Separation oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Tie a cord between two poppets, anoint it and burn it through.
• Dress a black candle on a waning moon.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Dress a black candle with two names carved on opposite sides.
• Anoint a petition with two names written back to back, then cut it in half.
• Mix into a powder with black pepper and cat and dog hair, and lay it where both people walk.

Demonology & Black Magick

• Use in baneful work to set two people against each other.
• Anoint petitions placed in a bottle with vinegar and black pepper.

A Simple Working

• On a waning moon, take a black chime candle, a square of parchment and scissors.
• Write one name on the front and the other on the back of the paper.
• Anoint the paper with Separation oil.
• Dress the candle from wick to base.
• Light it, then cut the paper cleanly in two between the names.
• Burn each half separately in the candle flame or a safe dish.
• Scatter the ashes in two different directions away from your home.

Pairs Well With

• Black pepper, for heat and conflict.
• Cat and dog hair, the classic separation ingredients.
• Black candles, for severing.
• Vinegar, for souring relationships.

What You Receive

Separation oil, available in 2 dram and 1 oz bottles.

Origin & Lore

Separation oil belongs to the break-up family of hoodoo condition oils, used to drive two people apart. It is traditionally used on candles, petitions and mojo bags in workings meant to end a relationship or partnership.

In conjure, nothing fights like a cat and a dog, which is why their hair has gone into separation spells for generations.

Separation and break-up formulas are part of the older hoodoo repertoire documented by Harry Middleton Hyatt in his interviews with conjure workers in the 1930s. Many used the same ingredients still recommended today: pepper, vinegar, and the hair of animals that do not get along.