Charms, Spells, and Formulas

Charms, Spells, and Formulas: for the Making & Use of Gris Gris. By using the simple materials available in nature, you can bring about the necessary changes to greatly benefit your life and that of your friends. You are given detailed instructions for making and using the 'gris-gris' (charm) bags only casually or mysteriously mentioned by other writers. Malbrough not only shows how to make gris-gris bags for health, money, luck, love and protection from evil and harm, but he also explains how these charms work. He also takes you into the world of doll magick to gain love, success, or prosperity.

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Publisher Review: Charms, Spells, and Formulas: for the Making and Use of Gris Gris Bags, Herb Candles, Doll Magic, Incenses, Oils, and Powders

One of the things that I, as owner of Llewellyn, have tried to do is find little-known magical traditions and help keep them alive. Ray T. Malbrough's Charms, Spells & Formulas certainly fills the bill. Better, it is not simply a book by an outside scholar, it is an actual text by a real practitioner. That way, you can learn Hoodoo as part of a living tradition. It's exciting, powerful, and fun!

Many of the ideas of Hoodoo have become part of magical lore. You may have heard of the famous gris-gris bag. Ray not only shows you how to make one, he teaches you how to make them for a wide variety of purposes and then shares traditional rites for charging the bags.

Other traditional Hoodoo techniques include using the magical powers of Bible psalms and special ways to pray to the Catholic saints. You'll learn all about them in this book, and you'll be able to put them to use.

You see, this is not a book about Hoodoo, it is Hoodoo. It captures the very essence of this folk tradition that is true American Magick! By working with it you can become a Hoodoo practitioner. In fact, the last chapter includes wise advice concerning what you need to know to become a better magical worker.

We live in a time where people are abandoning the past. But while it is important to embrace the future, there are many valuable aspects of the past which should be kept and honored for the treasures that they are. This includes our magical traditions. I hope you will learn from the past and create your future. This book can help you do exactly that.

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In depth description: Charms, Spells, and Formulas: for the Making and Use of Gris Gris Bags, Herb Candles, Doll Magic, Incenses, Oils, and Powders

Developed in the depths of the Louisiana Bayou, the magical tradition known as Hoodoo is filled with odd-sounding ideas such as the gris-gris bag and the lagniappe. Based on elements of Voodoo, Hoodoo is a genuine, 200-year-old tradition.
Now you can make use of Hoodoo secrets thanks to Charms, Spells & Formulas, written by Hoodoo practitioner Ray T. Malbrough. This compendium of folk magick is filled with techniques and recipes for incenses, oils, powders and washes that you can use to make a positive change in your life.

A gris-gris bag is simply a charm -- a small, red, drawstring bag filled with a number of common items. Do you know someone whose health is in jeopardy? Include rosemary, carnation, eucalyptus and some other items. Are you looking for love? Then your gris-gris bag should contain a pair of lodestones, a beryl, and an orris root.You also get full instructions on how to set up your altar and perform the ritual to charge the bag so that it becomes a powerful magical tool.
Another major part of Hoodoo is the use of dolls. These are simple figures made of cloth and clay in the form of a human. You will learn how to use them to bring love, happiness, and good fortune to yourself and others. You'll also learn how to use candles by adding secret selections of powdered herbs to the oil used to prepare the candle for ritual. This way the power of the rite is greatly magnified. With the help of this book you can take the magick you already know and increase its power!

You'll learn how to overcome the evil eye and how to use a simple hurricane or kerosene lamp for magick. And, of course, there are the formulas. You'll find formulas for anointing oils, washes, incenses and sprinkling powders, all of which you can make and use.

A lagniappe (a term mostly used in Southern Louisiana) is a small bonus item a shopkeeper might add to a purchase. The term has been extended so that it also means an extra benefit or gift. In Hoodoo, it relates to the influence of Catholicism and how, by using prayers and psalms you can solve your problems. Psalm 57 brings good luck while Psalm 69 will help you break bad habits. Psalm 41 will help you with material needs such as food and clothing. You will find many more listed here, just as you will also find which of the Catholic saints to pray to for various causes. St. Anthony will help you find lost things. St. Elena will help you overcome sorrow and sadness. Sample prayers are given, too.

If you want to energize your magick with a real magical tradition, this book is for you! Malbrough writes in an easy, fun-to-read style that makes learning all of this information easy. But when you try it out and see that you really can help yourself and others - that's when you'll find the real power of Hoodoo!

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