Natural Lodestones 1 Lb

Naturally magnetic. Genuine magnetite with the earth's own pull; no manufacturing involved.

A full pound of working stock. Mixed rough pieces by weight, enough for mojo bags, altar pairs, and shop supply.

The classic drawing stone. The traditional magnet of Hoodoo money and love work, kept and fed in the old style.

• Weight: approximately 1 lb per bag
• Mineral: natural lodestone (magnetite), rough pieces in mixed sizes
• Magnetism varies naturally piece to piece
• Keep away from pacemakers, cards, and magnet sensitive devices
• SKU: RLNATB

The lodestone earned its place in folk magic by being an honest miracle: a plain rock that pulls. In Hoodoo, the living African American folk tradition where lodestone work is most richly developed, the stone is worked as a drawing charm, kept in mojo bags and on altars, dressed with oils, and traditionally fed with magnetic sand to keep its hunger for drawing sharp. Money work and love work are its classic assignments, sometimes as a matched pair of stones for a couple. We name that lineage with respect: Hoodoo is a living tradition with its own carriers and teachers, and the deeper workings are best learned from them. What we offer is the genuine material, and the honest observation that a stone that literally attracts is the most natural symbol of attraction magic there ever was.

1. Cleanse new stones your preferred dry way, smoke or sound, and name what each is to draw.
2. Keep a stone in a mojo bag, cash box, or pocket for money drawing work.
3. Work a matched pair on the altar in love workings, drawing them slowly together over days.
4. Feed working stones a pinch of magnetic sand in the traditional style, and dress with a drawing oil if your practice keeps one.
5. Store the bag dry, away from electronics and cards, and share stones freely; a pound supplies a whole practice.

• Natural Lodestone, 1 oz: the single-working size of the same stone.
• Green Lodestone: the money dressed variant for prosperity altars.
• Fast Money Oil (Dinero Rapido) by Aura Variety, 4 Dram: a classic dressing for drawing work.
• Pyrite Tumbled Stones, 1 lb: the keeper of what the lodestone draws.

Are these really magnetic?

Yes, naturally. Lodestone is magnetite that comes out of the ground magnetized, and the pull varies in strength from piece to piece, as nature made it.

How is this different from magnetic hematite?

Strongly magnetic hematite is a man-made material, hematine. Lodestone is the natural original, and its folk reputation rests exactly on that: the earth's own magnet.

What is lodestone used for?

Drawing work, most richly developed in Hoodoo: money, love, and luck pulled toward the keeper, with stones traditionally fed magnetic sand to stay keen. We name the tradition respectfully; its deeper teachings belong to its own carriers.

How many stones come in a pound?

It varies with piece size; expect a generous mixed bag of rough stones.

How do I care for them?

Keep them dry to protect the iron, cleanse with smoke or sound rather than water, and store them away from cards, watches, and anything magnet sensitive.