Nutmeg whole

In the seventeenth century the Dutch traded the island of Manhattan’s claim to the English partly to keep control of a tiny nutmeg island in the Banda Sea.

Origin & Traditional Use

Nutmeg is the seed of an evergreen tree native to the Banda Islands of Indonesia. For centuries it was one of the most valuable spices in the world, used in cooking, preserving and perfumery, and carried as a pocket charm.

Uses by Tradition

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Carried whole as a good-luck charm, sometimes on a cord around the neck.
• Grated into money powders and sachets, or over green candles in prosperity spells.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• A whole nutmeg is a traditional lucky piece for gamblers, often drilled and filled with mercury in older practice or simply dressed with oil.
• Added to mojo bags for money, luck at games and steady work.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Used in Jupiterian incenses and talismans for expansion, wealth and good fortune.

A Simple Working

• On a Thursday, take one whole nutmeg and a green chime candle.
• Dress the nutmeg with a little money oil.
• Hold it in your hand and speak your wish for luck at games or in business.
• Light the candle and pass the nutmeg through the smoke above the flame three times.
• Let the candle burn out, then carry the nutmeg in your left pocket.
• Dress it again each Thursday to keep it fed.

Pairs Well With

• Cinnamon: speeds money work and suits the same spicy blends.
• Allspice: another gamblers’ spice for luck bags.
• Five-finger grass: added to luck mojo to “grab” what you reach for.
• A green chime candle: the standard candle for money and prosperity.

Lore & History

Nutmeg was so valuable that the Dutch East India Company fought brutally for a monopoly over the Banda Islands. In the 1667 Treaty of Breda, the Dutch kept Run, a nutmeg island, while the English kept New Amsterdam, which became New York.

What You Receive

Whole nutmegs, available in 1 oz, 2 oz and 1 lb.