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Hello Everyone, I would like to know if the Candle Service Manual (BOO-GRI-CAND) book which is published by The Missionary Independent Spiritual Church is still available. I can't seem to find it on the website. Thank You!

Good question!

The 16-page MISC Candle Service Manual was temporarily pulled off of the web site and shopping cart because it is going into a third revised edition. It will be on sale again very soon.

Thanks again!

I would be very interested in purchasing a copy of this when it it ready. Good luck!

I have been working on the project with nagasiva. It is back on sale NOW.

This is very good news. I feel like the re-printing of this will be very beneficial to me and other like me. I am looking forward to doing expanded candle service in the future and think the book would be a lovely informational guide. I look forward to it. Thanks cat and nagasiva!

Oh wow, this is awesome! I didn't even know this book existed. Looking forward to picking up a copy as well

Our old 16-page " Candle Service Manual" booklet, which was published from 2007 through 2012, is now out of print -- but here is the good news: the entire Candle Service Manual has been included in my new 96-page book "The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic"!

BOO-GRI-AHCM
The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by catherine yronwode and Mikhail Strabo

$12.00





You can order right here in the Forum by clicking on the blue Add To Cart button.

For More Information, see:
https://luckymojo.com/theartofhoodoocandlemagic.html

The book goes on sale to the public on May 6th, 2013.

Really looking forward to this!

Very nice Miss Cat, I am looking forward to reading this book. Thank you for all that you do.

I'll order a copy when it comes out. Thanks!

Thank you Miss Cat. What a great publication to make available for all - a complete guide to candle working has been long overdue.

Candle magic is one of the foundational practices within African American hoodoo folk-magic. Spell-casters of every level of experience within the community know the value and efficacy of setting lights, This book -- actually THREE BOOKS in ONE -- is a tremendous value for the money -- $9.00 for 96 tightly-packed pages, filled with history, teachings, traditions, and instructions on how to become a candle magic practitioner.

The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by catherine yronwode and Mikhail Strabo

Use in Magic:
Candle magic is one of the foundational practices within African American hoodoo folk-magic. Spell-casters of every level of experience within the community know the value and efficacy of setting lights, This book is actually three books in one filled with history, teachings, traditions, and instructions on how to become a candle magic practitioner, how to provide candle ministry services to clients, and how to conduct public candle-light services.

Spell Methods:
Lucky Mojo Books are filled with authentic and easy to follow instructions for practical spells of magic and fortune-telling. Enhance your success in spells of love, luck, happiness, and wealth by learning time-tested folkloric traditions of hoodoo, rootwork, psychic reading, spiritual sorcery, and herbalism.

Product Details:
96-page paperback, illustrated

BOO-GRI-AHCM
The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by catherine yronwode and Mikhail Strabo
$12.00





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For more information, see:
http://www.luckymojo.com/theartofhoodoo ... O-GRI-AHCM

The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic tells you what you want to know about:

* Choosing Your Lights: Lamps, Offertories, Jumbos, Figurals, Votives, Vigils
* Altar Layouts and Spell Timing for Lamp and Candle Spells
* How to Read Divination Signs from Candles
* Candle Spells to Draw Love, Sex, Money, and Success
* Candle Spells for Blessing and Protection
* Candle Spells for Reversing, Cursing, Break-Ups, and Hot-Footing
* Private Candle Service Manual for Use in Candle Ministries
* Public Candle Service Manual for Use in Spiritualist Churches

Here's what's inside:

CONTENTS

Dedication and Acknowledgements 4

CANDLE MAGIC FOR THE HOME PRACTITIONER by catherine yronwode

A Brief History of Candle Magic in America 5
Assembling a Set of Candle Magic Tools 9
Choosing Your Lights: Lamps, Offertories, Jumbos, Figurals, Votives, Vigils 10
Altar Layouts for Lamp and Candle Spells 22
Candles by Colour, Incense on the Altar 26
The Best Time for Your Candle Spell: Timing by the Moon and the Days of the Week 27
How to Prepare a Candle for Use: Inscribing, Dressing, Prayers, Petitions 29

Candle and Lamp Spells for All Occasions 33
A White Candle Love Spell to Attract New Love 33
Lodestones and Red Candle to Attract New Love 34
Commanding Respect at a Meeting with Superiors 35
A Fixed Money Lamp to Bring in Wealth 35
To Make Two People Fight Like Cats and Dogs 36
House Blessing for Money and Peace in the Home 36
A Skull Candle to Influence Their Thoughts 36
Green Candle Job-Getting or Wage Increase Spell 37
Crown of Success Candle Spell for a Performer 37
3-Candle Spell for Love, Romance, and Passion 38
Tying a Man’s (or Woman’s) Nature 40
Hoodooing a Man’s (or Woman’s) Nature 41
Green Devil Money-Back Spell 42
Blessing for a Family About to Have a New Baby 44
A Mother’s Guiding Light for Her Children 44
Keep Your Mate and Break Up an Outside Love Affair 45
Fiery Wall of Protection Spell 46
A Sugar or Honey Jar to Sweeten People to You 47

Candle Divination Techniques 48
Pyromancy, Ceromancy, Capnomancy, Cero-Capnomancy 48
How to Learn the Art of Candle Reading 51
“Saving Bad Candles” Versus “Reading Test Candles” 52
Signs Observed While the Candle is Burning 53
Signs Left in the Residue from a Burned-Out Candle 60
Signs Left In or On the Candle Holder 61

How to Ritually Dispose of Candle Spell Remains 64

CANDLE SERVICE MANUAL of Missionary Independent Spiritual Church

The Private Candle Ministry 65
Altars and Altar-Work: Religious, Spiritual, Ancestral, and Working Altars 66
Prayers: Supplicatory, Intercessory, Imprecatory, Extemporaneous, Affirmative 67
How to Set an Emergency Prayer Light 71
The Private Vigil Light Service 72

HOW TO CONDUCT A CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE by Mikhail Strabo

Introduction by Rev. Adele Clemens 79
Important Notice and Prelude to the Current Edition 80
The Basic Candle Light Service 81
Message-Bearing Candle Service for Spiritualist Churches 88
The Colour Candle Service in Spiritualist Churches 89
A Candle Light Service to Embrace Goodwill and Forgiveness 95
Postlude 96

I wish I had known about this book earlier! This is heaven sent!

Starcaster: Well, as the book has yet to be published, I'd say you are definitely "in on the ground floor!" I can't wait to order this book.

catherineyronwode wrote:HOW TO CONDUCT A CANDLE LIGHT SERVICE: Mikhail Strabo
Introduction by Rev. Adele Clemens 79

And here I thought this was going to be a separate book! I've been eagerly looking forward to this, but the other content will be equally good, I know.

Miss Michaele

When the book is available, catherine, would you be autographing copies?

Hoodoo Swag. This really has to be a band name. A blues band, of course.

Can't wait to read this book!

Mama Micki, yes, i autograph all copies of my own books except for wholesale copies sold through other distributors or via Amazon.

This will of course be a paperback book. Any plans in the furture to make a hardcover.

Madame Samantha

Madame Samantha -- nope, i don't do hardcovers of the 96 page books; it's overkill, aesthetically speaking. LOL!

Oh eagerly waiting for this book to be out!!!!!! can't wait!!!!

I was wondering iming? Will it be out in weeks or months?

Cant wait!!!

nena1182004: As far as I know, it will be ready for the Workshops in May, so soon!

I'm looking forward to purchasing this book.. It looks extremely good,, especially for a newbie like myself who would love to learn,, I've been interested in magick my entire life.. Please let me know when this book is available to purchase on LM. Thanks!! Lisa

The book debuted at the May 2013 Workshops.

While awaiting your copy, be sure to check out some great pages to get you by,such as:

• • Hoodoo in Theory and Practice- http://www.luckymojo.com/hoodoo.html

• • Real Magick: Basic Questions About Spell-Craft- http://www.luckymojo.com/spells/real.html

• • How to Practice Hoodoo Candle Magic- http://www.luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html

• • How to Read Divination Signs From Candle Burning - http://www.luckymojo.com/candlemagicdivination.html

Hi Miss Cat!!! I just receive today my last order of LuckyMojo ....and my new books.

I want to thank you to write the amazing book of candle magic and share with the world your experience through each page, soon will become a classic!

I'm reading it right now!!!

Julio

Freshly inspired by this thread, I dipped into the book again, and discovered that it includes, not one, but TWO Manuals of candle service: not only How to Conduct a Candle Light Service by Mikhail Strabo, but also the Candle Service Manual of Missionary Independent Spiritual Church!

Each serves a different, and equally valuable, purpose: Strabo's monograph is about how to conduct a Spiritualist candle service for a congregation; the M.I.S.C. manual shows all the work that starts when you call the Mother Church and say, "Set a light for me, please." I had no idea there was so much detail involved -- and I've done an apprentice week at Lucky Mojo, right next door, where the candles are prepared!

Impressed,

Miss Michaele

Hi Cat,

I was looking at the book on amazon as I get free two day shipping, but it's temporarily out of stock. Does amazon have to order it from you first, then get it to me? Is it faster to order it directly from you?

The same thing is going on with The Black Folder and Hoodoo Sugar and Honey Spells. Thanks!

Please go ahead and order the books from Amazon. They do not stock new, unproven titles in depth until they have many orders. Then they gradually increase the quantity of their orders until they have enough copies in stock to last about two weeks.

With these new books, they are only ordering onesies and twosies and have not yet gotten beyond ordering 15 copies at a time.

More orders will trip their switch eventually and cause them to order enough to keep the books in stock.

Thanks for helping!

catherineyronwode wrote:Mama Micki, yes, i autograph all copies of my own books except for wholesale copies sold through other distributors or via Amazon.

Hah! I came here looking for this answer and I found it. I was SO delighted to see your signature miss cat! It arrived in my order just today. It's a beautiful book and I can't wait to gobble it up

1.) If I understand correctly, on p. 31 of The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic Book, it explains that if a practitioner so desires, he or she can set fire to the petition paper, as well as to any name papers, at the end of the ritual. Have I got this correct?

2.) It also suggests that the practitioner use a brass dish, placed on the altar, to drop the burning paper in. My question: If a brass dish isn't available at a reasonable price, can a brass incense burner be used instead?

3.) This might seem like a silly question (but i just want to make sure): If using the brass incense burner for this purpose, am I correct in thinking that the practitioner would not line the incense burner with foil, as some people do when burning incense?

4.) On p. 31 of The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic Book, it also explains that the ashes from the burned-up paper can be mixed with sachet powder, which can then be used as sachet powder is usually used in Hoodoo workings. Another question: If a particular working where the petition papers and name-papers are burned at the end of the ritual, doesn't involve the use of sachet powder, can the ashes then be ritually disposed of along with the spell remains, such as leftover candle wax, etc., (in the manner appropriate to the specific working: at crossroads, in running water, etc.)?

Thank you for your attention.

fire_and_ice,

Good questions. I'm pleased to reply:

1.) Yes. This is sometimes done, especially when the petition is not ongoing.

2.) Of course. However, on page 9 of the book, i do suggest that bowls be separate from incense burners. I have no idea what a "reasonable" price is to you, but i can buy used brass bowls in Northern California thrift stores and flea markets, as well as on Ebay, for anywhere from $2.00 to $10.00 each. For instance, today on Ebay (June 16th, 2013) the cheapest "used brass bowl" for sale was listing at $1.99 plus $4.00 shipping. The next-lowest was at $2.99 plus $3.45 shipping. The third lowest was $1.95 plus $4.95 shipping. All of them were beautiful and serviceable.

3.) I do not recommend lining incense burners with foil. See page 9 of the book. I recommend sand as it is a heat-sink, whereas foil is a heat-conductor.

4.) You may do as you like with the ashes. The suggestion to mix them with sachet powders was stated for the convenience of those people who practice hoodoo candle magic within the larger context of traditional hoodoo rootwork, in which working with powders, dirts, and dusts is an important method of laying tricks.

Thank you very much catherine, for your very informative reply.

Thanks Ms. cat. Will do!

Sorry if these additional questions seem tedious. I’m pretty new to Hoodoo, and there’s a lot of stuff I don’t know about Hoodoo.

5.) For beneficent work, what can the practitioner do with the target’s photo after the ritual is completed, if the practitioner doesn’t have need to keep the photo? I know some people burn the photo if it’s enemy work, and that some people keep the photo if it’s not enemy work. But, if you don’t need or want to keep the target’s photo after the ritual is completed, and it is not enemy work, can you burn the target’s photo at the end of the ritual, without harming the target? Or is burning the target’s photo only done for enemy work, if the photo is of an enemy?

6.) Should a practitioner line the brass incense burner or brass dish/brass bowl with sand when using this brass burner/dish/bowl for burning petition papers and name-papers? Or should you only line it with sand when using it to burn incense? Should a practitioner line it with sand regardless of what (incense, papers) is being burned in it?

7.) For free-standing candles: When using a petition paper and name-paper, should the practitioner also inscribe the candle(s) with the spell request and target’s name, or only do one or the other. In other words, should the practitioner either create a petition paper and name-paper, or inscribe the candle(s) with the request and name, but not do both? Or should the practitioner do both: Create and use the petition paper and name-paper, as well as inscribe the candle(s)? One or the other (papers or inscribe), or, both (papers and inscribe)?

I had one or two other questions regarding some of the information provided by this book, but, I can’t remember these other questions at the moment. I’ll probably post again when I remember.

I hope these questions aren’t too confusing. Information is appreciated. Thanks for your attention. And thanks to Lucky Mojo Curio Co. for making this informative book available.

5) This is a matter of ritual disposal and there are more options than you listed. See this page in my free online book "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice":

"Laying Down Tricks and Disposing of Ritual Remains"
http://luckymojo.com.layingtricks.html

6) Line it with sand regardless.

7) Both.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post, catherine. I appreciate the information.

I have been wanting to order a copy. Also, I love the cover.

This book is dense with knowledge and amazing information. It is never out of arms reach. I refer back to this book quite often. An absolute necessity for any candle worker! Thank you Miss Cat for another amazing book!

In the book on page 26, it talks about "In the old days,most candles were white or tan,"
I can remember once that my grandmother was somehow painting or dyeing a candle red....not sure what she was using...
I recalled this because recently I needed a green candle and did not have one.

In a pinch can i color a candle....with a food coloring dye? or a marker, finger paint...etc....?

A follow up question what would have they used back then "In the old days"....

Hello, Third Wolf,
What did they do in the olden days? Probably what your grandmother did!
Sometimes they just lit the white candles over altar cloths
Colored altar cloths can help with your petitions also. Especially when they have prints of thee same theme.
Find them here: www.luckymojo.com/mojocattools.html
They would also place items on their altars as themes for their spellwork
I'm not sure if you want to melt the candle down and then use candle wax dye.
Better to just buy them www.luckymojo.com/mojocatcandles.html
Lots of history and not enough room to give you details.
Wishing you the best with your spell work
Take care

Adding on to what Miss Aida wrote --

Water-based food coluring will not do anything to a candle -- oil and water don't mix.

You can dip a white candle in melted coloured wax, or roll it in such wax. You can even "paint" it that way, using the melted wax as a paint.

Aida's idea about a coloured altar cloth is neat.

But the point about the old days was that back when coloured candles did not exist, no one felt they were missing anything by burning a tan or white candle.

Well it took me a while to track some older family members in the "old country" and ask about candle magic/rituals and yes my grandmother did use a paint to dress the candles...she got it from her brother and my uncle, back in the 60's, my uncle and "grand uncle" (if that is correct term).

they were skilled carpenters/woodsmith...they did make tables and chairs by hand..I'm talking wood planes, wood c-clamps, hand saw "old school"...and the stains they uses use to dye their hands and clothes/rags.....so according to my cousin, we think they used the wood stains to make the candles red......we could be wrong....but that is what we believe.....

now we both agreed that we never saw a green, blue, purple, or orange candle...but remember, red, pinkish and even yellowish candle.......and of course white.......she also sugested that maybe they might have use nail polish but i never saw/remember a small bottle while my grandmother did that.

The good thing about this is that I have started talking to family across the water and she has been interested in the "old ways" (call it hoodoo, candle magic but we call "costumbres" in spanish)..and are statring to share info.....i hope one day i able to share the things i learn here at LMC for all..

Have a great first Day of Spring today

Third Wolf

Second Printing:

In May, 2014, the Second printing of The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic went on sale. This is a popular book, and we will, of course, continue to reprint whenever we get low. Thanks for your support for this title!

BOO-GRI-AHCM
The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by catherine yronwode and Mikhail Strabo

$12.00





You can order right here in the Forum by clicking on the blue Add To Cart button.

I am so pleased to own a second book autographed by miss cat! I hope my question belonged here and not on the general candle thread. On page 31 it says at the end of the candle rite, the petition paper may be retained for a continuation of the rite at a later date. If I did that and kept burning candles on the petition one after another, would the spell start manifesting after the first candle was done, or only start manifesting after I decided to dispose of the petition paper as a ritual remain after a number of candles? For example I found it very helpful to do a Blessing +Bewitching candle spell on my ex but the effect wears off after a while and I have to redo it. Can I make it an ongoing spell to maintain the effect by recycling the same petition?

Hi Innocence,

Starting the spell with a candle will get that energy out there, so the work begins with the first candle. Adding more candles in a run, as you describe, keeps the work going. So if you have a long-term goal, then a candle run would be appropriate using the original petition. Watch for signs and movement, as always.

Good luck.

Third Printing:

In February, 2016, the Third printing of The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic went on sale. This is a popular book, and we will, of course, continue to reprint whenever we get low. Thanks for your support for this title!

BOO-GRI-AHCM
The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic by catherine yronwode and Mikhail Strabo

$12.00





You can order right here in the Forum by clicking on the blue Add To Cart button.

It's Facebook Fridays! for August 2, 2019, and we are presenting a Treasury of Spell Casting Methods!

The Lucky Mojo Curio Company will award 1 lucky winner with eight magical tomes that will teach you basic spell casting methodologies. This week the prize is one copy each of our 96-page books "Paper in My Shoe," "The Art of Making Mojos," "Hoodoo Bible Magic," "Hoodoo Shrines and Altars," "The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic," "Hoodoo Spiritual Baths," "Hoodoo Honey and Sugar Spells," and "Hoodoo Food!" In this eight-volume, 768-page set you'll receive thousands of authentic tips, tricks, and techniques covering the basic methods of hoodoo and conjure -- including how to write petition papers, make mojo bags, use scripture in spell casting, set up a private altar, burn candles and lamps, take spiritual baths, create sugar and honey jars, and prepare meals with spiritually active ingredients.

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Hi everyone,

What an amazing site this is,so much information.
I’m new to the forum and to Hoodoo.I live in the Uk.
I just placed my first order with LM for this book and as I wasn’t sure what else to get I decided to try some double luck perfume until I’ve had a read of the book.
Just wanted to share my excitement with someone

Any other uk people around? I wondered how long Is usual for delivery/do customs tend to dive on the parcels much?

Daenerys,

Welcome to the forum. This was one of my first books as well and taught me all about dressing candles and the many ways to work with them. I'm excited for you as you start this journey.

Having lived overseas myself for many years, I can say shipping varies greatly on the time of year. If you have questions on customs or other issues, please read through this thread: international-orders-international-shipping-t4252.html

Thank you Terra,
Very nice to meet you.
I think customs will be ok,but I know I may get charged (I’ve ordered from America before and it’s kind of hit and miss on whether they charge or not-guess it depends on if they’re in a good mood or not )I’ll give the link a read anyway thanks.

Hello I'm new to this forum and I'm new to conjure. For reasons I'm not comfortable disclosing I have to practice conjure secretly, is there anyway to obtain a pdf. version of "The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic", I can't really just have a bunch of spell books lying around the house. This would be very helpful to me! Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me!

Hi Primepurple,

That must be such a pain to have everything hidden.

Have you thought about getting a kindle or the app for your phone?I’ve not seen Cat’s book but I know lots of others on Hoodoo/magic/divination are available on Amazon.That way you wouldn’t have them lying about.

I’ve been having a good browse on this site and found this bit on Candle magic that you might be interested in too

http://www.luckymojo.com/candlemagic.html

I’m someone else more knowledgable will be along to answer your question soon.

Hello Primepurple and Daenerys --

Thanks for your interest in our publications. All of our books are only available as print books, very reasonably priced, and 10% of the retail price for each book goes to the author of the book as a royalty..

We do not publish electronic books and we never will.

If you find an electronic copy of one of our books, it is an illegal copy that was made in order to avoid paying the author for his or her work.

I have written THOUSANDS of free pages for you to read, as part of an online book titled "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice" (or HITAP) and you can start with the table of contents here --

HOODOO IN THEORY AND PRACTICE by catherine yronwode
http://luckymojo.com/hoodoo.html

If you must keep your interest in folk magic secret, i suggest you rent a storage locker -- and store your materials and do your work there.

Good luck to you!

Thanks Miss Cat,

It’s a fantastic site you have here, so much free information. I just discovered the radio show and am going to catch up on the older episodes.

I just listened to the one on Tea leaf reading, I really enjoyed it.

Daenerys --

Thanks for your kind words. This Forum is the work of many, many contributors over the past ten-plus years. My own site -- http://luckymojo.com -- contains even more free information, as do two other sites i have written -- http://herbmagic.com and ''http://southern-spirits.com -- all of which are offerings of gratitude and love to those who came before me in the African American hoodoo community.

Thank you so much Daenerys and Miss Catherine Yronwode,

Your replies were very helpful. Yes, it's a pain having to try to hide everything. I'm new to hoodoo/conjure, but after learning the history and it's connection to slavery in the united states, I see that the majority of people are still enslaved... but it's a mental slavery and that's why they don't understand people like us. The funny thing is that it helps me to relate to my ancestors more, I find this oddly comforting. It's just as comforting being part of this online community now. Thanks again for the replies and for reaching out to help.

It's Facebook Fridays! for October 25, 2019, the day that one lucky winner will benefit from the esoteric lore of Catherine Yronwode!



The Lucky Mojo Curio Co. is holding a random drawing to give away 1 edifying collection of Catherine Yronwode's remarkable books on folk magic and divination. This week the winner will receive: "The Art of Hoodoo Candle Magic in Rootwork, Conjure and Spiritual Church Services," by Catherine Yronwode and Mikhail Strabo, an explication of one of the primary methods of spell casting in the African American tradition; "The Art of Making Mojos: How to Craft Conjure Hands, Trick Bags, Tobies, Gree-Grees, Jomos, Jacks, and Nation Sacks," a treasure-trove of accurate, authentic, and easy-to-follow instructions; "Throwing the Bones: How to Foretell the Future with Bones, Shells, and Nuts," Miss Cat's manual of ancient and modern methods for predicting events utilizing a variety of techniques from around the world; "Paper In My Shoe: Name Papers, Petition Papers, and Prayer Papers in Hoodoo, Rootwork, and Conjure," a practical guide to the art of written magic; and, last but not least, "Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic: A Materia Magica of African-American Conjure," a seminal work on the use of herbs and roots in the rootwork. Each book in this collection will be inscribed to the winner by Miss Cat!

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