Mojo bag

Magical amulet bag in Hoodoo tradition A mojo bag (/ˈmoʊdʒoʊ/), in the African American spiritual tradition called Hoodoo, is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is a "prayer in a bag", or a spell that can be carried with or on the host's body. Alternative American names for the mojo bag include a toby, lucky hand, nation sack, conjure bag, and a package. Other forms of African American amulet bags include the gris-gris and juju bags. With an origin among the Kongo people in Central Africa, the word mojo also refers to a form of conjure, Hoodoo, and charm work. Mojo containers have been fashioned as bags, gourds, jars, bottles, shells, and canes. The making of mojo bags is a system of African American occult magic that involves housing charms or spirits inside of a bag for protection and healing. Other times mojo bags are created to manifest results in a person's life, such as good-luck, money or love. Etymology The word mojo is derived from the Kikongo word mooyo, meaning "to the spirits that dwelt within magical charms." It refers to the cavity of a nkisi, where magical items are normally stored. Semantic change of the word While the