Magic's in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding Gris Gris Bags & Sachets

By Jude Bradley and Chere Dastugue Coen

What if you could carry a prayer or spell with you all the time? With a specially crafted gris gris bag at hand, you hold the power to attract love, protection, good fortune, and anything you wish into your life.

Magic’s in the Bag is the only book that teaches you everything you need to know about creating and using gris gris bags. It takes you on a fascinating and fun exploration of the history of mojo bags and charms, from ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Celtic beliefs to early Native American and African spiritual practices to modern voodoo in New Orleans.

You’ll find more than 75 simple spells to empower your gris gris bag, including enchantments for beauty, fidelity, and creativity, contacting spirits, safe travel, and sweet dreams. You’ll get tips on growing your own gris gris garden. Alphabetical lists of magical correspondences for moon phases, herbs, crystals, stones, and shells make it easy to determine the best time and the optimal ingredients for making your wishes come true.

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
• Release date: Dec 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9780738730318

Jude Bradley

Jude Bradley is a writer, editor and paranormalist with more than 40 years experience in publishing. Her first job out of high school was as a reporter for a local newspaper in central Massachusetts, and she continued her creative career path as a journalist, TV and theater critic, columnist and publisher.In the late 1980s, she launched an arts and education magazine and has been instrumental in promoting local artists within the community. Later, she worked as a Managing Editor on national magazines.A film and television history enthusiast, she spent six years at Variety where she worked as an editor, designer and writer. She has also written for Time-Life/HBO, LA Weekly, The Daily Pilot news syndicate and The Bakersfield Californian.For ten years, she taught creative writing for city and county programs in the greater Los Angeles County area, as well as developed writing workshops which included: screenwriting, character development, dialogue studies, poetry, and television and film history among others.In 1988 she edited and produced The Wild Wild West, the Series book with author/film editor Susan E. Kesler. In 2018, the book celebrated its 30th anniversary by reissuing an updated version through Amazon. Jude redesigned the book and added anecdotes about putting together the first book along with new info on what became of the WWW team.In addition, Jude developed a program on Effective Journaling that guides participants to use the journaling process as a tool to self-discovery and life management. She combined her spiritual interests with her writing workshops with "Writing Your Spiritual Truth," a unique discussion-format seminar that helps participants explore the magical connection between creativity and spirituality. In 2014, Jude returned to her roots in the Greater Boston area where she fronted the popular adult education workshop, "Spirits, Specters and Shadows."She produced and served as a panelist for, "Enlighten Up: Transcending Fear," a limited-release DVD for The Gaia Foundation, Inc.In 2010, she partnered with author, Chere Dastugue Coen on their metaphysical book, "Magic's in the Bag," from Llewellyn Worldwide. The book is still available from the authors as an downloadable eBook through Amazon and other sites.Jude is always working on short stories and has two novels in the pipeline. Jude's experimental fiction, "The Paper House," appeared in the summer, 2011 issue of Prime Mincer Literary Journal and her screenplay, "Inspected by No. 22," had been optioned in Australia. She continues to occasionally write for Medium.com - https://medium.com/@judesturHer current book project, "Dinner with Ghosts," explores the spiritual intimacy of our relationship with food, and "A Sunday Night," follows the ethereal thread of people inextricably connected by a single moment in time.Jude teaches Screenwriting and Journaling at NECC and is a freelance writer for Sensi Magazine/Boston edition and Merrimack Valley Magazine.