I use this – basically – like the oil equivalent of Goofer Dust. For curses, hexes and any unsavory workings. Its uses are as vast as the imagination and it seems to have a particular affinity for black and red candles. It can be added to charms, dolls, candles, poured into a person’s foot-tracks, etc. but the point is usually the same – to cause discomfort &/or to keep a person the hell away from you.
To create, mix:
Coffee Beans (whole or ground – either is fine)
Red Pepper Flakes
Cayenne and/or Chile Powder
(3/6/9) Whole, dried Red Peppers (like Tabascos, japonés, even red jalapeños)
Black Pepper
Iron Oxide (Rust)
(Optional: Sulfur Powder)
Add these to a jar/bottle (using a dark bottle or one painted black is preferable, but not necessary). Once added, fill half way with:
Carrier Oil & Castor Oil (4:1)
Shake vigorously.
Finally. add in:
A few sprigs of Barberry
Pins and Needles
Ash of Deuteronomy 28:25 ;; “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth.”
Fill the rest of the way with oil – cork and shake.
WARNING: There’s a whole lot of capsaicin in that bottle. Be careful and be sure to wash hands after use.
Despite its diverse usage – in other formulas – my recipe is specialized toward what I most often use it for. Love. That isn’t to say that this recipe could not be used for other things (with some minor tweaks), it’s simply that I use attraction oil almost solely for matters of the heart – possibly because I believe the heart to bring that which is truly needed and not just wanted.
With that being said, this is my base recipe – which I then add specialization to, but it can be used fine as is – its “raw” form.
Combine:
(5 -10 petals) Dried, crushed Rose Petals (Red and Coral being my personal favorites)
(½ to 1 tsp.) True Cinnamon Powder (or a Ceylon Cinnamon Stick)
(½ Tsp.) Anise Seed
(1 tsp) Rosemary (dried)
(1 tsp) Lavender (dried)
A pinch of Magnetic Sand
A few spritz of a heady perfume – I use Poême
Carrier Oil (of choice)
(¼ cup) Castor Oil
(Optional: Orange Blossom)
Combine carrier oil and castor oil in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat. Once warm, remove from heat and allow to sit for a few moments. Basically, so as to not deep fry the ingredients you”ll be adding!
Once cooled, but still too warm to touch – add in the dry ingredients except the magnetic sand (and the cinnamon stick, if you chose to use one). Add the sand (and stick) to the bottle in which you intend to store the oil – I prefer a dark bottle (amber or blue). After the oils and herbs have cooled to the point where they will not burn you if splashed, transfer it ALL to the bottle.
Do. Not. Strain.
Add in a few spritzes of perfume directly into the bottle, cover and shake thoroughly – then and before use.
Alternately, you could add your dry ingredients to the bottle and then pour the warm oil over it – but I prefer to see my oil before I bottle it.
WARNING: Perfumes are most often alcohol-based, making them a fire hazard. In all my years, I’ve never had a problem using this for anointing candles, but regardless – USE CAREFULLY.
I find that working with the dead is much like finding a radio station. Most people in our Western society simply tune into their usual stations – it is not that they are unable, it’s simply complacency, a matter of comfort. It is the familiar in which they find solace.
But some of us, be we who have a predisposition might tune in easily. It is merely another station we find comfort in.
Some of us, grow curious and scan – only to hear a muffle of singing that peaks your interest. Only through further tubing nudge the signal be clear.
And finally, there are those who, upon happenstance, find themselves out of range to listen to their usual stations – those who are forced to hunt for something else for fear of silence.
For those of you who seek to work with the dead, and are still yet unable, keep scanning. And when you can listen closely, you wear hear the break in the static and need only fine tune. Only once you hear a brief whisper might you know what to listen for.
Dolls and poppets are utilized across many faiths, however often witches neglect to “breath life” into them. Not doing so doesn’t make them wholly ineffective, however going the extra step really amps up the potency, especially when using it as sympathetic magic or creating a protective being! It’s a relatively simple step, but highly dependent upon which path you follow. I’ll briefly cover my methodology.
Foremost, I would like to specify the difference between the two types of dolls I utilize. One being sympathetic magic, the one most often thought of when people think of dolls and witchcraft. Voodoo dolls. This is a misnomer, as the common portrayal off voodoo dolls in media have skewed the original purpose of such dolls. Originally the dolls were used by practitioners not to affect people, but as a guide to the sufferers ailments and treatments – more akin to a “medical chart.” However, they have since (and really, in European magical traditions for centuries) been used to heal or harm a specific victim in which the doll was made to their likeness. This is a sympathetic doll, made in their likeness, usually incorporating some sort of personal affect (hair, clothing, blood, etc.).
The second type, and the kind I most often use, are dolls not based on any individual, but instead exist to act as a guardian of sorts or facilitate change/growth/health/etc. These are unique and very much a product of your imagination. Create them to be whatever you see fit.
That being said, let’s begin;;
Sympathetic Dolls: Begin by first, stitching the doll together in the likeness of he/she you wish to influence. You can be as general or as specific as you want – matching hair, eyes, facial features, build are all common concepts. Traditionally the dolls were stuffed with Spanish Moss (most probably due to the abundance in the American South) however you can stuff it with anything you have on hand. If you have anything of the persons, now would be the time to use it, hair can be wrapped and stuffed in the doll, pieces of their clothes can be folded and placed inside, blood should be on a scrap of cloth, dried and then added.
Once the doll is complete and you’re satisfied with its image (in truth, dolls have been made out of anything and everything, the only crucial step is the following), you must give it life. For sympathetic dolls, this can be as simple or difficult as you wish. I prefer to take the simple route and sit with the doll and focus intently on the person you wish to connect to it. I then mentally stitch the spirit of the person to the doll (either at the heart or at the feet – as a short of shadow). Vocalize your intent and revel in your creation.
Conceptual Dolls/Guardians: These are my personal favorites to create, in all honesty. I find poppets to be a lot of extra work, however they are useful in remote healing/hexing. These, as I mentioned, are beings of your thoughts. Tulpas, in a way. Begin by gathering your materials and ideas. Create a doll to symbolize whatever you wish to accomplish. As far as this tutorial goes, I’ll use the example of a Guardian or a doll for protection. It can look however you wish, and be as simple as sticks tied together, to the most intricately created doll you could muster. I, personally, stick with a small doll (no bigger than 8 or 10 inches) with yarn hair, simple clothing and a painted face. I often stuff mine with herbs associated with my will, as well as batting and sometimes stray scraps of fabric.
After your doll is complete, take it to the Crossroads. It can be a door, a gate (I use the gate of a remote cemetery near me), a cemetery, even a maternity ward if you’re that committed and light a candle. Fill your mind with intention, then connect with the energy of your crossroads. Feel the planes converge, and bend this erratic energy to your will, funneling it through your consciousness and into your doll. See the energy shape, bend, coalesce into a being of your intent and give it a Name, as there is much power in a Name. Connect its energy to our physical plane by allowing it refuge within the fabric of the doll you have created. Leave a gift at the Crossroads, and blow out your candle, sealing in the doll’s spirit. Use it as you desire, but do not neglect it.
This spell is used to 1) keep a lover from straying, 2) break a couple up by causing friction between them.
Collect a handful of dog hair and cat hair, making sure to keep them separate. It’s best to collect hair from two animals that very much dislike one another, so if you happen to have a dog and a cat that get along well, look elsewhere.
On a sheet of paper, write the following:
Come ‘round, come ‘round, Black cat bone, Stray cat, stray cat, Go on home, Snap your neck, Under dog tooth groan, Stray cat, stray cat, Go on home, Sticks and stones, Sticks and stones, Flay the slack, Sink to the bone,
Come ‘round, come ‘round, Stray cat roam, Hound’s tooth, hound’s tooth, To the bone.
Fold the paper 5 times, and arrange the bag in the following manner:
Dog Hair xx Folded Paper xx Cat Hair
To this add powdered slug (salt/borax a slug, collect it after it has shriveled almost entirely. Remove from the elements, allow it to dry completely— in the oven, if you’re in a hurry – then powder it)
Collect the corners and tie the bag with a length of black string/yarn/twine. After, drag the bag through a “snake water” (the peroxide/water mixture used to strip the flesh away from the bones of a snake) and roll it in salt, then allow it to crystallize. Seal the bag with black wax and keep tucked away until your desires come to fruition.
The Qedavian Apocrypha 