LOST AND FOUND: A HOODOO WORKING FOR SOMETHING LOST

I heard of this method some time ago and have used it occasionally with moderate success. As you all keep hearing me say, Hoodoo is a mixture of complex and straightforward practices and workings. Certain things require a few hours to do well, while others require just a few minutes and ingredients. This spell is simpler and traditionally only requires two ingredients.

This is known as black candle tobacco working and has its namesake: tobacco, oil, and a black candle. It is not easy to find actual tobacco oil, so it is much easier to pour a little olive oil into a glass Vigil candle after poking some holes in it and sprinkling some dried tobacco leaf on top of that. After doing this, the next thing is to pray over it for the one you have lost contact with. That’s it!

Now, me being me, I would enhance this. Hoodoo relies a lot on personal concerns, so I would also lean a photo of the missing person against the candle glass in addition to the candle. If you REALLY want to get fancy, you can also turn this into a moving candle spell. Let’s say you are working on a square table. I would add four pink or white candles to the four corners of the table with a reconciliation or “return to me” style oil (different oil sellers call these different names), or barring those, crush some balm of gilead buds and sprinkle them into an oil then roll or pour the oil onto the candle glass. Each day, as you pray aloud for this person to return, move the corner candles closer to the center of the table until they touch.

Aside from the materia and ritual I suggested, the most critical part of this working is the intention and steadfastness of your vocalized prayer for this person to return to your life. I had a recent and sudden loss in my life where I have done just this spell. But I am also going to be honest that this sort of working is one where it is best to follow it up with concrete practical steps, such as pounding the pavement, going to the police and filing a missing person’s report, etc. Do not rely on magic alone; instead, combine the mundane and magical to increase the chance of a more favorable result.

That’s all for now! I hope you enjoy this. If you want to learn more about workings like this, please join the current “Working the Roots” cohort. The link is here: https://www.theblackthorneschool.com/courses/working-the-roots/

The class is closing soon, but I would love to have you.