Jezebel Root Pieces, 4 oz

Jezebel Root is one of the classic love-and-money roots of Hoodoo. Named for the biblical queen, it is traditionally a woman's root, reached for to draw love, to win favor and the upper hand with a lover, and to draw money and support from a partner. These cut pieces carry that drawing, commanding pull.

A note on the root. Traditionally Jezebel root is an iris, the rhizome perfumers call orris root, which is toxic, can irritate the skin to handle, and is hard to source. The pieces sold under the name today are a practical substitute, usually spruce or pine. This is a ritual curio for external use only, and it is not for ingestion.

This 4 oz size sits between the 1 oz working size and the 1 lb bulk. Reach for Jezebel root when you want to draw love, favor, or money your way.

Key Features of Jezebel Root

A Hoodoo love and money root. Worked to draw a lover, hold a partner's devotion, gain the upper hand, and pull money and support toward you, it carries one of the most specific reputations in the rootwork materia.

A commanding, drawing curio. Where some roots simply attract, Jezebel root is read as a commanding root, used to tip a love or money situation your way.

A practical substitute root. Sold under the Jezebel name as a spruce or pine stand-in for toxic iris (orris) root, a safer curio for external ritual work.

Product Details

• Tradition: Hoodoo and Southern folk-magic love and money rootwork
• Form: cut and dried root pieces; size varies piece to piece
• Substitution: a spruce or pine stand-in for traditional iris (orris) Jezebel root, which is toxic and tricky to handle
• Weight: 4 oz
• Use: mojo bags, honey and sugar jars, sachets, candle dressings, and carried curios
• For spiritual use only; a ritual curio for external use, not for ingestion
• Storage: keep sealed in a cool, dark place, away from children and pets

The Spiritual Significance

In Hoodoo, the African American folk magic of the American South, Jezebel root holds a very particular place. It is traditionally a woman's root, named after the biblical Jezebel, and it is worked above all to command favor in love and money: drawing a lover, holding a lover's attention and devotion, gaining the upper hand in a relationship, and drawing money and material support from a partner. Where some roots simply attract, Jezebel root is understood as a commanding root, one that bends a situation your way. Rootworkers carry it in mojo bags, sweeten it in honey jars, dress it with condition oils, and add it to candles burned for love and money.

Traditionally the root behind the name is an iris, the same fragrant rhizome perfumers call orris root, but iris rhizome is toxic, can irritate the skin to handle, and is not always easy to source. For that reason workers have long turned to substitute roots, and spruce and pine are common, far more practical stand-ins. What has stayed constant is not the species but the work the root is asked to do. Plentiful Earth sells this root strictly as a ritual curio for external use, not as a food or remedy, and it is not for ingestion.

How To Use Jezebel Root

1. Cleanse and name it. Pass the root through cleansing smoke or leave it 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 petition to draw and soften a person toward you, feeding the jar with a candle over time.
4. Dress your candles. Add 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.

Pairs Well With

• 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 candle for the money side of a Jezebel working.
• High John, 1 oz: mastery and power behind a love or money working.
• Florida Water Cologne: cleanse the root and your hands before you begin.
• Jezebel Root Pieces, 1 oz: the single-working size of the same root.

Frequently Asked Questions

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, and is it the traditional iris?

No. Traditionally Jezebel root is an iris, the rhizome perfumers know as orris root, which is toxic and hard to handle. The pieces sold under the name today are a practical substitute, usually spruce or pine, carrying the Jezebel name and its ritual role in love and money work.

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 4 oz size, a generous amount for repeated workings. The 1 oz size suits a single working, while the 1 lb bulk serves steady or group practice. All are substitute roots sold under the Jezebel name for the same love and money work.