8/19/2006 - Grigri

Grigri is a speacial tailsmen which a person genreally keeps upon them and carries with them containing things which will bring them good luck and fortune as well as protect them from malicious attent of others. It derivies from the Voodon religion and practices and its most common and traditional form is a small sachel. But grigri can be adapated to fit anyone reguarless of thier belefis and can take on other forms. I personally have both a grigri back and a grigri box, and I think it is genreally a good idea to have a grigri box which you keep in your room or a some other place within your house you feel connected to.

You can buy premade grigri bags online and in certain places, which contain things thought to be lucky charms, or protective but I recomand creating your own. Put within it what you think would be good, lucky charms you have collected, person trinkets and tokens that are personal to you, little things you have collected and feel drawn to, perhaps something with your brithstone as well as things from nature, sprigs of dried herbs, and so on really whatever you like, and place them within a nice little box, or if you rather have something to keep with you within a pouch or sachel. It dosen't matter what the box or sachel is made of it can be something you handmade or something you were drawn to and purchased. Throughout your life you can continue to add little things here and there to your grigri box and/or sachel.