Lodestones -- pieces of naturally magnetic iron ore -- are prized for their "drawing" power. Their use forms a vital part of African-American hoodoo magic, and central to the rituals involving these stones is the practice of sprinkling them with magnetic sand (ultra-fine iron shot or grit).
According to Zora Neale Hurston, in her 1935 book "Mules and Men," Florida root doctors used large lodestones in pairs in spells to draw mutual love and fidelity. These paired stones were usually considered to be male and female, and dressing them with magnetic sand was called "feeding the he, feeding the she." The term "feed the he, feed the she" is also found in Harry M. Hyatt's compilation of hoodoo oral histories collected during the late 1930s throughout the South.
It is traditional to include small lodestone pairs dressed with Magnetic Sand in mojo bags designed to attract both money-luck and love-luck. Even smaller sand-fed lodestone pairs are commonly placed in bottles of anointing oils, especially Lodestone Oil. The magnetic interaction between the lodestones and the Magnetic Sand charges the oil, which can then be used to dress offertory candles, anoint a person, or do other ritual work.
Magnetic Sand is also a component in a number of spells that involve "training" lodestones to work for one in love spells or money spells. The training is accomplished by feeding the lodestones magnetic sand. The most generalized variation of this type of hoodoo spell can be found on the lodestone page, but here is a second version, just for money-drawing, that i like equally well:
A 14-DAY MONEY-DRAWING SPELL WITH LODESTONE AND MAGNETIC SAND
Begin this spell on the new moon. If you can do it at your
place of work, so much the better. Otherwise do it at home.
Place the lodestone on a
tray or plate on a table or altar. Dress the candles with
Money Drawing Oil. Arrange the candles in a crescent around
and behind the lodestone.
Starting from left to right, every morning light one candle
and anoint the four corners of one bill with Money Drawing
oil and place the bill under the Lodestone. As you do this,
say either the 23rd Pslam (if you are Jewish or Christian)
or a simple invocation if you are not (such as "May my money
increase"). Then feed the Lodestone with a pinch of
Magnetic Sand and say, "Lodestone, as you draw
these sands to you, draw money to me by day." Let the candle
burn halfway down each day and pinch it out (do not blow it
out). At the end of 7 days, all the candles will be
half-burned.
Now switch to doing the same spell at night. Everything is
the same: you relight one candle each night, anoint one coin
each night and place it with the Lodestone, say the Psalm or
your invocation, and when you feed the Lodestone with Magnetic Sand, you say, "Lodestone, as you draw
these sands to you, draw money to me by night." This time
you let the candles burn until they are burned out.
The spell ends at the full moon. Clear off the altar or
table and bury any candle wax left over at a crossroads or
throw it into running water. If you had to work the spell at
home, take the tray or plate with the Lodestone, the Magnetic Sand and the money to
your place of work. Sprinkle Money Drawing powder in the
four corners of the room where you do business. Place a
pinch of Irish Moss beneath any carpets or rugs in the center of the room. (This is a "quincunx" pattern.)
Take the bills and coins off the plate or tray and place
them in your cash register or cash box. Place the Lodestone with its Magnetic Sand somewhere near the cash register, out of sight. The Lodestone will draw money
to your place of business as long as you feed it once a week
with Magnetic Sand and also allow it to physically touch
some incoming money at least once a week to keep it
"trained" to draw money.
Give the anointed money out in change to customers -- it will go into
the world and bring more money back to your place of business to be with
the lodestone.
Renew the Money Drawing powder in the corners of the room and the Irish Moss beneath
the rug or carpet after every cleaning of the room that would remove
them.
You will need 7 6" green
offertory candles (not big ones and not votive
candles), a large lodestone, a packet of
Magnetic Sand, a bottle of Money Drawing oil, a
packet of Money Drawing sachet powder, a packet of Irish
Moss, 7 two dollar bills, and 7 silver dimes. If you can't find two dolalr bills, use any new bills and any dimes.
Order Magnetic Sand from the Lucky Mojo Curio Co.
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