Jezebel Root Pieces, 1 oz (Pinus)

A traditional Hoodoo love and money root. Jezebel Root is worked to draw a lover, hold a partner's devotion, gain favor and the upper hand, and pull money and material support toward you, one of the most specific reputations in the rootwork materia.

A one-ounce working size. The right amount for a focused working or a couple of mojo bags, enough to get to know the root without committing to a full pound. Kept sealed, it holds for many sessions.

Dried pine root, ready for curio work. Cut pine (Pinus) pieces sold under the Jezebel name for external ritual work, never for eating, brewing, or medicine.

• Quantity: 1 ounce of dried, cut Jezebel Root pieces
• Botanical: pine (Pinus)
• Tradition: Hoodoo love and money rootwork; the name is traditionally associated with a Southern iris, with pine worked as the practical root
• Form: cut and dried pieces; size varies piece to piece
• Use: mojo bags, honey and sugar jars, sachets, candle dressings, and carried curios
• Sold as a ritual curio for external use only; not for consumption
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place, away from children and pets

In Hoodoo, the African American folk magic of the American South, Jezebel Root holds a particular place. It is traditionally a woman's root, named for the biblical Jezebel, and it is worked above all to command favor in love and money: drawing a lover, holding a lover's attention, gaining the upper hand in a relationship, and drawing money and support toward the worker. Where some roots simply attract, Jezebel Root is understood as a commanding root, one meant to bend a situation the worker's way.

Rootworkers carry it in mojo bags, sweeten it in honey jars to soften a person toward them, dress it with condition oils, and add it to candles burned for love and money. As with all conjure, the spoken intention matters as much as the material; you tell the root plainly what you want it to do. Hoodoo is a living tradition with its own lineages and teachers, and if it calls to you, the deepest way to learn this root is from the practitioners who carry the work.

1. Cleanse and name it. Pass the root through cleansing smoke or leave it out under the moon, then hold a piece and state plainly what you want it to draw, in love, money, or favor.
2. Make a mojo bag. Tuck a piece or two into a charm bag with other love or money curios, dress it with a condition oil, and carry it on you or keep it close.
3. Work a sweetening jar. Place a piece in a honey or sugar jar with your written petition to draw and soften a person toward you, feeding the jar with a candle over time.
4. Dress your candles. Set small pieces around the base of a love or money candle to carry the root's pull into the burn.
5. Store what is left, sealed in a cool, dark place out of sunlight, away from children and pets.

• Attraction Anointing Oil, 2 Dram: dress the root or its mojo bag to push the love-drawing side of the work.
• Money Drawing Oil: dress the root or a candle for the money side of a Jezebel working.
• High John the Conqueror Root, 1 oz: mastery and command behind a love or money working.
• Florida Water Cologne: cleanse the root and your hands before you begin.
• Jezebel Root Pieces, 4 oz: the next size up of the same root for repeated workings.

What is Jezebel Root used for? In Hoodoo it is a love and money root, traditionally worked by women to draw a lover, hold a partner's devotion, gain favor and the upper hand, and draw money and support. It is considered a commanding root, used to tip a situation your way.

What plant is this root? These are dried pine (Pinus) root pieces sold under the Jezebel name. In tradition the name is associated with a Southern iris, but pine is the practical, easy-to-source root worked under the name here. The Jezebel name marks the work, not a single species.

How do I use Jezebel Root in a working? Cleanse it, name your intention, then carry it in a mojo bag, sweeten it in a honey jar, dress it with a condition oil, or add pieces to a love or money candle. As with all conjure, speak plainly to the root about what you want it to do.

Can I eat or brew this root? No. It is sold as a ritual curio for external work only, not as food, tea, or medicine. Keep it for mojo bags, jars, dressings, and carried work, and store it sealed away from children and pets.

How does this size compare to the others? This is the 1 oz size, the right amount for a single working. The 4 oz suits repeated workings, and the 1 lb bulk serves steady or group practice. All three are the same pine root sold under the Jezebel name for love and money work.