Jacqueline,

Many years ago, I prepared a honey jar spell. Can I use the same one for the same person or should I prepare a new one?

Thank you for your help
Becky
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Yes if the basic feelings are still the same. You can ‘re-work’ it. Here is an example.

You meet Johnny and even if he is the ‘Leader of the Pack’, you love him so and want to be with him forever. You create a Honey Jar. You do your ‘thang’ with it and you get Johnny to park the motorcycle and put a ring on your finger. All is well in wedded bliss.

Then, maybe after a car, home and a few little Johnnys running around, you fall into a ‘love rut’ and you want to rekindle that hot and heavy stuff going on in the back of your Daddy’s T-Bird (convertible, no less!). You take out your original items, rinse it off in running water, keep everything that you can (cinnamon stick, petition paper, lodestones, photo or lick of hair – whatever) and rinse the honey down the drain.

Now re-write the petition paper, add new herbs, if necessary, maybe a fresh hair lock (nail clipping, soiled sexual fluid tissue) fresh honey and reseal. Please in fire-safe plate, cereal bowl or dish and burn candles as before.

Voila! Just make sure you don’t want any more little Johnnnys running around!

Now, if ya want to ‘kill tha bum’, don’t use it. If love is gone, and you got to start doing revenge work or child support candle work, take the original honey jar to the river, uncap, rinse in river water, undo everything (binding, strings, fish hooks) and release everything into the river (photos, lodestones, honey – all of it). Moving water carries it away (old tradition).

Good question and Good Luck!

Readers, you be the judge!

Hi Jacqueline!

i lit up a candle for a love binding. the candle goes on top of a jar filled with honey, plant root, herbs, sand and cut out personal belongings such as pubic hair, pictures, pillow case to say the least… the work is for oshun. today is the fifth day which is oshuns favorite #. as i lit it the flame was high but nothing drastic. i also put some john the conquer incense. as i prayed the flame became even higher. it was amazing. the top of the wick became like a little black ball then the flame became almost bigger then the candle itself. all of a sudden the candle fell off the top of the jar. when i put it back the fire was still very high. and the wick had a little gold spark at the tip which turned into another little black ball. once the candle finished it left thick drip wax marks on top. i wish i would have taken a picture. nothing close has happened in the 4 days prior. i feel like the work may be kicking in but as far as the candle falling maybe my boyfriend resisting the actual work. what do you think?

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OK…here’s my honest opinion (and I guess that is why you asked me, right?) First, I am confused as to why to mixed traditions to make a honey jar (without listing herbs and roots) and making it an offering to Ochun?

READERS: Ochun is the Yoruba goddess of love, sexuality, gold, prosperity and all the sweet things in life. Honey is her favorite offering of food – but there are others. Her offerings are done in a series of 5 – with this being the number associated with her – and today (Tuesday, April 21, 2009 would technically be the ‘fifth’ day of the candle burn). Ochun ( pronounced “oh-CHOON”) is sometimes spelled Oshun with an ‘s’ BUT there is no “sh” (like in ‘shell’) in the Yoruban pronunciation of her name. There is another God, Osun (pronounced “oh-SOON”) which also sometimes is confused with Ochun/proper pronounciation. The “sh as in shell” pronounciation is strictly latter day Latino-influenced pronounciation.

The thing that sounds quirky to me is that you are using a Conjure/Hoodoo/Rootwork practice (honey jar) and the Lukimi/Santeria practice of offerings to a Yoruba goddess? Are you familiar to the religion Lukimi/Santeria? Are you well studied in Conjure/Hoodoo/ Rootwork? Why mix practices?

For me, the candle falling off would be an indication of a non-acceptance of the offering or things will not work out as planned. The ultimate decision maker will be the boyfriends reaction to you. You will either see a heightened response to you in a more loving and sexual way or he will be acting the same.

Since there is no indication of roots and herbs named in your letter, I have no idea if they are the appropriate ones to use for you particular situation. Using the John the Conqueror incense is definitely a Conjure/Hoodoo/Rootwork thing.

You state that you ‘feel like the work may be kicking in’ then go with your feelings and watch for signs.

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The www.free-candle-spells.com blog site is for general questions about candles- their behavior, which oils to use on them and for spells – both mine that I have created and also yours to share. This site is not for consultation work, of which I do and I charge. Please keep your questions to candles specifically and do not ask me to second guess another spiritual workers work – that is for you to decide whether or not their candle burning, consultation and work that they do for you is effective. Listen to your heart.

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Michael, a reader that inquired a couple of weeks ago about ‘popping’ noises with his honey jar candle love spell, not only gave us his ingredients, but fabulous photos and a link to some video he shot with the noises clearly audible and the wick splitting into two! Amazing!

You may use this link to go to this video he created of the candle burning, along with popping noises!

http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=2kaonNSDdqShNFkc3TrttA%3D%3D

Michael asked me to give some observations about his candle and it is evident that this was for love, and he indicated that he used pictures of him and her, hairs, rose petals and lodestones.

The interesting thing is how the one wick separated into two flames (see photo). this is a VERY good sign that you will be successful in love with this young lady.

My only thought is that you ‘temper’ the honey jar with either covering the red with a white candle, or the next candle you burn be a pink one. Again, remember red is energy, intense and hot, and you don’t want your new relationship to ‘run red hot’ – or, that you are so sensually overstimulated that there is nothing else but the physical, if you know what I mean. You need affection and romance (pink) and appreciation for each others’ minds (white). So, to keep this relationship more than just the sexual, I would alternated the red with either pink or white candles.

Good Luck and keep us posted on when the wedding date has been set!