Quick Specs
- Brand: 1618 Gold
- Type: Powder incense (loose, burned on charcoal or sprinkled)
- Size/Quantity: 1 lb
- Best for: Banishing, driving away unwanted people, hoodoo protection work
Hot Foot Powder Incense in Hoodoo Tradition
Hot Foot is a documented formula in African American hoodoo conjure tradition. Its purpose is specific: to make an unwanted person’s feet too hot to stay. The name describes exactly what the formula is meant to do spiritually, compel someone to move, leave, or relocate by making them feel spiritually uncomfortable where they are. It is used when someone needs to vacate a shared space, end their presence in your workplace, stop their harassment, or simply leave a relationship that has become harmful. Hot Foot is not a curse in the hoodoo sense; it is a banishing and removal formula.
Traditional hot foot recipes call for fiery materials associated with heat and movement, such as cayenne pepper and sulfur. The incense powder format allows the formula to be burned on charcoal to fill a space with banishing smoke, or sprinkled directly in a path, across a doorstep, or along a threshold where the target will walk. The 1618 Gold version is a prepared, ready-to-use powder incense, one of the formulas based on traditional conjure recipes. The burnable powder-incense form itself is a modern commercial product. You can find this product alongside related banishing and protection supplies in my Protection and Cleansing collection.
The 1 Lb Bulk Size and Dual-Use Format
The 1 lb size is the working practitioner’s quantity for a formula that gets used regularly. Hot Foot powder incense can serve double duty: burned on charcoal for its smoke, or used dry as a sachet powder sprinkled in specific locations. This versatility means a single container of the formula serves multiple applications, which is why the bulk size makes sense for serious practitioners. Buying in bulk also ensures a consistent supply for extended workings that may require repeated applications over several days.
After a Hot Foot working, many practitioners follow up with a cleansing of themselves and their space, since banishing work is thought to leave residual energy that needs to be cleared. Burning frankincense or a cleansing incense blend, performing a salt bath, or lighting a white candle for peace are common follow-up practices. This is equally important whether you burned the powder on charcoal or applied it physically.
How to Use Hot Foot Powder Incense
Hot Foot powder incense can be burned on charcoal or sprinkled dry. Always follow banishing work with a cleansing of your own space.
- Prepare Your Charcoal Disc
Place a self-lighting charcoal disc in a heat-safe burner with sand for insulation. Grip the edge with tongs, apply flame, and wait for it to spark and glow. The disc needs about two to three minutes to fully ash over and be ready for powder.
- Add Hot Foot Powder and State the Intention
Add a small amount of Hot Foot powder incense to the glowing charcoal. The smoke carries the formula’s banishing intent through the space. Some practitioners also sprinkle the unburned powder directly across a threshold or along a path outdoors.
- Follow Up With a Cleansing Ritual
After the working, cleanse your space. Many practitioners follow banishing work with a purification ritual, a Florida Water rinse, or a white candle to reset energy and protect against any residual blowback from the banishing formula used.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this because Hot Foot is a formula with a specific and well-documented purpose in hoodoo tradition, and a prepared format saves time. Hoodoo is a living tradition, and I offer this as an entry point, not a substitute for learning from practitioners and community. The 1 lb size is appropriate for the formula’s primary use case: practitioners who do serious banishing work and need enough supply for sustained application. If you want to round out a banishing or protection practice, my sachet and ritual powder section has additional formulas that pair well with Hot Foot work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hot Foot powder incense is used in hoodoo to drive away an unwanted person, making them feel compelled to leave a home, space, or relationship. The formula heats their feet spiritually, making it uncomfortable to remain in a given situation.
Yes. The powder format allows burning on charcoal or sprinkling directly as a sachet powder. Many practitioners sprinkle it across doorways or in pathways where the target walks. Both uses draw on the same hoodoo banishing tradition.
Hot Foot is a banishing formula, not a crossing or cursing formula. Its intent is removal and relocation, not harm. It aims to make someone leave a situation rather than cause injury. It is a banishing tool in traditional rootwork.
Many practitioners recommend a cleansing ritual after banishing work. Options include burning frankincense and myrrh, taking a purifying bath, or lighting a white candle. This seals the work and clears any residual energy for the practitioner.
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