To Control a Lover or a Husband
The name of the subject of the spell is written on a piece of brown paper and placed in a large jar together with a used piece of clothing. The jar is then filled with the following essences: man's scent, "come with me," man's tears, domination, lyrics, love, and orange blossom water. Honey, quicksilver, red precipitation, and urine are added to the jar. The person conducting the spell spits inside the jar three times, closes it tightly, wraps it in a used piece of underwear and hides it aawy in teh back of a closet. Every time the subject of the spell becomes cold or indifferent, the owner of the jar pulls it out of the closet and shakes it a few times. This is said to keep the most philandering husband or recalcitrant lover under control.
Love Potion
This perfume is prepared with seven essences or perfumes, seven herbs of flowers, and seven other ingredients.
| herbs or flowers | essences or perfumes |
| paradise | pompey lotion |
| sweet herbs | a drop of love |
| witch's herbs | attraction essence |
| beautiful herbs | love essence |
| rose petals | man's scent |
| white lily | musk |
| cloves | coral |
| menstrual blood | quicksilver |
All the ingrediants are placed together inside a wide-necked bottle, which must not be touched ruing seven days. At teh end of this period, the perfume is strained and transferred to another bottle. It is ready to be used. The resulting scent is soft and musky, rich and provocative.
For Money
This unusual spell is to be used in case of bank loans or any other type of financial transaction conducted through a bank. It is important, as the first step, to go to the bank that is handling the loan and get change for a dollar from one of the tellers. Five of the coins thus acquired are placed on a shallow saucer with the name of the bank written on a pice of paper under teh coins. Five mint leaves are placed over the coins, and the saucer is then filled with "intranquile oil" and a bit of quicksilver. The wick and cork of a night light are set floating over the oil and lit for one hour every day at noon. According to the santeros, the bank officials will not rest until the loan has been successfully approved. It is very helpful to invoke Oshun's aid in the spell. The spell must be repeated during five days.
To Get Married
This spell was designed to force a reluctant man into marriage. The main ingredient of the spell is the man's hair, which must be gathered and placed in a small wad of cotton without him knowing what it will be used for. The cotton is formed into a wick by rolling it between the fingers until some of it protrudes from teh rest of the cotton. This crude wick is used in an oil lamp that requires the following ingredients.
| a large lily bulb | love oil |
| coconot oil | man oil |
| mint oil | lyric oil |
| intranquile oil | cantharides |
| "I can and you can't" oil | quicksilver |
