Come to Me is a command, not a wish: the formula is aimed at one person and asks them to cross the distance.
Origin & Traditional Use
Come to Me belongs to the family of love-drawing condition formulas sold in African American spiritual supply shops through the twentieth century, alongside oils, powders and candles of the same name. As a self-lighting powder it is burned in a small heap, so its smoke can be used while candles are dressed and petitions are written.
Uses by Tradition
Hoodoo & Rootwork
- Name paper: write the person’s name, turn the paper and write your own name across it, then smoke the paper over the burning powder before it goes under a candle.
- Photograph work: hold their photo in the smoke and call them by name, telling them to come to you.
- Smoking a love hand: pass a love mojo bag through the smoke to wake it up before carrying it.
Witchcraft & Folk Magick
- Burn a small cone each Friday during a love working so the smoke carries the request out.
- Read the smoke: smoke drifting toward you is taken as a good sign.
A Simple Working
- On a Friday, write the person’s name seven times on a square of paper.
- Turn the paper and write your own name over theirs seven times.
- Set a pink or red candle on top of the paper.
- Pour a small cone of the powder into a heat-proof bowl and light the tip.
- Pass your hands through the smoke and say: ‘Come to me, come to me, come to me.’
- Light the candle and let it burn out.
- Keep the paper under your mattress or in a love bag.
Pairs Well With
- A red figure candle: for aiming the work at one person.
- Lodestones: the classic drawing stones of love work.
- Rose petals: to sprinkle around the candle.
- A small cast iron cauldron: a safe place to burn the powder.
Lore & History
The blend itself is a modern product, but drawing a lover by name has old roots in Southern conjure, where the name paper, the photograph and the personal concern (hair, nails or worn cloth) are central. Harry Middleton Hyatt’s interviews with conjure workers in the 1930s record many such ‘drawing’ methods.
What You Receive
Self-lighting powder incense, burned directly in a heat-proof bowl or cauldron without charcoal. Available in 1 oz and 1 lb.
Did You Know?
Reading the smoke of incense for omens has a Greek name: capnomancy, from kapnos, ‘smoke’.
| Weight | N/A |
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| Size | 1 oz, 1 lb |
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