Many people have requested services and placed orders for offerings to be made on St. John’s eve. I will even be performing a service called a Brule Marinette which is extremely rare and powerful and I have only done three in my entire life. I will elaborate of this particular service in a later post. For those who are interested, it is not too late to place orders for the service next week on the 23rd-24th. Just…
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It is my pleasure to repost an article that I wrote last year that outlines the history, traditions and practices of this most magical of nights – Saint John’s Night story. I am now taking orders for work to be done on the Feast of St. John, so if you are interested in having an offering made of a spell cast please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for taking the time to check out…
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In various parts of Asia, most notably China, Taiwan and Singapore, it is a common practice to burn paper money and gold and silver colored paper as offerings for family members who have crossed over to the other side in order that they may have a comfortable afterlife. There are three main categories of spirit money the first is cash in the form of colorful bills usually issued in astronomically high denominations. These are meant for…
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Here is the first of the foods that bring luck in the new year, it is called Soupe Joumou in Creole or Soupe au Giramoun in French and it is an annual tradition in Haiti. The soup itself is made from a fragrant Caribbean pumpkin simmered with meat and vegetables. The pumpkin is removed from the soup, pureed and returned to the cooking pot and enriched with milk, butter and a blend of spices. In colonial times,…
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In Creole and Cajun Louisiana, Christmas has traditionally been a subdued affair, unlike the glitz, glamour and pageantry of the carnival season that culminates in Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday. In decades past, Christmas was a day to go to church and gather with family and friends for a big meal and exchange a few gifts. Today, it is celebrated much the same as in the rest of America with large ornately decorated Christmas trees and parties…
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