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Most people don’t realize it but they are using aspects of hoodoo in their everyday magic.  When you get down to it most magical systems share some common elements.  We are not claiming every path shares all of these but it’s not hard to connect the dots.   Top Ten Common Elements Shared By Magical Systems   Interaction with ancestors Candle magic Oils Herbs Written spell work Stones and their energy Universal symbols and talismans Use of altars Elementals or nature spirits Altering the world through the magic manifestation of will Use coupon code HDC1516 for 15% off all Motor City Hoo Doo Candles and Oils in May.   Get in touch with your “roots” with our Motor City Hoo DooCandles and Oils.   This is the perfect time to expand your spheres of influence with this powerful line of Coventry Creations’Candles and Oils.   Join the Witches Union and Share Your...

Candle magic, known as setting lights in hoodoo, is one of the traditions that has been widely adopted by the larger magical community.  Rootworkers often have a special altar where they burn candles for petitioners.  As wild and adaptable as hoodoo magic is there are some consistencies among its practitioners.     The importance of color in hoodoo candle magic cannot be stressed enough.  Change the color and you change the energy of the spell.  For instance, the color blue is associated with road opening, increased mental processes, and creativity.  Our Motor City Hoo Doo Helping Hand Candle reflects this in its bright blue color, oil blend, and spell work to assemble a call for assistance from beyond to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges.     Some colors seem quite obvious at first but quickly reveal their complexity.  Black can be used to clear or cause evil, provide protection, or offer increased...

There are some common misconceptions about hoodoo.  Some assume that it is all hexes and curses; that there is a ruthlessness to the magic.   It’s practitioners have long been misconstrued and branded it as unethical.  The truth is more complex and a lot less frightening than some think.     Hoodoo is a strong and powerful magical system and let’s face it, it had to be.  Hoodoo traveled across the world on the backs of a people enslaved.  Fierceness and direct action are necessary when you are robbed of freedom and in constant peril.  Hoodoo does encourage ethical practices.  They consult with spirit guides, their ancestors, and do divinations to see what is the right course of action.     Hoodoo came largely from the Congo regions of Africa, further south than the original home of voodoo.  Voodoo is a more ritualized, deity based religion while hoodoo is more fluid.  The...

Mercury reached its retrograde station on April 28th and from April 29 - May 22 we are reminded to do our due diligence, check and recheck all the details.   Don’t forget to keep an eye on stock to make sure you are prepared for all those affected!  Post shadow occurs May 23- June 7 and this is when the ramifications generally come raining down. Don’t allow yourself to be run over by the retrograde, roll it back with our Mercury Rx Spell Box.   The Mercury Rx Spell Box contains:   Happiness Blessed Herbal Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Oil Mercury Retrograde Blessing   Mercury retrograde doesn’t have to throw you in a tizzy.  Careful planning, being prepared, and paying attention can mitigate the influence greatly.  Our Mercury Rx Spell Box is based on years of customer recommendations and our personal experiences....

Spinning your wheels in the mud searching for a job or simply feeling stuck in a rut doing work that doesn’t suit you is emotionally and spiritually taxing.  Feeling like your basic financial needs are not being met insights fear.  Fear causes a tendency to react to situations rather than move forward with well considered responses.  This can lead to feeling frozen, trapped in a cycle that seems endless. May’s limited edition Witches Union New Job Spell Box will provide the magical traction you need to get out.     Get the job you are dreaming of with May’s Witches UnionNew Job Spell Box including the Motor City Hoo DooQuerent Caller and Money DrawCandles, Crown of Glory Oil, and a spell crafted by our in house enchantress, Jacki Smith. In today’s economy who doesn’t need a little extra magic when seeking new work?       The Querent Caller draws business, clients,...

There are times when a helping hand is needed to pull us forward into prosperity.  Whether you are looking for a new job or financial security, May is the month to take action.  Our Motor City Hoo DooCandles and Oils are the obvious choice to ignite the magic and focus your desires.   Hoodoo is a very practical and root based magic that digs deep into your core. The results are fast, profound, and healing.  Conjure is folk magic for the folks; adaptable and wild.  Deeply empowered by the forces of nature and the support of ancestors, Hoodoo can be used to clear obstacles, and draw in wealth.  Candles, oils, herbs, stones, charms, and talismans play a large part and this month’s blogs will explore some of the options in this intuitive magical system.     Get in touch with your “roots” with our Motor City Hoo DooCandles and Oils.   This...

Mercury retrograde is often a useful tool.  What you say?  That’s right.  A useful tool.  Mercury exposes issues that need to be resolved and reveals exactly what is not working.  Mercury is always communicating, even if we don’t like what it has to say.  Use that retrograde energy to identify areas that need work and focus on personal patterns.  Mercury shows us we must be mindful, aware and present...or else.  Our Mercury Rx Spell Box will help you do just that!   The Mercury Rx Spell Box contains:   Happiness Blessed Herbal Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Oil Mercury Retrograde Blessing   Mercury retrograde doesn’t have to throw you in a tizzy.  Careful planning, being prepared, and paying attention can mitigate the influence greatly.  Our Mercury Rx Spell Box is based on years of customer recommendations and our personal experiences.  The Happiness...

It’s possible your wallet needs a spiritual cleansing. You know we have a candle for that. Well beyond that, we have a goddess for that too. If you let Lakshmi be the molly maid for your financial mess you will find cleansing your money block will be a lot easier than you expected. Our world candle Lakshmi was designed to help you call on the goddess and ask her to open the gates of prosperity for you. I bet you didn’t realize they were closed!   Om Hrim Shrim Lakshmibhyo Namah, Great Goddess Shri Lakshmi purify my heart and open the doors to opportunity and abundance.   Meditating with Lakshmi is a beautiful experience. Her candle is violet, the scent is sweet and her energy is generous, loving and encouraging.  She wants you to have abundance in your life.  From Lakshmi you will learn that all you need to do is...

The Mercury Retrograde Spell Box is now available and it’s just in time to get in front of the mayhem that this astrological aspect can cause.  Pre-shadow begins April 14 and intensifies as it approaches April 28.  This is normally when those annoying little miscommunications begin, with their effects felt through the rest of the retrograde which runs through June 7.   The Mercury Rx Spell Box contains: Happiness Blessed Herbal Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Candle Motor City Hoo Doo Van Van Oil Mercury Retrograde Blessing   Mercury retrograde doesn’t have to throw you in a tizzy.  Careful planning, being prepared, and paying attention can mitigate the influence greatly.  Our Mercury Rx Spell Box is based on years of customer recommendations and our personal experiences.  The Happiness Blessed Herbal Candle draws on the energy of the sun and encourages a little brightening to what otherwise could be a...

When your energy is bedazzled with ick, you can sure feel it. It’ll give you headaches, make you cranky, tired and oh so blue.  Where does this stuff come from?  It’s sourced in other people and can also come bubbling up from your own secret closet deep in your unconscious.  A lot of it is from emotional dumping and your emotional reactions. It is also from negative thinking, negative language and the stink eye aka a psychic attack. Never fear you can once again be pure as the driven snow, energetically speaking.  Just like the cat in the hat was able to turn the unfortunate pink house back into white, our World Magic Sacred White Sage candle and oil can do the same for you.   It’s such a small investment for such a grand return.  At your earliest convenience, pick up a Sacred White Sage World candle and spend some...

When the pipes of your life are filled with roots, you need to call the professionals. Call upon Ganesha. The joy of having clean pipes is no joke and if you ignore the warning signs it could end up costing you dearly.  Case in point, my husband and I ignored the warning signs of a failing sewer pipe at our house. You can guess the next line. Yep, a basement full of brown water. It cost a lot of money and was a lot of work, but we got clean!   If you are feeling like your life is filling up with brown water, call upon Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, to find the blocks and clear them out.  This general yet deeply spiritual cleansing can make the difference between disaster and the joy of knowing you dodged a bullet.  Whether your dam has broken or you caught it just in...

Don’t call me Pooky and maybe I’ll listen to you. Ya, I heard that. Life can get you down for many reasons. Something seems to be screwing you over for no good reason just about every day.  When you get in that groove it’s time to invoke some world magic to spiritually cleanse your attitude.   I’m thinking our Sweet Grass world candle will get your titanic of a mood turned around.  Sweet Grass grows all over the world and in our country, Native Americans called it the sacred hair of Mother Earth. Its sweet aroma reminded them of gentleness, love and kindness. Just what a grumpy Gus like you needs.   Sweet Grass, thought of as the first grass to cover the earth, awakens our connection to the sweetness of life.   Shifting your attention from what’s going wrong to what you have and being grateful for it will start...

April is our month dedicated to Spiritual Cleansing, but how can we do that with our World Candle line? Each candle is connected to an attribution of the divine. Ganesha is about faith and perseverance, Lakshmi brings us unlimited bounty, Sacred White Sage brings us purity of heart and Sweet Grass is about gratitude and love.  If you are not feeling absolutely successful in one or more of these areas, use one of our world magic candles or oils to help cleanse your heart and mind and make way for blessing from the divine. Burn the candle during a ritual or meditation to uplift the block out of you, or anoint your body with the oil to attract that quality to you.       15% off all World Magic Products for the month of April.   Embracing the magic of this product line is about you and your connection with the...

You can be still like the calm waters of a tranquil lake with this room spray. A few spritzes well placed will even make baby doze peacefully. No more drama in your home or office when Keep Calm and Lavender On is in the air.

Go from Little Orphan Annie to Daddy Warbucks when you liberally spray your world with Easy Street. You won’t need anyone to come and save you, because you just saved yourself! Pave your way with the green and ease your way to full pockets of ready cash!

Turn your Karma into Dharma with this room spray. It turns funky energy sparkly and happy. Don’t be burdened by Negative Nellies and Debbie Downers. Spray those blues away with Karma Kleaner and put that spring back in your step. Balloons not included.

Silent, powerful, protection is what you get with this magical room spray. Give your antagonists that creepy, “I’m in the wrong place” feeling that prevents trouble from starting. If they don’t take the hint, then unleash the full force of Ninja Power upon them and make them run home crying.

Where there are dragons, no evil can enter. Spray your troubles away and bring the blessings of the dragon into your domain. Just a quick spray on you, your project, your workplace, your home and fortune will smile upon you. No dragons were harmed in the making of this spray.   

Weeeee! And downhill all the way. That is how this spray operates on your blocks to success. A perfect answer to anything that prevents you from realizing your dreams, implementing your plans or just getting to work. This was Moses’s secret weapon when parting the seas. Just sayin’.

Need to smudge your space but smoke and fire will set off the alarms?  Try this room spray.  Filled with the benefits of sage and rosemary, you can clear the air of any room, anytime.  Great for after fights, shooing away pesky ghosts, uplifting grief and putting the happy back into your home.