French Catholic Folk Magi

French Catholic Folk Magic

A family tradition

Tools

Bells.

Bells are often used traditionally to call in spirits. Often ancestors or passed relatives and friends are called upon in this way.

Crucifix

Used for protection of space or person, held or mounted to a wall.

Holy water

Used for personal and space protection, rarely for exorcism.

Palms (reeds)

Hung above a door for protection. Front entrances are often utilized.

Hand mirror

A hand mirror is traditionally used for scrying within this family practice.

Workings (Types of)

Finger's crossed luck workings, utilizing finger's crossed figure candles.

Saint or Christ devotionals.

Ancestor work or veneration.

Cleansings.

Prominent figure candles: White Virgin Mary figures, representative of the Dames Blanches.

Other items

Saint Benedict medals.

Rosaries.

Saint candles, jars.

Plants or scents associated with ancestry include that of wisteria, common in Normandy.

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Very interesting. Thank you for sharing. I'm always enjoy Catholic Magic.

Very interesting, does French Catholic Folk Magic have any roots in the practices of pre-Christian Celtic France?

It seems to me more related to Italian Folk Magic.

The Roman Catholic Church is prominent also in France.

My grandmother was French Catholic and held many customs central to Catholicism in general.

There isn't a lot that differentiates the two.

Thanks for the information. What role does the archangels and the nine choirs play in French Catholic Folk Magic? Is it similar to the role of the fairies?