Special Washes
Attract and hold your family at home with some unique spiritual
& New Age special washes inherited from the Hoodoo practice
which combines elements of African and European magical,
religious, and witchcraft traditions and a little bit of the
Native American use of herbal and botanical wisdom.
What is known in the southern United States as Hoodoo is simply
a traditional form of magic, not a religion, which uses the
occult and supernatural elements of the Christian, Jewish and
European practices. In fact, many patent medicines and home-made
potions, baths, and floor washes were aimed at Hoodoo
practitioners and more than one had gained commercial success.
Some of the Hoodoo special washes were originally used for
reasons completely unrelated to the meaning that they have
nowadays. The use of baths and floor washes in Hoodoo generally
involves the creation of infusions by straining specific herbs
into water. Then, the special water is given as a bath
complement to the person looking for jinx removal, protection
and spiritual purifications. Often these herbal mixtures might
be added to water and used to wash the floor of a house or place
of work to bring blessings or improve business. A ritual floor
washing should always start at the back of the premises and end
at the front door step. For the best results, wash your floors,
corners of the rooms, closets, doorsteps, and spray a little on
the walls, fabrics and furniture. To dispose of the left-over
wash water, throw it out the front door or into the front yard,
toward the East, if possible.
For protective reasons, you are able to add these washes to
your clothing by diluting some in water while using your washing
machine - recommendation: Be careful with the colors.
Chinese Wash: Basically, the Chinese Wash is an herbal floor
wash used in rites of protection, in spiritual house-cleansings,
unjinxing, and to maintain marital fidelity, among others and it
was a standard commercial product that acquired an occult and
magical reputation among African-American root workers.
Use 1-3 tablespoonful of this wash in a bucket of water
depending on the strength of the job you need to do. Scrub the
floors from the top floor to the bottom floor and from the back
of each floor to the front, ending at last at the front
doorstep.
Four Thieves Vinegar: For years, this special wash has been
related to death, and it is used as a mosquito repellent due to
its strong odor. Now, it