Good Luck Amulets

Made for me and my husband today. Sundays are a very good day for amulet making, as they are ruled by the Sun, symbol of power and wealth. The one on the left was made with a woodcock leg, the one on the right with a blackbird’s leg. Note: these animals were found dead. I [...]

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Gris-Gris Bags

A gris-gris bag is an amulet bag – this one is made in the hoodoo tradition. They are also called trick bags or mojo bags. It is filled with herbs, resins, roots and witchy secrets. I like to embroider mine and add charms and pretty things :), and I’ve long proved that the time I [...]

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Mabon 2008

The altar, overflowing with blessings, both from us and from one of my ahijadas, who brought a lot of fruit the day before. One of the biggest offerings we’ve ever made and definitely a lot of work, but the energy on the room was amazing. Saturday was spent baking more than 150 cookies! These are [...]

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Mabon Weekend Starts

Before all the crazy baking and cooking for Mabon starts, I wanted to leave you with some images of our decorations, in case you need some last-minute inspirations! The altar got prettied up and cleaned – these are not the final offerings for tomorrow, just today’s offerings. Tomorrow the Orishas will be having a dish [...]

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First Mabon Blessing

It is said that Mabon, the autumn equinox, is a time to count our blessings – I have been blessed today through the mail by the love of a dearest sister :). Work materials is the best gift this Witch could get. Do you want to know what real magick is? When the mailman rang [...]

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Restoring

Chipped and dirty plaster Jesuschrist, found by my husband at a construction work trash bin. According to the finishing and type of plaster I think it is from the 50′s. Four coats of paint later, turned into a beautiful African Obatala, the purest of all Orishas, symbol of peace, wisdom and clarity. Oh, how I [...]

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Update

Eleggua paintings 2005, acrylic on canvas. 2004, acrylic on canvas.

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Simple Spells That Everyone Can Do: Part One

There is a big difference between a ritual and a spell. A ritual is prepared with time, made in the proper astrological time, it usually needs many ingredients that have to be gathered beforehand and it has to be performed inside a magick space. On the other hand, a spell is a quick help in [...]

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Spoiled Orisha :)

Eleggua got a new rhinestone crown and a rose garland today – yes he is very, very spoiled LOL… Most traditional Elegguas are made of concrete, but this one was made with a coconut shell brought from Cuba and given to me by a friend. The coconut is his sacred (and favourite) food. The eyes [...]

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The Altar Today

The need of cleaning and redecorating my several (and non-permanent) altars always comes suddenly, like if I had heard a call – I’m sure many witches can share this feeling! Today Eleggua was lucky to have the dust cleaned LOL… Here he is, waiting for his coffee to be made :) . And here’s Baron [...]

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