Honoring Saint Michael: September 29th

 

I just want to remind everyone that Saint Michael's day of celebration is September 29th. Any day is good to serve Spirit but it's good to remember your spiritual protectors on their holy days because that's what the saints are. The saints protect your blessings, pray with you when you serve God, and bless you when you most need it. We have to always be thankful to God for what we have but you have to remember his servants too. They work hard when doing God's work and stand by your side.

 

I honor Saint Michael because he is so special to me. He has helped me found strength in trials that I never thought I had so I give all due credit and thanks to Saint Michael. He is a protector of my family.

 

You don't have to do a big elaborate setup when you honor the Spirit. If you can give some flowers and a vigil candle do that. If all you got is a tealight then light that tealight to the Spirit. Give whatever you can even if it's just prayer. Give thanks to God and show the Saints how much you love them. Prayer from the heart is the most powerful offering to Spirit.

 

As you honor the Saints on their holy days that is the perfect time to renew your vows to Spirit. Thank the Saints for their blessings you received during the year and ask them to continue showing favor in your life. Find something to be grateful about because you have a lot of be thankful for even if it's just being alive. I know this is hard sometimes even for me but everyone has something to be grateful about in their lives. Find that and cherish it!

 

Since I'm writing about Saint Michael let's talk about honoring him. The simplest thing you can do is light a red candle to him dressed with holy oil and pray. Anytime I pray I always start with 3 Our Fathers, 3 Hail Mary's, and a Glory Be with a revocation. Then I say my prayers to Saint Michael and thank him for having my back for the year. I remind Saint Michael that I'll always need him and appreciate his help in my life. This is to show Spirit that I know what Spirit does in my favor and I appreciate it. I always count my blessings as best as I can.

 

Some saints can be really picky about who they work with but Saint Michael can be petitioned by anyone whose heart is in the right place. If you have never worked with him before but feel called try honoring him on his birthday and see what happens. Drlovebug

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protestant Saints in Hoodoo

I know the title sounds a little funny but it speaks an unspoken truth (pun intended). Most traditional hoodoo workers will tell you in a heartbeat that they don't work with the saints. They may even say it's pagan and might link it to idolatry HOWEVER they do work with the prophets. This is evident in the gospel songs, prayers, and the true old works that you don't hear about anymore....at least as far as the Internet is concerned!!! Now as we all know that will change soon because folks will start to make claims about the prophets. Hmmm...go figure.

So some of y'all are probably saying "Where am I going with this?" Well I'll tell you. Just like the Catholic saints the prophets in Conjure work are extremely powerful. There's Moses, David, Jeremiah, King Soloman, Ezekiel, and many countless others. These spirits are just as much a part of Conjure work as the saints. Heck you can buy supplies left and right that's named or associated with the prophets like King Soloman Wisdom products, Exodus Oil, et cetera. There are even special roots named after the biblical prophets like Soloman Seal root, Sampson Snake root, HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR root, just to name a few. Some roots are named after people of power in the Bible who were considered wicked like Jezebel root for example.

The point I'm trying to make is that you always hear about hoodoo products being made related to the prophets and what they're "reputed" to do but NOBODY is talking about how to work with Biblical prophets. The prophets give power to the work so they should be acknowledged. Momma Starr teaches a lot of information about how to work with the prophets in her bible book. As with other things I think this topic should be brought forth and discussed more in detail.

Like the Catholic saints the prophets have an important place in traditional conjure work that should be recognized. The prophets are the "Protestant Saints" of hoodoo, conjure, rootwork after all. Drlovebug

Petition the Saint vs God

I'm noticing a disturbing trend in the last few years. There are alot of workers who have issues with God and the Bible but still want to work with the saints.

These Internet workers are half-assing their hoodoo work because they're leaving some vital elements out. How can you work with the creation but ignore the Creator? This doesn't make any sense! You have to acknowledge GOD first then Spirit. Not only is this disrespectful but in a way this is blaphemous because in many cases some workers will call on deities or other spirits as Creators/trices before working with saints.

However there is a problem with this analogy as well. For one the saints only bow down and worship the God that's talked about in the Bible. Many of these saints died for the God of biblical times. To expect your saints to bow to anyone else is downright rude and shows lack of respect.

I'm not pushing religion but stating truth! If you're going to work with saints go all the way and acknowledge the source which is God of the Bible. Don't half ass your hoodoo and ignore the powers that deserve their due!

It's like going to someone's house and saying hello to all their guests but not saying a thing to the host. Remember when you work with Saints you are in God's house. Now be a good boy/girl and show some manners. Drlovebug