Saint Michael The Archangel

Saint Michael The Archangel is one of the most important entities in the catholic pantheon, petitioned to defend from evil, undo it and general pleas of justice. He is considered to be extremely powerful and helpful against ones enemies and specially attacks from demonic origin. Even thou he is known to be an archangel, meaning he is a main (arch) messenger (angel) of God, others place him on different angelic choirs stating he holds several positions inside the heavenly hierarchy. Highly regarded among all the angels for being most  helpful and effective against evil, even in dominican vudu 21 division he is syncretized with Belie Belcan an protective spirit said to be the owner of all "works" in this world, who can untie any trick and protect against them. In some currents of santeria he is Oggun, the warrior oricha of metal, work and war.

His patronage includes police officers and those in charge of protecting others. He was also once considered a psychopomp, which means he holds power over the dead. 

His day is september 29th, his color is red or blue, his talisman is a little sword and his herbs are michaelmas daisy, angelica root, garlic and guinea peppers

Among the different devotions dedicated to St Michael which you can do in his name or to develop a relationship with him are:

Playing the Te Splendor a Roman Catholic hymn dedicated to Saint Michael.

Praying the Chaplet to St Michael, his most famous prayer or his novena. 

Or carrying St Michael's Scapular.

A traditional reversal work in Latin America is the Revocación con San Miguel Arcangel. It purpose is to call off any work sent against you and turn it back against to who threw it. One of the good things about this trick is that it doesn't call on any names so it sends back any harm known or unknown to you. There are two variations to this work and the prayer. 

Implements:

1 Red Candle

1 white plate

First you say a prayer to st Michael, any of your choice, prayer from the heart also works. Then you take the red candle, cut the top off and carve out a new wick out of the bottom. Holding the candle in its former upright position and pray the following as you turn it: 

As i turn this candle i have on my hand so may all my enemies and all wrong they are doing against me or trowing against me turn, be it man or woman. May I call on my enemies with these holy words and have them come humiliated to my feet, as Satan was humiliated to saint Michael's feet. may they have eyes and not see me, hand and not touch me, thoughts and not think of me, knives and not cut me, weapons and not shoot me, mouth and not speak to me. May all harm found at my home be undone and return, so it may become a blessing, and may anyone trying to do harm against me have his ideas undone and turn back in regret. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, in the name of all that is good, Amen. 

The second version of the trick calls for a glass which you fill up with water to a little bit more than half, place a plate on top of it and turn it around, setting a white candle on top of the glass which you have fixed the same way as the red candle. After the candle burns out you dispose of the water and cleanse the glass with a bit of ammoniac. 

If you wish to add reversal oil to the candle or Saint Michael oil it can be done without any problem. 

For protection work calling on Saint Michael i recommend the following:

Check out Devi's awesome amparo video, a traditional mexican curanderismo protection you can learn how to make on your own or have her make one for you, shes a very knowledgeable worker and also has a close relationship with Saint Michael, so you can trust her to make a very strong protection for you.

You can also get Momma Starr's Saint Michael Protection kit that comes with all the necessary implements to protect yourself with Saint Michael's help. Starr has over 30 years of experience and has worked with this angelic saint for a long time, making her own products the traditional way with prayer and all the right herbs.  

And if you are feeling more adventurous, Doña Concha a traditional Curandera, teaches you how to fix a Saint Michael medal for protection on her blog.

Mister M. 

Catholic Hoodoo by Dr Raven.

Dr Raven has been kind enough to mention my new blog on his own, along a very informative post on the historical insertion of catholicism into conjure practice, named: Catholic hoodoo. Check it out!.  

Thank you Dr Raven!  

Saint Barbara

As one of the 14 holy helpers, this saint has maintained her reputation even after being removed from the liturgical list by the Vatican due to insufficient historical accounts of her true existence. Yet this hasn’t stopped her to reach a cult like status, especially in south America due to her associations to two orichas, Shango in Santeria and Iansa in Umbanda, the reason for this syncretism arises from St Barbara’s association with lighting, due to her father’s death by mean of this natural element under God’s hand.

St Barbara is associated with lightning, a tower, where she was kept imprisoned by her father, a sword due to her beheading and a palm as a symbol of martyrdom, sometimes she is also represented with a cup in hand, reason why she is offered wine.

Among her offering one finds red candles, red roses and flowers, wine and red apples, which some people hollow out to make oil lamps to work with her. In most parts it is difficult to differentiate when she’s being revered as an African spirit or as a catholic saint, most of the times I have found she’s seen as both at the same time. Reason why so many santeros celebrate her the 4th of December, even knowing she stands for Chango they still call it Saint Barbara’s feast.

Shes the patron saint of people who work with explosives, such as miners, military and things involving artillery, also those who have been imprisoned and architects because of the tower. But she’s mostly called on to protect people from injustice and help them defeat enemies and obstacles, some even ask her to reunite lovers, thou I have found accounts of workers who says this is not her strong suit, when I asked why, I was told her association with Chango, who was a womanizer, made her unfit to bring true and steady love, as a catholic I would be more inclined to say that a virgin martyr isn’t too keen on love affairs, but that’s just a loose opinion, especially since the trick I’m providing is for love.

On regards to her correspondences her color is red, her herb is the Snake plant according to Brazilian tradition and her amulet is usually a tiny golden sword worn to keep her protection over you.

Prayer to calm down storms: European.

Blessed Saint Barbara
In heaven thou has written
on paper with holy water
on the arch above the cross
three times: amen Jesus, amen Jesus amen Jesus.

To protect a couple with St Barbara: Caribbean.


In case there is a relationship that’s threatened by others whether by natural or supernatural means, you can call on this saint to help you.
Warrior of heaven, blessed Saint Barbara, hear my plea of love so that _______ and__________ may be joined both in body and soul. Protecting them so no one stands on their way to happiness and union. Anoint my hairs and quench my thirst with your infinite love toward my good wishes. Powerful guardian of justice and the impossible, fight on behalf of these two eternal lovers, so be it, amen.

Saint Claire of Assisi

St Claire of Assisi (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) was an Italian saint and follower of Saint Francis of Assisi, so if you have a close spiritual connection with him, in theory, it will be easier to work with her or reach her due to their affinity, the practice of calling on other saints and spirits to help us contact one in particular is something i was introduced to by Devi Spring owner of Queen of Pentacles Conjure & Witchery on her article on St Dymphna.

St Claire was also the founder of the Order of Poor Ladies and wrote their monastic rules, from which we can assume some qualities to her as leader and strict woman, not the kind of saint you call on to play around or take lightly, she commanded and ruled a nunnery in life, so don’t expect her to be a softie. The importance of hagiographies of saints is to know what we can expect from them and what they are like as a person, these spirits are very much human, and as saints they are filled with love and desire to help us, but still keep their personalities after passing, the more you read on them the better you will be able to communicate.

St Claire lived a monastic life and there for is hardworking and austere, most of the workings related to her only ask for a glass of water and an egg. The use of these two elements comes from her use of a monstrance to chase away an army that wanted to assault her convent, she took out the monstrance from the altar, prayed to God and showed it to the soldier over the wall which caused them to run away in fear stricken down by God. 

She’s considered to be the catholic patron saint of television and unofficial saint of psychics. Both of these associations come from her ability to see the mass projected on the wall of her bedroom while bedridden and sick.

She’s mostly called on to clear things up, from problems and confusion to uncrossing and road opening work, others ask her to help them make decisions, cleanse their homes and give them clarity.

St Claire’s uncrossing and cleansings on the body are said to be performed from feet to head, instead from top to bottom as usual, sounds odd? Well, give it a try and see what works for you.

Also, when working with her on behalf of others, it’s customary to give the person her holy card, I been told that yours will go missing if you don’t give the other person their own.

Correspondences:

Colors: white and blue.

Day: August 11

Herb: Camphor seems to be the most common, thou I have heard a very respectable worker suggest star anise, due to the doctrine of signatures association to stars and light the bring clarity.

Cleansing Prayer to St Claire:

Dignified mother saint Claire

Mirror of purity

Firm foundation and living faith

Charity and herald of virtue

Cleanse from our souls all blemish and guilt

I beg of you for the sake of peace and order of my soul

For I trust in the infinite goodness that by your merits

I will obtain his higher glory, amen

May your divine assitence always remain with us.  Amen.

House cleansing work with St Claire: Caribbean style.

You will need:

1 Blessing or St Claire oil or wash.

1 Bottle of Holy water.

1 Blueing square

1 Cascarilla cup

1 Glass of water full up to half

 1 Egg

 3 Camphor squares or EO drops.

 1 White vigil light.

Mix the blessing or St Claire oil or wash with the blueing square, holy water and a spoon of cascarilla in a bucket to wash the floors with it. Place inside a half full glass of water the camphor and egg, Light the vigil candle state your petition and pray the following:

“In the name of God I call on you glorious virgin and dignified mother Saint Claire, mirror of sanctitude and purity, bless this glass so it may illuminate and bless my home”

This should be performed for 9 days, trowing the water on the street and breaking the egg on a crossroad.


To clear or uncross someones thoughts: Caribbean style

Ideal for situations when a person is being unclear, undecisive or worked on through confusion or domination.

You will need:

1 Glass of water

1 Picture of the person.

1 white vigil candle.

Take the glass filled with water and make the sign of the cross on top of it and pray:

“Saint Claire, here I offer you this glass of water that represents the thought, judgement and will of _______________ for as clear as is this water so may the thoughts of ____________ be, so that whenever he/she is with me there may be no ill thought or confusion towards me”

Place the glass on top of the picture and light the candle as you pray the following:

"Saint Claire, here I light up this candle for you, to illuminate and clear the thoughts of ____________, so if theres someone working to confuse ___________, I pray that you set aside all negative thoughts. Amen”

Addendum:

The following was written by H'oungan Assogue Liam Richard-Howes and taken with due permission from his very educative forum Kiwimojo. I highly recommend joining if you are interested in Haitian Vodou, Santeria and Hoodoo. H'oungan Liam is a very knowledgeable man as much as a kind and serious practitioner who is always willing to help. You should also check out his website to learn about vodou or in case you are in need of a good h'oungan.

Thank you H'oungan for letting me share this on my blog.


Vodou and Catholicism can not be separated. You see there are lwa who are indeed Catholic Saints. Filomez, the younger and delightful sister of Erzulie Freda, is none other that the Blessed and Holy St Philomena, while her sister Klemezin is also the beautiful St. Claire, light of Vodou.

St. Claire is a powerful Spirit indeed. In Vodou she is served both as St. Claire and as an image of the L'wa. Which L'wa will depend on where the Vodouisant is from. In some houses she is served as Ayizan, the mother of all initiates, however this association to me makes no sense for a couple of reasons. Ayizan is the palm, she is not served on altars, but is served through a rite that centres on the palm tree. It is the fronds of the palm that are served, saluted and fed and this is how we always acknowledge Ayizan.

In our house St. Claire is associated with the L'wa Klemizin. Klemizin is a part of the escourt of Erzulie Freda and Klemizin is a strong and confident Mambo. Klemizin is also the Kryeol-isation of Claire, and a reminder that Klemizin is the Saint in her Haitian character. St. Claire/Klemizin can light the way forward in any situation. Are you undsure what to do? Don't know which road to take? In the middle of a situation that you really are not sure which path/road to take? Then take it to St. Claire/Klemizin.

One of the best ways to have St. Claire/Klemizin illuminate a situation is to set a white/St. Claire candle for her. You can have these fixed with St. Claire oil and silver glitter [or powdered silver]. Place this candle next to a glass of water [in front of an image/statue of St. Claire if you have one] and pray with all your help. Remember, St. Claire will not necessarily change the path that is in front of you, but she will illuminate a way towards clarity and solutions.

Ayibobo Klemizin! Ayibobe Sen Claire! Ayibobo tout L'wa yo!

Houngan Liam