A sort of “prayer in a bag,” the contents vary depending on what the conjurer wants to achieve; inclusion of personal items make the charm stronger. As in Ellen Klages’ story, the color of the bag often has meaning, too. Red or pink flannel might be used for a love hand, white for fertility, orange for change or warning. “Feeding” the hand—alcohol, cologne, bodily fluids, various oils—is needed because the mojo, once created, is a live spirit requiring sustenance. The power of its magic is derived from spiritual inheritance: one’s ancestors can help or protect one through the mojo. The stronger the belief, the more powerful the trust in the magic, the better it works.Basement MagicEllen KlagesMary Louise Whittaker believes in magic. She knows that somewhere, somewhere else, there must be dragons and princes, wands and wishes. Especially wishes. And happily ever after. Ever after is not now.Her mother died in a car accident when Mary Louise was still a toddler. She misses her mother fiercely but abstractly.
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