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This is a conjure hand for coercive love that was related to me by a 50-55 year old woman customer in a candle store on Maxwell Street in Chicago in 1965:

She said, "If you want a man to love you and he absolutely refuses, you can goofer him to love you -- you know, make him *sick* to love you." Here is her recipe.

You will need:

his hair

your hair

a small John the Conqueror root

Goofer Dust (or Graveyard Dirt)

Love Me sachet powder

a piece of brown paper (torn on all four sides from a paper bag)

a waterproof ink pen that writes red

a waterproof ink pen that writes black

a brand new spool of red sewing thread

a red flannel bag

a sharp pen knife

On the paper, write his full name 7 times in black ink, then rotate the paper and write LOVE ME OR DIE over his name 7 times in red ink, crossing it and covering it. Set the paper aside.

Use the pen knife to carve a slit-shaped hole in the root and wedge your hair and his hair in there together. Then pack the slit tight with a mixture of Goofer Dust and Love Me sachet powder. Thoroughly wet the written-on paper with your urine and wrap it around the root, pressing and forming it as you would papier mache, to keep the hairs and powders inside. While it is still wet, wrap it up in the red thread, going round and around very neatly, like a ball of twine, until the paper is entirely covered. When you are done, tie the thread off with seven knots and leave a length of thread to hang it from. You can double or triple the hanging-thread for strength, and finish it with a loop for your finger.

Carry the prepared root in a red flannel bag and moisten it with your urine when needed. Hold it by its hanging-thread to "operate" it, swinging it back and forth or round and around toward you as you call the man's name, to draw him to you. Get a rhythm going, and say his name, like this, over and over: "[First Name, Last Name], love me or die; [First Name, Last Name], love me or die; [First Name, Last Name], love me or die."

To perform this spell, you must find a suitable shell in

shallow water. Take the shell and dry it thoroughly. Next,

place a symbol of your desire upon the surface of the shell.

The symbol must be made with a substance which will easily

wash off in water.



Place the shell upon the shore, so that the Tide will bring

waves across the shell. Take care to note the phase of the

Moon (waxing moon for the gain of something, waning for the

dissolving of something). When the shell is in place, draw a

triangle in the sand, enclosing the shell completely.



The symbol upon the shell must be facing upwards (toward the

Moon). Meaningful words, or phrases, may be placed upon the

shell also, or simply written in the sand (inside the

triangle).



Finally, give the words of enchantment: (toward the moon)



Goddess of Moon, Earth, and the Sea,

Each wish in Thy name must come to be.

Powers and Forces which Tides do make,

Now summon Thy waves, my spell to take



Leave the area now, and the spell is set. Once the waves

come, then your wish will be taken out to the Old Ones. It

will usually take about 7 days for a Lunar spell to begin to

manifest, but can take as long as 28 days.



This type of magic is what we call "little works", and

belongs to the folk-magic level of Witchcraft. There are, of

course, much more involved spells, and such. But, I do love

the simplistic beauty of a spell like this.