Maybe Robert Johnson took this guys' advice

from "Hoodoo in America" ( The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 44, No. 174, )ct-Dec 1931  ) Zora Neale Hurston

i just read this in the journal of american folk-lore
Whoa.. i kind of can't believe it's in a book like that.
all black and white.

My own bottle spells

( check'em out the bottle spells on etsy)

A common practice among Southern rootworkers is the use of bottle spells. Incantations, spells, notes and sometimes prayers are written on a piece of paper, which is folded numerous times and then placed into a bottle containing spell matter. This spell matter can be anything that is associated with the spell such as, bay leaf from prosperity, roses for love or nails for protection and so on. The bottle is sealed and then thrown into a body of water, buried or hung from a tree. This casts your spell out into the world giving it power.


Need some juju for Prosperity? Got some of that too.

Why I hate being sick

OK, other than the runny nose, fatigue and sinus headaches that come every year with the winter, i really hate that it takes me forEVER to get my self together enough to remember, consult my dad and come up with the home remedy that works for me. I'm a water child, so I like any remedy having to do with water. If I can drink it away WOOHOO. If I can bathe it away WOOHOO. Tea & a Bath. That's me! I just prepared a sinus-go-away bath maybe you'd like to try:

A handful of Sea Salt
20 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil
A handful of Spearmint Leaves
A dash of Spearmint infused alcohol
Cheesecloth

Draw a HOT bath. ( by the time you're done it'll have cooled down)
Crush the sea salt ( mortar & pestle is the best method OR use your hands ), add 20 drops of peppermint essential oil & spearmint. Mix until dry. Add a dash of the alcohol and pour out into cheesecloth. Wrap and tie. Place in tub. Let soak for ten minutes before entering tub.
Hang out and enjoy the smells.

now to my tub...

post tub script:
when you're just about done in the tub, take the bath mixture and use it as a compress. apply directly to the forehead & temples. headache. gone! well, mine is!