unexpected Expenses!

Drawing Money Ain't Enough!
In tough economic times, folks often turn to money draw spells to tide the financial slump. While this certainly works to bring in more money, it does nothing to make you more wealthy. The trick to having more money is not only to bring in more money, but to STOP LOSING money at the same time. That's where secure finances and financial protection work comes in.

Money Stay With Me, Spell
This working combines money draw products along with secure finances products to draw in more money and keep it with you. It's a simple magical way to start a savings account. You'll need:

• a lodestone
• a small dish
• magnetic sand
• Money Draw Oil
• Secure Finances Oil
• Money Draw Powder
• a pen
• a $20 bill
• a little whiskey

On your $20 bill, sign your name under the treasurer's signature. Then on each corner write "Stay With Me". Dust the $20 bill with Money Draw Powder by sprinkling a bit of the powder on the bill, then run your four fingers over it in wavy lines praying for money to be drawn to you from all corners of the earth. Shake off the excess powder and give the bill a flick with your forefinger to snap off the excess powder. Lay the bill on your small dish.

Take your lodestone and "baptize" it with whiskey in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and give it a name. Call it by this name from now on. Dress the lodestone with a blend of Money Draw Oil and Secure Finances Oil, instructing the lodestone to make money come to you, drawn by its magnetic power, and for it to stay with you, curbing your unnecessary spending and growing money in your account. Lay the lodestone on top of the $20 bill and tell it "You love the feel of money and money loves you! Bring more of it to me and I'll give you a nicer cushion of it to sit on!" Now, give the lodestone a pinch of magnetic sand to feed it and make it strong.

Every day, at the end of your day, take whatever cash you have in your wallet out and put it under the small dish. Criss-cross the piles of cash each day so you know which pile came from which day. At the end of the week, you can take the pile of cash that has been sitting under the lodestone for the full 7-days, and put it in your wallet to spend throughout the day. At the end of your day, repeat the saving stack routine.

You'll train your lodestone to draw more money to you this way, you'll spend less money throughout your day, and you'll also dress and charge your cash that you then send out into the world to hunt down more cash and bring it to you. Works like a charm!

Protecting Your Finances by Protecting Your Property and Health!
One of the worst things that can happen in hard financial times is an unexpected expense like having to buy new tires, getting sick and charging up big hospital bills, or a break in. Therefore, one of the best things to do in hard financial times is to protect what you currently own and bless it to keep in operating smoothly.

You can protect your car by dressing the four corners of the car and the center with a dab of Fiery Wall of Protection Oil, calling to God to protect your car from any thieves or from any irresponsible drivers who might hurt your property. Dab a little Blessing Oil on the four tires that they be protected from any punctures on the road. You can even have a Fiery Wall of Protection Mojo Bag made up for your car to keep it safe from any harm - and store it under your driver's side seat.

You can protect your home by 5-spotting the windows with dabs of Fiery Wall of Protection Oil, and then burn blue glass-encased candles dressed with Prosperous House Blessing Oil to draw prosperity and blessings into your home. I personally hang a Fiery Wall of Protection Mojo Bag behind my front door to protect it from intruders.

You can protect your health by breaking bad habits that would cost you large medical expenses. One great way to do this is to buy white glass-encased candles and glue your photo to the side of them. Then put a few drops of Blessing Oil and a pinch of Evil BEGONE! Powder in the top and pray that your bad habit (smoking, over-eating, drugs, drinking) be conquered by the mighty power of God and that the compassionate heart of Jesus Christ lead you toward a cleaner way of living, to honor your body as a temple of light! You can even up the ante by taking a Spiritual Purification Herb Bath before setting your light, and see it as a washing away of your addiction, and a rebirth of your strength of will.

These and so many other ideas will supplement existing Money Draw magic for real practical results. Try it out and see for yourself!

Spell to Get a New Home

I recently decided to move into a new place and quickly found that I had some hurdles to overcome, including some minor credit dings and tight finances. I decided to put together a candle spell that not only worked like ... well ... a CHARM, but worked on the FIRST property that we applied to live at. This candle spell has been tested time and time again, and it the key to getting the perfect place to live.

Preparing the Petition Paper - Aim High!
The trick to this spell is that you really need to know what you want in your new place. Start by compiling a petition paper where you list out all of the qualities you desire in the new place, and AIM HIGH! You'll get about 70% of the things you're looking for. Include the price you're willing to pay for rent, deposits, how many bedrooms and bathrooms, a balcony, location, neighborhood quality, etc. Also include the emotional values you want your home to evoke: it feels like home, my friends feel welcome there, I feel stable and that I can put down roots, etc. Don't forget to include qualities you want in the neighbors and the landlord: I want a landlord that's hands-off in his management style, I want friendly neighbors, no kids in the neighborhood, etc. Write it all out in as much detail as possible. Finish by dabbing a little Success and Eloquence Oil on the four corners of the paper and the center (a 5-spot pattern). Fold the paper in half toward you, turn it 1/4 turn clockwise and fold it in half again, and repeat that one more time for a total of three folds. Set it aside.

Preparing the Candle
Obtain a yellow glass-encased candle (7 day candle). Wipe it down with a paper towel slightly moistened with ammonia to clear away any residual energy on the candle. Next draw a symbol of a house on a piece of paper, and write your name inside the image of the house (include anyone else's name who will be residing there). Write "New Home" over the roof. I also like to add little crosses to bless the home, and add in my zodiacal symbol as well as the symbols of anyone else who will be residing there. Put a thin layer of tacky glue on the back of the photo and stick it onto the front of the glass candle. This will act as a sigil to draw the home to you.

Next, take a skewer and drill three holes into the wax in the candle from the top down. Into these holes dribble a few drops of Success and Eloquence Oil. Finally, add three small pyrite pieces into the top of the candle (for success) and three small lodestone grit pieces (to magnetically draw the home to you).

Charging the Candle
Hold the candle up to God and pray with all your might for your home. Speak in your own words, that you will find a home with all of the qualities you've listed, and claim it in the name of God. Finish by holding it to your heart and saying "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit". Tap the candle on the table three times to seal the energy into it.

Place the candle on top of your folded up petition paper. Light the candle and allow it to burn all the way down. Start shopping around and applying for places right away. Lay the completed applications on your alter by the candle to draw the luck of your magic into the work. You can even dress the back of the application with Success and Eloquence Powder before you submit it to really secure your victory!

You'll have success in finding the perfect place in no time flat!

Protecting the Home Hoodoo Style

Protection for the home is a fundamental magical working that just about everyone should do. Of course, these aren't replacements for common-sense things like locking your doors and getting a house alarm if needed, but they certainly support those mundane solutions.

Railroad Spikes and Indian Head Cent Lookouts

A traditional way to protect the home employs the use of railroad spikes and Indian Head Cents. This requires the use of four of each. One railroad spike is pounded into the ground at all four corners to "tie down" the property and protect it. Atop each of the spikes, an Indian Head Cent was placed (as pictured above) to act as scouts against any that would seek to harm you. The spikes would be dressed with a protective blend (like Fiery Wall of Protection Oil) and the pennies would be dressed with the same blend or perhaps an Indian Spirit Guide blend prior to putting them in place.

This tradition pulls together several uniquely African-American magical concepts. First, the use of metals. This hearkens back to the African metal-smith gods (The Yoruban Ogún or the Congo Zarabanda) that were seen as the crafters of civilization, fierce warriors and protectors of their followers. The Railroads were seen not only as a manifestation of technology and tools (thereby associating them as the greatest evolution of these Gods' gifts to humanity) but also as huge aggregations of iron - a metal sacred to these Gods. By staking the four corners of the property with railroad spikes not only were the rootworkers calling upon magical traditions of their Ancestors, they were also unknowingly calling in the protection of the Gods of their ancestry.

The incorporation of Indian Head Cents to act as watchers also draws upon the long-standing associations between African Slaves and the Native Americans - both oppressed people in the South in American history - who often worked together, sharing magical traditions and intermarrying thus crossing bloodlines and sharing ancestors. The "Indian Spirit Guide" is an evolution of this shared ancestry. The most prominent of these Native American ancestral guides was Blackhawk. He was honored and worshipped in "Black Spiritualist" churches often in the form of "Blackhawk in a bucket" (an aggregation of ancestral earths, a statue of blackhawk and the tears of the oppressed people as a magical-religious icon.) Thus, he became a powerful ancestral spirit that rootworkers could call upon to keep them safe. This tradition of calling up on Native Spirit Guides for protection is an unique phenomenon of Native American, African American and Spiritualist practices found in hoodoo.

The addition of the Indian Head Cent helps to give the resident a warning system if danger draws near. If the occupant is visited by the image of a Native either in dreams or in waking life, he knows that it is a warning and that his Indian Spirit Protector is looking out for him.

Protection Against Foot-Track Magic

Concerned about someone throwing powders in your track? Maybe someone is trying to Hot Foot you out of the home, or throwing curses at your doorstep? One of the simplest ways to protect against foottrack magic is to put a little salt and black pepper in your shoe! It's simple as can be, and fights fire with fire. The Hot Foot Powder will not affect you, and the Goofer Dust will be driven away. Of course, it's still a good idea to clean up those messes with some Chinese Floor Wash or with Evil BEGONE! Powder once you've discovered it, but the salt and pepper in your shoe will be a good protection against it affecting you.

Protective House Blessings

A very simple way to protect the home is to anoint the doors and windows with Fiery Wall of Protection Oil in a five-spot pattern. (Like the 5 dot pattern on a die.) Put a little oil on your fingers, touch each corner of the door and the middle while praying Psalm 23 or praying in your own words. This will literally drive your enemies away from your home and reflect anything they throw at you back with a vengeance.

These are just a few simple ideas, and there are many more out there.