Sour Jars
Sour jars are the opposite of honey jars. They are meant to sour someone’s life or situation. As such, this work is usually done against other people. This sort of work causes annoyance and hardship in someone’s life. Things will just start to go wrong for them.
The base of this work is very similar to the honey jar. You need a jar, a paper for your petition or a photo, herbs and roots. Instead of something sweet though, you use vinegar. This is almost an exclusive ingredient. For your herbs and roots, black and red pepper, knotweed, black mustard seeds, and even lemon can be used. If you are comfortable with conjure, then graveyard dirt can be added.
Curios play a bigger part in these jars. Coffin nails and rusty railroad spikes are two very popular additives for these jars. If you can’t access those, pins, like the type used in sewing, or razor blades can be added to the jar. You can also throw in some string to help them get “tripped up. ”Seal the jar when it’s filled and give it a little shake from time to time. When you’re done with the jar it must be disposed of at a crossroads or buried completely somewhere far from you. Don’t just toss it in the garbage. Never dispose of negative work near your residence.
Things you can use:
These are just examples.
Hot peppers/Hot sauce- you can use whole chilis, chili flakes, Tapatio, literally anything spicy. You want this person to be burning and irritated.
Urine- take this one as you are literally pissing all over this person’s life.
Nails- in Hoodoo coffin nails are often used in defensive work and you can get these from your local or online botanica or hoodoo shop. If you don’t have any way of getting coffin nails you can use regular ones. In the vinegar, they will rust and give more power to the jar.
Spiders/Insects- These are often used in darker works for added negativity. You can imagine spiders and insects covering this persons life as it decomposes and falls apart. (I like the idea of using roaches over spiders. Spiders are gross but the serve a purpose in the home.)
Poppy seeds-causes confusion and chaos in the mind of the target and can also cause nightmares.
Sulfur- be extremely careful with sulfur and I always recommend using gloves when handling it. You only need a little bit as this stuff is POTENT. It will cause a bubbling reaction in the vinegar and this is why a lot of people use it. It makes it look like there is literally a fight in the jar. Sulfur is also just traditionally used in a lot of hoodoo defensive work like hot foot powder.