{"product_id":"hummingbird-prayer-candle-copy","title":"In Hoodoo We Trust Prayer Candle","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAncestors • Protection • Faith • Conjure • Southern Rootwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Hoodoo We Trust 7-Day Prayer Candle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a signature devotional candle created to honor the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eancestors, traditions, prayers, resilience, and spiritual inheritance carried through generations of African American Hoodoo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an all-purpose candle for those who understand Hoodoo not simply as something they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003edo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, but as a tradition shaped by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efamily, survival, faith, ancestral memory, herbal knowledge, prayer, and the determination of Black people to create protection, healing, opportunity, and hope under circumstances designed to deny them all four.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight this candle when you need to remember where your strength comes from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the road becomes uncertain, return to prayer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you need protection, remember the old ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen you need direction, remember those who walked before you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Hoodoo We Trust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpiritual Uses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHonoring Hoodoo and African American folk-spiritual traditions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnecting with beloved and benevolent ancestors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeneral prayer and petition work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrengthening ancestral connection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtection for yourself, family, and home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpiritual cleansing and renewal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeeking wisdom and guidance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad opening and opportunity work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProsperity and household blessings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrengthening confidence and spiritual resilience\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGiving thanks for prayers answered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHonoring family traditions and spiritual inheritance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupporting rootwork and candle work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning or closing spiritual workings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemembering ancestors whose names and stories were lost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeeping ancestral traditions alive for future generations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Hoodoo We Trust Candle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e may be used as an all-purpose prayer candle or placed on an ancestral or spiritual altar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrite your full name on a petition paper. Beneath your name, write what you need: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprotection, prosperity, healing, wisdom, justice, opportunity, peace, strength, or another blessing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou may also write:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Beloved and benevolent ancestors of my bloodline, known and unknown, remembered and forgotten, stand with me in righteousness. Guide my hands, protect my road, and help me carry forward what deserves to survive.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace the petition beneath the candle in a safe location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you maintain an ancestral altar, you may place photographs, family names, obituaries, heirlooms, or a fresh glass of water nearby according to your personal practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight your candle and pray.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeak the names you know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemember the ones whose names you do not.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd give thanks that somewhere along your bloodline, somebody prayed hard enough for another generation to make it here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuggested In Hoodoo We Trust Prayer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“God of my ancestors, hear my prayer. Beloved and benevolent ancestors who walked these roads before me, stand near.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor the hands that picked roots, prepared baths, dressed candles, prayed Psalms, swept doorsteps, carried charms, tended gardens, interpreted dreams, whispered prayers, and found ways to survive when survival itself was an act of resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor the mothers who prayed over their children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor the grandmothers who knew what to do.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor the fathers who protected their homes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor the elders who remembered the old ways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI honor those whose names are written in family Bibles and those whose names were stolen from the record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay the wisdom that is meant for me find me. May the traditions that deserve to continue remain alive through my hands. May I have discernment enough to respect what I do not yet understand and humility enough to keep learning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProtect my head. Protect my spirit. Protect my home. Protect my family. Protect my road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet no jealousy stop what God has ordained for me. Let no enemy determine my future. Let no closed door convince me there is no other road.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is lack, show me the road toward provision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is confusion, give me wisdom.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is danger, give me protection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is injustice, let truth stand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is sorrow, bring comfort.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere there is opportunity, give me the courage to walk through the door.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMay I never become ashamed of the people whose prayers helped carry me here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat they survived will not be forgotten.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat they taught will not be discarded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat they protected will not be surrendered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat they carried will not die with me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI stand because somebody before me refused to fall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI pray because somebody before me believed prayer could change things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI remember because somebody after me deserves to know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn God I place my faith.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith my ancestors I remember.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough Hoodoo I honor the tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Hoodoo We Trust. Ashe.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChocolate Conjure™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemember the Roots • Honor the Ancestors • Keep the Tradition Alive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor spiritual, ritual, devotional, and educational use. Hoodoo traditions vary by family, community, region, and practitioner; no single product represents every Hoodoo tradition. Spiritual products are sold as curios and are not guaranteed to produce specific outcomes. Never leave a burning candle unattended. 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