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Hoodoo How We Do: Magnolia Blooms

Hoodoo How We Do: Magnolia Blooms

Last updated on: June 16, 2023 at 11:31 am by Lilith Dorsey

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Hoodoo How We Do: Magnolia Blooms 2023-06-16T11:31:28-05:00 Lilith Dorsey

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Magnolia blooms are so sweet and delightful it is obvious they are associated with love. Luckily for us, almost all parts of the plant are used. In your magickal spells and formulas most often the blooms and the oil is probably the most popular part of the plant. But the seed pods, roots and leaves are also quite powerful.

Magnolia Seed Pods

Like any seed pods, the ones from a magnolia tree can be used for growth and new beginnings. Try making a gris gris bag, or herbal magickal charm, that contains lavender petals, magnolia seed, and sesame seed. Craft it on the eve of the full moon and hang this over your front door. This is designed to bring luck and success into your home.

Using Leaves and Flowers

I always appreciate when all parts of a plant can be used in my magicks. The leaves of this plant, either powdered or used whole, and places in one’s shoes is said to lead to good luck and financial success. An oil made from the leaves when worn to bed is said to attract a night of passion and love.

Growing Magnolia Trees

As trees go Magnolia is a pretty easy one to cultivate. It can grow in sun or partial shade, and moist soil. Well established plants can also tolerate some drought. With changing weather conditions, I think this makes it an ideal plant to consider adding to your garden if you can. Typically found in zones 5-9 they are adaptable to many climates. Many varieties are native to Louisiana and my hometown of New Orleans, and on warm nights their intoxicating scent can be found wafting through the breeze.

Magickal Uses For Magnolia

love and romance
luck
happiness
attraction
relationships
fidelity
wisdom
self-confidence

How do you use magnolia in your practice? I would love to hear about it in the comments section. If you would like to learn more about plants, herbs, and flowers associated with Hoodoo, please check out the other Hoodoo How We Do posts in this series. And as always please remember to like, comment, and share !

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About Lilith Dorsey

Lilith Dorsey M.A., hails from many magickal traditions, including Afro-Caribbean, Celtic, and Indigenous American spirituality. Their traditional education focused on Plant Science, Anthropology, and Film at the University of R.I, New York University, and the University of London, and their magickal training includes numerous initiations in Santeria also known as Lucumi, Haitian Vodoun, and New Orleans Voodoo. Lilith Dorsey is also a Voodoo Priestess and in that capacity has been doing successful magick since 1991 for patrons, is editor/publisher of Oshun-African Magickal Quarterly, filmmaker of the experimental documentary Bodies of Water :Voodoo Identity and Tranceformation,’ and choreographer/performer for jazz legend Dr. John’s “Night Tripper” Voodoo Show. They have long been committed to providing accurate and respectful information about the African Traditional Religions and are proud to be a published Black author of such titles as Voodoo and African Traditional Religion, 55 Ways to Connect to Goddess, The African-American Ritual Cookbook, Love Magic, the bestselling Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Queens and the award winning Water Magic. You can read more about the author here.

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