FOR LOVE 2

BRAID/TWIST TOGETHER THREE OF THEIR HAIRS:

ONE HAIR FROM UNDER THEIR EACH OF THEIR ARMS,

AND ONE OF THEIR PUBIC HAIRS.

ON PARCHMENT PAPER, WRITE THE FOLLOWING:

'IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST"

USING RED INK.

WRAP THIS AROUND THE PLAIT OF HAIR,

AND SEW THE WHOLE THING INTO RED FLANNEL.

     Yo' take one strand of an individual's hair an' one from underneat' dere arms an' one from dere private, an' twist dese three partic'lar hairs into a plait, an' write "De Name of de Father, de Son an' de Holy Ghost" on parchment papah with red ink an' sew dis partic'lar arrangement up in a small piece of flannel an' wear it in yore fob pocket an' dis one would eternally love yo' if yo' want dem.

[Little Rock, AR; Informant #914 (Dr. Cunningham); Numbers Book 885-977;

Cylinders B13:1-B22-5 = 1476-1480.]








H.M.Hyatt