When I have a little time, I look around to people who follow me and see what they write about. Ah, but one article jumped out! I had to stop and stare at the relatively lengthy piece on "mojo bags" and it wasn't long before the writer added, and you can "wear them in your bra" among other places to put it. Okay, that was cute and I laughed. The article was very well-written too.
Now, when I say do not do this or that with your Gris-Gris bag, I have good reason to say it. I don't simply write something so another person can say "oh yes you can!" and perhaps think I'm the ass-end of someone's Hoodoo joke.
I am not a practitioner of Hoodoo. I've been told by "authentic" Hoodooers that I don't do the Hoodoo thang or follow whatever rules and standards they have created. I don't practice magic to follow rules or standards, especially the kind set by Hoodoo. (These are the same people that say "take your first morning pee and add it to your uncrossing bath...") Uh, you have fun with that. I've done successful uncrosses without pee.
Getting back to my original thoughts: There is a long-time customer who insisted on wearing their Gris inside the bra. Didn't carry a purse or a briefcase and wore thongs. Dressed up frequently so pinning the Gris to the left pocket was out of the question. It was too late for me to get creative before this person LOST THAT BAG due to wearing it in the bra. It could have fallen out while on the train home or it dropped on the floor when she undressed and the mice running around through her building grabbed it (the mice infestation is not her fault but lesson learned not to leave it on the floor, one of my other suggestions) after she went to bed.
I had an opportunity to get specially made bags which had very wimpy things put in to wear around the neck. I bought them and put stronger material in. It was a one-time exception.
Still think what I have to say on the subject is funny?
It is NOT funny to the people who spend money when they can barely afford it which seems to be most of the country who are out of work. IF you encourage folks to wear the bag in places they may LOSE it, then you have to make another one. Do you charge them the same as you did before? Do you keep doing this over and over? Is this why you suggest they carry the bag in a precarious place so you can make more bags/money? How do you account for this, I'd like to know.
Me, I limit each person to two bags. If one gets lost or damaged by the stupidity of a customer, then they only get one more chance. I'm not simply dealing with a bag of herbs. According to my belief in Animism, those herbs and other items come alive with power and become One Force, true enough. But I do more than count out ingredients... I will leave it there.
I remember you from Brother Moloch's Evocation Group. I think you're a very skilled and nice person. I saw pictures of your store too: nicely done! Thank you for following this blog. Perhaps we can post blogs about each others blogs again sometime.
~lil
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