Open Your Eyes: A Spell to Dispel Illusion and Give Clear Sight
“Oh, she is such a fake. I wish more people could see through her beauty and charm and see the viper she really is.” “I don’t know what she sees in him; he’s obviously taking advantage of her. If only she’d open her eyes and see.” Sometimes don’t you just wish that they could see through the glamour? […]
To Control Your Men
To Control Your Men Steal his trouser button And with spider webs surround Saying “Now I have you captured, And to me you are bound.” I created this New Years Day, 2012. I’ve had this vintage postcard by G. Vicentini that I have long been waiting to create the perfect spell for. If you go […]
How To Prepare Bones
Bones are popular curios for many Conjure workers, as material for certain types of Hoodoo work or to be thrown for divination. Sometimes the bones we find have not been still for long, and care must be taken to extract them from the rest of the carcass, to peel away skin or fur or feathers […]
The Water Cleansing (or, “Kala Rite”)
The Water Cleansing (or, “Kala Rite”) A Faery Ritual of Purification {Black Rose Class Excerpt} By Storm Faerywolf The Water Cleansing, or “Kala rite” is arguably one of the most important pieces of Faery tradition practice. From the Hawaiian word meaning “to loosen, untie, or absolve” this simple ritual provides us with an opportunity […]
The Supper of Samhain: Honoring the Ancestors of Our Lives and Craft
Samhain (pronounced, “SOW-in”) is a Gaelic festival which celebrates the end of the harvest season as well as a descent into the dark half of the year. Literally meaning “Summer’s End”, Samhain is the Celtic New Year, and one of the two “Gates” or “Hinges” of the Celtic year, the other being Beltane. In modern […]
Talisman of the Dark Equinox: A Celebration of Autumn-tide
By Devin Hunter and Storm Faerywolf The autumnal equinox marks a shift of power from that of the world of the living and beginning a slow descent into resonance with the realm of the ancestors. At this time many traditions celebrate the descent of the Goddess into the Underworld such as in the myths of […]
Lammas Ritual
Within our tradition we celebrate the sabbats as they occur astrologically. This year astrological Lammas will happen on Friday, August 8th when the sun enters 15* Leo. Traditionally Lammas is celebrated as the first of the three neo-pagan harvest festivals with roots driven deep in Irish and Celtic folklore. At 15* Leo we find a […]
A Solitary Midsummer with Lucifer
In Black Rose we celebrate the longest day by honoring Lucifer the Witch King. In our tradition’s mythology Lucifer is the bringer of light and is personified by the brilliant shining sun. This Midsummer we will be invoking the spirit of Lucifer through an adaptation of one of our most treasured practices known as Kala. […]
Shining A Light On Your Success
Here is a simple technique of modern conjure sure to brighten your success. Next time a light bulb burns out replace it with one on which you have drawn a sigil for success with a permanent marker. I do this with a Sharpie, and on the bulb I draw a stylized symbol for the word […]
Law Keep Away, Vintage Style Charm
We have yet to come out with a line of Law Keep Away products here at Modern Conjure, but this piece is currently inspiring us to do so. The verses are tongue-in-cheek, especially “An honest life you need not abide, if in a conjure bag these herbs you hide.” Although Law Keep Away is often […]