Gamblers -- whether they play at cards, bingo, horse racing,
policy, the lottery, or other "numbers" games -- tend to want a
winning edge. For this reason they often enhance their personal
power through the use of amulets, charms, and ritual spells to
bring favour to their enterprises. Typical of such charms is the
mojo, which Robert Johnson mentions in his
famous blues song, "Little Queen of Spades," recorded in 1937:
LITTLE QUEEN OF SPADES
Johnson's "gamblin'
woman" uses a mojo to bring in the
winnings, but she also "trims" or marks her card deck, so that
she can cheat a little, too. Because she is a card sharp, it is
very likely that her particular mojo
bag contains lucky
hand root and five-finger
grass, both of which are reputed to "aid in all the work that five
fingers can do."
by Robert Johnson
Now, she is a little queen of spades
and the men will not let her be
Mmm mmm mmm, she is the little queen of spades
and the men will not let her be
Everytime she makes a spread
hoo, fair brown, cold chill just runs all over me
I'm gon' get me a gamblin' woman
if the last thing that I do
Eee hee ee, gon' get me a gamblin' woman
if it's the last thing that I do
Well, a man don't need a woman
hoo, fair brown, that he got to give all his money to
Everybody say she got a mojo
now, she's been usin' that stuff
Mmm mmm mmm, 'verybody says she got a mojo
'cause she been usin' that stuff
But she got a way trimmin' down
hoo, fair brown, and I mean it's most too tough
Now little girl, since I am the King
baby, and you is a queen
Ooo hoo eee, since I am the King
baby, and you is a queen
Le's us put our heads together
hoo, fair brown, then we can make our money green
The Lucky W Amulet Archive is a collection of amulets,
talismans, and charms, with rituals and spells given
secondary consideration. This page is a shortcut providing
links to all of the Lucky W gambling amulets -- plus
complete instructions for some simple, folkloric gambling
spells (marked with a *) drawn from
"Hoodoo in Theory and
Practice," my online
book-in-progress about African-American folk-magic. I also maintain a
web page cataloguing
money-drawing spells for those interested in that
subject.
Many people like to carry a mojo hand or conjure bag with them to the casino, for they feel that this will increase their luck. The most popular mojo hands for gambling have names such as these:
- Fast Luck -- for luck in a hurry at slots, keno, bingo, races, lotteries
- Three Jacks and a King -- for poker players
- Money Drawing -- for gambling and for conventional business success
- Lady Luck -- for dice players; brings in "the luck o' the Irish"
- John the Conqueror -- extremely popular for gambling and sex-luck
- Lucky Hand -- contains a rare orchid root shaped like a hand
- Money Stay With Me -- it's not how much you make, but what you can keep
All of these mojo hands are filled with various roots, herbs, and minerals that are reputed to be lucky in drawing money and bringing in the winnings -- such as John the Conqueror root, Lodestone, Magnetic Sand, Rabbit Foot, Cinnamon chips, Five Finger Grass, Lucky Hand root, and so forth. The bags come supplied with a dram vial of the named oil and instructions for personalization and use. Old-timers may also dress the bags with whisky or with the urine of their sexual partner.
In addition, i know many people who like to prepare for casino gambling by washing their hands with a lucky herbal hand wash One of the nest of these is Gambler's Gold Lucky Seven Hand Wash, a special blend of seven herbs reputed to bring luck. You brew it up as a tea, then strain off the liquid, and wash your hands in it before going to play. The herbs included in this mixture are Chamomile, Calendula, Coriopsis, Alfalfa, Irish Moss, Cinnamon Chips, and Allspice Berries -- all of which are said to bring monetary good fortune or at least to drive away poverty.
If carrying a mojo hand or brewing up a herbal hand wash is too much trouble for you, you can always rub a specially prepared dressing oil pn your hands before you go to play. Among these dressing oil are:
- Fast Luck -- dress hands before playing slots, keno, bingo, races, lotteries
- Three Jacks and a King -- dress your hands before playing cards or video poker
- Money Drawing -- dress your hands and forehead before playing
- Lady Luck -- for dice players; dress both your hands and the dice
- John the Conqueror -- dress your money and carry a dressed root in your pocket
- Lucky Mojo -- an all-purpose lucky oil for love, money, or games of chance.
- Lucky Hand -- dress your money and hands before playing cards or video poker
- Money Stay With Me -- dress your money to make your stake last loner
- Pay Me -- usually this is employed to force someone to repay a debt that is owed, but it can also be used to force a casino to cough up the cash, as you will see below in "Miss Robin's Lucky Gambling Spell."
- Lucky Number -- for playing the lottery, bingo, or any numbers-based game.
- Good Luck -- an all-pupose luck formula for gambling, love, health, and general good fortune.
- Lucky 13 -- used as a "house dressing" to prepare the rooms where folks gamble; can be used by the "house" or by players to gain an edge.
[The following was written by -- and is copyright by -- Robin Shepherd York, and is used with permission of the author.]
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Hello,
I would like tell you about the gambling spell i use when i go to bingo. It has worked every time now. This does not mean you will get rich, but it does make your pocket feel good.
It takes a little preparation:
The night before, take a bath in Pay Me bath crystals by Lucky Mojo. Air dry, don't towel dry yourself. Take a small bucket or a mug-size cup of your used bath water outdoors and throw it over your left shoulder to the West and don't look back.
Take all the money that you're going to play with and write, "Money, return to me" (or "RTM" for "Return to Me") and put your name (or your initials) on each bill of the money, then anoint each bill with three oils: Lady Luck, Pay Me, and Alleged Money Drawing oil. Finally, dust Pay Me powder on all the money.
Use two vigil candles: Lady Luck and Lucky 13 candle. Put a little bath crystals in both candles. Put the prepared money under both candles, then light the candles and say, "Let this money bring me more money."
When you are done, put some Pay Me powder on your chest or bosom and go to sleep that way.
Let the money stay under the candles until it's time to go to play, then take it out -- and Good Luck to you.
This has worked for me five out of six times and the one time it didn't work it was because I did not do the work fully and I lost big time.
I went to bingo Saturday, March 12, 2005 and I won 575.00. This picture shows what it is like when it works really well: last week, March 5, 2005, i won $1300.00 and a DVD home theater, plus lots more money.
Robin
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