Quick Specs
- Brand: 1618 Gold
- Type: Dried cut herb for ritual use
- Size/Quantity: 1 oz packet
- Best for: Protection workings, cord cutting, hex breaking, spiritual baths, banishing rituals
- Sourcing: SQF & Kosher certified supplier
I source this herb from a supplier that’s both SQF, Safe Quality Food, certified and Kosher certified, meeting real, audited quality standards rather than just a label. That means what’s in this packet is genuinely suitable for the kitchen and a cup of tea as much as it is for your altar or spell jar.
Black Walnut Hull in Hoodoo and Folk Magic Traditions
Black walnut, Juglans nigra, is a native North American hardwood whose hull, the thick outer husk of the nut, has been used in African American conjure and hoodoo practice for generations. The hull’s deep, dark color, astringent properties, and formidable staining power made it a natural symbol of severance and protective boundaries in the rootwork tradition. Hoodoo practitioners have long associated black walnut with breaking ties, ending harmful relationships, and creating barriers against negative influence, spiritual attack, and hexes that have already taken hold.
Cord-cutting baths are one of the most recognized applications. A traditional working involves preparing a strong infusion of black walnut hull, adding it to a bath along with salt and hyssop, then washing downward from head to feet while reciting Psalm 51 or a personal prayer for release. The spent bathwater is typically disposed of at a crossroads or down a drain with the intention of carrying away the severed connection. Black walnut can also be ground to powder and sprinkled around the home to ward off unwanted visitors, or incorporated into a banishing mojo bag alongside sulfur, black pepper, and a personal token from the person you need to remove from your life.
Ritual Uses, Pairings, and What This Herb Is Not
This 1oz packet of cut black walnut hull is sold for ritual and metaphysical use only. All herbs on this site are positioned for spell work, spiritual baths, floor washes, mojo bags, and similar folk magic applications. For protection work, black walnut pairs naturally with devil’s shoestring, vetiver root, and black salt. For cord-cutting and separation workings, it combines with knotted cord, bay leaf burned to ash, and commanding candle work in black or dark purple. See my herbs and accessories collection for companion herbs that extend the range of your protective and banishing practice.
How to Use Black Walnut Hull in Ritual
Three traditional hoodoo methods for working with black walnut hull in protection, cord cutting, and banishing rituals.
- Prepare a cord-cutting spiritual bath
Simmer one ounce of black walnut hull in four cups of water for twenty minutes, then strain into your bath along with a handful of coarse salt and a strong hyssop tea. Wash downward from the crown to the feet while naming the connection.
- Make a protective floor wash
Strain and add the liquid to a bucket of wash water along with a small amount of ammonia or salt. Wash floors from back of home to front door to push out negativity, or front to back to seal the home against outside interference.
- Fill a banishing mojo bag
Combine a pinch of cut black walnut hull with black salt, a piece of devil’s shoestring, and something that represents what you need removed. Place into a black flannel bag and tie with nine knots, naming the unwanted condition with each knot.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I carry the 1618 Gold herb line because quality and consistency matter in herb work. A weak or poorly dried herb delivers weak results, and I’ve found the 1618 Gold packets reliably potent and well-prepared for ritual use. Black walnut hull is one of those herbs that every serious hoodoo practitioner should have in the kit. Browse my Voodoo, Hoodoo, and Santeria collection for books, tools, and supplies that support a deeper conjure practice.
Frequently Asked Questions
It appears in spiritual baths designed to sever ties to harmful people or situations, floor washes that push out negativity, and banishing mojo bags. It’s one of the more powerful herbs for severance and protective boundary work.
Simmer one ounce of cut black walnut hull in water, strain, and add the liquid to your bath along with coarse salt and hyssop tea. Wash downward from head to feet while naming what you are releasing. This traditional bath is well known in hoodoo.
Yes. A concentrated infusion of black walnut hull added to wash water creates a potent floor wash for removing negativity and establishing protective boundaries. Wash from back to front to expel, or front to back to seal.
Classic hoodoo pairings with black walnut hull include devil’s shoestring, vetiver root, black salt, and hyssop. For a cord-cutting working, add knotted cord, bay leaf burned to ash, and candles in black or dark purple to finalize the separation.
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