
Crossroads- A place where two roads connect forming an X. Examples include, Cast Off Evil Oil, Follow Me Boy, and Money Drawing Oil. Condition Oil- A term used to describe oils which have been designed to address a specific issue or bring about a specific condition. This technique is also used in the entertainment industry by mentalist, illusionist, and stage-magicians.
By gauging the individual’s reaction to these general statements, an experienced fortune-teller can extrapolate more information about the subject giving the appearance of having true psychic ability.
Cold Reading- A type of technique used by disreputable psychics, mediums, and fortune-tellers which utilizes general statements to determine details about a person. Symbolically this is said to reverse people and conditions as symbolized by the color of the candle or the words carved upon it. Butting- A term used in candle-magick to describe the act of cutting the tip off of a candle, turning it upside down and digging a new tip out of the bottom. Botanica- A retail store that sells spiritual goods such as herbs, oils, statuary, etc. Blessing- A type of spell or prayer intended to spiritually cleanse a person, place or thing while infusing it with the positive energy of the divine and one’s hopes. It is sometimes used interchangeably with dressing. Anointing- A term used to describe rubbing a condition oil on an individual. This list if not exhaustive by far and I will make additions as necessary. Register for the Daily Good Word E-Mail! - You can get our daily Good Word sent directly to you via e-mail in either HTML or Text format.Following is a list of terms and phrases that can often be found among practitioners of Hoodoo, Conjure and Rootwork. Goodword for confusing today's word with conger, an eel, in his essay on trichotillomania.) (Today's Good Word is an act of lustration by Dr. The Latin word for "law" was jus (from jur-s) juris, so the root of derivations from this word sometimes contains an S ( just, justice) and sometimes, an R ( jury, juridical, and today's word.) All are related by a sense of legality or fairness. The root underlying iurare (remember, Latin had no J), was originally ius- "law, pledge'. The prefix com- is a variation of the preposition cum "with". This verb is made up of com- "(together) with" + iurare "to swear". Word History: English captured this word from Old French conjurer "to cast a spell", the direct descendant of Latin coniurare "to pray by something holy".
In Play: The basic meaning of this word today is to bring forth by a magical spell: "Rosemarie's beauty conjured Vance's tongue to lie silent he couldn't even utter her name." More often, however, it is used in the sense of "get, evoke, come up with", especially if used with the adverb up: "We hope to vacation in Bryce Canyon this year, if we can somehow conjure up the money for the gasoline." Someone thought to be capable of magical conjuration is a conjurer. Notes: Although respectable writers have used conjurement as a noun for today's verb, conjuration and conjuring are probably used more widely today as the noun for this verb. To evoke, to bring forth from nowhere unexpectedly. To bring forth by magical power or incantation.