How To Make A Gris-Gris Bag

 

I'm sure you've heard of the term gris-gris or mojo bag. Simply put it's a charm that's made for different purposes. The mojo bag in particular is a charm of various types of personal items that you put together to represent something personal. Such as strength, courage, remembrance. And you can put all kinds of stuff in a mojo bag to represent your mojo. You can put in figurines. You can put in coins. You can put in rocks, bells, whatever that you might find a significant value to you. You can put it in a mojo bag. Today we're going to be talking about gris-gris. To be truthful the word is kind of used interchangeably. This is the way that I see them though. The mojo bag has all your little special charms. Today I wanted to talk specifically about creating a gris-gris. Which to me is a magical item made for a specific magical purpose.

One type is simply a square of cloth. Put your stuff in the middle, gather and tie it up at the top. I’ve bought a few of this type in New Orleans. The way I make them is by sewing them into sort of a flat square pillow. Using either a corresponding or matching thread to sew around all four sides. You can put in various stuffing like white rice, herbs, and crystals. That's the basis of it for me. For example, a gris-gris made for love can have white rice, mint from my garden, and a few pieces of rose quartz. You can put in as many as you feel like putting in. One, three, nine. I like to put them in those numbers of combinations.

Make sure you have all your ingredients before you sit down to begin. Like when I make these bags, I need a little pair of scissors. I need string. I need everything so that when I sit down, I don't have to get up again. Now sit in some quiet place to meditate on what you are about to do. This will help to put you into that frame of mind you need to be in. You can burn incense to help. I use rose when I'm making a gris-gris for love. You can burn something like nog champa also. Anything that's relaxing to you and helps to put you into the right state of mind for doing this working.

Next you want to cleanse everything. You can do that by simply smudging them with sage. Then you’ll assemble the bag. Sometimes, I will create a magic sigil to put in the gris-gris as well. After assembling you’ll anoint it with some type of drawing oil. Then you’ll charge the bag with energy. One of the ways is to rub your hands together fiercely then hold them together tightly for a moment. Then slowly relax and let go. Once you feel that you have this energy in your hands hold them over the gris-gris. Meditate with your eyes closed for a moment. Sending the energy that you have accumulated into that gris-gris.

Another reason why I like to make them like little flat pillows is because often times I'll carry my gris-gris with me. Ether in my bra or in my pocket. So, it's nicer to have it flat. The really cool thing about wearing it on your body is the herbs that the herbs you put into will release their aroma. Appealing to that subconscious mind and sending that energy out.

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