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...

CHANT FOR JOY Repeat the word GOURANGA as much as needed. Within the Hare Krishna movement, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada propagated that whoever hears, reads, or speaks the name gaurāṅga is blessed with fortune and happiness due to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's extraordinary saintly nature. The word literally means something like "Golden One" and is one of the names of God.

There is a tradition that says the hump of a hunchback is filled with luck. Consequently, there is a pool of believers who consider hunchbacks to be symbols of luck. In the past, in America, it was said that rubbing of one's hump was lucky -- but nowadays, even if one can find a hunchback (unlikely, as modern medicine has made the condition much more rare) such behavior is discouraged unless you know him or her pretty well. But carrying of a gobbo (hunchback) charm or figurine is a tradition that made its way over from Italy. This too, is said to bring the bearer oodles of good luck. The mystical tradition of luck and supernatural power of the hunchback go way back -- the Egyptian god Bes was often portrayed with this deformity, and hunchbacked gods or spirits are known worldwide. My own experience with hunchback spirit entities (so far) is they can help you get -- what else? -- lucky hunches [intuitions or feelings.] ORATION TO THE HUNCHBACK: I petition this power from your hump,...

The Louvre needs to be set up something more akin to Disneyland: maybe with a hotel on the premises and a week-long pass available. I think at the very least some kind of 1/3 price ticket should be available that lets you just see one section of the museum (like just the paintings, or just the Egyptian goods, or just the statues...) I think it was the first museum where I ever actually started to become frustrated at finding MORE COOL STUFF. The brain cannot take so much in one day. Hell, even my camera couldn't handle it -- it ran out of batteries taking snapshots of so many things! Some highlights: Just be sure to mind the pickpockets (you will find signs all over the building about this. Paris is actually kind of a nasty place.)