Before I begin I want to say a few words. All mystery school students are required to purchase a copy of Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. I use the second edition.
Today's herb is known as tobacco. I have great experience with tobacco as I have smoked it my entire adult life. Heed the warning at the end on the chapter on tobacco "Although it is regularly smoked by millions, tobacco is a very poisonous plant and can kill"(Cunningham 245). Tobacco causes cancer as well as an assortment of nasty lung and heart conditions. However, it is a safer substitute for the more deadly herbs such as aconite, nightshade, and datura. It is a safer substitute for any poisonous plant. It is not a safe substitute for anything, it is highly addictive and continual use of the herb may be fatal.
Tobacco has few medicinal uses. It may be used to expel worms from the digestive tract. Externally, it is used as an antiseptic. However it is a known carcinogen, so use with care.
Throughout the Americas, tobacco has been considered a sacred herb. For more information go to http://deoxy.org/wiki/Tobacco. This is a good source of information on the ritualistic uses of tobacco juice, which is drunk by shamans to produce visions. A good quote from the website is "He who overcomes death by healing himself is capable of curing and revitalizing others." Initiates in some shamanic paths took enough tobacco to bring them to the edge of the grave. I have taken enough tobacco in my time on earth to take me to the grave.
Tobacco steals away the ones you love. It took away my Beloved little brother. I lost a part of myself when I died. I lost my mother and father, Albert and Pauline Gore. They were on earth when I died. I may never see them again. Albert Gore Sr. died in 1998, Pauline Lafon Gore died in 2004. I will never see them again. Although I was the one who died of lung cancer, I came back, but I was born to a different family. I miss my old family dearly, especially my little brother Albert Arnold Gore Jr. I will never see my beloved nieces Karenna, Kristen, or Sarah ever again, nor will I ever see my beloved nephew Albert III. I love them all so dearly. I cry every night, because in 1951 I chose to smoke my first cigarette. I am crying right now, because I miss my beloved family and I will never see them again. I still smoke. There are times when I feel that reincarnating was a bad idea and that I should have stayed on the other side. My birth family mistreats me very badly, especially my father.
In Hoodoo, tobacco is used to call back lost loves. Sprinkling a tiny bit of Black Candle tobacco in the mailbox or on the telephone has the magical ability to bring back lost loves. mixing tobacco with salt and putting it in a conjure bag will help you win court cases
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When I was ill with lung cancer, they removed part of my lungs. I was on a respirator and could not talk. My little brother and I had a telepathic bond in which we spoke. He can also communicate with cattle, a trait he shares with Temple Grandin, who is an obsequious Uncle Tom for calling herself autistic. The last words my little brother said to me were "stay out of the light" and then I died
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