Want a real monkey paw? Well you won't find one. But you can find the closest thing to it at Medicinesandcurios.com where they have so-called monkey paws that are by-products of the fur trade, approved by U.S. Wild Life Department and not of primate origin. See one of these monkey-paws below. Available exclusively at medicinesandcurios.com.

A strange looking and extremely bizarre curio, Voodoo Mama's Allegedly Genuine Faux Monkey Paw looks just like the real deal only better! That's because no monkeys have to be sacrificed for you to have their good luck! Operating from the principle of imitative  magic, this unique curio will bring you much luck simply by doing the following:

RUB ANOINTING OIL ON PALMS OF BOTH HANDS AND SOLES OF BOTH FEET. STROKE HANDS AND FEET WITH THE MONKEY'S PAW AND PRAY THAT YOUR LUCK CHANGES. DO THIS MORNING AND NIGHT. YOU WILL BE DELIGHTED. Perform daily while reciting Psalm 71.

Voodoo Mama's Allegedly Genuine Faux Monkey Paws are hand sculpted out of clay and fur and are made to replicate actual primate hands. They come in black and brown and vary in appearance as no two are exactly alike. Each Allegedly Genuine Faux Monkey Paw fits comfortably in the palm of your hand where you can rub it with  or without the special Monkey Paw oil like a worry stone. It may sound unusual, but it is actually very comforting to hold it in your hand and stroke it with your thumb. It's like your hand automatically strokes it while you reap the calming benefits of the animal spirit which it represents. You will be compelled to hold it day in and day out. It's just that good!

 $49.95

This is a very traditional and powerful ritual component found in New Orleans hoodoo and used in enemy works. These tar balls are NOT from the recent oil spill in the Gulf! They are made the old fashioned way that I was taught. Tar is taken from freshly paved streets, or from streets with temperatures high enough to make the tar pliable, mixed with a little sumpn' sumpn', and rolled into little balls to be used in gris gris or war water. They can be used in enemy works, in defensive works, and keeping away evil forces or bad neighbors. Throw one under the front steps of an enemy, bury them in their front yard, throw them in a fire with sulfur while reciting the 23rd psalm to drive away evil and gain  protection from the Divine. You will receive 2 tar balls.

 $6.00

Buckeye Nuts

Aesculus flava

Origin: USA
Form: Seed, curio
Other names:
Uses: Lucky curio

In Hoodoo, buckeye nuts are considered to be potent good luck charms. The nuts are picked while still in their green spiny jackets which are then peeled away, leaving the bare nut. The nuts are allowed to dry and oiled daily until they reach a rich, deep, brown color. The method of oiling in the folk tradition is by rubbing the nut alongside the nose where there is typically a natural concentration of oil produced by the skin.

The name Buckeye comes from Native American folklore. Native people noticed that the nut of the Buckeye tree resembles the eye of a buck deer, a buck eye. My mother always told me that buckeyes were lucky and she always kept one in her purse and told me to carry one in my pocket. In Hoodoo, it is believed that carrying a buckeye in one's pocket will bring good luck and increase pocket money. Lucky buckeyes were carried in men's pockets sometimes for their entire lives. They are coveted by gamblers who anoint them with Fast Luck Oil and carry them concealed in their mojo bags for luck in games of chance.

$2.00 per nut

Find lodestone food (magenetic sand) on the Minerals and Dirts page.

Gold Lodestones

Lodestones are natural magnets & for many centuries have been used to charge spell items, primarily to attract things to the one using them -- good luck, healing, etc. Often two lodestones are carried: one to repel bad luck & one to attract good. Also used in charm bags.

2.95/pair

Huayruros (Ormusia), aka Crab's Eye, Lady Bug Bean

The seeds of the Huayruro plant (Ormusia) grows in the Amazon rainforest. The natural, bright red and black color of the male seed represents complimentary duality. It is believed that these seeds have the dual power to attract good fortune and ward off evil spirits. Even though it is very poisonous if chewed, it is the all time favorite good luck seed.  It is always carried by locals somewhere on their bodies, and put on children and babies in the form of a little bracelet. It is reputed to ward off any kind of bad luck, to protect one from jinxes, and keep away the evil eye.  Huayruro seeds are often found in glass jars adding a bit of color to the modest homes in the jungle. The seeds are a symbol of good luck and abundance in the Inca culture. These seeds come in a 1.5 inch glass bottle straight from the Shaman's Market in Peru. 9 seeds to a bottle.

$3.95

Example of lightening Struck Wood

2x3 inch bag of Lightening Struck Wood

4x6 Bag of Lightening Struck Wood

Lightening Struck Wood

Lightening struck wood is a powerful curio within Hoodoo and Native American traditions. It is typically hard to come by, but I am fortunate in that we live in the High Desert and on the side of a mountain. When the monsoons come, the lightening is abundant and you can see it strike the trees at the top of the mountains. We have ready access to the trees that are lightening struck, and go and harvest some of the wood and offer it for sale here on this site.

The temperature of lightening is around 30,000 degrees C or six times as hot as the surface of the Sun. It is believed that sap is one reason trees are common targets for lightening because sap is a better conductor of electricity than air. When lightening strikes a tree, the energy is discharged through the tree turning the sap into steam, which causes the bark to split apart.

Trees that are struck by lightening are not always burned and do not always catch on fire.

Lightening struck wood can be added to any work to increase its power. It is particularly good for commanding spells, sex spells, and spells of destruction, which draw on its fire energy to destroy. Fire also has a dual nature to transform; hence its ability to be used in positive works as well.

Our lightening struck wood is from juniper, cedar, and pine trees.

According to Navajo beliefs, it is not wise to burn lightening struck wood as a source of wood burning fuel as it can cause illness and bad luck. Lightening struck wood is considered the property of the Spirit of Lightening and so it is avoided.

Because we have an abundance of this rare and powerful item, we can offer it at very reasonable prices.  We offer this curio for sale in two sizes.

2 x 3 inch generously stuffed bag of lightening struck wood.

$9.95

4 x 6 inch generously stuffed bag of lightening struck wood

$19.95

Lucky Green Rice

Lucky green rice is used to attract luck and prosperity. Our Lucky Green Rice is supercharged with real shredded money and is great for use in gris gris and mojo bags.  Comes in a 2x3 inch plastic bag.

$3.00

Natural Lodestone

Lodestones are natural magnets & for many centuries have been used to charge spell items, primarily to attract things to the one using them -- good luck, healing, etc. Often two lodestones are carried: one to repel bad luck & one to attract good. Also used in charm bags.

$2.95/pair

Pyrite Nuggets (Fool's Gold)

Named in antiquity from the Greek "pyros" for "fire" because sparks flew from it when hit with another mineral or metal. The resemblance of pyrite to gold has made it a traditional symbol for money and good luck, and so pyrite is used in all kinds of money spells, gambling spells, good luck spells, and spells drawing fortune.

$2.00 each

Read all about red brick dust and how it can be used in Volume 2 of Hoodoo & Conjure Quarterly, to be released in August, 2011.

Red Brick Dust

In traditional New Orleans Voodoo, red brick dust is on of the most powerful and popular minerals to employ to protect the home. After scrubbing the front porch with Chinese Wash or a mixture of urine and Essence of Van Van, red brick dust would then be spread across the threshold to keep bad energy and enemies from entering. Spread some of Voodoo Mama's Red Brick Dust across all thresholds of your home, including windowsills and doorways to keep evil away and to form a protective barrier.

Voodoo Mama's Red Brick dust is ground by hand from old bricks gathered from a local ghost town in the Southwest combined with red bricks from New Orleans. This ghost town is notorious for its paranormal activity and mystical energy. A classic wild west boomtown, it's history embraced bootleggers, opium dens, copper mining, prostitution and gambling and attracted people from all over the world in droves seeking riches and a freer life. After the bricks are collected, they are smudged with sage  to insure they do not retain any negative attachments. After they are smudged, they reside on my altar with offerings to receive the blessings and protection from the spirits.

The latest bricks were gathered form an old jail house, perfect for protection. Note that the bricks gathered are only those that are worn into the ground and have long been disconnected from the building itself..nothing is removed from the buildings themselves.

$9.95