Few old Hoodoo hands and tricks

By the terms "hand" or "trick" in Hoodoo we imply spell or charm of great power that usually works almost instantly.Heand originaly meant combination of finger bones to make a charm , but today the term is not so limited . They depict amazingly raw and sometimes merciless strength of folk magick , Hoodoo in particular , of course .

They can be done by merely anyone ( but the rule when doing Hoodoo goes that You must have faith in G'd and Your own work or Yourself in general !!!! ) .

They usually include simple tools , easily obtainable , but often collected in ritual manner . For example You can be instructed to purchase brown egg on midday without barging about the price . Or to take a feather from a black hen when sleeping on waxing moonj night.

Being obtained in almost ritual way these simple items are improved by many energies , from caster and it's surrounding , planetary influences even by the source of ingredient . They became a powerful tool , a "magickal bomb" that when used properly can not fail . Anyway here are the few examples:

TO KEEP UNWANTED GUESTS AWAY FROM YOUR HOME
Before you work this spell, make sure all family members are safely inside the home. Anointall outer doorknobs with patchouli oil and smear a little across the thresholds. Unwanted guests will stay away.

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TO MAKE SOMEONE LEAVE YOU ALONE
Anoint a handkerchief or small doily with patchouli oil, while saying:

"(NAME OF PERSON) GO AWAY.
OUT OF MY LIFE, FOREVER STAY."

Mail it to the person in question. Do not put a return address on the envelope.

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TO STOP GOSSIP
Rub deerstongue herb on the soles of your shoes to keep others from speaking ill of you.

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TO DO ILL(To those who have wronged you)
Get a sock or stocking belonging to the intended victim. Put graveyard dirt in it and bury it under the victims front steps. In three weeks the victim will be dead, having mysteriously withered away.

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Write the name of the victim on parchment paper. Make a slit in the back of a doll made of black cloth and put the paper in it. Put cayenne pepper in the slit with the paper and sew up the doll with black thread. Tie the doll's hands at the back and place in a kneeling position in a corner that is untrafficked. As long as the doll is undisturbed, the person represented will be "kept down." You may subject it to other indignities - kick it, blindfold it. Corresponding problems will befall the victim.