Loading up the universe with intentional human awareness of concern for others, I claim, really does effect reality. – Bradley A. Peterson
Take a piece of paper. Draw a picture of the people you're working for (or working on!). If you're working to get someone's love, or to protect your family, or to heal a friend – draw them. If you need money for yourself, you can use a dollar bill, or dollar signs around a picture of yourself. It doesn't matter if you can't draw. It's the act that's important.
Now simply write a brief statement of your needs on the back of the picture and sign it with your full name.
Take a candle, just any kind you happen to have. With the tip of a steak knife or some other pointy object, carve your name on it, and/or the names of the people you drew pictures of.
Rub it with any oil you have in the house – even plain old generic cooking oil will do the job. Pray while you do so. The words don't matter much, just so your prayer is intense and honest.
Now rub it with a drop or two of your urine – that is the most effective way of marking this work as yours. If you are too shy to use urine, use a drop of your favorite perfume – or simply lick the candle all over.
Treat the paper the same way. You don't have to make it very oily or damp.
Place the paper under the candle(holder!) and light it in a place where the air is still and nothing will catch fire. If you are very worried about fire safety, place the candle in a sink or bathtub or even on a stovetop. A cake pan filled with sand or salt is also a good place.
You can "read" both the smoke and the wax. Lots of smoke and soot means there is resistance to your work. A lot of wax dripping down the side of the candle – a "trail of tears" – down the side of the candle means more unhappiness before the work is finished. If the wax pools at the bottom of the candle, look at the shapes. A heart is a good sign if you're looking for love. Wax flowing toward the house of the person you want to effect is a good sign. Round coin shapes are good if you're looking for wealth.
A clear, steady flame that burns the candle up with very little left over – that's about the best sign you could have. If the candle burns a little faster than normal for its size, so much the better.
Text © 2005 by HoodooFoundry.com