Hoodoo Spiritual Baths

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How To Take a Hoodoo Spiritual Bath

A spiritual bath is supposed to be taken at dawn. If for any reason you cannot take the bath at dawn you may take the bath at sundown. Add the ingredients from one of the above recipes into a full tub of hot bath water. Make sure the water is hot enough to dissolve the mineral salts. Bathe with downward strokes to take off jinxes and crossed conditions as if you were washing things away. Bathe with upward strokes to draw in love and luck.

Sit down in the bathtub and scoop the water with your hands up over your head as if you were baptizing your self. Then, continue scoping the water onto your chest and down your arms. Get up on your knees, and wash down from your waist to your pelvis and the top of your thighs. Then stand, and wash from your thighs down to your feet.

For a drawing bath, reverse the above.

At this point step out of the bath tub onto a clean dry towel. Allow yourself to drip dry, do not towel off. It would be best if you had two white candles to step between as you left the bath tub; either on the edge of the bath tub or on the floor on either side of the towel. The candles can be anointed with any oil agreed upon with Lara, or simply with Olive Oil, or any cooking oil if that’s all you have. If you have been prescribed any incense, you would also light it at this time.

At this point you would read the prescribed psalm or make your own prayer or petition, while you drip dry. Speak out loud with strength and determination. Following this dress in CLEAN clothes only. Most baths are done over 3, 7, 9 or 13 days. If the situation is dire enough and you have been recommended to repeat this bath, then pinch out the candles, do not blow them out. Otherwise, simply let them burn down.

(Any kind of small white candle will do, birthday candles, little tea lights, small votives or even best Sabbath candles if you can get them.)