How to Prepare a Mojo Bag

A magic bag or “mojo” is a small bag sewn or tied with fabric or leather. It is also known as a gris gris bag. This bag often contains various elements used for specific reasons such as; to obtain employment, attract love, luck, money, protection, peace and family union, or to take revenge on an enemy or eliminate negative things.

The bag must be sewn to take the natural bag format but if you do not know how to sew, you can make a square of fabric where the pieces are folded as if it were a package.

Mojo Bag Overview

 Components of a Mojo Bag

You can make your mojo bag with any fabric and color depending on its magical symbolism although in traditional Hoodoo magic, a red flannel fabric was used.

The gris gris bag often contains many items but note that it must always contain odd number of elements: at least 3 and not more than 13 components.

Some common constituents of a mojo bag include;  roots, dirt, herbs, coins, seashells, broken trinkets or jewelry, a dollar bill, pennies, candle wax, locks of hair, old keys, leaves, animals parts or human body parts such as hair, saliva or nail clippings.

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Mojo bags are to be prepared on specific days following the guidelines of magic with candles and the purpose of the bag.  For example, if the bag is to attract wealth, you can prepare it on Thursdays and if it is for protection you can prepare on Saturdays.

Mojo Bag Consecration:

Once the bag has been made with the chosen color and purpose, it must be charged or consecrated.  For this purpose it is advisable to hold the bag between the two hands in a prayer position and pray over it, while meditating and visualizing the results of your requests.

Once the bag has been loaded, it must be “sealed”, which is usually done by spraying it with an essential oil related to the desire or by passing it through the smoke of incense and flame of a candle.

Before the bag is sealed you should charge it with your energy. You can do this by exhaling or spitting into the bag.  You can carry out both actions too. Never let another person touch your gris gris bag. If another person touches it, it is believed that he directly kills its power.

While preparing the bag if you wish to attract money or increase luck in a game, you can use a green fabric, add a mold or a pair of dice, jade or aventurine stone, orchid leaves, comfrey, rue, cinnamon oil, 3 bay leaves, a sprig of rosemary and a crocodile tooth.

If you want to protect yourself from bad energies you should create a black or velvet mojo bag with the following ingredients: a hematite stone, a quartz crystal, an onyx and tiger’s eye, a miniature skull and a broken chain.

Feeding the Mojo Bag

According to folklore, a mojo bag is supposed to be fed on a daily or weekly basis. This is because the bags contents are considered as living entities so for them to continuously stay alive the owner is expected to feed them.  A bag of amulets is “fed” by spraying it with more oil, moistening it with whiskey and spraying it with your cologne or favorite perfume.

About getting a gris gris bag, it is ideal for each person to make their bag, but if that is not possible you can find them in specialized esoteric stores. You can also order from online stores.

How to Dispose of a Mojo Bag

After the spell has worked the bag can be eliminated by burying it under your house soil or far away from your home. Bury it with all its contents because there is a belief that says the spell will stop working or you will lose what you got if you remove one or more of the bag’s components.

Luck Mojo Bag

Creating a Hoodoo spell to attract more luck into your life involves a blend of intention, specific herbs, and ritual actions. Here’s a detailed guide on how to perform a good luck spell:

Materials Needed

1. A Small Green or Gold Candle: Green symbolizes prosperity, while gold represents abundance and success.
2. Hoodoo Herbs for Luck:
   • Cinnamon
   • Basil
   • Chamomile
   • Nutmeg
   • Dill
3. A Small Bowl or Dish: For mixing herbs.
4. Paper and Pen: To write your intentions.
5. A Mojo Bag: A small cloth bag, preferably in green or gold.
6. Optional: A lucky charm or small token (like a coin or four-leaf clover).

Steps to Perform the Spell

1. Set Your Intention

• Find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed. Sit comfortably and take a few deep breaths to center yourself.
• Think about what you specifically want to attract: is it financial luck, success in a project, or general good fortune? Be clear about your intention.

2. Prepare the Candle

• Anoint the candle with a bit of olive oil or a luck-enhancing oil (like cinnamon oil) by rubbing it from the bottom to the top, focusing on drawing luck toward you.
• As you anoint the candle, say something like: “As I light this candle, I draw good luck and fortune into my life.”

3. Create a Herb Mixture

• In the small bowl, combine equal parts of the herbs: cinnamon, basil, chamomile, nutmeg, and dill. As you mix them, visualize the herbs working together to attract good luck.
• You can also say an affirmation, such as: “With these herbs, I attract abundance and good fortune.”

4. Write Your Intention

• On a piece of paper, write your intention clearly. For example: “I am open to receiving luck in all areas of my life.”
• Fold the paper towards you to symbolize drawing luck into your life.

5. Assemble the Mojo Bag

• Place the herb mixture into the mojo bag.
• Add the folded paper with your intention.
• If you have a lucky charm or token, include it in the bag as well.
• Close the bag securely, tying it with a green or gold thread if possible.

6. Light the Candle

• Place the candle in front of you, ideally next to the mojo bag.
• Light the candle and focus on the flame. Visualize your intention coming to fruition. Imagine luck flowing into your life like a warm, golden light.

7. Meditate and Visualize

• Spend a few moments in meditation, visualizing yourself surrounded by good luck. Feel the positive energy and excitement of your wishes being fulfilled.

8. Closing the Ritual

• Allow the candle to burn down completely if possible, but if you need to extinguish it, do so respectfully (never blow it out; use a candle snuffer or pinch it).
• Keep the mojo bag with you or place it in a special spot in your home to continue drawing in luck.

Follow-Up

• Recharge the Mojo Bag: Every few weeks, take out the mojo bag and repeat the charging process to keep the energy active.
• Express Gratitude: Always express gratitude for any luck or blessings that come your way, reinforcing the positive energy.

Prosperity Spell Mojo Bag

I like to use a green Square pouch or mojo bag as that represents the color of money in my country.

Now gather some essential herbs and materials to put into your bag. I strongly recommend using the following if available:

1 Coin that you have found (Like a penny in a parking lot)
1 Magnet (Lodestone)
1 Piece of Quartz (any size that will fit comfortably into the sachet).
1/4 teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon OR a piece of a cinnamon stick

Other options include

Alfalfa blades of grass (or hay in a pinch)
Almonds
Basil Leaves
Cashews
Cedar chips, twigs or needles
Whole Cloves (Highly Recommended)
Clover
Ginger Roots
Honeysuckle blooms
Mint Leaves (any kind)
Oak Leaves or acorns (Highly Recommended)
Dried Peas
Whole Pecans in the shell
Pine Tree Needles or nuts from a green pine cone
Grains of Rice (Highly Recommended)
Sesame Seeds (Highly Recommended)
Tea Leaves
Tonka Beans

Light a Green Candle.

Now gather the herbs you chose and Place all of your selected items into the open end of your sachet. Visualize money and prosperity being drawn to each of the herbs as you drop them into the sachet.

Hold the sachet between your hands and use the incantation below (or make up one of your own which is preferred).

From the candle light
To the Goddess I see
Set the energies in motion
Bring Prosperity to me

To Eliminate all strife
And to set my spirit free
I call for a resolved notion
So Mote It Be!

Your sachet is ready. Carry it with you as much as possible, even to the point of placing it beneath your pillow at night.

Thank the Element of Fire for lending aid to your magical work and then snuff the candle with your fingers or with a snuffer (to avoid burning your fingers, lick them first).