The ( upcoming ) festival, Valentine’s day is possibly one of the most exploited by high
market. What had once started as a fine
idea of celebrating all that tacky romantic sensations, If You are into such :P
and giving honor to romantic love had been swiftly derogated
to a day that celebrates spending
and economical misbalances lol
The nice thing about the holiday, was the original idea to advocate and nourish the right of humans to
chose their romantic partners on their own, as opposed to practices , such as
arranged marriage, that were , believe
it or not present in some of the most urban parts of the world up unti l only 200 years ago, and may still incidentally
occur in certain parts of the world.
As usually, some
authors still stubbornly insist in their
reductive, and downright foolish claims that St.Valentine’s
day originates from a Pagan festivity, that
had used to took place in ancient Rome, between 13th and 15th
of February, and was called Lupercallia. Actually the very holiday’s “romantic” “tone”
came later, around the Middle age(s), due to artistic influences. It had all began as a simple Christian liturgical celebration of ( one or more, one or another ) Christian
Saint, and/or martyr named Valentine. According to Bishop Demetri , of the
Orthodox research institute:
"St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year
270 A.D, a time when the church was enduring great persecution. His ministry
was to help the Christians to escape this persecution, and to provide them the
sacraments, such as marriage, which was outlawed by the Roman Empire at that
time." [1]
So in essence, other than having to do with a holy sacrament
of marriage, and a dubious lore about the letter which St Valentine had allegedly
left to a daughter of his incarcerator, with the
words: “From Your Valentine” , it was really
just a Christian liturgical holiday with nothing to do with Lupercallia
, fertility or love magick, customs and rituals. As stated above, it was the influence of
middle-age love poetry , many of which centering around St Valentine, that
inspired association of the holiday with
romantic love. The first written
reference of Valentine as love holiday,
is found in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Parliament of fowl s” work [2]
, and this High Middle-age work
is most likely what inspired such thoughts, along with tales of St Valentine’s life, very loosely based on his actual
hagiography.
Not surprising at all, for humans to decide to repeat the ideas of
fiction, as If they were actual , real , naturally spawn ideas and relations, that were once or are stll real, evident
things, until in the mind of those that conform with such propaganda, they
indeed become “factual” , if we can call
them that. Again, ( alas
the hope dies last ) romantic love was not something that was integral part of
human society since the dawn of the time, as a socially accepted and encouraged
behavior.
And when finally,
romantic love got it’s place in the world, and heck, even a holiday, the whole “get stupid” industry, with loudly
played “codependence and money
anthems” in background, twisted it into something profane, and
honestly very lewd too. The popular media, even works of fictions
started preaching how the only natural thing is to have some kind of romantic
partner on Valentines, to whom You shall give chocolates, cards, and flowers,
and everything other was not only, not-normal ( often it's actually referred to as "abnormal" !! ) , but also a sign of failure
and criteria of lower value of someone, as a human being. I personally refuse
to succumb to such idiotic stereotypes,
fed by green monster economists and
their tacky phrases and campaigns. It's also the day when the some people think it's great time to lock their love using love padlock magick
But not all about the holiday is “filth and lies”, far from
it. The original spirit of the cherishing the “No love without freedom, No
freedom without love” [3] is still very
much alive in hearts of those who
actually use their mind, to comprehend things ,with more(in)depth than what
some cheep advertisement offers. These
people are often spiritual, emotionally intelligent, cheerful and playful , and
do things not because “everyone else does”, but because they chose to do so,
themselves. And because of their
thoughts, and feelings, “love energies”
are indeed high this day, and thus very proficient for all sort of love magickworking and conjurations .
And for Your convenience I have compiled some folk
beliefs, from various parts of the
globe, and composed few simple spells/rituals You can use in forthcoming days , or
whenever You really feel You should J
Sorry for the rant up there , I get um…what was the
word…emotional , about these things
called "trends" that are being followed blindly XP Now without any further ado, here You go, to get Yourself busy :
Superstitions and folk beliefs about love:
·
Those that lack the good luck in games of
chance, make up with luck in love [
Eastern European folk proverb, saying ]
·
Butterfly flying multiple times in front of Your face indicates that your partner is being unfaithful [
Central European, and other, superstition ]
·
6651 “A white spot on Your little
finger-nail reveals that You have a sweetheart” [ Folklore from Adam’s
county Illinois, Hyatt ]
·
Bat wings in a jar with some of the blood or
hair of Your loved/desired one, carried
with You will bring You their affection
[ Eastern European Cunning folk spiritual advice ]
·
6654” It indicates that You have a lover If a
lighted match lai d down by You burns
down entirely.” [ Folklore from Adam’s county Illinois, Hyatt ]
·
If Oat florets
and Thistle flower-heads stick to You when thrown at You , You have, or
will in near future have many admirers [ Popular European, and Eastern children, and adult, romantic divination
] [4]
Love divinations
Following are some Love divinations found in “Folklore in
Adam’s county Illinois” ( comments in italics are by myself )
·
6662 To
ascertain when You will see Your sweetheart, remove the skin from an
apple in one continuous peeling and
throw this over Your left shoulder, If the peeling breaks , You will not see
him, If it remains whole You will see him before the end of the week - Note that many similar rituals are done
with apples and their peelings on Halloween’s eve, for example blowing in an
apple whil thinking about who will be one’s biggest love, then peeling the
apple and throwing the peels in water, where they shall form auspicious shapes,
or letters
·
6672 Pick up the pin found pointing toward You and You will see Your beau
that day
·
6720 Place chesnuts in a fireplace or on a grate
and name them. The nut that jumps first
signifies which one loves You most.
·
6732 Name
Holly leaves and throw them into fire. The leafs named for the one who loves
You best will pop out first – Obviously just an variation of the previous. And considering there is a
vast number of these ( variations ) in FIACI , we can assume that it’s a mere divination based on chance, rather than being focused on material used.
Holly leaves, chesnuts, matches, many things go really J
·
6739 Think of boy while striking a match. If it
burns from end to end without breaking, or going out he loves You.
·
7001 Place a key
in The Bible, letting the end
of the key protrude beyond the edge of
the page. Rest the top of the finger upon
the key and say: “ And Ruth said,
Intreat me not to leave thee…” (
Ruth 1:16 ) Then continue by repeating the alphabet and the letter upon which the key turns will be
the initial of Your future husband – This is a proper example, of fine,
traditional Hoodoo style divination. With alternative words this very same divination can be used
for more than just romance – esque
questions.
·
6698 If You want to find out If you will get
Your beau, take two lemons and wear one in each pocket of Your apron all day,
then peel them and rub four corners of Your bed with the lemon, If You are to get him he will appear
in Your sleep and make You a present of
two lemons, If he don’t appear in Your dreams and give You the lemons, You will
not get him - With some minor variations, and tweaking this method seems quite
popular for both divining one’s future
“sweetheart” as well as indicating wither someone loves You or not. Sometimes
the apron part is omitted, and is suggested to suffice to merely cut two lemons
in halves, “dress the bed” and sleep on lemons. Similarly sleeping on Your apron, or three of them folded, under Your
pillow produces similar results
·
7002 Enter a deserted house at midnight light a
candle and stick a pin into it, and when the pin falls out Your appointed mate
will appear – this seems to be a somewhat simplified version of European candle
and needle love spells, where usually
two of the needles or pins were used, and had to be stuck as near the wick as
possible, or in the very wick , crossed,
which was followed by incantation. The aim was either to induce some
kind of “apparition” of loved one to appear or to draw someone, to come and see
You
Simple folk and Hoodoo love spells and charms
Simple herbal love charms, pretty much anyone can make ,
honestly. All You need are 7-9 ( as a Hoodoist, I'd warmly suggest 9 ) Venus correspondent plants and place them in
a sachet or charm bag, preferably done on the night of a full moon, according
to writings of respected author[5] and
then carried close to the skin . Following excerpt will illustrate :
You can include any variety of love associated plants, If
You chose those correspondent to the Venus planet You can not go wrong, here’s
my suggestion ( note that not all of the bellow listed are Venus
correpondent plants, but are
reputed to being used prominently in love magick )
·
Red Rose ( petals can be used )· Lavender flowers
· Red clover flowers
· Love-in-a-mist plant ( Nigella damascena )
· Hibiscus flowers
· Magnolia flowers
· Coriander seeds
· Vervain
· Mistletoe ( You can substitute with Lilac of Hyacinth )
This should be done on a night of a Full Moon in Venus hour,
or on
Valentine’s day
Mark or draw drawing ( invoking ) pentacle on the altar or floor. You can
use small amount of fine brown sugar for this .
In the centre,
place a red candle and a censer. Light a red candle, dressed with Attraction oil, or Lodestone oil. On a piece of paper write the attributes of lover You wish to draw, and then cross those words with Your name written nine times. Fold the paper thrice folding toward/s Yourself.
In a censer, or otherwise a fireproof dish , set alight some
coals ( charcoal incense blocks will work here finely as well ) and toss some
Wood aloes on them. Fumigate the paper
in the smokes, visualizing desired
lover. Then set the paper alight on
candle’s flame, and toss in censer with
Wood Aloes. Preserve the ashes, and
sprinkle them in Your yard.
So mote it be.
Men’s Hoodoo “swag”
charm
Following are some advices for men, who are stereotyped
into always aiming for the most basic
passions, and acting upon libido. I am certain this is just an ugly
generalization, a shallow mind product,
yet such trend affected even Hoodoo
( commercial part ) sadly. This
resulted in abundance of Hoodoo formula and work that aim to make men “lucky in romantic affairs” .
I’m shall not explain what is meant by that, as I am nice and this blog is even
for those under 18 lol , but You get the picture. Also I have written on love
magick various times before, including
love related problems , yet the formulas were mostly either
universal or those used by women, such as Men magnet cologne I’ve posted some time ago, so will now post some stuff “pour homme” . Anyhow , here are couple
of such charms ;
During the hour of Mars, place a Buckeye nut in a small
glass cup or even on a small plate. Pour some Hoytt cologne over it, or some
Hoodoo oil associated with drawing or lust, let’s say “All night long”
or “Voodoo nights oil” . Let it air dry, and carry in a red mojo bag , dressed
occasionally with the same liquid the root was initially dressed with . Lacking Hoytt cologne
or Condition oil, You can use whiskey ( You can add some Cinnamon and ginger
juice to the Whiskey ) instead. Gin would make a good dressing for this type of
charm.
If You would like to make a simple , Hoodoo style mojo,
Toss into a red mojo bag :
·
Buckeye nut· High John The Conqueror root*
· Ginger rhizome pieces
I suggested addition of High John TC root ,
for it’s famed, when
carried whole on person, be it simply in
pocket or in form of Conjure hand,
“to draw money, bring luck in games of chance, or enhance personal sexual power”
[6]
A Joe Pye weed(‘s) (
or Gravel root , used in Steady work formulas
, sometimes ) simple infusion,
with addition of some Ginger juice and sugar, dressed on male private parts
discreetly, is a nice trick to increase
sexual magnetism, as well as virility. [7]
Instead of the Ginger juice ( or along with it ), in above
suggested infusion one can add Juniper berries or some Gin. If adding Juniper
berries add them with Joe Pye weed and make the infusion of the two mixed,
rather than brewing these separately.
Lad’s scent
Now this is a formula that came to my mind, while researching the correlation
between plant’s common ( folk , and
archaic ) names , and their use. To be used by men for fresh and alluring
smell, in mundane, and magickal sense.
It’s also a fine cologne to increase
personal power, both for men and women, if the latter don’t mind smelling like
the earlier
·
Lad’s love tincture ( Tincturae Artemisiae
arbotani ) 15 ml · Master of the Woods tincture ( Tinctuare Asperulae odoratae ) 20 ml
· Few drops of Patchouli essential oil ( Pogostemon Aetheroleum )
· One or two drops of Cinnamon essential oil ( Aetheroleum Cinnamonni )
· Nine drops of Lemon essential oil ( Aetheroleum Citrii limonium )
· Ten drops of Bergamot essential oil ( A. Bergamot )
· Distilled water ( spring water will substitute in a pinch ) 10 ml
Combine all and keep in the fridge for at least 1 month ( best 3-6 months ) before
use. Apply in form of aerosol . You can place High John Tc root in it, but
mind tha t with time, it will
affect
The overall scent of the cologne adding some more “earthly”
tones.
There You go, I hope
You found this informative and useful, Happy Valentine’s day, be You “in
love” or not at all J
NOTES: This article/text has been written and composed by myself, therfore If You wish to use any part of it elswhere online, feel free, but add credits ; Shadow of Shadows magick place, Shadow-333@hotmail.com , or a direct link to this post.
CREDITS AND REFERENCES:
[3] Reference to lyrics of Dido’s upcoming single / song “No Freedom” form her album “ Girl who got away”
[4] Some of these beliefs/superstitions are from : Folklore from Adam’s county
Illinois, by H.M.Hyatt , notes about it
appear after each entry. Rest are part
or folk tradition, most of which is spread orally throughout Europe
[5]
“Natural magick” pages 40th / 41st by Doreen Valiente,
Robert Hale publishing (1999. )
[7]
According to Gerina Dunwich , in her book “ Herbal magic” , on 103rd page, Joe Pye weed
infusion is used to treat male’s impotence,
IMAGES CREDITS: First image is taken by myself, second one , the artwork with the quotted text is created by myself
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