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From The Petit Albert: FOR MEN As it may come to pass that the woman will become disgusted by the man if he is not able-bodied in the actions of Venus, he needs to take precautions not only for the sake of her satisfaction, but moreover for those secrets that the ancient and modern researchers of the miracles of nature have put to test. He must, they say, compose a balm from the ashes of a stellion lizard, oil of St. John’s wort and of civet, and anoint the big toe of the left foot and the kidney region an hour before entering into battle; and one will be able to go forth with honor and to the satisfaction of his party. FOR WOMEN If the husband finds that his wife is of a frigid disposition, and doesn’t take pleasure in the sport, then he shall make her eat the testicles of a gander, and the womb of a hare, seasoned with good spices, and from time to time some salads which have a great deal of arugula, ragwort and celery, with red wine vinegar. 

I have felt a great affinity for the Hindu goddess Kali ever since I first laid eyes upon an image of her, in the pages of Cavendish's Man, Myth and Magic , when I was maybe 11 or 12 years old. A brief, encyclopedic article about her was alongside the picture.  At the time, there were only two commonly available books about Kali in English: Usha Harding's Kali , and Ajit Mookerjee's Kali, The Feminine Force.  I acquired both after some effort (this was before Amazon) and found Harding's book was the better of the two, being a more journalistic account of the temple in Calcutta and also brief biographies of important followers of the goddess, such as Sri Ramakrishna and Rani Rasmani  (or Rashmoni). In time I was able to acquire further literature about Ma Kali -- and wasn't much satisfied by most of the material, which tended to be so lofty it was like it was written for people who shit marble. During this same time -- my teens -- I became gradually aware...

This spell is one of many available in the The Intranquil Spirit Spellbook for bringing back an ex or a runaway lover. The Intranquil Spirit spell is perhaps the best known of this particular style of coercive magic in North America, but there are many other entities who can assist with such work, both saintly and demonic. The tool used in this prayer is a Cigar, which the petitioner regards as a living spirit as well. Appeals are made to both the cigar and outside spirits. Some people might be amazed that Saints can be called upon for what most modern magicians would call "evil work" but the fact is the entities that fall in the general class of intranquil spirits are a much more neutral than their reputation would lead some people to think. Please note: This Prayer to El Puro is NOT in the public domain, this is my own English translation of the original Spanish prayer. Do not copy this without attribution to Talia Felix.  Prayer to El Puro (The Cigar) ...

Thomas Hardy wrote with the eye of an antiquarian. His Wessex novels are set in a fictionalized version of his native Dorset, but the customs, dialects, and beliefs he transcribed into them were drawn directly from a vanishing rural England he was determined to preserve on paper. He kept folklore notebooks, corresponded with members of the Folklore Society (founded in 1878, the same year Return of the Native was published), and treated peasant superstition not as curiosity but as serious record of how people actually lived. Return of the Native takes place on Egdon Heath, a windswept tract of bracken and barrow-mounds where the modern world feels like a rumor. Among its cast is Susan Nunsuch, a heath-dwelling mother convinced that the striking and rebellious Eustacia Yeobright has overlooked her sickly son — that is, harmed him by malign or envious glance (what other cultures call Evil Eye.) Hardy's account of Susan's response runs to several pages of close working detail:

Those who have read Jim Haskins' book Voodoo and Hoodoo may have come upon a few spells where an ingredient called Make Your Wish Sand is used. This ingredient does not seem to be one of the most popular conjure products, and my research into it suggests it might have evolved simply as a way to market colored sand to occult customers. Colored sand, such as one would use decoratively in an aquarium or a centerpiece, is all is seems to normally consist of -- blue, gold or white are the most common hues. A simple way to acquire some would be to buy up regular quartz sand , (also known as "wedding sand") or sand colored in gold or blue ; but if you wish to make some of your own, here is my own exclusive recipe ! MAKE YOUR WISH SAND 1/8 cup fine beach sand 1 tsp powdered bismuth 1 tsp iridescent glitter Combine all ingredients and shake together well. To use: place about a tablespoon of the mixture into the palm of your hand, state your wish aloud, and cast the mi...

After a print run of 265 copies, the book  Conjurin' Ole Time is no more. It was well-reviewed, sold decently, but the time had come when we had to face the fact that it had grown outdated -- it was time to update and expand the book with improved material and fresh scholarship which had come to light since the original publication. How much new information was there? Conjurin' Ole Time had clocked in at 98 pages. It is being replaced by the new Conjuration: Hoodoo Spells from 1800 to 1920 which runs a full 150 pages !  The fruit of years of research, Conjuration  collects over 160 historical hoodoo spells and organizes them for easy reference to the modern practitioner. the same desires we have today have always been known: there are old time love spells, law and legal spells, money spells, jinxing spells, and more.  Beyond the simple spellbook section, there are individual chapters discussing the history of the most popular superstitions, practices...

Some time ago, I was on vacation and needed to cast some magic spells. Since I didn't have any supplies with me, I had to outsource the work to another professional caster. This caster, however, had a different philosophy from mine. She believed in putting off work to do it 'right' later, while I felt it was better to get things done quickly, even if it was a bit rough. I don't deny that getting more work doesn't mean the work is better. But you also know the saying, "A stitch in time saves nine." It's about making quick-fixes problems as soon as you see them, to prevent them from getting worse. Think of it like a plumbing problem. If your bathroom sink is leaking and you don't have the tools to fix it properly, putting a bucket under it and using duct tape is better than doing nothing. Leaving it unfixed would cause water damage and other issues. Similarly, in magic, it's better to do a quick, useful spell rather than waiting and waiting for...