French Catholic Folk Magic
A family tradition
Tools
Bells.
Bells are often used traditionally to call in spirits. Often ancestors or passed relatives and friends are called upon in this way.
Crucifix
Used for protection of space or person, held or mounted to a wall.
Holy water
Used for personal and space protection, rarely for exorcism.
Palms (reeds)
Hung above a door for protection. Front entrances are often utilized.
Hand mirror
A hand mirror is traditionally used for scrying within this family practice.
Workings (Types of)
Finger's crossed luck workings, utilizing finger's crossed figure candles.
Saint or Christ devotionals.
Ancestor work or veneration.
Cleansings.
Prominent figure candles: White Virgin Mary figures, representative of the Dames Blanches.
Other items
Saint Benedict medals.
Rosaries.
Saint candles, jars.
Plants or scents associated with ancestry include that of wisteria, common in Normandy.