5 Ways to Make Your Spells More Powerful

The most important thing that you need to do to make your spells powerful is to follow the spell instructions. If you change the spell, you can't blame the spell if it doesn't work because you didn't actually do the spell. However, for many spells, you can add things that will boost the spell's power without actually changing it. Here are five ways to make your spells more powerful.

Hoodoo on a Budget

Hoodoo, aka conjure or rootwork, is an authentic folk magic tradition, widespread throughout the southern United States. Santero Balogum reveals how to get started with hoodoo on a budget.

The Power of the Psalms in Magic

The Psalms from the Bible can be used to increase the power of any magic.

How to Petition the Spirits

This video demonstrates several ways to petition the spirits to grant requests.

The Black Man at the Crossroads

Blues legend Robert Johnson was supposed to have made a deal with the devil to obtain his musical talent.  Hoodoo has a tradition of crossroads spirits, but what exactly are these entities?

Note: Makes sure to read the section titled "controversy" at the end of this blog post.

In Hoodoo lore, The Black Man At The Crossroads is a survival of an African Trickster Spirit. Similar entities can still be found in the living religions of Voodou, Santeria, Lukumi, Candomble, IFA, and the like. Since Hoodoo is not a religion, The Black Man is not worshipped, but he is to be highly respected. Because of his trickster nature, the Black Man is often called, 'The Devil', but such title is most definitely not one that is synonymous with the Biblical Satan. Instead, the term, 'The Devil' is a reference to the trickster nature of the entity. Similar African tricksters associated with the crossroads have also been referred to as 'The Devil'. Read more

Hoodoo Papers and Petitions

The written word can have magical power. Here is how hoodoo practitioners use papers and petitions.

In the Hoodoo tradition, one is typically advised to write one's petition on brown paper torn, usually from a grocery type sack, on all four sides by hand. This is thought to make the paper pure. However, there are instances where the practitioner is allowed to cut the paper with a pair of scissors. The use of scissors is seen as symbolic of using weapons such as swords, knives, and daggers against one's enemies. Some situations in which you would cut your petition paper with scissors can include when driving two people apart, or working enemy tricks. Read more

Hoodoo Freezer Spell

If you want to remove a person from your life, this hoodoo spell from Whitetrash may do the "trick."

St. Expedite: A Spirit That Gets Things Done in a Hurry!

Sometimes we need magical help fast - not a week from now, not a month from now, but right away. In that case, St. Expedite is the spirit to call upon. Moloch explains how to call upon St. Expedite and also lists his correspondences. (The more of these you can use, the stronger your prayer.) You don't have to be Catholic to petition St.Expedite.

... St. Expedite is not associated with any other Spirit or Saint. The legend goes that back in 1798, a group of nuns from Paris received a crate with the words "spedito" stamped on the side, meaning rush with haste. At that time, when statues and relics of saints were shipped, the name of the saint would be written on the side of the crate, thus St. Joseph would have "Joseph" & St. Francis would naturally have "Francis" on the side and so on. When the nuns opened the crate they found the beautiful statue of a saint. There was no other paperwork or anything else about him included, not even where the package originated from. Only the word "spedito" on the side. Taking this as a Divine Sign, the nuns quickly installed the statue and named him, "St. Expedito", or St. Expedite.

St. Expedite is prayed to when your prayers need to be "rushed" or sent "with haste" to God. He's also called upon for: Read more