If all else fails in cases like this, I fix up a custom seven blackstones working to see off the annoying neighbors.
What is this ? How much ?

The first thing people think with ghosts is dead people… that may be the case and it may not. Bear in mind that people have created thoughtform entities or servitors, which for all intents and purposes appear real. I shall post a long article on thoughtforms soon, when I get time. There there’s your own subconscious mind, which I typically describe as the powerhouse or magician within. The subconscious may or may not be connected to other realms of reality that we can’t detect with material equipment. One thing is for sure, the subconscious can change the nature of your reality either for a short while, or long term – long term probably means you’re crazy … or rather you don’t share consensus reality.

So the way I’d approach it is I’d see these experiences as part of the magickal realm, and await further data from your own experiments – and keep up with those of others.

But that’s my opinion. Nothing more. You know best! -Doc

The Long Lost Friend is the traditonal Powwow textbook par excellance, however like all ‘Grimoires’ it needs a core magickal training and the correct interpretation to make use of it! As a Bluesman it may interest you to know a couple of Bluegrass musicians (I know there is a difference, I’m a huge Delta Country Blues fan!) I came cross swore they allways kept a copy of the Long Lost Friend in their Banjo/Manadolin case for good luck. They say it is tradition.

Hang on there is a hoodoo connection to all of this! Hexerei practtioners, like their Hoodoo counterparts used the 6th & 7th Books of Moses and Selig’s Secret of the Psalms. Now psalms and candle burning are synomous with Hoodoo and Southern Rootwork and Conjure. Selig was a Millenial German Christian who emigrated to the Pennsylvania area in the late 1700’s. The area was rife for a long time with weird little Christian sects.

So I think that sort of underlines the difference between Hoodoo and Hexerei. One has a German Protestant feel to it and draws from the Medevial/Renaisscence European tradition, the other Catholic and African. Oh and although Hexerei uses herbs etc there is unfortunately no predisposition for the wonderful, powerful but elaborate Materica Esoterica of Hoodoo – no Botinacs or Spiritual supply shops there!

In the end of the day folk magick is results magick and if whatever system you use works – use it!

Interestingly Traituers are to Hoodoo what Brauchers are to Hexerei in Pennsylvania (you may know it’s trade mark of Hex Signs; it’s practitioners are known as Hexenmeisters). The both use herbal remedies and charms. I studied Hexerei first hand in Lancaster County and neither it nor Powwowing appears to be dying out! However unlike Hoodoo there is not much interest in this Magickal Craft over here.