E. A. Koetting and Baron DePrince - The Spider and The Green Butterfly

E.A. Koetting/Baron DePrince
The Spider and the Green Butterfly
only be fully called forth by the initiated Grand
Houngan through the use of the Asson.
Some of the concoctions given below are those that
have been passed to many Houngans through the oral
tradition of Vodoun, others are the personal devices of the
authors, discovered in their own experiments and
experiences in the Vodoun current, and a few of them have
been delivered directly from the Loa, to be put forth in this
text as keys to the power of the spirits.
> As a blessing upon a Temple or working
space, and to open such a place as a gateway
of prosperity and success, cleanse the area
with Florida Water and sprinkle upon the
ground a powder made of a rooster's skull,
cinnamon, and the dry bark of an oak tree.
This same powder can be sprinkled on top of
business cards for success, or can be
sprinkled on a resume or application for
acceptance into a particular business or
position. Another application of this powder
is to sprinkle it over the threshold of a
household, and across the window ceils, and
blown on each wall to protect the home from
evil. The use of a rooster's skull in this
powder makes is especially potent, and it is
therefore not be used whimsically, but with
sincere intent.
> The skin and the blood of a frog, dried and
ground into powder, can be sprinkled into a
bowl of water into which you can scry and
find your vision opening more clearly and
precisely than ever before. The same
powder can also be sprinkled into the fire of
divination used in the previous chapter, or
upon the violet cloth on which the chicken
bones are tossed, enhancing the ability to
discern the situation. A less common use of
this simple powder is to blow it in the face
of another person, who will then have for
three days insights and impressions of
spiritual reality, and may even experience
visionary states.
> A powerful powder can be made by
sacrificing an unspotted dove over a mortar
filled with rose petals, allowing the blood to
soak the petals, letting the combination dry,
and then grinding it together with a pestle.
This can be sprinkled on a letter or other
object to be given to one that you desire, or
can be sprinkled on the bed of a married
couple to increase their passion, intimacy,
and loyalty to each other. This powder is
not meant to control or to force another to
fall in love, but only to incite the seed of
emotion into greater action.
> Calling upon Marassa, combine in a mortar
egg shells, egg whites, and borage seeds.
Grind these into a powder, which should be
sprinkled in your wallet or purse, and you
will quickly find more money filling those
places. The powder can also be sprinkled
upon an author's manuscript, an artist's
paintings, project research notes, or other
physical objects related to one's career to
enhance the monetary yield from such
projects.