Nov 18, 2022
Paper petitions: Crossing and covering
"Crossing and Covering is one popular method by which root workers write their petitions. Depending on how you are doing the work, a name (usually the person the petition is to affect) is written down 9 times. The paper is then turned 90 degrees and your wish or your name is written over the other name an equal number of times, thus crossing and covering it as you go. Petitions are placed under overturned saucers, on top of which candles are burned, placed in mojo bags, etched on the reverse of talismans, etc…"
A petition is a request or wish written on a piece of paper. In the Hoodoo tradition, one is typically advised to write one's petition on br
