Five Employment Spells from Hyatt Vol. 2
Hyatt, Volume 2, Pg. 1141
WRITE YOUR EMPLOYER'S NAME NINE TIMES ON PAPER.
WRITE YOUR NAME ON TOP OF HIS OR HERS.
ADD CINNAMON AND SUGAR.
FOLD.
PLACE UNDER SAUCER AND BURN A WHITE CANDLE ON TOP.
- TO GET A NEW JOB OR BE RE-HIRED
Well, if yo' wanta job or have lost a job, yo' write de boss name nine times an' put chure name on de top of his name, yore boss name, an' cinnamon, sugah - yo' write on a piece of papah. Yo' fold it up into a piece of papah an' yo' have maybe a saucer or anything on dat piece of papah an' yo' goin' light a candle. Dere one candle dey burn all day long, den yo' git back on de job.
(What color candle?)
White.
[Algiers, LA; Informant #1598; E171:3-E182:9 = 3004-3015.]
Hyatt, Volume 2, Pg. 1020
READ 35TH PSALM DAILY FOR 9 MORNINGS,
DRESS HIGH JOHN THE CONQUEROR ROOT WITH HOLY OIL AND
CARRY IN POCKET;
ANOINT FACE WITH HOLY OIL
-TO GET A JOB
If yo' wanta git a job - tuh git a job yo' would read the 35th chapter of the Psalms daily fo' nine mawnin's [before] goin' fo' labor, an' yo' would carry in yore pocket a High John de Conker root, dressed with holy oil on your face - yo' would dress yore face with holy oil. It doesn't harm the skin or anything like that.
[Memphis, TN. Informant #926 and #1538]
Hyatt, Volume 2, Pg. 1118
BIBLE PSALMS FOR EMPLOYMENT SUCCESS
Now, ah mos'ly do's that with a power, a super power - co'se ah don't know where de othah fellah git his'n, but ah gits mine from de Bible where it is verses in de Books of Psalms tuh control anything or tuh do anything yo' desire, an' that would be, if ah wanta somethin' lak that done, would be the 5th chapter of Psalms, "O God, would thou grant power; would thou grant grace an' favor in the eye of the...unto David..." an' lak that it reads, an' yo'll find favor with that man. Yo' do dat befo' sunup. An' then that holy angel will meet chew with that grace an' that power an' 'low [allow] yo' tuh have yore say with that man.
(To get the job?)
Yessuh.
Hyatt, Volume 2, Pg 1225
WRITE THE BOSS'S NAME NINE TIMES, AND WRITE YOURS ON TOP OF IT NINE TIMES.
IF THERE'S ALSO A FOREMAN, WRITE HIS NAME NINE TIMES,
AND WRITE YOURS ON TOP OF HIS, NINE TIMES.
GET SOME HONEYCOMB STRAIGHT FROM THE HIVE.
BREAK IT UP (DON'T CUT IT - BREAK IT) AND PUT IT INTO A BOTTLE.
TIGHTLY CLOSE LID OR TIGHTLY STOPPER.
BEFORE YOU GO TO FIND WORK,
SHAKE THE BOTTLE TOWARDS YOU
AND CALL THE NAME OF THE PERSON WHO'LL DO THE HIRING.
(You get the boss's name?)
De head man an' de fo'man. See, yo' gotta go between two people. Yo' git his [boss's] name an' yore name an' yo' write his name first nine times, an' write yor'n an' write dat othah fellah. Write de fo'man name nine times, den yo' write chure name nine times on top of it.
An[' yo' git honey right from de bees, yo' don't git it from de sto'; lal from de beehive, yo' git de honey, an' ask de man tuh sell yo' de comb. See.
An' aftah he done sol' yo' de comb, yo' take dat comb an' yo' break it up. Don't cut it up, break it up as much as yo' kin an' put it in a bottle an' stop it up.
An' a little befo' yo' goin' tuh him, yo' shake it to yo' [demonstrates] lak dat, an' yo' call his name three times. An' if dere's a gang of men dere, he goin' pick ovah 'em till he git tuh yo', call yo', say, "Say, fellah, yo' wanta work." An' yo' goes on in an' works.
[Algiers, LA; Informant #1579; E75:3-E83:5 = 2907-2915]
Hyatt, Volume 2, Pg.1272
TO GET A JOB
Spell Ingredients:
Cinnamon
Spices
Lodestone
Perfume
MAKE A TEA OF CINNAMON AND SPICES.
BATHE IN THE TEA.
PIN A BLESSED, DRESSED LODESTONE ON YOUR CLOTHING,
SO THAT IT IS NEXT TO YOUR BODY.
GO TO YOUR JOB INTERVIEW, CONFIDENT THAT YOU WILL BE HIRED.
Dress myself in the tea I just been telling you about - cinnamon and spices and so on. Bathe in that and rub it off in perfume. And [get] a lucky piece of lodestone that's been blest, and wear it - pin it onto my clothing next to my flesh. Have my mind centered - concentrated on the job. Just leave the bath and go straight to the employer - going to be sure in my mind I'm going to get it, get the job.
(What about lodestone?)
Lodestone must be dressed by consecrated hands to be effective. If it's been dressed by consecrated hands and you wear it next to your flesh, let no one's hands touch it but yours. It's very effective.
(Do you use anything on it at all?)
Yes, if you dress it. But it must be dressed every third day with some kind of perfume - be well dressed.
[Savannah, GA; Informant # not noted; C550:3-C555:1 = 2131-2136]
