#asafetida

A popularly recorded spell, although not necessarily popularly performed (if only because of the time and expense demanded), the following was no doubt invented by the owner of a spiritual supply store wishing to drum up business quickly. Deriving from New Orleans, this spell has now passed into general Western magical lexicon.

Graveyard dirt is combined with a host of standard formulas: Asafetida powder, Babel powder, Black Cat Oil, Damnation Water, Four Thieves Vinegar, Goofer Dust, Jezebel Root Powder, Lost and Away Powder, Mummy Oil.

This blend is mixed with some item belonging to the spell’s target, as intimate as possible.

Placed in a small bag, it’s buried or hidden near the target’s home. The goal of this hex is to cause the victim to gradually waste away, becoming listless, passive, and losing vitality and life force.

.

went us to a

devil's home

.

we would not partake of

the soul food offered

.

watching our host eat

[ oh the swollen gums & the screaming ]

made us sick

.

excused ourselves from

the black table

to find a bathroom

.

but when we discovered

there was a most kind &

gentle glow from

the commode

.

a strange music began

& we dreaded the

[ oh, asifœtida ]

if the devil’s dirt a promise if we could trust the devi’s dong if the food of the gods did not – if mortals did not throw up – if moral was only meant for mortals if go only meant for gods

Food of the God's, a song to be sung

A spice made of dried resin gum

Soft, brown, lumpy dice

A pungent smell that's not so nice

Take the roots and grind them down

Found only in many near Eastern towns

Once used as a medicine, a cure for all that ails

Now used in meals, luckily the taste can't tell

Asafetida is it's proper name

From the family of parsley, a garnish, it's all one and the same

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Asafetida - Spice with Interesting Uses

The scientific species name assa-foetida is composed of the Persian word aza meaning “resin” and the Latin word foetidus meaning “smelly” referring to the plant’s rather strong and unpleasant odor.

At the time of the Roman Empire asafetida was a popular seasoning and the Romans referred to it as “food of the gods.”

For centuries the plant was imported from countries around the Persian Gulf to Europe.

In the Middle Ages, asafetida was used both as spice and medicine across Europe.

In Chinese herbal medicine, asafetida has been used since 600 AD mainly as a nerve stimulant in the treatment of neurasthenia (nerve weakness).

The herb is also widely used in traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda) as a brain stimulating herb.

Place a High John the Conqueror root, a Courtcase root*, a tablespoon of dried hydrangea blossoms, and a teaspoon of asafetida powder in a jar.

Cover the ingredients with a blend of two parts olive oil and one part each castor and jojoba oils.

Allow them to soak overnight, preferably exposed to moonbeams, then strain out the solids and bottle the liquid.

An alternative method of preparation:

Grind the botanicals as given [previously] into a fine powder (this is difficult if working with a whole High John the Conqueror: it’s a hard, solid root).

Place the powder in a bottle, and cover with olive, castor, and jojoba oils in the [previous] proportions.

Use Law Keep Away Oil to dress vigil candles: candles kept burning until all danger has passed. Or rub Law Keep Away Oil on your doorknobs to encourage authority figures who touch them to turn away and leave you alone.