Ven A Mi (Come to Me) ohli-way

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Dress a pink or red candle on a Friday with the oil, burning it beside a photograph of you and your partner together.
• Anoint the pulse points before time spent together, so that the scent belongs to the two of you.
• Dab a little on the four corners of the bed or the headboard to keep the relationship warm.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Write your partner’s name three times on a square of paper, cross it with your own name three times, and anoint the corners before setting it under a candle or in a honey jar.
• Dress a red offertory or figure candle from the top down, drawing them in.
• Anoint a love mojo bag of rose petals and a pair of lodestones to keep it fed.

A Simple Working

• On a Friday, write your name and your partner’s name crossed over each other on a square of paper.
• Anoint the four corners and the centre with Ven a Mí oil.
• Fold the paper toward you and place it beneath a red chime candle in a safe holder.
• Dress the candle from the wick down to the base and light it.
• Speak to the flame of the commitment you want, in your own words.
• When the candle has burned down, keep the folded paper in a drawer by the bed.

Pairs Well With

• Rose petals, for romance.
• A pair of lodestones, the hoodoo classic for drawing two people together.
• Honey or sugar, for a sweetening jar.
• Pink candles for tenderness, red for passion.
• Rose quartz, a stone kept for affection and commitment.

What You Receive

Ven A Mi (Come to Me) ohli-way oil, in a 1 oz bottle.

Origin & Lore

Ven a Mí is the Spanish counterpart of the hoodoo Come to Me formula, a love-drawing oil from the botánica tradition. This one is made with the intention of love, commitment and romance, so it suits work aimed at deepening and keeping a bond as much as starting one.

Ven a mí is said the way you would beckon someone across a room: come to me.

Come to Me is one of the oldest named love formulas in American folk magick, appearing in spiritual-supply catalogues for much of the twentieth century, and botánicas carried the same idea under its Spanish name. The usual ways of working it are shared by both: the dressed candle, the crossed name paper and the anointed body.