Curious Curandera

Hey Everyone

2011-04-13T17:13:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone,

Just a reminder that we have a SUPER MOON (the technical term for this moon is called Perigee-Syzygy) coming up on the 18 of this month (April 18, 2011). In a nutshell a SUPER MOON is when the moon is closer to the earth than usual. It influence is felt three days before and three days after the date. Get your Lunar Spells for money, employment or whatever ready. Also, this is a great time to create some really strong energized floral waters for all kinds of magical/spiritual needs.

Homemade Floral Waters

Floral Waters
Floral waters will not have a very long shelf life if an alcohol is not added to them. Floral waters made only with water and not the added alcohol will grow mold and collect germs and bacteria. The alcohol acts as a preservative and therefore will have an indefinite shelf life. The alcohol also works to preserve the scent of the floral water.

The base liquid for all floral water is the same. This is made by adding an equal mixture of distilled water and vodka. Alternatively, you can use ethyl alcohol instead of vodka. By far the vodka is cheaper and won’t leave your floral waters smelling like booze. If you choose to use vodka (my preference) select one that is at least 60 proof, no less.

Instructions
Basically, you are making a weak tincture. You can make your floral water with one single herb or flower or a combination. The size of the jar you make your floral water in decides how much fragrant water you will get in the end. If you just want a small amount use a small jar. For larger amounts use a bigger jar. Select your herbs or flowers and place them in a glass jar, one that has a screw on lid. Fill the jar halfway with your selected plant material. Fill the jar with the liquid, leaving about one inch of room at the top of the jar for shaking.

Now you will have to allow the contents to blend and the natural oils and fragrance of the plant material to be released. Shake the jar daily. The floral water is ready when it reaches your desired level of fragrance. Once it’s ready, strain out the plant material and store the liquid in its final storage bottle. Some people like to place the jar in a cool, dark place for several days. I prefer to set the jar outdoors in the sun. The option is yours. I find that the sun extracts more of the oil from the plant and the water picks up the fragrance much more quickly. Again, this is just my preference.

Some suggestions for floral waters

Rose petals for rose water

Lavender blooms for lavender water

Rue stems and leaves for rue water

Basil plants and leaves for basil water

Fresh lemon peel for citrus lemon water

Fresh lime peel for citrus lime water

Fresh orange peel for orange water

Honeysuckle petals for honeysuckle water

ALSO for those of you who have inquired about my online courses and the next opening dates they are once again open for signup...but remember the seats go fast!

Saint Magic...starts April 26

Healing Spiritual Illness...starts April 26

Working With Angels...starts April 26

Reading The Spanish Cards...starts April 26

Crystal Energy...starts April 28

Mastering The Art...starts April 28

Santa Muerte...starts April 28

Spiritual Cleansing...starts April 28

Visit my websitehttp://curiouscurandera.com for an outline of each online course

Online Courses

2011-02-15T21:05:00.003-06:00

Hello everyone hope your Valentines Day was full of love and happiness.
The Curious Curanderas Online Courses are again open for signup. Visit my website http://curiouscurandera.com to view an outline for each of the courses. Courses open for singup include...

Saint Magic
Mastering The Art
Spiritual Cleansing
Healing Spiritual Illness
Santa Muerte
Reading The Spanish Cards
Working With Angels
Crystal Energy

All of the above online course begin March 1st and are limited to 20 students but you have to hurry...seats go very fast.

Curious Curandera Update

2010-11-30T15:32:00.001-06:00

The Curious Curandera Courses are once again open for signup. Available courses are

Saint Magic - begins December 14
Spiritual Cleansing - begins December 14
Santa Muerte - begins December 14
Reading The Spanish Cards - begins December 16
Healing Spiritual Illness - begins December 16
Mastering The Art - begins December 16

Visit my website at http://curiouscurandera.com for an outline of each course. Hurry, seats go quick! These courses make great Christmas gifts too ;)

Homemade Floral Waters

2010-11-18T12:38:00.000-06:00

Floral WatersFloral waters will not have a very long shelf life if an alcohol is not added to them. Floral waters made only with water and not the added alcohol will grow mold and collect germs and bacteria. The alcohol acts as a preservative and therefore will have an indefinite shelf life. The alcohol also works to preserve the scent of the floral water.

The base liquid for all floral water is the same. This is made by adding an equal mixture of distilled water and vodka. Alternatively, you can use ethyl alcohol instead of vodka. By far the vodka is cheaper and won’t leave your floral waters smelling like booze. If you choose to use vodka (my preference) select one that is at least 60 proof, no less.

InstructionsBasically, you are making a weak tincture. You can make your floral water with one single herb or flower or a combination. The size of the jar you make your floral water in decides how much fragrant water you will get in the end. If you just want a small amount use a small jar. For larger amounts use a bigger jar. Select your herbs or flowers and place them in a glass jar, one that has a screw on lid. Fill the jar halfway with your selected plant material. Fill the jar with the liquid, leaving about one inch of room at the top of the jar for shaking.

Now you will have to allow the contents to blend and the natural oils and fragrance of the plant material to be released. Shake the jar daily. The floral water is ready when it reaches your desired level of fragrance. Once it’s ready, strain out the plant material and store the liquid in its final storage bottle. Some people like to place the jar in a cool, dark place for several days. I prefer to set the jar outdoors in the sun. The option is yours. I find that the sun extracts more of the oil from the plant and the water picks up the fragrance much more quickly. Again, this is just my preference.

Some suggestions for floral waters
Rose petals for rose water
Lavender blooms for lavender water
Rue stems and leaves for rue water
Basil plants and leaves for basil water
Fresh lemon peel for citrus lemon water
Fresh lime peel for citrus lime water
Fresh orange peel for orange water
Honeysuckle petals for honeysuckle water

Red Brick Dust

2010-09-12T12:25:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to share a little bit about red brick dust. This stuff is so awesome that screenwriter, Ehren Kruger, included the use of it in his film “The Skeleton Key”. If you haven’t seen the movie, make it a point to rent it, you’ll love it.

Red brick dust is used for protecting a home, business, or other building. It keeps away negative energy, repels evil, and keeps unwanted and bad people away. The dust can be sprinkled in a line across the entrance of your home, sprinkled on windowsills, added to floorwashes or sachets, etc.

The thing is, I like to make most things myself and trying to grind a brick into powder form can be next to impossible.....at least if you don’t have the right tools on hand.

I found that a small Dremel does the job quickly and easily. Dremel sells a grinding attachment which is used specifically for grinding down stone and brick....just make sure to wear some protective goggles.

This tool makes it almost effortless and gives you as large amount of brick dust in a short amount of time ;)

Online Courses Open

2010-09-11T23:50:00.001-05:00

Once again my spiritual courses are open. You can visit my website http://curiouscurandera.com to see the outline of each course and their starting dates. Courses open this time around are...

Mastering The Art
Spiritual Cleansing
Santa Muerte
Saint Magic
Healing Spiritual Illness

Curious Curandera News

2010-05-29T21:37:00.001-05:00

Once again the courses are open for signup. Websitehttp://curiouscurandera.com Online Courses (seats go quick)http://curiouscurandera.com/acatalog/Email_Courses.html Saint Magic = OPEN starts June 13Spiritual Cleansing = OPEN starts June 13*NEW* Santa Muerte = OPEN starts June 13 Mastering the Art = OPEN starts June 17Healing Spiritual Illness = OPEN starts June 17Reading the Spanish Cards = OPEN starts June 17Working with Angel = CLOSEDCrystal Energy = CLOSED

ACONITE

2010-05-03T14:57:00.001-05:00

Caution: Poisonous
Scientific Name: Aconitum Napellus
Also Called: Blue Rocket, Cuckoos Cap, Jacobs Chariot, Monkshood, Wolfsbane
Magical Use: Cleansing, Enemy Spellwork, Protection From Negative Energies, Protection From Night Attacks, Protection From Psychic Vampires, Protection From Vampires, Protection From Werewolves, Purification, Remove Past Energies From A Space, Stop Gossip And Slander, To Draw Attention Away From Yourself
Ruling Element: Earth
Ruling Planet: Saturn
Ruling Sign: Capricorn & Aquarius
Ruling Day: Saturday
Gender: Female
Substitution: Tobacco
Quick Use: Place the herb in a glass jar and cover with water. Leave the jar outdoors in the sun for 24 hours. Strain out the herb and use the liquid to dress spell candles.

Update

2010-03-17T18:32:00.000-05:00

Just a quick update on my Curious Curandera website.

I have just opened a brand new course on working with SANTA MUERTE.

Check it out at http://curiouscurandera.com

Also the Saint Magic Course and the Mastering The Art Course is once again open.

Spiritual Folk Illness

2010-02-27T21:20:00.000-06:00

Over the past several months I have almost been overwhelmed with requests for help from people suffering from a variety of spiritual illnesses. Many of them go on to explain their anxiety over the economy. Every week more and more people are losing their jobs, hours being cut, or the fear of their employer downsizing. From the emails I receive there seems to be an epidemic of anger, anxiety and emotional stress. As more and more people experience a lack of financial stability, more and more illnesses arise. In my opinion this excess of stress, worry, and fear is affecting the core of the person...the soul.

Hardship also leads those with less than ethical reason to strike out. Increasingly you must watch out for and protect yourself from spiritual attacks, evil spirits, enemies, hexers, and those who wish us harm. As resources (jobs, money, food, etc) may become short, there will be those that take advantage of good will, unsuspecting and weaker individuals. Awareness of these possibilities is crucial to safeguarding yourself and your family and friends.

Let me explain in more detail...

I use the term SPIRITUAL ILLNESS or FOLK ILLNESS to describe a psychical, emotional, or spiritual condition which manifested through outside (unnatural) forces. Although stemming from an unnatural force, spiritual illnesses are felt and experienced just the same as any other “natural” illness.

Spiritual illnesses are not recognized by Western Medicine. Try going to a Western Medical Doctor to treat a case of Mal de Ojo (The Evil Eye) and you’ll probably get referred to the nearest psychiatrist office, and quick.

The Western Medical practitioners who know what the Evil Eye is simply see it as a silly superstition. Western Medicine simply doesn’t address health problems attributed to nonscientific causes.

Because every spiritual illness displays its own set of symptoms, Western Medical Doctors are very likely to “label” the spiritual illness according to the symptoms the person is experiencing. For instance, Doctor “so-and-so” may label “Evil Eye” as a phobia, or he may label the patient as being a hypochondriac. Susto may be labeled as depression. Mal Puesto (witchcraft) may be labeled as anxiety. Thus, the Doctor will give treatment for something the patient probably doesn’t have and most likely prescribe pharmaceuticals that the patient may not need. I’m not saying that a person should not seek medical advice nor trust their doctor’s opinions. In the previous cases, it is not their fault that Doctors are not trained in spiritual issues.

There are many known folk illnesses. Some of them include:
Spirit Possession
Susto (soul loss)
Ataque de Nervios (dramatic outbursts of negative emotions, usually spiritual in nature)
Mal Puesto (witchcraft, hexing)
Tristeza (overwhelming sadness)
Decaimientos (fatigue, usually spiritual in nature)
Envidia (the effect of strong envy)
Mal de Ojo (evil eye)
Generational Curse (problems passed down in the family line)
Espanto (fright, a more severe case of susto)
Pesar (grief)
Mal Suerte (bad luck)
Penas (overwhelming shame)
Barrevillos (obsessions, usually spiritual in nature)

These are just a few.

Since we are created both physically AND spiritually, oftentimes a spiritual illness, even though un-natural, can lead to physical illnesses. The same holds true for physical illnesses. Because everything has an energy to it, including real physical illnesses, such as high fever, fatigue, arthritis, and terminal conditions these real illnesses can cause spiritual illness as well. In these cases a spiritual illness can manifest because of the negative energy surrounding the physical illness. Even when the physical illness runs its course and the person gets better the energy of the illness can linger behind, affecting the person’s aura or spiritual body.

The emails I have been receiving encouraged me to finish up another online course I started but never completed. How To Heal Spiritual Illnesses. Having the knowledge of dealing with such problems is indispensable. It will be open soon for those interested.

Please arm yourself with the knowledge of spiritual illnesses and guard yourself from the actions of those that would use them against you.

Natural Magic

2010-02-26T10:33:00.000-06:00

All things are made up of energy and in return everything reacts to it. Colors correspond to sound and light. Subconsciously we are drawn to certain colors that we need to reach balance and healing. This can be colors that we call our “favorites”, colors we like to wear, colors we paint our homes, or the color of your favorite food. At the same time color plays a part in our health, our emotions, and our wellbeing.

Numerous studies have been done to prove the theory that color has a strong affect on us. Classrooms painted blue calmed disruptive and aggressive children. The Johns Hopkins Medical University in Baltimore, found that surrounding overweight patients with pink suppressed the appetite and stopped stress related snacking. Violent prisoners who were placed in pink cells were dramatically calmer. And that’s not all. There have been many more studies which have proved the theory.

You can easily apply the benefits the color spectrum by wearing certain colors in your wardrobe. Change them to fit your day, what you want to achieve, and how you want to feel.

Blue
Wearing blue helps us feel calm. It also enhances communication between people. And believe it or not, when you wear blue it lowers the blood pressure. This would be a great color to wear when you have an important meeting that has you feeling nervous about. It’s also a good choice if you are going to be dealing with someone who is less than cooperative. When going to a job interview blue is the best color to wear. It gives the impression that you are confident, professional and competent.

Blacks And Grays
Wearing any of these colors can cause some people to feel depressed. That is the very reason people wear black to funerals. It’s a color of sadness and mourning. If you are one of these people its best to stay away from these shades as much as possible. On the other hand these dark colors do have an advantage. Blacks and grays can also give us self-confidence.

Green
Green shades tend to have a soothing quality. It gives us a sense of harmony. Greens relax the mind, body, and spirit. Anyone who suffers from depression, anxiety, or nervousness should wear this color often. This is a good color choice when you want to relax and enjoy your vacation or to de-stress over the weekend.

Orange
Orange is high energy and because of this some people find it hard to wear. People who are dieting should avoid this color altogether since it stimulates the appetite. It transfers to us a feeling of fun, excitement, and playfulness, a sort of child-like nature. Because of this it should be worn sparingly because too much playfulness can make us lose track of responsibility and stay on track. This would be an ideal color for a child who finds it hard to make friends.

Pink
Pink makes us compassionate and gives us an open heart. This is a great color for both males and females. Wearing pink makes us more able to feel connected to someone. For those on a diet pink should be worn often since it helps curb the appetite. For those that suffer from muscle tightness, tension, and stress pink clothing helps improve these irritations.

Purple
Purple is one of the colors that will not blend well with business. It gives the impression that you want attention, which is not good in the workplace. On the other hand this is a good color when you want to pamper yourself. People who suffer from migraines will find relief by wearing any shade of purple.

Red
Red is a color of power. It helps us feel confident and energized. Those that have low self esteem and lack self confidence will find that red will give them a needed boost. Wearing red after a hard days work will give you a boost of energy to spend with the family or to tackle a project that can’t wait. Be careful with this color since wearing too much of it can make you intimidating to others. This is another color that dieters should be aware of since red increases the appetite.

Yellow
Yellow helps us to feel cheerful and happy. This color will lift the spirits and helps to bring mental clarity. This is the perfect color to wear when you have to sort though problems or solve an important issue. People who suffer from depression will find yellow very helpful. Anyone who is studying, taking exams, or needing to learn something new should wear yellow since its known to improve the memory. Again dieters, watch out for this color since it does stimulate the appetite.

Magical Stones

2010-02-18T18:17:00.000-06:00

These are some of my favorite stones that I use in spellbags, worn, or carried for their abilities. Thought I’d share :-)

Amethyst
Angelic Communication, Attracting Love, Attracting Money, Balancing Energy, Concentration, Business Success, Contacting Spirit Guides, Courage, Creativity, Meditation, Dream Recall, Easing Grief, Intuition, Focus, Good Judgment, Good Luck, Grounding, Happiness, Willpower, Making Wise Decisions, Legal Problems, Peace, Prophetic Dreams, Protection During Travel, Protection From Negative Energies, Protection From Witchcraft, Spiritual Development, Stability, Stop Nightmares

Amazonite
Spiritual Healing, Good Luck, Breaking Bad Habits, Business Success, Clairvoyance, Clarity, Clearing Negative Energy, Intuition, Encouraging Kindness, Leadership Abilities, Power, Prophecy, Prosperity, Psychic Visions, Strength

Aquamarine
Love, Meditation, Fidelity, Protection Form Gossip, Protection While Traveling Over Water

Azurite
Contacting Spirit Guides, Divination, Enhancing Communication Skills, Increasing Psychic Abilities, Inducing Psychic Visions, Passing Exams, Prophetic Dreams, Purification, Retaining Information, Seeing The Truth

Bloodstone
Abundance, Attracting Money, Court Cases, Decision Making, Good Fortune, Grounding, Justice, Prosperity, Protection From Evil Spirits, Protection From Nightmares, Protection From The Evil Eye, Purification, Removing Obstacles, Strengthening Spellwork, Success

Beryl
Protection While Traveling Over Water, Protection From Evil, Protection From Gossip, Self Esteem, Willpower

Carnelian
Career And Business Success, Clearing Negativity, Courage, Enhancing Writing Skills, Fertility, Finding A Compatible Relationship, Focus, Good Luck, Grounding, Harmony, Protection From Envy, Protection From Evil, Protection From Negative Energy, Protection From Nightmares, Sexuality, Willpower

Emerald
Abundance, Attracting Love, Balance, Business Success, Clarity, Meditation, Enhancing Psychic Abilities, Fidelity, Good Fortune, Growth, Harmony, Higher Awareness, Inspiration, Peace, Prophecy, Protection From Negative Energy, Seeing The Truth, Spiritual Wisdom, Stopping Nightmares

Hematite
Calming, Comprehension, Courage, Energizing, Favorable Legal Matters, Focus, Grounding, Happiness, Logical Thinking, Peace, Protection From Evil, Protection From Negative Energies, Psychic Awareness, Self Control, Self Esteem, Successful Relationships, Vitalizing, Willpower

Herkimer Diamond
Spirit Communication

Jade
Attracting Love, Attracting Money, Business Success, Fidelity

Jet
Protection, Purification, Clearing Away Negative Energy, Protection From Evil, Overcoming Fear, Protection From Being Possessed, Protection From Storms

Marcasite
Grounding, Stabilizing, Clarity, Studying, Confidence, Willpower, Calming, Better Concentration

Malachite
Abundance, Attracting Love, Balancing Energies, Business Success, Intuition, Fidelity, Flexibility, Good Fortune, Grounding, Patience, Prosperity, Protection During Travel, Protection From The Evil Eye, Spiritual Growth, Nightmares

Sapphire
Better Communication, Clairaudience, Discouraging Procrastination, Intuition, Good Luck, Happiness, Insight, Inspiration, Peace, Spiritual Awareness, Spiritual Guidance, Spiritual Wisdom And Knowledge, Willpower

Topaz
Attracting Love, Attracting Positive Energy, Compassion, Meditation, Expansion, Growth, Happiness, Individuality, Kindness, Motivation, Overcoming Fear, Problem Solving, Protection, Reaching Goals

Turquoise
Good Luck, Good Fortune, Power, Strength, Wealth, Attracting Love, Marriage, Encouraging Commitment, Loyalty, Grounding, Better Communication, Overcoming Fear Of Public Speaking, Peace, Encouraging Positive Thinking, Increase

Blue Moon Magic

2009-12-30T18:32:00.001-06:00

This is the perfect time for all spellcrafters both experienced and the newly awakened to gather their herbs, candles and oils for a truly powerful experience. On New Year’s Eve we have three natural powers aligned to our advantage. First there will be a blue moon, second is a partial lunar eclipse, and third is the coming of the New Year. So what does this mean? I’m glad you asked!

Most people are aware of the influence plants and moon phases can have on the outcome of spellwork but this New Year’s Eve happens to be an astronomical phenomenon.

What is a blue moon and what are its affect on spiritual matters?
There is usually only one full moon every month since the 29.5 day cycle of the moon lines up fairly well with the length of our calendar months. Sometimes there are two full moons within the same month which usually occur every 2½ years. This second full moon is called the blue moon. This is where the term “once in a blue moon” came about...meaning something that only happens occasionally. A blue moon falling at the end of the year is very rare. The last blue moon occurred in May of 2007 and the last time a blue moon fell on New Year's Eve was in 1990. The next time we will see a blue moon for the New Year will be in 2028!

For spellworkers blue moons are good for adding power to our desired goals, heightened spiritual awareness, and to fine tune our divination practices.

Twilight eclipses happen only about twice a year. The moon seems to completely disappear during a total lunar eclipse when it fully passes through the earth’s shadow. When the moon just barely meets the earth’s shadow this creates a partial eclipse. This is what will happen this month, a partial meeting. By the way, did you know that a lunar eclipse can only happen during the Full Moon? Interesting huh?

There are different beliefs when it comes to working spells during the lunar darkness. Some people feel that because the earth is casting darkness over the moon their attempt at spellwork will also be blocked. Others feel very differently about working during this time. In my opinion I find it to be a very powerful combination of both energies.

Lunar eclipses can work to bring us a closer connection to the spirit world and is a powerful time for both protection and cleansing away all the bad vibes that may be hanging around. Oh, did I mention that the lunar eclipse is also good for dominating and commanding a person or situation?

Spellwork for the closing of the year is known for accomplishing goals of ridding the old and unwanted and starting the new year off to a good start. New Year’s Eve is the perfect time to bring in positive forces whether you’re looking to better your finances, better jobs, breaking bad habits, or improving stale relationships.

All these different things (ending of the year, eclipses, blue moon) carry their own particular types of energy which are all powerful in their own right. This New Years Eve will be a powerful combining of them all at one time. So do not miss out on this “Once in a Blue Moon” opportunity that is given to us to create some really potent spellwork and incredible manifestations. New Years Eve of 2009 will be the strongest of energies until 2028.

Those that have taken my courses will realize how powerful this combination of planetary energies can affect the success of our magical goals since this is something we have talked about.

On another note my courses will be starting up again in about a week or so. Check out the different spellwork courses offered on my website at www.curiouscurandera.com –
There is something of interest for everyone.

And don’t forget to join my yahoo group at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicFolkMagic.

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

Until next time, may the New Year bring you blessings, success, health, and happiness!

Heads Up People!!

2009-12-04T21:05:00.000-06:00

Hey everyone, heads up, my friend just started her blog so you guys (and gals) have got to visit her. She’s an awesome Rootworker/Conjure Woman...check her out at

http://thehoodoomomma.blogspot.com

Be there or be square....personally I think if you’re not there you’d be missing out on the fun...lol

Ajo Macho (Male Garlic) Candle

2009-12-04T15:21:00.000-06:00

Ajo Macho is normally used in order to protect yourself from enemies, negativity, and evil which may be lurking...noticed or unnoticed. This includes the envy of others, people who are out to destroy your reputation, less than friendly co-workers, those who drain your energy, witchcraft, and to break the effects of the evil eye. Ajo Macho will protect against the forces of evil and at the same time it cleanses away the negative vibrations and attracts good luck.

Garlic has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal and protective powers. The ancients would eat raw cloves of garlic because it made them burp....every time they would burp the odor of the garlic was released...ewwwh...they did this in order to keep evil away from them. It’s my belief that they kept more than evil away if you know what I mean. I wouldn’t be surprised if their love life suffered...lol

Growing up, I remember my elders, who were spiritual workers, would keep cloves of garlic in their pocket for protection. It was common to see fresh garlic braided together and hung over doorways or bowls of garlic strewed about the house. The dry, brittle garlic skins were also burned for the same purpose.

Its said that male garlic was planted in the earth at the foot of the cross on Mount Calvary when Jesus was crucified but I have not been able to find any solid evidence of this. Some say that the garlic was placed there in order to keep demons from attacking Jesus while he was in a weakened condition. Others say that the garlic was planted to symbolize eternal life and protection from evil. Because of this belief the following prayer is recited in order to bless and empower garlic cloves used for spiritual protection.

Prayer To The Garlic
“Miraculous garlic, you were put on Mount Calvary where Jesus died in order to give us eternal light and freedom from all evil. Free me from confinement and from demons. Free me from my enemies who wish to see me suffer or hurt me. Blind their sight so they cannot see me, paralyze their feet so they cannot near me, bind their hands so they cannot touch me nor their weapons be pointed at me. Miraculous garlic, give me freedom from all harm and bless me with work, money, good friendships, love, health, and happiness. So be it. Amen”

Ajo Macho Candle
This is to shield you from any kind of negative influence.
You will need:
3 fresh clove of garlic, small ones
1 white pouch
1 Ajo Macho Candle
1 small bowl of Holy Water
1 white dressmakers pin (the ones with the colored balls on top)
Do this:
Okay, you can’t be protected from negative influences if you don’t clear your home first....Take the ajo macho candle and with the dressmakers pin carve the Star of David around the wick. Light the candle to free your home of negativity. The way I do it is to begin at the back part of my home and work my way up front...just as if I were doing a house cleansing. I allow the candle to burn in each room for 1 hour working my way up to the front door. At the front door I allow the candle to burn out. Some people just light it anywhere in the house...this is fine...it’s just my personal preference to move it throughout each room.

Now for the protection....
Take the bowl of Holy Water and dip the cloves of garlic inside allowing them to soak up some Holy vibrations. Make sure to fully submerge each clove. Do this three times. Then place them inside the pouch. Before tying it shut recite the garlic blessing above. Carry this with you in your purse or pocket. Replace the garlic with fresh ones once a month.

Prosperity: Kitchen Witchery

2009-11-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

I’d like to wish everyone a great thanksgiving holiday...Gobble, Gobble. Tis the season for food...sometimes a ton of it! Why not play the role of the “kitchen witch” and use the things we normally consume on thanksgiving day to amplify prosperity. Okay turkeys and turkettes get out the herbs and spices and let’s get down to business.

Allspice can be added to homemade baked goods and is great for attracting abundance and helpful friendships.

Anise is used for keeping everyone grounded. This would be perfect for someone who seems to be a little scattered....don’t we all have at least one of these people in our families...lol

Basil added to foods works well for family happiness and harmony.
Fidelity,

Bay Leaf is good for bettering the finances but it’s also good for controlling and dominating a person or situation. Gives lots of Bay Leaf to the person you want to control...haha

Beets are wonderful for bonding people together.

Chives can be added to food to stop someone from interfering in your life....hmmm, INLAWS!!

Cinnamon can be added to baked goods to encourage creativity or to strengthen the bond between couples. Cinnamon is also an aphrodisiac so be sure to sprinkle extra on your lovers plate.

Cauliflower, Peas, and Corn create prosperity, and Potatoes encourage healing.

Clove, Mint, Nutmeg, and Vanilla bring abundance and prosperity.

Chamomile is calming, attracts abundance, friendship, good luck, money, peace, prosperity, and success....soooo, after dinner brew up a big pot of Chamomile Tea and spread the benefits around!

Spread bowls of fresh nuts around the room since these have many beneficial properties.
Almonds = Abundance, Success, Fertility, Good Luck, Overcome Addictions, Prosperity
Brazil Nuts = Good Fortune To Partnerships, Energy, Money
Cashews = Good Luck, Money, Prosperity, Riches, To Stop Delays, Victory, Wealth
Chestnuts = Love
Pecans = Abundance, Fertility, Good Fortune, Money, Success
Pistachios = Confidence, Courage, Good Luck
Walnuts = Creativity, Energy, Fertility, Healing, Inspiration, Wish Making

And lastly, have a good supply of fresh fruits for everyone to eat.
Apples = Healing, Love
Apricots = Bonding Couples Together, Fertility, Inspiration, Love, Make Others Admire You
Coconuts = Fertility, Good Luck, Grounding, Happiness, Harmony, Overcome Bad Habits
Grapefruits = Bring Balance To Any Situation, Energy, Good Communication Between People
Grapes = Fertility, Money
Oranges = Fidelity, Good Fortune, Harmony, Health, Love, Money, Peace, Prosperity, Success
Pears = Strengthens Relationships
Peaches = Fertility, Wish Making
Pineapples = Abundance, Good Luck, Healing, Material Gain, Money, Prosperity
Plums = Energy, Peace, Strength, Tranquility
Pomegranates = Abundance, Luck, Material Gain
Raspberries = Friendship, Healing, Make People Friendly, To Stop Bad Luck
Strawberries = Beauty, Desire, Good Luck

HAPPY THANKS GIVING!

Spiritual, Spellwork Powders

2009-11-21T19:32:00.000-06:00

Psychic Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Anise, cinnamon, ginger and thyme

Shut Your Mouth Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Red pepper, clove, rue

Prosperity Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Allspice, ginger, nutmeg

Court Hearing Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Cascara Sagrada, dill, chamomile

Attract Men Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Nutmeg, allspice
½ cup rose

Attract Women Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Ginger, anise, clove

Controlling/Domination Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Bay, cloves

Commanding/Compelling Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Bay, rosemary

Better Business Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
2 tablespoons basil
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons allspice

Healing Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Thyme, chamomile, flax

Gambling Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Cinnamon, chamomile, nutmeg

Separation Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Clove, black pepper
½ cup dirt

Protection Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Ginger, salt, pepper, sage

Drawing Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon crushed eggshell
¼ cup powdered sugar

Luck Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Basil, bay, rosemary

Prophetic Dreamer Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Cinnamon, cardamom, anise

Happy Home Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Basil, clove, cumin

Backfire Jinx Breaker Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Black pepper, sage, turmeric

Jinx Powder
2 cups dirt
2 tablespoon each
Black pepper, salt, cayenne

Purification Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 cup salt

Money Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Allspice, basil, ginger

Helpful Spirits Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Anise, thyme

Road Opener Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Basil, oregano

Divination Powder
Base: 1 cup flour and 1 cup corn starch
1 tablespoon each
Anise, clove, thyme

Pleeeasee....

2009-10-30T00:48:00.001-05:00

My blog is growing, so if you have a question about something that I post here please include the title of what you are asking about. This helps me to answer questions. I really wish Blogger would tell us what post a comment is posted to but they don’t. If I have failed to answer any of your questions....forgive me....please ask again so that I know what post I’m answering. Thanks a bunch guys!! (and gurlz)

Folk Magic: JUST A REMINDER

2009-10-30T00:40:00.001-05:00

For those who like my blog and find it helpful don’t forget to join my yahoo group as well, there’s more good stuff happening there...haha...don’t miss out! Here’s the link http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicFolkMagic

Don’t let the name “Catholic Folk Magic” fool you.....this group is for anyone who works hoodoo, conjure, work with Saints, shamanism, curanderismo, and the relationship to voodoo and Santeria. Don’t miss out on all the interesting topics and conversations. Be there or be square! Personally I’d rather be there...haha

Reading the Spanish Cards/Working with Angels

2009-10-30T00:29:00.000-05:00

Two more online courses have opened up for those who are interested.....

1. Reading the Spanish Cards
2. Working With Angels

You can sign up here http://www.curiouscurandera.com

Pan De Muerto For All Souls Day

2009-10-30T00:26:00.001-05:00

This is the recipe I use for Day of The Dead

Ingredients:
1/2 cup granulated sugar, plus more for sprinkling
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon anise seed
2 packets active dry yeast
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup water
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 large eggs
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg yolk beaten with 2 teaspoons water

Instructions:
Combine sugar, salt, anise seed, and yeast in a small mixing bowl.
Heat milk, water, and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter is just melted; do not allow it to boil.

Add milk mixture to dry mixture and beat well with a wire whisk.
Stir in eggs and 1 1/2 cups of the flour and beat well.
Add remaining flour, little by little, stirring well with a wooden spoon until dough comes together.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured wooden board and knead until it is smooth and elastic, and no longer sticky, about 9 to 10 minutes.

Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a clean kitchen towel, and allow it to rise in a warm area until it has doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle.

Punch down dough and divide into 2 pieces.

Cut 3 small (about 1-ounce) balls from each half and mold them into skull-and-bones shapes. Shape large balls of dough into round loaf shapes, and place skull-and-bones on top.
Place breads on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let rise another hour.

Brush loaves with egg yolk mixture and bake.

Halfway through baking, about 20 minutes, remove loaves from oven and brush again with egg wash and sprinkle lightly with granulated sugar.

Return to oven and bake until loaves are golden brown and sound hollow when tapped, about another 20 minutes.

YUM!!!

Folk Magic Online Courses

2009-10-18T06:23:00.000-05:00

These three courses are once again open for signup

1. Saint Magic
2. Spiritual Cleansing
3. Mastering The Art

http://www.curiouscurandera.com

Courses begin October 31

Folk Magic: Protection

2009-10-16T15:21:00.000-05:00

With Halloween just around the corner being protected from evil spirits and enemies is important, especially for the spiritual worker. This is a powerful day for enemies to conjure up entities to do harm or take revenge on unsuspecting victims. Being prepared will help to ward off these attacks. Geeezzz, the life of a spiritual worker is never ending. The good news is, because Halloween is such a powerful day for spellwork, it’s also a good to do “good” magic too. This is the one day of the entire year that offers the spellworker an unlimited amount of spirits that are willing to help you out in your quest.

To Be Protected From Your Enemies For An Entire Year
Get a glass jar with a screw top lid. Paint the inside of the jar with black paint, including the bottom. Place 9 rusty nails inside the jar, 9 broken pieces of jagged glass, 9 cactus needles, and 9 black peppercorns. Get a piece of brown paper bag and rip round the edges 9 times so that there are no “straight edges”, each time ripping “away” from you, not towards you. On the paper write the enemy’s name 9 times, each on its own line. Now place a single drop of bats blood oil on each of the names (for a total of 9 drops). Using an eyedropper makes this easier. Get two black dressmakers pins and stick them through the names to form a large “X”. Place the paper inside the jar and seal it shut. The jar is to be buried in the cemetery at either 9am or 9pm.

Mano Poderosa: Healing Amulet

2009-10-10T12:34:00.000-05:00

Hey kids.....lets make a healing medal that you can either use on yourself or on others.

Obtain a Mano Poderosa medal. You can find these medals all over the internet for pennies. Fill a small shallow container with Holy Water and place the medal inside the container to soak while the following prayer is recited (if you’re not Christian than find your own prayer ;)

O God, at your word all things are made holy.
Pour your blessing upon this medal which you have made.
Grant that whoever gratefully makes use of it
according to your will and law may,
by calling on your holy name,
receive from you health of body
and salvation of soul,
through Christ our Lord.

Add three drops of rosemary oil into the water. Place the container outdoors for three nights during the waning moon phase (to remove illness). Make sure to get up early so that you can bring the container indoors before the sun comes up.

After the third night remove the medal from the container and pour the water outdoors at the main entrance of your home.

Now you will want to dress five white votive candles with rosemary oil and recite the Mano Poderosa prayer. The five white votives represent the five fingers of Jesus. After the candles are properly dressed with oil arrange them in a circle. Place the Mano Poderosa medal in the center of the circle and recite the following prayer.

O Powerful Hand of God!
I place my soul before you,
and in my despair and anguish,
beseech you to aid me with your almighty power.
At your feet I place the devotion of my sorrowful heart
that I might be delivered from my suffering.
May the loving kindness of your power
help me and give me strength and wisdom
to live in peace and happiness.

Thou who has suffered,
reach out thy hand to me with a great blessing.
Thy pierced hand with thy saintly fingers
inspires my humble prayers.
Jesus said, “Ask, and it shall be given to you.”
Through thy most precious blood I seek,
and I ask that my prayers be heard and granted.
I carry a likeness of your pierced hand with me always
as a loving symbol of your great kindness.
And I call on the graces necessary for peace and happiness.
Grant me this request.

Amen.

The medal is ready for use. You can use the medal in several ways. First you could carry it in your pocket, purse, or around you neck to protect you from illness.....or.....you could sweep the medal over the body whenever you feel illness creeping up, asking for the powerful hand to remove it.....or.....you could keep it under your mattress and allow the healing to take place during sleep.

The medal should be cleansed at least once a month. My preference is on the first Friday of the month.

Hey I'm Back!!!

2009-08-15T23:38:00.001-05:00

Hi Everyone, it’s been a while since my last post but I will try to get one up in the next few days. In the meantime join us on our newest forum *Catholic Folk Magic*
This group is off to a great start! Topics include Catholic Hoodoo, Curanderismo, Folk Magic, Santeria, Voodoo, Rootwork, Conjure, Saint Magic, and more.

Join us at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CatholicFolkMagic

St Camillus Healing Box

2009-06-09T11:31:00.001-05:00

This box can be created to offer healing energy to those in need. This is a simple concept which is strengthened with the love and devotion that St Camillus had for helping the sick.

For this spiritual work you will need a small wooden box. I don’t believe in using plastic in spiritual practices and find that wood brings strength and an added element to the work at hand. If you cannot find a wooden box the next best thing would be cardboard or paper mache, but wood is the absolute best.

The box can be left simple or you could decorate it in any way you like. I know many people who decorate these healing boxes with glitter, sequins, pictures, written prayers, or shells. As for myself I like to decorate the outside with the Golden Mean Spiral since this spiral in sacred geometry contains much healing abilities. The Golden Mean Spiral is found throughout life and is very powerful.

The bottom inside of the box should be fitted with a piece of blue felt cut to size. Inside, under the lid, a small mirror should be glued with the mirror facing the inside when the lid is closed. This magnifies and keeps the healing energy inside. You can purchase small cut mirrors at any craft store for about 50 cents.

Next, light a candle to St Camillus and ask for the box to contain his essence, love, and strength for the purpose of healing those in need. While the candle burns the box is left to the right of the candle, yet away from the heat of it and should remain there until the candle is consumed.

Once the candle goes out, place a prayer card or a printed image of St Camillus inside the box which was previously sprayed lightly with Holy Water, this should remain inside at all times. You can also place other items inside to further add healing strength.....such as a clear quartz (quartz magnifies).

To the box you can then add hand written names or photos of those who need healing. The names or photos are kept inside the box until relief from their illness is granted. Once granted, the name or photo of the person is left on the grounds of the church. Some people like to burn the names or photos but I feel that burning an image or the representation of a person is too harsh. Leaving them in the church seems to me the proper way to go.

Once a week you offer St Camillus prayer asking for his intersession in healing and the outside of the box is lightly misted with Holy Water. This is a very good way of sending healing to anyone in need and is powerful in absent healing.

Saint Camillus Prayer for Healing
Lord God, you taught us that the commandments of heaven are summarized in love, of you and our neighbor. Father, you gave your faithful servant St. Camillus, a very special love for the sick. Through his example and inspiration we pray for your grace so that we may be faithful in our commitment of love for those entrusted to our care. Saint Camillus, your compassion for the sick led you to found the Servants of the Sick. Infuse this sacred box of healing with your compassionate spirit. Amen.

Preparing a New Statue

2009-05-29T11:32:00.002-05:00

When bringing a new statue into your home it should first be properly prepared..... not only to remove the mixture of accumulated outside energies but to also personalize the image or to dedicate it for a special use. There are many ways you can achieve this personalization.

The first thing that should be done is to spiritually fumigate the image to clean away unwanted energy. This can be done through smudging. My favorites is Church Incense, also called “Gloria Incense”.

Some good cleansing incense include Myrrh, Frankincense, Hyssop, and Copal. Dry herbs used for cleansing includes ruda (rue), rosemary, and sage. Sage is another one of my favorites. If you choose to go with another type of store bought incense or another type of dry herb make sure it has cleansing and purification properties associated with it.

To fix a statue for a specific purpose, this is one of my favorite methods, take the statue and set it on top of a piece of wood that is at least a quarter inch in thickness. With a pencil trace the shape of the base of the statue onto the board. Remove the statue and draw another circle inside the shape of the states base shape. You can freehand the inner circle. Now here is when you need your witchie craftiness. With a jigsaw or a scroll saw, cut out the shape of the base and then cut out the inside of the inner circle. You end up with a wooden ring.

Take that ring and glue it to the bottom of the statue. Since you traced the shape of the base your cutout should fit to the bottom of the statue perfectly. Once this is dry you can place anything inside the cutout to personalize the statue. Maybe you want to place some herbs, dried flowers, roots, small pieces of gemstones or quartz, pictures, or maybe even a written prayer. I like this method since you don’t actually alter the statue itself by drilling holes into it.

Saint Magic Online Course

2009-05-15T19:38:00.000-05:00

The Curious Curandera SAINT MAGIC COURSE is once again open for signup. This course teaches how to successfully perform spellwork by employing the Saints. What Saint to call for what situation, prayers, spells, lots of history, and more..... Read the course outline on my website http://www.curiouscurandera.com

Spiritual Cleansing Online Course

2009-05-15T19:17:00.000-05:00

The Curious Curandera SPIRITUAL CLEANSING COURSE is once again open for signup. This course teaches how to perform cleansings for every need. The course includes how to perform cleansings on yourself, others, pets, how to cleansing and bless the sick, how to cleanse the house or business, how to remove negativity and evil, how to remove spirits from a place, and more..... Read the course outline on my website http://www.curiouscurandera.com

St Expedite House Charm for Luck

2009-05-15T19:15:00.000-05:00

Horseshoe
St Expedite oil
Red string, yarn, or embroidery floss
St Expedite prayer card
Small quartz
St Expedite candle

Take the horseshoe (you can find these at most flea markets or antique stores; sometimes feed stores will have them too) and apply the St Expedite oil all over it. Next take the red string and wrap it around the entire horseshoe, starting from one end and ending at the other. When you are finished wrapping the horseshoe make sure to secure the end well so that it doesn’t unravel.

Take the St Expedite prayer card and find a way to attach it to the back of the wrapped horseshoe so that it’s secure. I will usually cut a piece of cardboard large enough to reach both sides of the horseshoe, glue the cardboard to the back of the horseshoe and attach the prayer card to the front of the cardboard. If you use this idea you also have the choice of decorating the visible parts of the cardboard with glitter, ribbon, or any other material. The prayer card should be at the top of the horseshow ends (the horseshoe will be used with the two ends as the top and the curved part as the bottom).

Next take the small quartz crystal and tie some red string to one end and tie the other end of the string to the bottom center of the “U” part on the horseshoe, directly under the prayer card. You don’t want the quartz to hang really low....it should hang down from the horseshoe about 2 inches or so.

When you have this all put together the horseshoe should be hung over the main entrance of your home to attract good luck there. It can either be hung outdoors or indoors, as long as it’s hung above the main entrance to the home. The first day when the lucky horseshoe is constructed you should burn a candle for St Expedite and from then on offer him a candle on the first Wednesday of every month.

New Forum

2009-05-13T11:27:00.000-05:00

Curious Curandera has created a new forum.....Magic and Mystery.....check it out....
http://curiouscurandera.freeforums.org/

A place for all magical paths, beliefs, spiritualists and energy workers to learn and share.
Topics include: Folk Magic, Hoodoo, Voodoo, Santeria, Paganism, Wicca, Altars, Paranormal, Hauntings, Divination, Spells, Reiki, Astrology, Lightworkers, Crystals, Herbs, Ghosts, and much more.

The forum is still brand new so it will be a little slow at first until more people start singing up but I think once it gets going it will be huge.

Sign up and tell your friends!

Honey Jar Spell

2009-05-06T13:06:00.003-05:00

The honey jar can be used for influencing someone with kindness. Use it for sparking someone’s interest in you, for a boss to give you a raise or promotion, for recognition, or to settle disputes.

Needed:
Glass Jar With Lid
Sugar
Honey
Taper Candle
Spiritual Oil
White Dressmakers Pin
Targets Photo
Personal Items Optional
White Plate

Select the appropriate oil for your goal. If you are making a honey jar for romantic goals use a love or romance oil. If the jar is for influencing your boss use a money or special favors oil. You can also use crown of success oil for pretty much anything.

I like to dress the inside of the jar with oil first, covering the entire inside of the jar and the underside of the lid. Next take the targets photo (the person the work is being done on ;-) and dress the four corners with the oil.

If you don’t have a photo of the person you can write their name on a piece of paper torn from a brown bag. I like to rip the paper.... straight edges give me the willies. Place the photo or name paper in the jar. If you have any other personal items that belong to the target person such as nail clippings, hair, place those in the jar too.

Other items you can add are honeysuckle or rose petals for love and romance, a short description of a desired pay raise for bosses, a silver coin for asking money favors.

Now drop some sugar on top of the items to cover. I like to use white sugar for people who have light complexions, light brown sugar for medium complexions, and dark brown sugar for dark complexions. Now fill the entire jar with honey. Place the lid on the jar and then set the jar on top of the white plate.

Take the dressmakers pin and carve the side of the candle with a very short description of your desire. Dress the candle with the oil from the bottom up and stick the dressmakers pin lengthwise in the center of the candle.

Light the candle and allow some of the wax to fall on the center of the lid in order to hold the candle in place. You will need to have a lot of wax on the lid so that the candle doesn’t fall over.

Candle color 101.....use red for romantic goals, green for money or white for all purpose

If you have opted to write the targets name on paper this is how it’s done. Write the targets full name 7 times, each one on its own line. Women’s names should include the maiden name if possible and men’s names should include any tag names such as Sr or Jr. Now turn the paper to the right 90 degrees and write your entire name over the targets name 9 times, again each on its own line. The finished names will resemble a “cross” or a “grid”.

Your name is written OVER the targets name and written MORE times as a symbol of dominance over the person.

Allow the candle to burn for 9 minutes every day until it is consumed. It should take several days before the candle is fully used. This is enough time for your desire to manifest. Once the candle is gone, place the plate and jar in a protective bag...I just use a grocery bag.....and save it somewhere safe from nosey people. You can light another candle on top of it if you need to later.

Lodestones

2009-05-04T07:59:00.001-05:00

Lodestone, also called magnetite, is a stone with nature magnetic qualities. These qualities led to the use of lodestones as an early form of compass, since they could be used to point the way north. Magnetite is a form of iron oxide. Being magnetized, the stone is attracted to the Earth's magnetic pole, and when it is suspended in the air, it will slowly turn to point towards the pole.

On the old days, sailors used lodestones in their navigation. This is what probably paved the way to creating magnetic compasses and other more sophisticated navigational aides. Ancient miners would follow a lodestone which led them to other minerals. Early medical practitioners used lodestones as diagnostic tools. They believed that the stones could be used to cure certain medical conditions. Greeks began using magnets for healing around 2500 B.C.E. The ancients thought that lodestone could be used to keep the skin looking youthful. In fact, Cleopatra was reported to have slept on a lodestone for many years.

In spellwork, lodestones are used to attract something that you desire. The stones are widely used for attracting money, business success, and to find a mate.

Used in love spells lodestones must be carefully selected to their gender. There are male and female species. The male lodestones have points and edges while the females are more smooth and rounded. A male and a female stone are chosen for heterosexual relationships while stones of the same gender are chosen for same sex relationships. Also, when choosing a pair of lodestones for love related spells you should consider matching the stones. This is a difficult job and you could literally spend hours and not make a match. Luckily many of the botanicas that carry lodestones will match them for you. Once you have your matched pair of stone they should be baptized. This creates a link between the stone and the person. To baptize the stone to the person hold the stone in your dominate hand (I like to use the dominate hand in these cases since it symbolizes your control over the matter) sprinkle the stone with Holy Water and say “you are now born (name of person) and make the sign of the cross over the stone. Then do the same thing with the other stone.

When lodestones are employed for the purpose of drawing money, business success, or luck, you would choose a single stone which you are more drawn to. The gender of the stone is not important for these needs nor is the polarity.

After choose a lodestone to perform a magical task the lodestones should be dressed with a spiritual oil. If you are employing a lodestone for love related matters then dress the stone with an appropriate love drawing oil. If the stones are employed for business success, then dress it with business oil. No mater what the ob of your lodestones there is a spiritual oil which matches that need.

Lodestones that are spiritually working (used in a spell) need proper care in order to keep the energies working for you. Lodestones need to be fed. This is done by simply sprinkling a small amount of magnetic sand or iron filings on the stone.

The stones once they are dressed can be placed in a small fabric bag which is carried in the pocket or purse. Money and business drawing stones can be placed in the cash register drawer or in the money safe.

Palo Santo

2009-04-26T16:29:00.001-05:00

Palo Santo (holy wood) is one of my most favorite medicinal and magical helpers. It’s very powerful for any kind of spiritual work, energy work, magical work, and medicinal needs.

Burserea graveolens (botanical name) is a natural antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial.

It can be used to treat a number of ailments such as colds, flu, skin infections, wounds, flexibility, coughs, allergies, asthma, dermatitis, acne, panic attacks, anxiety, headaches, migraines, reduce tension, sprains and other injuries, relieve pain, control convulsions, and a natural mosquito repellent!

On a mental level Palo Santo is used to uplift the mood, assist with depression, calms the mind, deepens meditation, enhances concentration, promotes creativity and learning, and eases worry.

If more people knew how to use this wood medicinally the drugstores would be out of business...hehehe

In spiritual practices Palo Santo can be used to clear away negative energy while at the same time attracting good luck. It can also be used for purification, cleansing, remove spirits, end misfortune, attract fortune, end bad luck, remove curses, hexes, spells and other spiritual conditions.

When I feel a little drained from being around too much negativity I’ll bath with some of this wood. It can be placed in your tub water and before getting out the wood is rubbed over the body. Presto! The negativity is removed and drains away with the water. It’s even believed that Merlin’s magical staff was made Palo Santo...hmmmm figure that.

Online Courses: Spells and Witchcraft

2009-04-09T02:07:00.003-05:00

Curious Curandera has finished several new email courses. We are now offering Spiritual Cleansing, Saint Magic (folk magic), Crystal Energy, and Witchcraft (of a curandera). Visit my website and check ‘em out (check-em-outers). While you’re there check out the free documents for download (cuz their free! HaHa...).
http://www.curiouscurandera.com/

Blessings,
Concha

Easter Facts

2009-04-09T02:06:00.001-05:00

When taking a bite into a chocolate bunny, 76% of Americans prefer to bite off the ears first. 5% eat the feet first and 4% eat the tail first (eeew!).

During the Easter season, Americans buy more than 700 million Peeps - making Peeps the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy (Go Peeps!).

Adults prefer milk chocolate (65%) over dark chocolate (27%) (discrimination?).

86% would prefer having chocolate bunnies instead of a live rabbit (nowhere near as cuddly).

Each day throughout the year, 5 million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter (and 10 seconds later 5 million more bunnies appear).

16 billion jelly beans are made specifically for Easter which is enough to fill a plastic egg the size of a 9-story building (how big was the chicken?).

Kids prefer red jelly beans and 75% are willing to do extra chores for more Easter candy (start your chore list today).

57% of kids get up super early on Easter to see what the Easter bunny has brought them (disregard any funny looking pellets).

In the old days pretzels were associated with Easter because the twists of the pretzel were thought to resemble arms crossing in prayer.

Red jelly beans are kids’ favorite.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records the largest Easter egg ever made was just over 25 feet high and made of chocolate and marshmallow. The egg weighed 8,968 lbs. and was supported by an internal steel frame (can you imagine finding a 25 foot egg in your basket?).

Nearly 120 million cards with be sent, exchanged, and given this Easter, which means it holds the fourth spot of the largest card-sending celebration in the U.S (at least that is what Hallmark says).

In medieval times, a festival of ‘egg-throwing’ was held in church. The priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choir boys, and then tossed from one choir boy to the next. When the clock struck 12, whoever held the egg, was the winner and got to keep the egg (and thus began “kill the man with the egg”).

San Ramon Spell: To Stop Gossip

2009-04-04T19:45:00.002-05:00

You need:
1 printed photo of San Ramon or a prayer card
1 glass encased San Ramon candle
1 new dime
1 black dressmakers pin
The person name who is doing the gossip written on paper in black ink
A small piece of fresh chili pepper (any kind, the hotter the better)
a wad of chewing gum (already chewed by you)

Directions:
With the black dressmakers in carve the name of the person who is doing the gossiping around the wick of the candle. Light the candle to San Ramon and say the prayer that is printed on the back of the candle.

Next take the photo of San Ramon and stick the wad of chewing gum over his mouth and place the dime over the gum. The dime should be face up. The gum should hold the dime in place but if it doesn’t you can hold it down with a piece of clear tape.

Take the name of the gossiper written on the paper with black ink and set the small piece of chili pepper over the center of the name. Then wrap the name paper around the chili. And say..... “(name of person) your mouth will burn like fire every time you say my name.”

Place everything in front of the candle. Allow the candle to burn for as long as you wish every day. At least once a day pick up the image with the chewing gum and say..... “(name of person) by the power of San Ramon....shut your mouth!” And then pick up the name paper with the chili and say the same thing as before. Continue this daily ritual until the candle is consumed.

HaHa.....if you see someone drinking lots of water you know why!

Spiritual Cleansing Course

2009-03-20T14:42:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone, The Saint Magic Course and the Spiritual Cleansing Courses are once again open for signup. Visit my website for more details http://www.curiouscurandera.com/

Money Magic: Green Fixed Rice

2009-03-15T23:32:00.003-05:00

Hello my fellow spiritualists,
Well today I would like to share with you how to make your own lucky green fixed rice. If you were to purchase this stuff in a botanica or spiritual store you are going to get your eyes poked with the high cost of this stuff. OUCH! Actually, for whatever reason many botenicas don't even carry it.

Green fixed rice is used to attract luck, money, prosperity, business success, to draw in customers, to increase sales, and to bring good luck in all areas. Who couldn't use a bit of extra luck anyway? This stuff is great! I give it out to my clients all the time and they always give me terrific feedback about it and always want more.

For Use in the Home
With the front door closed stand outside and throw a small handful of rice at the door to attract good luck, money and prosperity. You can also put some of the rice in your wallet or purse to attract money. If you want good news or if you are expecting money through the mail place some in your mailbox. Put some rice on the telephone receiver to bring good news. Sprinkle some under door mats or place some of the rice in an open container near the front door.

For Use in the Business
Take a small handful of the rice and throw it on the roof business to attract customers who are willing to spend their money with you. You can also place some under door mats at the main entrance. Place some rice in places where money is kept like the safe, the cash register and inside money bags. You can also place some rice in an open container near the main entrance. Place some on the telephone to bring profitable business calls or scatter it in your parking lot.

You must say a short prayer over the rice to awaken its power. Recite the following prayer......

By the power of the Holy Spirit, I call upon the forces of the elements to awaken the positive energies of this substance before me. Amen.

Next Say 1 Our Father.....

Our Father, Who art in heaven
Hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil. Amen.

When you’re finished, make the sign of the cross over the rice and it’s ready for use.

Each time you use the rice say “In Jesus name bring me good luck” or “In Jesus name bring in customers” You can say whatever it is you need but make the request as short and to the point as possible. If there is any leftover rice it should be renewed with the above prayer every first Friday of the month.

How to Make the Rice
To make a small amount of green fixed rice place 1 cup of regular white rice in a glass jar. Add 5 tablespoons of rubbing alcohol to the jar and 1 tablespoon Holy Water and squirt in some green feed coloring. Place the lid on the jar and shake it up to distribute the color. If you want more of a green tint, just add more food coloring.

Once all the rice it green, pour it all out onto several layers of paper towels. Spread it out and allow it to dry. Since you used rubbing alcohol the drying process won’t take long since alcohol evaporates quickly.

Mind-Body-Spirit Connection - Energy Healing

2009-03-11T17:11:00.001-05:00

For those of you who have visited my website you have noticed the free informational documents I have there. I have been getting a lot of emails from inquiring minds recently asking me about the Homeopathy doc and why I included it. Okay fair enough, so I’ll explain.

As a Curandera I am very involved in healing, among many other things...(shhh) Over the years I have seen many people who suffer with health problems who cannot afford medical care because of the outrageous cost. Some of these people have been prescribed medications which eventually caused further problems. It’s really sad......no wonder why these guys drive Mercedes.

On the spiritual side of things, energy is within everything. The energy of illness can remain long after the illness is gone. This energy is disruptive and can cause many disturbances in ones life. In order to remove the lingering affects of illness a limpia (spiritual cleansing) is the only way to free it from the body. Because of the powerful way energies alone play a role in life I fully believe that healing must be approached as a whole....mind-body-spirit....the three are interconnected, not separate areas. You simply can’t heal illness in one area without regard to the remainder.

This mind-body-spirit connection is seen not only in healing but also in spellwork and other spiritual undertakings. For instance, when someone is doing spellwork to increase the success of a business they will usually include spiritual cleansing of the structure (floor washing) and possibly on themselves as well (spiritual bathing).

In my search for helping the sick (outside of energy healing) I have only come across one other method of medical treatment which closely resembles my belief in the mind-body-spirit approach. This method is Homeopathy. Homeopathy heals with the “energy” of a substance, nothing like Western Medicine where years later the pharmaceuticals prescribed are found to cause major damage to the body (by suppression). Homeopathy is an all natural (not herbal) form of treatment which actually “cures” illness instead of suppressing it.

Homeopathy fits in quite well to spiritual healing in that it uses energy in healing. Its method stimulates what is termed the “Vital Force” of the individual and centers on a balance between mind, body and spirit. In this way, Homeopathy corroborates my understanding and has expanded my knowledge of healing to a marked degree.

Homeopathy is also safe, natural, and very affordable....costing only pennies for acute treatment compared to the hundreds or thousands of dollars spent on Western Physicians who only “suppress” illness, never “curing” it. Read many of the over the counter medications and they confess to the “suppression” right on the label (cough suppressant). A popular pharmaceutical TV commercial says “it’s all about suppression”. One good thing is that anyone can learn this method of healing without having to become a doctor in order to use it. But the best thing is that it “cures” and is very affordable to those people I have met who can’t afford medical doctors and suffer because of it.

This idea of suppression is very fundamental to our normal medical system, yet is a double edged sword to the problem of illness. Consider that you have a boiling pot that represents the symptoms of illness. You put a lid on that pot (suppressing it). No more symptoms. But, the boiling just looks for another outlet. The symptoms just change to something else to find an outlet. Then they are suppressed again. It is a vicious circle.

The whole idea of mind-body-spirit is very important in achieving balance in every aspect of living. On a spiritual level the mind-body-spirit idea strengthens spellwork to a great extent because it connects each of these areas giving power to the work. As many of you already know the more items you can connect to the person the stronger your work will be.

Because of my strong belief in the mind-body-spirit connection in all aspects of life (physical and spiritual), I include homeopathic principles. I myself have found it to be a very effective for my own needs and work. If any of my readers are interested in leaning more about this, there is a great Homeopath whom I am associated with here on blogspot. http://www.likecure.blogspot.com/ He is the one who helped me write the Homeopathic document on my website and is a wealth of information on the subject.

I hope this answers the questions people have been asking me about the subject. As always, keep the questions coming....I love ‘em!

Saludos (best wishes)

San Cipriano: Patron St of Magicians, Sorcerers, and Witchcraft

2009-03-05T16:14:00.003-06:00

There are two legends of San Cipriano....the first legend says that....

San Cipriano (St Cyprian of Antioch) was born in Carthage (249-251). As a child his parents dedicated him to the service of Apollo and when Cyprian was only seven years old his parents gave him to magicians where he would study sorcery and pagan ways. During his youth he traveled to many places learning the occult from some of the best known masters. His travels took him to Mount Olympus, there he learned to control weather conditions. At age ten he went to Argos and served the Goddess Juno where he learned the art of deception. During another voyage he went to Sparta, there he learned the rites of Necromancy. When Cyprian was twenty he traveled to Egypt where he stayed for ten years studying to cast powerful spells and incantations. By the time he was thirty he went to the Chaldeans to master the science of astrology, and it was there that he completed his study.

He eventually took the career as a professional sorcerer and did very well in the business. Soon after opening shop Cyprian met Justina, a young Christian woman, and fell madly in love with her. He tried to gain her love through sorcery and even conjured powerful spirits for assistance but nothing worked. Every day Justina prayed and marked herself with the sign of the cross which protected her. Every time one of Cyprian’s magical attempts failed he tried stronger and more powerful ones...each one failing. Cyprian was so impressed with the power of the Cross and Justina beliefs of prayer the he eventually gave up his pagan ways and became a Christian.

....the second legend is that....

Cyprian never renounce sorcery, he secretly practiced it alongside of his Christian front. It’s believed that
Cyprian and Justina became a magical dynamic duo. Legend tells that Cyprian recorded much of his occult knowledge in a secret book which is still circulating today.

Working with San Cipriano
Feast day: September 16
Day of the week: Saturday
Color: Purple
Number 9

Altar cloths can be purple. To incorporate the number 9 you can either place 9 objects on his altar, give him 9 different offerings or give him the same offering 9 times, recite nine prayers, or light 9 candles. Saturdays are most powerful for spellwork.

Taking On the Essence of a Spirit

When I’m working with a powerful spirit whom I feel a strong connection with I like to perform a simple daily ritual to ask for his/her assistance in daily life. I also like to ask that they (he/she) accept me as follower and a student and grant that they pass their knowledge and abilities to me. In other words, I like to take on their essence. Here is how I go about this.....

Get an image of San Cipriano....a statue, a prayer card, or a printed photo and a photo of yourself. The image gets placed on a surface of its own (shared with nothing else)....to the right side. Your photo is placed in front of the image, facing outwards. A white candle is placed towards the left of the image. Next take a clear glass with no markings, no designs....just a simple clear drinking glass. Fill the glass with filtered tap water and place it in between the image and the candle, and a crucifix is placed on top of the glass. Light the candle and recite this prayer.....

In the name of Jesus,
I invoke San Cipriano through this prayer and charge it with my devotion.
San Cipriano, take me as your loyal and humble follower.
Grant me your protection and liberate me of any danger and harm from my enemies.
Move away all dangers and harm that surround me.
I call on the powerful spirit of San Cipriano,
and ask that you bless this water I place before you.
Empower it with your wisdom and knowledge.
Grant that when I drink this water dedicated to you,
that I take into my body your wisdoms, secrets, and spiritual power.
Grant that it contains the necessary secrets to give strength to all me goals.
I offer this light with love. amen

Allow the glass to remain for 24 hours. When you wake up the next morning take three sips of the water and pour the rest out. Refill the glass for drinking the next morning. The prayer should be recited once a week.

San Martin Caballero Money Amulet

2009-02-23T23:41:00.002-06:00

Needed:
1 old rusty horseshoe
Red string, yarn, or embroidery floss
San Martin prayer card
Money oil
A piece of cardboard, 5 x 7
Three new quarters
Sequins, glitter and other decorations
San Martin candle

Procedure:
Wrap the entire horseshoe from end to end with red embroidery floss. You can also use red yarn or any kind of red string but I think the finished item looks much nicer when wrapped in floss. Leave about an inch of the horseshoe unwrapped on each end. When you’re done wrapping the horseshoe secure the ends so that it doesn’t unravel. You might want to put a dab of glue over the knots for extra security.

This amulet will be use to hang on the wall in the direction a “U” would be written. The bottom of the amulet is the curved part of the horseshoe and the top of the amulet will be the part with the two ends.

Now take the prayer card and attach it to the center of the cardboard backing. The reason I suggest to use the cardboard backing is because the prayer card is not large enough or wide enough to fit onto the center opening of the horseshoe...the backing is the perfect size. Now attach the cardboard backing with the prayer card to the back of the horseshoe opening, in between the two ends.

Attach the three new quarters around the prayer card.....one at the top and two at the bottom. This would be a good time to decorate the cardboard that’s showing and to make the amulet a little more decorative. Some ideas for decoration could be glitter, sequins, nuts, roots, stones, small crosses, beans, or grains.

Once that’s finished, burn a candle to San Martin and ask for his blessings on this amulet. Take the amulet and dress it with the money oil....one drop on the very center of the horseshoe at the point of the curve....and one drop on each end. Place the amulet in front of the candle and leave it there until the candle is consumed. Hang it over the main entrance of your home or business.

V-Day Aphrodisiacs and Romance

2009-02-12T00:49:00.000-06:00

Hey Peeps, here are some more LOVE-LY ideas to get gear up for the big Valentine’s Day right around the corner. Romance your partner and get some romance in return...yes even brujas and brujos need some lovin to keep the spirits energized.

For The Guys
Magical lust cologne to attract women*
7 dropperfuls of extra virgin** olive oil
5 drops sandalwood oil
4 drops patchouli oil
1 drop ginger
Drop 3 catnip leaves inside the bottle

For The Gals
Magical lust cologne to attract men*
7 dropperfuls of extra virgin** olive oil
4 drops ylang ylang oil
2 drops rose oil
1 drop sandalwood oil
Drop 3 rose petals inside the bottle

Excitement Bath*
(say no more....hehehe)
Mix the following in a tub of bath water.
¼ cup honey
6 drops ylang ylang oil
2 drops bergamot oil

*Most herbal stores/health food stores stock the above ingredients.
** Caution! You won’t be for long.

Carrots
Do as the rabbits do..... hehe
Eat carrots! I know you were thinking of something else.....but first eat the carrots. Did you know that raw carrots are a great aphrodisiac for men? Yeah, even back in ancient time carrots symbolized male sexuality and the high vitamins and beta-carotene are believed to be male stimulants.

Pine Nuts
Yet another hot food item....pine nuts! Pine nuts have zinc mineral which is necessary to maintain male potency which pine nuts happen to be loaded with...no pun intended.

So now you guys are screaming “what about us, Concha!”. Well guys, you can feed your favorite gal any of these food items. They are all known to stimulate the female system: nuts, coconut milk, cheese, strawberries, bananas, or chocolate...hmmmmm maybe that’s why these are so popular on Valentine’s Day. Honestly, finger foods (any finger foods) are the way to go!!!

On another note, I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming interest in the email courses. They are just about filled up and I know everyone will learn a lot. Have a GREAT V-Day!!!

Curanderismo Email Courses Grand Opening

2009-02-08T00:32:00.002-06:00

Hey Occultists, I am glad to announce that tonight I finally finished two of my seven online courses! This has been a long and frustrating road at times but all the encouraging emails I have been getting from you guys (and girls) has certainly helped a great deal. The reason I decided to create these courses was because the old school of curanderismo, like the way our ancestors practiced it, is fading. With the new age movement on the rise, many of the traditions have been changed, altered, and twisted up a little. The TRUE art is getting harder and harder to find.

http://www.curiouscurandera.com/acatalog/Email_Courses.html

So run, don’t crawl to signup... I have setup a discount for everyone subscribed to my Curious Curandera Blog and who have kindly supported my writings. When you checkout with those courses in your shopping cart, you can enter a coupon code (blog25off). Make sure it is in lower case. You will get 25% off the price until the day the course starts (2-16-09). I know it is short notice. Hope you enjoy the courses... now I’m off for a celebration drink! Viva La Curanderismo!

Love, Love, Love

2009-02-07T13:31:00.001-06:00

Saludos (greetings), with Valentines Day just around the corner I felt a love spell would be in order. Did you know that in ancient Rome, February 15 was Lupercalia, the festival of Lupercus, the god of fertility? During this time they held a purification ritual. The priests of Lupercus would sacrifice goats and a dog to the god, after drinking wine they would run through the streets hitting everyone with pieces of the goat skin. Women would actually try really hard to be slapped with this stinky goat skin because they believed it would make them fertile.....hmmmm, interesting, but think I’ll pass on that, thanks.....

Hummingbird (Chuparosa) Love Spell
You will need:
2 red taper candles
1 white plate
1 photo each of yourself and the target person
3 photos of a hummingbird (you can print these from the net)
Honeysuckle oil
Attraction oil
2 Red dressmakers pins
Paper
Red ink pen
1 small magnet
1 small felt or cotton pouch (large enough for the magnet)

Directions:
Take the white plate and dress the bottom of the plate with the honeysuckle oil, now dress the rim of the plate with the same oil, each time applying the oil with your marriage finger. Even though you may not be looking for marriage at this time you should still use the marriage finger since it represent commitment. With one of the red dressmakers pins carve the name of the target person on one of the red candles. The name should begin at the bottom of the candle and end towards the top. When you’re finished inscribing the name of the person dress their candle with attraction oil. Make sure to apply the oil from the bottom of the candle to the top near the wick. Take the pin you used to carve this candle and stick it in the candle about 1 inch from the top and set the candle aside. In a love spell, this area of the candle represents the “heart” of the person. Now take the other red candle and carve your name into the wax with the other red dressmakers pin. The inscription is written in the same direction....from the bottom to the top. When you’re done, dress your candle with the honeysuckle oil, again from the bottom to the top of the candle. Set the red dressmakers pin that you carved your name with aside. This does not get stuck into your candle! Now with the red ink pen and paper, write a short yet straight forward request of what you want from the target person.....marriage, dating, serious relationship, commitment, etc. now take the photos of yourself and the target person and dress the four corners of each photo with the attraction oil. Place the photos together facing each other and place one of the hummingbird photos on each side, facing inwards. So now you have your photo and the target person’s photo facing each other and a hummingbird on each side, all facing inwards. Get the red dressmakers pin you used to carve your name and use it to pin all the photos together. This stack of photos is placed underneath the white plate. Light each of the candles and allow some of the wax to drip on the plate so that the wax will hold your candle securely. Make sure to get enough wax on the plate so that there is no chance of the candles falling over later. Once you have done that, take the remaining hummingbird photo and place it on top of the plate, facing upwards. Now take the magnet and dress one side of it with attraction oil (target person) and the other side of it with honeysuckle oil (you) and place the magnet on the plate directly in the center of the hummingbird photo. Now recite the following hummingbird prayer. Here I give this prayer in both the Spanish and the English translations.

Al Poder de la Chuparosa
Divina Chupparosa,
tu que por el Poder divino
endulzas y alegras las cosas
quiero que endulces
mi vida y alegres mi corazon
ya que por tu divina intercession
he de venecar a mi amado(a)
y solo sea para mi
y asi como chupas la miel de las flores,
chupa la sal y mala suerte que tengo,
y asi en todo vencer,
novenario te he de hacer,
para que tu no me divides y me traigas
al ser amado fiel y lleno de amor.

Divine Hummingbird,
Who enriches and glorifies
Everything with your Holy Power,
I ask that you enrich my life and love
With your Divine Intercession
So that my lover
Will want only me.
In the same way that you extract honey from flowers,
Extract all misfortune and bad luck
From my life;
I pray you will not forget me,
So that my lover and I may share a relationship
That is honest and true

Allow the candles to burn out. Once they are consumed take the magnet on the hummingbird picture and place them in the small pouch. Carry this with you.

Until next time, bendiciones (blessings)

Spiritual Illness: Mal de Ojo (The Evil Eye)

2009-02-01T21:20:00.000-06:00

Hola Espiritistas (spiritualists),

Today brings me to a subject that I have been getting a lot of questions about.....Mal Ojo...since just recently I met up with a woman who was suffering with it.

Envy and the evil eye have been feared for hundreds of years. The oldest reference of the evil eye can be found in the texts of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, around 3000 BC. Both the Old and New Testaments refer to the evil eye. I read somewhere that the ancient Egyptians believed that if they wore eye makeup and lipstick it would help to keep the evil eye from entering into their eyes or mouths. Can you imagine living in those times, carelessly walking around the city without wearing lipstick, minding your own business, and all of a sudden a big fat mal ojo would fly into your mouth...yuk!

Most people today believe the evil eye is caused by the envious look of another person. The envy of the person, although they mean no harm, is transferred to the other and therefore is the cause of the illness. Back in the old day’s people believed that the evil eye could be transferred to another person either purposely or unintentionally. Also, today people believe that the evil eye mostly affects young children and babies but our ancestors believed that anyone was at risk. Why has this belief changed over the years? hmmmmm....

It’s my belief that mal ojo can affect men, women, children, teens, babies, animals, plants, and even your surroundings. The illness is as real...the energy it carries is real. I have seen many cases of it in all its forms, and have witnessed its power. You cannot cure a person of the evil eye and not expect to heal the persons home and surroundings as well. Like everything else, the evil eye carries a particular energy with it. Its energy is bad just as the illness is. It leaves behind the power to cause further damage such as obstacles, anger, fatigue, phantom pains in the body, and even other illnesses can surface. Without removing that energy attached to the evil eye you will leave behind its influence.

Some of the more common symptoms related to the evil eye are...
Diarrhea
Colic
Dehydration
Sensitivities
Fussiness
Anger
Loss of Appetite
Insomnia
Vomiting
Crying
Sadness
Fear
Stomach Pains
Weakness
Fatigue

The first thing that should be done is to cure the person who has this spiritual illness; afterwards the home should be spiritually cleansed. Sometimes this can be difficult. The way I would go about it is to first give the person a limpia with egg. This will accomplish two things. First, it will show the severity of the spiritual illness, and secondly it will remove some of it from the person.

In earlier blog entries I have talked about the ability of the egg, in its raw from, to remove negativity from the body, I have also talked about how to do a basic limpia. Once the spiritual cleansing has been performed you would then break the egg into a glass of water and look for signs in the yolk or in the whites. Many times when a person has the evil eye you will see the shape of an eye somewhere on the yolk itself. Other times the eye can be found in the whites of the egg. You will have to look closely at the contents of the glass but once you do find the eye it will stand out....it looks just like an eyeball. Once you have inspected the egg you can dispose of it in the toilet.

You may have to do more than one cleansing on the person. You will eventually come to the point where the entire evil eye has been removed. You will know this....again by the sign of the yolk. Now you are looking for what I call “the line of separation”. This will be a solid white line that goes from one side of the yolk to the other, sometimes it goes all around the entire yolk, it sort of looks like a white string tied around the yolk itself. Once you see this line you know that the evil eye is completely gone.

In the meantime there are ways you can speed up the removal. One way if speeding this up is to get a small white plate, no designs, no patterns. Place a small glass of water on the center of a plate, a photo or holy card of El Nino de Atocha under the glass...if the person afflicted is a child....or the photo of St Michael if the person is an adult. Next sprinkle rosemary around the base of the glass. Take an egg, still in the shell, and hold it to the soles of the feet of the afflicted person for about 10 minutes. Now break the egg into the glass of water and place the plate and all its contents under the bed where they will sleep. In the morning check for signs in the water. You may find spots of blood or the water may have a bad odor. These are good signs that more is being drawn out of the person.

Until next time,
Luz y Progreso (Light and Progress)

The Ouija Board

2009-01-27T13:46:00.001-06:00

Saludos Brujas y Brujos. This is one of my favorite topics.....the ouija board.

These talking boards were extremely popular from 1900 through the 1950’s. At one time almost every home in America had one.

During the mid 1800’s at a time when the supernatural, spiritism and connecting with the dead peaked everyone’s interest ouija boards became popular and many people employed them as a parlor game. Adolphus Theodore Wagner was the first patented ouija boards, in London, England on January 23, 1854. In the patent, Wagner called his invention a “psychograph” and its purpose was to read the minds of people with “nervous energy”. Hmmm....what an idea.... lets find out what’s going on in the minds of the unstable.

In 1861, a Frenchman named Allan Kardac, described the ouija board as an instrument used to open communications with the spirit world. This is when the ouija board evolved from a mind-reader to a way of communicating with the dead.

Years later a guy named William Fuld got his hands on the idea, made a few changes and patented his new boards, afterwards selling his patent to Parker Brothers in 1966. The original boards are nothing like the ones we see today. Parker Brothers marketed the boards under the tagline, “It's only a game - isn't it?” Other people have also ran with the idea and made money from it.

In the 1920’s the ouija board was so popular that many of the large newspapers ran weekly columns on how to use the boards. I would love to get my hands on these original newsprints.

These boards were so popular that Norman Rockwell was inspired to paint an ouija cover for the May 1st 1920 edition of the Saturday Evening Post and believe it or not there were at least 2 popular songs written about them which were released in the 1920's. One such song was “Wee Gee” and a line from that song goes something like this..... “Wee gee, wee gee, tell me do, tell me if my loving baby loves me” ... sounds kinda hip huh? The Ouija Board has been manufactured now for over 100 years.

I’m sure many of you, like myself, have dabbled in the mystery of this phenomena. Knowing the potential and dangers of this board I’m not sure how they can get away with selling it to kids since it’s always found in the toy department and sold as a game. This is not a game I would purchase for anyone. Think about it..... This board has no electronically moving parts, and no batteries, it’s just a flat surface that you set a plastic pointer on top. Yet when you place your hands on the planchet it begins to move without any force of your own. So..... what is moving the pointer? Some of you have to know what I’m talking about....you can feel a “force” or “something” moving it....right?

In my opinion you are actually linking to the world of the spirit. What spirit? All of them! You can never be sure who comes through. It doesn’t matter if you have asked to speak with Aunt Molly or Uncle Albert. Asking to speak to a specific person does not guarantee that you will. The ouija brings many spirits, good and evil. Lower level spirits are known to lie and pretend to be someone you know, making the unsuspected user believe they have contacted their loved one. You can always ask for proof by having them answer a question that only Aunt Molly would know......but in your mind you know the answer.....just by thinking the answer you give it away.....your thoughts are instantly heard by the spirits, telepathically. Even if you don’t consciously sit there thinking of the answer to your question you already gave them the answer just by coming up with the question. Did I lose you? Why did you choose that particular question? Duh, because you know the answer, you already had the answer in your mind the moment you thought of the question.

Aleister Crowley told how he used the ouija board and that was put into text by Edward Cornelius. A friend of mine turned me on to the book titled “Aleister Crowley and the Ouija Board” pictured above. It’s an interesting read for curious minds.

Spiritual Illness: Susto

2009-01-21T19:18:00.002-06:00

Susto is a spiritual illness that is caused when a person experiences a sudden shock or a traumatic event in their life. This is also known as “Fright”, “Soul Loss”, or “Loss Of The Shadow”. When a person has susto it’s believed that their soul leaves the psychical body, unable to find its way back. Many things can cause soul loss, depending upon the person. Some things that are frightening to one person may not be frightening to another. The signs of susto are wide and can never completely be foretold because like I said... everyone is different... but some of the most common signs are....

Irritability
Easily Startled
Heart Palpitations
Inability To Move On
Anxiety
Fear That It Will Happen Again
Feeling That Something Is Missing Or Of Being Lost
Unexplained Sadness
Lack Of Appetite
Loss Of Interest In Self
Crying
Feeling That Something Will Happen
Nervousness
Involuntary Muscle Tics
Drowsiness During The Day
Insomnia During The Night

If you took this list of symptoms to a western medical doctor he would most likely diagnose this as depression and prescribe some kind of anti-depressant pharmaceutical. In curanderismo it’s treated with either herbal tea or ritual cleansings to restore the balance in the body and allow the soul to return.

There are mild forms of susto and more complicated forms of it. Western medicine will diagnose according to the “symptoms” a person has while curanderismo will diagnose according to the “individual”. This means that a curandera will take into account the person, their experiences, their mode of thinking, their fears, their patterns of living, and the event that they feel lead them to her. From all this information the curandera will know how to deal with that person’s particular type of susto.

In the mild forms susto is cured by a simple spiritual ceremony. In the more complicated forms of susto the ceremony is more involved and longer. Since susto is believed to be a very serious matter whether in the mild or severe forms, the curandera will usually have an assistant to help with prayers.

An area on the floor is chosen and sprayed with Holy Water to cleanse the space and to bring in blessings. The curandera would have the person lay down on the floor and instructed to place their arms out to the side and to keep the feet together, forming a “cross” with the body. Four white candles are blessed and lit. The candles are then placed near the feet, the head and the two hands of the person. The person is asked to stay in this position and silently pray to his/her soul to return while the curandera makes an herbal broom with fresh twigs of rosemary, basil, and rue which are tied together with red string.

Once the herbal broom is made the assistant lights some copal incense and walks around the person making large crosses with the smoke and recites prayers while the curandera sweeps the persons body with the bundle of herbs and calls to the persons soul, coaxing it to return. By the end of the ceremony which usually takes about an hour, everyone is drained of energy and extremely tired. The curandera will have the person sit comfortably and sip some fresh brewed mint tea.

This ceremony is preformed for three days in a row, each day the curandera calls the persons spirit in a louder and in a more forceful manner. By the third day the person is healed. I personally choose to perform the retrieving of the soul on Fridays since this is a very powerful day.

On my website http://www.curiouscurandera.com I will be offering several email courses, one of which is how to perform spiritual cleansings of all kinds. I’m currently trying to finish up the course on spiritual illness and how to heal them.

My Milagro Offering

2009-01-21T16:07:00.002-06:00

I recently offered to send out 8 milagros to those who wanted them..... well they are all gone now. Sorry.

Spirit Guides, Part 2

2009-01-17T13:16:00.001-06:00

It’s important to remember not to use your spirit guides as a crutch for every problem that comes your way. Call on them for the big things or when you have used up all your resources and nothing has come of your efforts. Don’t become too dependent on them. They have to rest too.

Your guides aren't there to tell you how to live or to tell you how to deal with every situation. They are there to give you advice and to guide you spiritually. They will not be answering questions about every worldly situation you have. You are the one here to experience physical life and learn life’s lessons. You can't grow if someone else is telling you every move to make. You should be able to feel when the time is right to ask your spirit guides for advice.

In time you will develop your own ways of contacting and becoming aware of your guides. There are so many methods of contacting your guides but here are some simple methods you can use to practice with. The more you practice, the easier it gets.

I believe that learning to concentrate and be in tune with the spirit realm is very important. Not only for the purpose of contacting spirit guides and other entities but its used in any and all areas of magic, self empowerment and spiritually.

The easiest way for beginners to contact spirit guides is through meditation. If you’ve never meditated before it can be difficult but you can learn with practice and determination. Wipe that sneer off your face....meditation is needed to accomplish many things including your intentions in spellwork.....without focus you get nowhere.

Meditation is a process that slows down mental activity and focuses the mind on a particular outcome. The particular outcome here is to make contact with your guide. For the beginner you probably won’t make contact your first time, probably not your second or third time either. This is something you will need to continually work at to develop and be successful.

When we meditate, we often enter into an altered state of consciousness. There we are able to contact and visualize the spirit realm. In the beginning it’s normal that your thoughts wander. This is why you need practice and patience. You are on the right track when you are able to block out outside noises and keep your mind focused and free from wandering. You can light a candle and some incense and say a prayer if this helps you to relax.

When you are ready to meditate choose a place where you will not be disturbed, either lay down on your back or sit upright with your legs crossed. If you chose to sit, make sure your back is straight so that you can breathe properly. First, begin breathing slowly, with deep, even breaths. Concentrate on your breathing for a while until you are relaxed.

Begin to visualize your astral home. Your astral home will be a place you return to each time you meditate. Your astral home should be a place that is visually stimulating to you. It can be a real place or one you create in your mind. As you begin to visualize your astral home, concentrate on the surroundings and what they look like in detail. When your astral home is visually complete in your mind, begin to walk around and enjoy it for a moment. Look at everything and touch everything. Next, walk to the center of your astral home and sit down. Take in the surroundings and breathe deeply. Begin focusing on the reason you are meditating. Silently, call in your spirit guide.

Start to open up your awareness of their presence. You may see them, feel their presence, hear them, or somehow just know they are there. When you get a sign that they are with you just remain calm and silently be in their presence for several minutes before you begin talking. In your mind ask your guide if they have a message for you. here you can begin asking simple questions like their name, how many guides you have, etc. the first couple of times you make contact keep it simple, short and to the point. Later when you are more experienced you can go into more detailed questions.

When you are ready to end your meeting go back to your astral home and stay there for a few minutes before opening your eyes.

Once you have found your astral home it can be used for many purposes such as remembering dreams, meditation, a bridge to other worlds, spiritual clearing and self empowerment.

Spirit Guides, Part 1

2009-01-17T13:09:00.001-06:00

Spirit guides are spirits or entities who usually have lived in physical body at some time. They are here to accompany you on your journey through life, offering help and support when needed. They watch, guide, teach, heal, and lead you to spiritual awareness. Spirit guides help us find and stay on our chosen path and offer information that exists in the universe that we could not otherwise tap in to.

Our connection to spirits guides are beneficial to us in many ways and we in turn are beneficial to them to grow and evolve in their spiritual journey in the spirit world. We all have spirit guides though most people live their entire lives not knowing they exist or simply refusing to believe what they can’t physically see.

The number of spirit guides varies from person to person. Some people have many guides while others only have one. We each have a primary or master guide who is with us from birth to the time of our death. Many people have other guides who may come and go at different times in our life as they are needed.

Spirit guides can be male or female. They can be people we knew in our past lives that we still in this life have a karmic link to, relatives, friends, and roaming spirits who have taken a liking to you and stays to help you. One of these spirits will be there to greet you at your time of death to help your soul pass to the spiritual world easier.

Besides spirit guides we also have angel guides. Angel guides and spirit guides are not the same. Spirit guides have lived in physical body, angels have not, they are messengers of the Divine but like spirit guides angel guides help and protect us as well.

The presence of spirit guides can be subtle or strong and can communicate to us in a number of ways. They may choose to communicate through dreams giving us answers to questions or problems that we face. They could make you dream a particular situation which is in turn the answer to a problem. They may show the events in your dreams as a direction you should take for a good outcome. Guides can also communicate telepathically or during meditation when your mind is free of distractions.

Some may see or hear them talking as if they were right there in the flesh. Usually if your guide wants to be visible they will appear in a form that is most comfortable for you. If your guide appears in a way that you’re not comfortable with all you have to do is ask that they appear in another less frightening form and they will.

Most commonly guides will communicate through symbols, a flash of light, a certain noise, ideas that come to us, images, a feeling, a particular smell, or by touch. When they touch you it could feel like a soft brushing sensation, a hot or cold feeling, a tingling sensation, or a numbness on the area they are touching. When guides communicate they can put their messages in your mind which comes to you as an idea you had for no particular reason or even a crazy idea that doesn’t make sense to us. They can give us images that play like a motion picture in our minds or like several still life images in a row.

Once you begin your journey communicating with your own spirit guides you will be given signs that they are there. It’s up to you to be in tune and identify the signs given. You will notice pattern of particular signs they give when they are trying to come through. Trust in the signs your given, don’t pass them off as your mind playing tricks on you.

Ruda (Rue)

2009-01-17T13:06:00.001-06:00

Hola Espiritistas, Hope everyone is doing well and staying warm. Texas has some freaky weather, we are still warm here. One night it can be freezing and the next day it’s in the 80’s....hmmmmm. Today I am starting some rue seeds indoors so it will be large enough to transplant in the spring. I had a nice one already but the unpredictable weather here caught me off guard and it died.

This is great plant for spiritual cleansings. You can take several small twigs and tie them together to make a hand size herbal broom. The broom is then used to sweep the body in a downwards direction to remove spiritual clutter. I just love this plant! The botanical name is Ruta Graveolens.

Other uses for rue in spiritual work are....
breaking witchcraft, clearing spiritual illness, cleansing, purification, exorcism, business success and to attract customers, money spells, healing, love spells, removing obstacles from one’s path, protection from witchcraft, protection from envy, protection from negative energies, protection from evil spirits, protection from enemies, and protection from night attacks.

Ruda works well with rosemary or basil and the three together create some very powerful results.

Element: Fire
Planet: Mars
Gender: Male
Catholic Saints: St. Ignatius of Loyola
Folk Saints: Maximon, Juan Soldado
Orishas/Loas: Elegba, Chango
Other Deities: Thoth, Hecate

Spiritual Tool Chest

2009-01-15T22:42:00.001-06:00

Holy Water
Holy Water can be sprinkled over tools and other objects to purify and free them of negative energy. After doing spellwork it can be sprayed throughout the home to remove any traces of negativity. Prior to spellwork you can wash your hands in it for protection.

Salt
Salt is purifying. It’s good to use after performing spellwork to release any negativity you may have collected. Bathing in salt water after rituals will help to keep you from picking up spiritual clutter.

Incense
Incense (spiritual smoke) can be used for spiritually fumigating a person or a place. The choice of incense used determines the desired result.

Charcoal Disks
You will need a supply of charcoal disk used for burning loose incense. These are not the same as the charcoal used in barbeque grills.

Incense Burner
You will need an incense burner or another type of heat proof container to burn incense in. It’s best to have at least two on hand in case you need to burn different incense.

Spray Bottle
A small spray bottle just makes life easier. They can be filled with Holy Water and used to spray yourself, the room or objects. If you get a spray bottle with an adjustment nozzle you will even be able to adjust the amount of water sprayed.

Paper Towels
Another “make life easier” item. Sometimes spellwork requires the use of oils, herbs or powders which at times can get messy and having some paper towels nearby is helpful so that you can easily wipe off your hands. Nothing like doing some serious spellwork and asking the spirits "Uh, hold on a sec so I can wash my hands..."

Small Jars
These can be used in many types of spellwork. If you don’t start a small collection you will wish you had when the time comes when you find yourself looking for one. Baby food jars are the perfect size. I use them for all sorts of stuff like burying something in the ground, or sealing someone inside....hehehe

Oils
Spiritual oils sold in botanicas and are supposedly fixed for different purposes. You can purchase a few of the basics like love oil, success oil, money oil, controlling oil or a domination oil, protection oil, or a Saint oil. I like to always have a small bottle of virgin olive oil in stock too since this is an “all-purpose” oil. I prefer making my own that way I know they are good quality....hey, maybe my next blog entry!

Candles
Candles are almost always used is spellwork so having a selection of spare candles you’ll always be ready for emergencies.

Candle Holders
For free standing candles I like to use small white plates to set my candles on instead of candle holders.
I use some of the wax drippings to hold the candle in place.

Herbs
Herbs are not only used as incense but are also used as additives to spellbags and pouches and used to dress candles. The most basic herbs to keep on hand are rosemary, sage, and cinnamon.

Wooden Matches Or A Lighter
You will need to have something to light your candle with...duh! Keep some matches or a special lighter on hand.

Candle Snuffer
Candles employed in spellwork should always be put out with a candle snuffer or pinched out. Never blow out the flame with your own breath. The candle snuffer is nice to have since it reaches down into the glass candles.

Dressmaker’s Pins
Always keep a supply of brand new dressmaker’s pins around, the ones with the color balls on the end. These come in handy for dolls, marking candles, and pinning photos together.

Paper
Parchment paper or brown paper bags, I like the brown bags the best. You will need paper for writing requests, names, intentions, etc.

Writing instruments
I usually keep pens with different colors of ink which comes in handy for writing in the color of your intention.....red for love matters, green for money matters, etc.

Crucifix
I always have several of these for protection. Brass ones are more powerful but all of them work well.

Creepy Legends

2009-01-07T12:48:00.001-06:00

Some of friends and I were watching a documentary last night about legends....it was only a half hour show but wow, really interesting. Okay, I’m easily amused, but admit it you find them just as interesting as the rest of us.

After the show we all started thinking of different legends. There are a ton of them out there, I can’t even think of them all. Some that come to mind are the Bermuda Triangle, Lachusa, La Llorona, Sasquatch, La Pascualita (the Mexican Corpse Bride), and the famous Chupacabra. If you can think of anymore please remind me of them.

I remember eerie stories of Lachusa from my childhood days. The subject always takes me back in time and today it still gives me the chills...hehehe.

La Luchusa is believed to be a dark, mystical creature associated with people who practice witchcraft. It’s believed that witches who use black magic can transform themselves into large owls. The legend is that these witches have the face of a human and the body of an owl. Not a very popular look for one who is seeking a marriage partner.

Lachusas are believed to be 6 to 7 times larger than the size of an average owl. Some people swear that they have actually seen these creatures. They say that lachusas make a whistling sound which spells trouble. The lachusa will chase you down, attack you and torment you. People also see the lachusa as an omen of death and danger. These outrageous creatures are reported to have powerful beaks, razor sharp claws, and weigh a ton.

No wonder why I don’t like owls! Actually people view the presence of an owl differently, some find them good and others like myself believe them to be bad omens. I don’t see them often but when I do I pray De Las Doce Verdades Del Mundo (The Twelve Truths Of The World) and make a beeline outta there!

The Doce Verdades Del Mundo prayer is very powerful you can pray it for protection, strength, healing....you name it. It’s also a prayer used to strengthen many spells. I have included it in this blog entry for you...but it’s in Spanish. I have never seen an English version of the prayer but for my non-Spanish speaking readers I will do my best to translate it for you in my next entry.....promise.

Las Doce Verdades Del Mundo
Dios Padre, Dios Hijo, Dios Espíritu Santo por los siglos de los siglos. Amen .

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas una, una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vivas y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas dos, dos son las Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas tres, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés, una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas cuatro, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas cinco, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas seis, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas siete, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés, una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen .

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas ocho, ocho coros, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas nueve, nueve, nueve meses, ocho coros, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas diez, diez mandamientos, nueve meses, ocho coros, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas once, once mil vírgenes, diez mandamientos, nueve meses, ocho coros, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas doce, doce apóstoles, once mil vírgenes, diez mandamientos, nueve meses, ocho coros, siete gozos, seis candeleros, cinco yagas, cuatro Evangelios, tres Trinidades, dos Tablas de Moisés una es la Casa Santa de Jerusalén donde vives y reinas para siempre. Amen.

De las doce verdades del mundo hermano bueno quiero que me digas trece, trece rayos del sol conduzcan a las brujas y a las hechiceras a los infiernos y así sea Dios Padre, Dios Hijo, Dios Espíritu Santo por los siglos de los siglos. Amen.

Milagros and a gift from the Curious Curandera

2009-01-02T18:00:00.003-06:00

I hope everyone has a happy and safe time bringing in the New Year. We had a great time sitting home and tipping the Champaign bottle and eating black eye peas. Eating black eye peas on new years is supposed to bring good luck in the coming year. I have heard of people eating different things like grapes too. Write and tell me of some of your New Years traditions...I find them all very interesting.

Every New Years I’m struck with a sense of hope, happiness and excitement for the coming year so I would like to talk a little about milagros since they represent many things to me.

Milagros (miracles) are little charms of different shapes and can be used in many ways. You can go in to a church and find these charms attached to Saint Statues or placed at their feet, especially in communities where there is a large number of Hispanics. The charms are offered to the Saints to symbolize a person’s needs or prayer petitions or to give thanks for answered prayers. They are also carried for protection and good luck.

A curandera often fixes and blesses these milagros. Once fixed and blessed the person its given to carries it in their pocket of purse to receive the benefits. If the milagro is fixed and blessed to bring a person good luck the item is then placed inside the home.

Some popular milagros you might see are.....

Heart. This can be used to represent a persons cares, worries, love, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Sacred Heart of Mary, or a heart condition the person may have.
Eyes. This can represent the human eyes, an eye condition, fading eyesight, or protection.
Praying Woman or Man. This can represent an actual person or a Saint.
Woman’s or a Man’s Head. This can be used to represent an actual person, the mind, the brain, head conditions, a headache, or the person’s spirit.
Girl. This can represent a female child either a family member or a friend.
Boy. Same as the girl above.
Arm. This can represent a broken arm or another arm problem, arthritis in the arm, strength, a strong ability to work, or taking the load from someone else to carry yourself.
Leg. This can represent a broken leg or another leg problem, arthritis in the leg, preventing your enemies from nearing you, walking, or taking a trip.
House. This could represent your own home or the home of another person. It could also represent family, togetherness, your search for a new residence, or the selling of a home.
Hen. This can represent someone who “mothers” or “nurtures” another, or someone who watches out for others.
Bull. This can represent a person’s strength, power, force, stamina, endurance, or a person in or wanting a position of power.
Horse. This can represent working hard, good luck or traveling.
Mule. This can represent a person’s stubbornness, one sidedness, or a person who is difficult. It can even represent good luck, prosperity, and happiness.
Dog. This can represent loyalty, friendship, or protection.
Pig. This can represent the food we eat, nourishment for the body, working hard and bringing home the bacon.

So to bring in the New Year with my fellow readers I am offering to send you a fixed and blessed milagro to attract good luck and prosperity for 2009. I fix these myself so I know they truly hold good blessings. Sorry but I only have 8 of them to send out, so the first 8 people who want them are the ones who will get them. Make sure to write me to my email with your mailing address. Do not post your address here on the blog. One more thing, please make sure to make a comment here on the blog that you want the milagro so that other readers will know how many are left for the taking.

For those who do not get the milagros I offer you prayers for good luck and prosperity in 2009. let me know if you want prayer and I will honor it. My altars have a very high amount of positive energy so prayers there are very powerful. Happy New Year Everyone.

Setting Up The Ancestor Altar

2008-12-29T15:34:00.008-06:00

Hey guys and girls, it’s been a few days since my last entry on the ancestor altar so today I would like to expand on the subject. I truly believe that los muertos (the dead) like the idea of spreading the knowledge of honoring them because since my first entry on the subject the room has been filled with a gentle aroma of freshly cut flowers. This is a gift in itself since being we are in December fresh cut flowers are unheard of.

Okay espiritistas (spiritualists) get out your notepads cuz today I’m going to share with you some secrets of the curandera. ......ssshhhhh..... really important stuff here so pay attention.

Once you have spiritually cleansed the surface that will serve as the altar you are ready to set it up. This is the fun part. Start collecting photos of your ancestors and place them in nice frames. Do not use a photo that has a living person in it. Gather up anything that belonged to them such as if you have a pendant that your loved one liked to wear or any small object that belonged to them. Larger objects can be set on the floor near the altar or hung on the wall over the altar. Notice I use the word “gather”..... not “place”. You don’t want to place these items on the altar until they too are spiritually cleansed. The initial setup should be as pure as possible.

You can use just about any object on the altar that you want but there are a few rules to follow.... no dark colors, no salt, no metal, nothing connected to a living person, and nothing that symbolizes negativity. One exception when it comes to metal objects..... it is absolutely okay to have things made of metal if the metal object is something that belonged to them or if it is Holy in nature such as Saint medals.

My altar consists of a bible, a book of prayers, a clear crystal vase with fresh cut flowers (when they are available), a crucifix, glasses of fresh water, a white candle, incense holder, pictures, items they owned or things that I know had meaning for them, holy medals, crystal, abalone shell, Holy water, and other small trinkets. Since I work closely with some of the folk saints I also have their pictures there since I consider them to be part of the family.

I visit the altar daily and read prayers for them. I ask my ancestors to select a prayer they would like to hear, I randomly open the book and read. They will lead you to the page they want to hear or one that they feel you need.

Any item placed on the altar should be spiritually cleansed beforehand. This can be done through the means of spiritual fumigation (smudging) with the incense as I have explained in the previous entry “Preparing The Ancestral Altar”. The items can be arranged anywhere on the altar with the exception of the glasses of water.

Your altar should be set up with at least three glasses of fresh water. Water is an important substance in Curanderismo. Water is of major importance to all living things. 60 percent of our body is water, 70 percent of our brain is water, 90 percent of our lungs are water, 83 percent of our blood is water. Without it all living things would die. Water is cleaning, refreshing and purifying, it’s also a substance that links us to other realms. It’s a substance that makes communication easier, its presence absorbs negativity and it’s a vehicle to receive and transport spiritual energy.

The glasses of water should be placed in the center of the altar to form a triangle or pyramid. The reason for this particular setting of the glasses is the power of the shape itself. Some shapes have a tremendous amount of power, the triangle or pyramid is one such phenomena. The glasses should be set up something like this.... I can't get the numbers to look like a triangle here...lol... but the 1 glass should be in front of and centered between the 2 and 3, like a triangle...lol

2 3
1

The number 2 glass should be dedicated to your maternal ancestors, number 3 glass is dedicated to your paternal ancestors, the number 1 glass is dedicated to God or the one you call God. This dedication is for those who only want to honor their ancestors. If you actually do spiritual work and want to include Saints or deities you work with (this is my setup) the dedication is different and should be dedicated like this.... the 2 glass to your maternal and paternal ancestors, the 3 glass to your guides, Saints, Angels and God (everyone holy) and the 1 glass to the spirit or group of spirits you want to work with. The number 3 glass is the one you will drink from (more on this later).

Glasses number 2 and 3 are changed only once a week on the day you have chosen to clean your altar. When you change the water from these two glasses, don’t pour them down the drain, instead, pour them in the street OFF your property. If you can’t pour them away from your property then pour them into the toilet and flush it away. These two glasses will absorb negative energies and evil spirits; that is why you empty the glasses off your property or in the toilet. You don’t want that caca to hang around.

Glass number 1, a very important glass for me. Glass number 1 you dedicate to whichever spirit or group of spirits you want to work with. For me I dedicate this glass to my spiritual doctors and surgeons. One of the folk saints I work with is Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez, very powerful, do a search on him. This glass of water is changed every morning. Each time I change the water I ask Dr. Hernandez to charge the water with any spiritual medication I need to stay healthy and to energize it with his wisdom and knowledge so that it can be passed on to those I help. The next morning I drink the water to transfer these energies from him into myself. You take 3 sips of water from this glass everyday; the first sip is “in the name of the father”, the second sip is “and of the son” and the third sip is “and of the Holy Ghost”.....say that as you sip the water. Then pour the rest of the water outside on your doorstep to attract blessings into your home. Got that?

Sometimes I will also place a gallon jug of water on the altar and ask him to fill it with spiritual medication for healing so that those that are sick can drink a glass of it. I then keep this in the refrigerator for when its needed. Wow, this works really well.

The glass dedicated to your maternal and paternal ancestors is on the left, the one dedicated to Angels, guides and God should be to the right and the one dedicated to the group of spirits you work with should be in the front. Everything else you place on the altar can be placed anywhere you like.

You will also need a cross or crucifix. The cross is placed on top of the number 3 glass and always remains there. After you have replaced the water from this glass lay the cross on top again.

You will also need holy water, I use this for many things but on the ancestor altar I use it to pour libation (a liquid offering for religious ceremony), Yes, Christians pour libation. I use a small soapstone cup to hold the libation poured. For me, pouring libation is a way to ask for my ancestors to be forgiven of any sins they passed with, to cleanse and purify them and to allow them spiritual progress and peace. So I bet your wondering “when do I pour libation?” well that is done during the Ancestral Healing Prayer which I will post in another entry. The prayer will instruct you when to pour.

Okay, my next entry will be some prayers, changing the altar water, signs in the water, and caring for the altar. I hope you all are enjoying this subject. Let me know, if not I can change it up a bit. Your input is always welcome. Until next time espiritistas (spiritualists). Let me now if you have any questions.
Many Blessings
Luz y Progreso (light and progress)

Preparing The Ancestral Altar

2008-12-26T14:31:00.001-06:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and received everything that was on your wish list, if not, there’s always next year. I lit candles in Honor of Jesus birthday and gave some light (candles) to some of the Saints I work with. I also spent some time at my ancestor altar, gave it a good spiritual washing and wished los muertos (the dead) peace. Okay, so now I will tell you how I set up my ancestral altar, so get out your notepads.

The altar should be set up in a permanent location. Remember I told you that the altar will build up some really powerful energy the more you use it? Well, not if it’s taken down all the time, duh.

So choose a location where it won’t be in the way of your household traffic. I suggest that it isn’t placed in the bedroom either since once a strong energy collects around the altar people usually have difficulty falling asleep near it. I know some people do have it in the bedroom but I would rather have a good night’s sleep when I retire for the night.

Never use metal for the altar since most spirits are turned away from it. The best surface for the altar is wood. It can be a small shelf but I find that an old chest of drawers works well since I can store things in it. You’ll be surprised how many things you start collecting for altar use once you get it going. It’s up to you whether to cover the surface with fabric or not. I cover mine with white fabric on which I have embroidered the four corners with sacred seals. White is the best color for an ancestral altar because it represents peace, purity and the dead. Since I burn candles on it I also use an inexpensive clear shower curtain liner, cut to size, to protect the fabric itself from candle wax.

Before anything is placed on the altar it should be spiritually cleansed, this includes the fabric. You can either use Holy Water for the cleansing or make a spiritual liquid. I make my spiritual liquid with a blend of cleansing herbs. If I’m cleansing just the altar itself I make less and if I’m cleansing the altar AND the fabrics I make more.

For more spiritual liquid I bring to a boil 1 gallon of filtered water. Remove from heat and add 1 handful of Ruda (Rue), 1 handful of Romero (Rosemary), and 1 handful of Albahaca (Basil). When I say a “handful” I don’t mean as much as your hand can hold, I am talking about as much as will fit only the center of your palm and not piled up to where it reaches over the thumb. In cooking terms this is probably a little less than ¼ cup of each herb. Allow the liquid to cool until it gets to a temperature comfortable to the touch. Once cool, strain out the herb, you will use the liquid for cleansing. Take about 3or 4 cups of this and use it to cleanse the altar, the rest is poured into the final rinse cycle to cleanse your fabrics. To make less spiritual liquid use about 3 cups filtered water and 1 tablespoon of each herb.

With a disposable rag dip it into your small container of liquid and wipe the entire surfaces of the altar. Make sure to cleanse the top, all the sides, the back, the front, and underneath. If there are deep carvings in the wood you will need to place the liquid in a spray bottle to make sure it gets in there. Once cleansed with the liquid take some Hyssop incense and spiritually smoke (smudge) the surfaces as before making sure the smoke comes in contact with all sides. Sometimes I use “Three Kings Incense” or “Chruch Incense”. I think the Church Incense is also called “Gloria Incense”, in my opinion these three are the best.

It’s true that salt is used as a purifying agent and works very well but you should never under any circumstances use salt water to purity your altars. While cleansing the altar I recite psalm 23 to remove negativity and to insure protection in my space.

Next will be the altar setup.

Working With Our Ancestors

2008-12-22T12:07:00.001-06:00

Hello again friends. First a little venting is needed.... now that the days are getting colder I can’t stop shivering. I am not a winter person at all. I like the season but I don’t like the cold. Does that make any sense? I think I was a bear in my former life because I want to just lock myself indoors and hibernate for the winter. Wake me when the weather gets warmer. My poor little fingers and toes are freezing no matter how warmly I’m dressed...sigh....I can’t be the only one with this problem can I? If you hate the cold winter months as much as I do please give me a shout so I know I’m not alone in my misery.... LOL

Okay, if my fingers will come out of their frozen coma I’m gonna try and explain the way I work with my own ancestors so this topic will be broken into several postings for convenience sake.

When someone speaks of ancestor altars visions of voodoo build in the minds of many people. The fact is honoring the ancestors and creating altars for them is practiced in almost every religion all over the world. In fact, seeing such altars in Asian businesses and other public places is common.

The beloved family member who cared for you while in the living hasn’t stopped caring for you in spirit. Why should we ignore or forget about them because of passing? Passing is not the end....it’s the beginning of a new journey. We mourn for them because we are not able to see them in the flesh as we once did. We cannot touch them, hug them, or feel their warmth. Maybe we mourn because of the way they entered into their new journey.

Los muertos (the dead) are still part of us, and you can still have closeness with them if you choose to. They are still there to guide us and offer advice. Spiritualism and the spirit world are wide open areas. There are no rules to follow. Two individuals seeking the same outcome may have a very different approach...but the same effect. Creating an altar to your ancestors is one way to accomplish this task.

Your altar becomes your focal point and it should be used every day. If you can’t accomplish using the altar on a daily basis than at least use it once a week, no less. Here is where you take your problems, worries, concerns, and happiness. This is the place to sit and talk with the ancestors just as if they were sitting right in front of you. Tell them you still love them and you haven’t forgotten them. Here you can ask for assistance in any problem you have and ask for guidance and solutions.

These altars are a place of prayer, wisdom, and growth. The more the altar is used the more energy it builds. Eventually it becomes so powerful that someone walking near it can actually feel the energy as it nears the body. More on that a little later....first things first.

Staying connected to your ancestors in this way is only the beginning. Spirits are energy. Energy is attracted to energy. This means that not only will the altar become a place for your ancestors...it will become a place for other spirits as well. What does this mean? It means that we have now built a bridge to fill the gap to us and the spirit world giving us stronger ability for communication not only with our own loved ones but with other spirits who are attracted to the energy you exposed. It isn’t like the world we live in where you lock your front door to keep unwanted people out. Any spirit can communicate with you here....if you choose to do so.

Okay, I’m gonna stop here I don’t want you to get zombied out staring at your computer screen for too long. In the next posting I’ll share with you my method of setting up an ancestor altar and other goodies.

A Successful Limpia

2008-12-17T12:57:00.001-06:00

Hello my friendly occultists. This is a picture of a limpia (spiritual cleansing) I did on a woman who was suffering with symptoms of an illness that the doctors could not find. This went on for years. During this period she visited several doctors and had numerous tests done but they all came back normal. She was suffering from back pain, headaches, constant ear and sinus infections, nightmares, and depression. If that wasn’t enough she was also experiencing bad luck, financial difficulties, and had numerous fears and phobias....one was fear of flying.

This picture was the first of her limpias; I performed 6 more on her. After the final cleansing all but one of her symptoms (nightmares) went away. She also got a promotion which increased her salary. Her luck is much better and she informed me that she was flying to Las Vegas.....for the second time!!!

Here the egg shows the presence of blood....and a ton of it to boot. This indicates some serious problems...enemies and strong witchcraft. It’s difficult to explain the yolk and whites of the egg but they show that the lady also had susto (soul loss) which was causing her to be fearful of everything and the depression she felt.

The egg in its raw state has natural drawing abilities. That’s why many curanderas use them. Just another example of the mysteries and power around us.

EVP’s.....Start Recording The Spirits Around You!

2008-12-14T16:10:00.002-06:00

Hello again my fellow occultists. Today I’m gonna give you a very short lesson on EVP’s.
EVP means “electronic voice phenomena”. Sounds really high tech huh? Not to worry ... it’s really easy.

You can actually capture spirit voices on any recording device you have. I use a digital recorder that I purchased at Wal-Mart for under $40.00 but an old cassette recorder will work too.
One catch with using cassette recorders... Aha! There had to be a catch! .... simple.... you will just need an external mic.... If your cassette recorder has an internal microphone you will pick up the noise from the internal gears.....not good for recording spirits clearly and you’ll usually give up thinking your not getting anywhere. The digitals work great. They have internal mics but the recordings come out crystal clear. Boy technology sure has come a long way.

Once you have your recording device turn it on and record the date, time and location....this is always good practice. Sometimes you’ll get specific places in your home that are more active than others.

Ask if there are any spirits around who would like to communicate and record for a few minutes. Ask your questions out loud. You can ask them anything you want just make sure you give them enough time to respond. You can also record random voices by placing the recorder in a room you feel is occupied by spirit. Turn on the recorder and leave the room, closing the door behind you.

Now the good stuff.... When playing back the recording listen for anything unusual. You might pick up loud voices, whispers, moaning, crying, sounds of something breaking or something being dropped. It’s best to record around the same time of day too. Oh, and keep extra batteries handy since most spirits will drain your batteries really fast, even new ones can drain within minutes.

Until next time witchie poo’s... Luz y Progreso

Money Magnet

2008-12-13T12:40:00.001-06:00

Hello my fellow occultists. Today I feel like sharing with you a method of attracting money. Yes, I know there are spells for attracting money....but the fastest and most gratifying way to gain money is to give it away. Sounds contradicting huh? But good ol’ Mother Nature sometimes works her mojo in strange ways. Who are we to question her methods anyway? It’s true my witchy friends, give it away and it will come back in great numbers.

People tend to make excuses to hang on to the money they have....the most popular excuses I have come across are.....“I don’t have any extra to spare right now” or “I have to think of my family’s needs first” or “I’m not doing without in order to give it to someone I don’t even know”....

Hello!!!!..... that’s exactly why you need it in the first place. Unconsciously this way of thinking creates the very reason you don’t have enough of it. Our spoken words and thoughts are powerful. By saying “I don’t have any extra to spare” creates more often that you don’t.
Okay, got it? Now go give it away.

On Sundays we go out to our local Wal-Mart and scan the parking lot. We chose Sundays since most people are off that day and are out of the house doing their shopping. We drive the parking lot looking for old cars in really bad condition either with a child’s car seat or toys in the back. These are good indications that the person who owns the car is struggling financially and has children to care for.

Then we take a 20 dollar bill and on the top of it write “May you be blessed with health, love, and financial gain” If the windows are down we’ll drop it on the seat and if not we’ll fold the bill and place it under the windshield wiper. We do this to 3 or 4 cars. Believe it or not, you drive away feeling so good inside....kinda warm and fuzzy.

It’s the process of letting go of what you have that says to the universe that you’re now able to receive more because you have made some space for it.

This doesn’t mean that you should spend money foolishly in an attempt to get something back, but to give what you can with an open heart knowing that when you give you not only help someone else but you make room for more money for yourself. This is the law of attraction. What you give will return to you doubled or tripled.

There are many ways to go about this. Give a dollar or two to charity, or buy some baby formula and give it to a struggling new mother. What’s really fun is to try and hide the money in places that would shock the person who finds it. Placing a dollar bill inside a newspaper is fun or tape one on a bag of dog food when you go to the pet store, or make a small hole and drop one inside a bag of diapers, or open up a box of toothpaste and slid a bill inside. The possibilities are endless.

Let me know how this works out for you, I just love success stories! Haha, until next time.....
Luz y Progreso (Light and Progress)

The Blessing Of A Christmas Tree

2008-12-10T21:20:00.000-06:00

A popular custom among many is to bless the family Christmas tree. It’s a beautiful way to begin the Christmas season. The tree can be blessed before or after the decorations have been added but it is usually always blessed before the first lighting of the tree. When you are ready to do the blessing, gather everyone around the tree and recite the following prayer. A leader should be chosen to recite the pray while all else follow accordingly.

To begin, everyone should make the sign of the cross and say “in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen”

(The Leader) .....sprinkles the tree with Holy Water and begins the prayer..... “Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and all that fills it resound. Let the fields and everything in them exult. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the LORD, for He is coming—for He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with His faithfulness.”

(All Respond) “Thanks be to God.”

(The Leader) “Let us now pray for God’s blessing upon all who gather around this tree.”

After a short silence, the leader prays.....

(The Leader) “Lord our God, we praise you for the light of creation: the sun, the moon, and the stars of the night. We praise you for the light of Israel: the Law, the prophets, and the wisdom of the Scriptures. We praise you for Jesus Christ, your Son: he is Emmanuel, God-with-us, the Prince of Peace, who fills us with the wonder of your love.”

(All Respond) “Amen.”

(The Leader) “God of all creation, we praise you for this tree which brings beauty and memories and the promise of life to our home. May your blessing be upon all who gather around this tree, all who keep the Christmas festival by its lights. We wait for the coming of the Christ, the days of everlasting justice and peace. You are our God, living and reigning, for ever and ever. Amen.”

.........The lights of the tree are then illuminated.........

(The Leader) “Let us bless the Lord.”

(All Respond while making the sign of the cross) “Thanks be to God.”

(All Pray Together) “O come, O Come, Emmanuel; O come, thou dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death’s dark shadow put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. Amen. ”

Folk Saints....Teresa Urrea

2008-12-04T12:00:00.002-06:00

Teresa Urrea is also known as Sainta de Cabora, Niña de Cabora, Santa Teresa, Teresita, and La Santa.

She was born in Mexico in 1873 and died in 1906 and is buried in Clifton, Arizona. Teresita was discovered by an old curandera. The curandera realized that Teresita had very special and very powerful abilities. Teresita was a natural born hypnotist, psychic and healer. She had the ability to free a person from any pain they were suffering just by looking at them. she never accepted money for her healings. The reports of her healing abilities spread quickly and before long she had thousands of people seeking her help.

Give La Santa a white seven day glass encased candle on Sunday and ask her for healing. Get a photo of yourself or the person needing healing. Write what type of problem they are having on the back of the photo. Dress the outside of the candle with healing oil and place the photo under the candle.

Viva La Santa de Cabora.

TOXIC HERBS

2008-11-16T12:44:00.002-06:00

Here is a list of plants that can be toxic to people and animals. Some people can be allergic to any herb so do your research. These toxic herbs should never be burnt as incense, never be rubbed on the skin, never be ingested and never be inhaled. This list does not include all the potentially toxic herbs.

The amount of poison in a plant tends to vary with location, age of plant, season, weather conditions. In some plants, the toxin is confined only to certain parts. Additionally, plants normally considered non-toxic may have been treated with an insecticide, making them toxic.

Asparagus Fern, Autumn Crocus, Azaleas

Blue Gum, Bleeding Heart, Bunny Ears Cactus, Black Locust, Buckthorn, Buttercups

Chapparal, Comfrey, Caladium, Century Plant, Crown Of Thorns, Cyclamen, Cape Ivy, Calla Lily, Carnation, Castor Oil Plant, Chinese or Japanese Lantern, Chrysanthemum, Clematis, Crocus, Cherry Laurel, Castor Bean

Dieffenbachia, Devil's Ivy, Daffodil, Delphineum, Daphne, Dutchman's Breeches

English Ivy, Elephant's Ear, Elderberry

Fiddle Leaf, Foxglove

Germander, Gladiola, Golden Chain

Henbane, Hellebore, Holly, Horse Chestnut, Hydrangea, Hyacinth

Iris

Jerusalem Cherry, Jonquil, Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Kombucha

Lobelia, Lily of the Valley, Laburnum, Larkspur

Magnolia, Mistletoe, Morning Glory

Narcissus

Ornamental Pepper, Oleander

Pansy, Peony, Primrose, Privet, Poinsettia

Rats Tail Cactus

Silver Vine, Split Leaf, Sweetheart Vine, Sweet Pea, Sweet William

Umbrella Plant

Virginia Creeper

Willow Bark, Wormwood

Yew, Yohimbe

Spiritual Love Bath

2008-11-16T12:35:00.000-06:00

To your regular bathwater add:
½ cup Holy Water
Honeysuckle or Rose petals
¼ cup Mint
1 Bay Leaf
1 teaspoon dry myrrh

Lunar Hair Cuts

2008-10-04T21:18:00.000-05:00

If you want your hair to grow faster, trim your hair during the waxing moon.
If you want your to grow slower trim you hair during the waning moon.

Open Your Third Eye

2008-10-04T21:14:00.000-05:00

This is done in two parts and it works really well for opening your third eye. After the entire process you can actually feel the area between your eyes tingling sorta like a crawling feeling... lol This is a signs that your third eye is fully awake and activated. The activation is done through tones and chants. Really cool stuff... hehehe

For the first part you will use the chant “Thoh” pronounced like “Toe” while chanting this you need to find the right “tone” Not deep, not high pitched, in-between, like alto range. You will feel it when you hit the correct tone.
1. Sit with your back straight.
2. Breathe in through your nose and hold your breath as long as is comfortable- open your jaws so there is a small space between your top and bottom teeth, place the tip of your tongue between the space of your slightly parted teeth.
3. Put a very light pressure onto the tongue with your teeth. This is like the same process of saying the "TH" part of the English word "the." Once your tongue is in position, release your breath slowly through your mouth saying T-H-H-O-H-H in one long exhale (say the word one time per exhale) Your tongue will be vibrating between your teeth. You should feel the air moving past your tongue and teeth. If this technique is done properly, you will feel a pressure or sensation in your jaw and cheeks. The tone will also vibrate in your 3rd eye. It may take a few seconds to adjust this, don't worry, just keep going.
4. Do the above 5 times in a row.
5. It is very important the above exercise be done for 3 consecutive days, 24 hours apart. Then it is a done deal.

After doing this first part you will notice that you have a faster, easier learning and retention, increase in intuition, increased creativity, psychic gifts develop and become remarkably stronger and more intense.

For the second part, in order for this to work properly, you must have already performed the Awakening I exercise (the first part). It is very important to wait for 10-14 days following the awakening (the first part), before you go onto awakening II (the second part). this should be done once a week.
Breath in deeply and hold your breath for a count of 5, 3 times. This helps you to be relaxed and focused. Then focus all of your concentration upon your 3rd eye. You should begin to feel a sensation similar to the effects of the awakening I exercise- a slight pressure or awareness of the spot of your 3rd eye. Now, take a deep breath as you did for the awakening one exercise. Hold it for as long as comfortable- (do not push this) and release your breath vibrating the word "MAY." Pronounced like the English word for the month of May. It should all come out one time- M-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ay. Gradually and slowly. It is ok to adjust your pitch. Breath in again, repeat this 5 times. The tone should be alto. You need to hit a certain pitch. You will know, for you will feel this in your head. Do the best you can. Now, VERY IMPORTANT-
when vibrating the word "MAY," feel the energy going into your head, first your 3rd eye area, then into the middle of your brain and then to the top of your head where your crown chakra is located. Remember to concentrate on your forehead (3rd eye area), then the middle of your brain and finally the top of your head. This is done for the duration of each chant.
1. Breath in
2. Begin to exhale, vibrating "MAY"
3. Concentrate on your 3rd eye
4. Concentrate on the middle of your brain
5. Concentrate on the top of your head
and finish exhaling the vibration
Repeat 4 more times.

That’s it! This will become permanent and will greatly assist in meditation, clairvoyance and other psychic and paranormal powers.

Until next time friends, stay well, Luz y Progreso

Hurricane Ike

2008-09-13T10:01:00.001-05:00

My prayers go out to all those affected by hurricane Ike. I ask that all my readers join together in prayer as well since prayer can be so powerful in numbers. I have been glued to the Fox news channel to keep up with these evil winds. My heart goes out to everyone in its path.

O God, Master of this passing world, hear the humble voices of your children.
The Sea of Galilee obeyed your order and returned to its former quietude;
you are still the Master of land and sea. We live in the shadow of a danger over which we have no control. The Gulf, like a provoked and angry giant, can awake from its seeming lethargy,
overstep its conventional boundaries, invade our land and spread chaos and disaster.
During this hurricane season, we turn to You, O loving Father. Spare us from past tragedies whose memories are still so vivid and whose wounds seem to refuse to heal with the passing of time. O Virgin, Star of the Sea, Our Beloved Mother, we ask you to plead with your Son in our behalf, so that spared from the calamities common to this area and animated with a true spirit of gratitude, we will walk in the footsteps of your Divine Son to reach the heavenly Jerusalem where a storm-less eternity awaits us. O Heavenly Father, all the elements of nature obey Your commands, including hurricanes. Calm the storms that threaten us and turn our fear of Your power into praise of Your goodness. Grant this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.
Amen.

Folk Saint....Jose Gregorio Hernandez

2008-09-09T12:09:00.001-05:00

Dr Jose Gregorio was born October 25, 1864 Venezuela and died on June 29, 1919. He was a physician who helped many people, often without pay. Dr Jose Gregorio was a leading doctor at the Hospital José María Vargas.

Between 1891 and 1916, he became dedicated to teaching, medicine, and religious practice. He was well known for helping the poor who could not afford medical care and would pay for their medications with his own money. As if that wasn’t enough Dr Hernandez tried to become a priest but his own physical conditions prevent him from achieving that.

He studied at the Monastery of Lucca in Italy for ten months in 1908 and years later enrolled at the Latin American Pío School of Rome to continue the priestly career, but had to return to Venezuela for health reasons.

One day while delivering some medication to a person who was in desperate need of it Dr Hernandez was struck by a car and killed. After his death people started claiming to have been granted miracles after praying to him.

Today he has a large following who are devoted to him, some of these devotees include other physicians. He is called upon to help with such things as healing and protection when traveling.

If you need healing light a candle to Jose Gregorio Hernandez and place a fresh glass of water near the candle. In your prayer ask him to spiritually medicate the water with the invisible medication you need in order to heal. The next morning put out the candle and take 3 sips of the water and pour the rest on your doorstep.

Until next time, stay well.

Starfish

2008-09-09T09:59:00.001-05:00

Hola Espiritistas, hope you all have been well since our last visit. Today I’m gonna talk about bringing luck into our homes since I have been getting emails asking me about this very subject. The answer is Starfish!!!

These little guys (or girls for you feminists) are very lucky to have inside your home. They are naturally lucky but with a little help from the knowledge of our ancestors we can fix them to be extremely lucky. First thing you need to do is go out and buy one. You need one that is large enough for you to make a small hole in the back of it to place items inside. You will also need a very small Caravaca Cross. You can find these on the internet in any size you want and are a dime a dozen. Get one that is for infants (teeny, tiny).

The starfish is hollow so be careful not to break it in half, go slow. Once the hole is made drop a little dry manzanilla (chamomile), rosemary and bayberry into the hole. You can add more lucky herbs if you want but you really don’t want to give the poor thing a tummy ache. Drop the caravaca cross inside. Also place a handwritten prayer of your choice inside, I use the prayer that is said for this cross. Once everything is inside light a white candle and recite this prayer....

Natural and fragrant herbs, created by the Heavenly Father, your secrets are many and the gifts you bestow on us are strong. I call upon your natural powers to fortify this item and to always live within it. Bring us your gifts of good fortune and bless us with luck and prosperity. That whatsoever request I make for money be quickly granted and fulfilled. Amen.

To seal the hole place a piece of soft paper over it, like a piece of paper towel, and drip some of the candle wax over the paper. Spray the entire fish, front and back with plenty of Holy Water. There you go, your own lucky starfish!

You can hang the fish anywhere in your home. You can drape the starfish with items that represent luck and money such as Holy Medals, flashy beads, sparkly things, money symbols, pieces of pyrite, green ribbon, or a picture of that vacation spot you want to visit. Let me know how this works for you...I love hearing from all of you. Until next time friends, stay well, Luz y Progreso

Folk Saint....Don Pedrito Jaramillo

2008-09-05T18:07:00.001-05:00

This is a very short version....it’s a blog....not a book....hahaha...

He was born in 1829. Not much is documented of his younger years but later in life he became a legend. He was originally born in Mexico but relocated to Texas in 1881. One morning while out riding his horse Don Pedrito took a fall and hit his nose on a tree limb which injured his nose badly and he was in terrible pain. His instincts led him to a pond where he packed mud over his nose.....which turned out to cure him of his pain. He was so relieved that he fell asleep. During sleep God told Don Pedrito to spend the rest of his life healing those who were suffering from illnesses. From then on, Don Pedrito was a healer.

You can pray to Pedrito Jaramillo for health, recovery, healing, cures, to change your luck, and for protection.

Basic Egg Limpia (spiritual cleansing)

2008-09-05T17:23:00.001-05:00

You are going to use a regular raw unbroken egg. Dip the entire egg in some Holy water and let it come to room temperature. Some people like to sweep the aura with the egg, never coming in contact with the person’s body. Personally, I prefer that the egg makes contact with the body. I feel if the egg makes direct contact it’s more effective in removing negativity. The basic, yet effective prayer you will use is the Apostles Creed. You will work the egg from the top of the body, downward. If you have already “worked” the entire body before you have finished the prayer just start working the egg from the top, down again.

Begin by making the sign of the cross on the top of the person’s head with the egg (where the soft spot of a baby is).

Make downward sweeping motions with the egg over the patient. The only areas it is important to make the sign of the cross with the egg are the major points of the body....these are.....the top of the head, the back of the neck, the center chest, the center of the back, the two palms and both soles of the feet.

Next after you have swept the egg over the head work towards the neck and make a bunch of little crosses across the back of the neck, from one side to the other.

Now work the shoulders, chest and back, making the cross at the indicated locations. Next, the palms and on to the front and back of legs and finally the soles of the feet.

Once you have worked the entire body with the egg, continue the prayer until you are finished. You can then repeat the prayer and going over the body with the egg just to make sure the entire body has been worked.

When your finished, break the egg into the toilet and flush it away. You would only break the egg into a glass of water if you are going to read the sings from the egg but this could be a book in itself...hehehe.....so just flush it.

Until next time friends, stay well, Luz y Progreso

Magic Oil Lamps

2008-09-03T20:54:00.002-05:00

These lamps have been used for thousands of years so tonight we are going to keep the tradition going with some lamps for specific purposes.

The easiest way to construct one of these lamps is to use a glass kerosene lamp. If you don’t already have one I just seen them at Wal-Mart for 5.99. They are cheap enough so that you can afford several of them on hand.

Make sure the lamp you purchase has a cotton wick, if not you will need one. You will also need some unscented lamp oil, again I get this at Wal-Mart for 1.99. Sometimes they are on sale for $0.99 (don't you just love Wal-Mart)

The ingredients you add to your magic lamp depend on its purpose. Once you fill the lamp with the lamp oil you can add the appropriate essential oils, powders or herbs suited to your needs.

Love Me Lamp
This lamp is when you want a certain person to fall head over heals with you. He/she will be knocking down your door...lol
Add to the lamp oil a few drops of “Love” oil, some “Do As I Say” oil and a pinch of “Commanding” powder. Say a prayer to your chosen deity.

Scales Of Justice Lamp
This lamp is for the court to favor your side of a legal matter. Who doesn't need that extra help in legal matters right?
Add to the lamp oil a few drops of “Just Judge” oil. You can put as much of this oil as you like...hehe... Say a prayer to your chosen deity.

Better Business Lamp
This lamp is when you want to increase the sales of your business. $$$$
Add to the lamp oil a few drops of “Better Business” oil, some “Money” oil, some “Magnet” oil, and you can also drop a piece of fools gold inside. Say a prayer to your chosen deity.

Santa Muerte Lamp
This lamp is when you are asking Santa Muerte for help.
Add to the lamp oil a few drops of “Santa Muerte” oil and offer her your prayers.

Let me know how these lamps work for you. I'm always interested in hearing success stories...hehe...
Until next time friends, stay well, Luz y Progreso

Folk Saint.... Niño Fidencio

2008-09-03T19:35:00.001-05:00

Hola Espiritistas,
I’ve been getting tons of questions about Folk Saints lately so periodically I’ll write a short something about a different one. Looks like I got my work cut out for me since there are several folk Saints that I like working with. First will be Niño Fidencio. He was born in Guanahuato in 1898. In 1925 he arrived in Espinazo and died in 1938. His full name was Jose Fidencio Sintora Constantino. El Niño had a powerful gift from God to heal the sick and to help those who asked. During his lifetime thousands of people would come from all over to be cured of illness and other needs or to simply be touched by him. Still today he has a large following. Even in death his miracles are still very much real. You can pray to him for any need you may have.

Prayer
Nino Fidencio be my light and guidance
from your heavenly home
I call upon you in my time of need
Full of faith in the miracles
You have bestowed upon those in the living
(make your petition).
In confidence await you answer
In return for granting me what I ask
I promise to spread your name
To those who are unaware of your kindness.

Light a white glass encased candle in his honor. Recite the prayer at least once a day while the candle is lit. Once your request is answered make sure to tell at least 9 people of his miracles.
Until next time, stay well, Luz y Progreso

Saint Michael Protection

2008-08-25T10:19:00.002-05:00

We could all use a good dose of protection in our life. Here is how to fix a Saint Michael Medal for protection.
Needed:
Saint Michael Medal
A chain
Holy water
A small bowl
Charcoal disk
Votive candle
Heatproof container for burning the charcoal
3 king’s incense
Red dressmakers pin, the pins with the little colored balls on top
The best time to do this is during the waxing moon, this moon phase is for inviting something towards you, in this case protection. Carve the Star of David on four sides of the candle with the dressmakers pin. If you don’t know what the Star of David looks like go look it up on the internet! Light the candle and burn the 3 king’s incense. Place the medal and the chain inside the bowl and pour some holy water into it, enough to cover the medal and chain. Place the bowl near the burning candle. Recite 3 Our Fathers and 3 Glory Be’s. Pick up the bowl and pass it through the incense smoke, making sure that the smoke comes in contact with all sides of the bowl. Now in your own words say a prayer to Saint Michael asking him for protection. When you’re finished with the prayer spend a couple of minutes concentrating on the candle flame. Now take the candle and allow some of the wax to drip into the bowl of holy water. Set the candle back down and allow it to burn until it goes out keeping the bowl next to it. When the candle is consumed take the medal and chain and hang it around your neck. Do not dry it off, allow it to dry on its own. There you have it folks. Until next time....stay well.

Who Are You Compatible With?

2008-08-21T10:25:00.001-05:00

Do you have bad luck choosing a partner or meet someone and things go sour after a few months? Maybe you find yourself irritated by your lover or feel that you’re missing that certain something in your relationship. You’ll have better luck in your choice of partners next time around if you follow some basic synastry rules. Now you’re probably scratching your head and wondering...what is synastry? Synastry is the art of relationship astrology, how people interact with each another. Stay with me....you don’t need to go out and learn astrology. This has very little to do with your sun sign, its way more involved. Everyone has a unique birth chart. The position of the planets by sign, house, and aspect are different for everyone at birth. When we interact with people, our own individual energies of our birth charts form special relationships with someone else’s individual energies. The result is how we get along. If you choose your partners according to the types of people you were meant to be with you’ll find true happiness. Lucky for you I have put together a simple to follow list of compatibility.
Now I got your attention....I know, I know, your welcome....
Capricorn is compatible with Taurus and Virgo
Sagittarius is compatible with Aries and Leo
Scorpio is compatible with Pisces and Cancer
Libra is compatible with Aquarius and Gemini
Virgo is compatible with Capricorn and Taurus
Leo is compatible with Sagittarius and Aries
Cancer is compatible with Scorpio and Pisces
Gemini is compatible with Libra and Aquarius
Taurus is compatible with Virgo and Capricorn
Aries is compatible with Leo and Sagittarius
Pisces is compatible with Scorpio and cancer
Aquarius is compatible with Libra and Gemini

Santa Muerte

2008-08-20T22:05:00.004-05:00

Awwwwe, Santa Muerte, I work with her for love, and protection. My altar to her always has a vase of fresh flowers and gifts are placed at her feet. I like to spoil her and I think she likes the attention. She works amazingly well for bringing back a lost love. My Santa Muerte Love Oil I use to dress love candles and I will usually dab the feet of her statue with some of it too. I came across a lonely woman who wanted a loving companion but could never meet anyone. I gave her some of this oil and told her to make a cross with the oil on the palms of her hands and on the souls of her feet and within two weeks she calls me all excited that she met 3 guys who have taken an interest in her. Way to go Santa Muerte!!! Here is the recipe I use, I call it the Santa Muerte Magnet Of Attraction.....seems fitting doesn’t it?
¼ teaspoon Ylang Ylang oil
¼ teaspoon Rose oil
7 drops Lavender oil
2 drops Orange oil
1 tablespoon base oil
When it’s all mixed up in a small bottle place the oil near her image and dedicate it to her. Ask her to make it really strong too...lol... leave it with her for 7 hours and use the oil to make a cross on your palms and soles of your feet. Hope this helps some of you. Until next time.....