Cinnamon Road Opening Spell
Road opening spells derive from Hoodoo and Latin American folk magic traditions. Cinnamon is one of the fastest-acting attraction herbs, used in money and opportunity magic across cultures. Blowing cinnamon across the threshold is a traditional practice for inviting prosperity and removing blockages.
Purpose
Removes obstacles and opens new pathways for opportunity, career advancement, and positive change
Optimal Timing
Ingredients
Fast-acting attraction and opportunity opening
Success, opportunity, and attraction
Symbolically unlocking new paths
Substitutes: Drawing of a key, Key charm
Writing your intention
Tools Needed
- Front door or threshold of your home
Preparation Steps
- 1Write clearly what opportunity or path you wish to open
- 2Cleanse your front door area
- 3Perform at dawn for new beginnings energy
Ritual Steps
- 1Stand at your front door facing outward
- 2Light the orange candle and place it safely near the threshold
- 3Hold the key and state your intention clearly: I open the road to [specific opportunity]
- 4Blow cinnamon across your threshold from inside to outside while saying: Cinnamon sweet, clear the way. Open roads to me this day. Obstacles removed, paths made clear. Opportunity and fortune draw near.
- 5Turn the key in the air as if unlocking an invisible door
- 6Place your written intention under the candle and let it burn safely
- 7Keep the key on your person or near your front door
- 8Repeat the cinnamon blowing on the first of each month to maintain open roads
Correspondences
Safety & Ethics
- •Focus on opening opportunities, not forcing specific outcomes
- •Clean up excess cinnamon to avoid staining
- •Do not blow cinnamon where pets might inhale it
- •Take practical action to walk through opened doors
Historical Context
Road opening (Abre Camino) spells originate in Latin American and Afro-Caribbean magical traditions. Cinnamon has been used for prosperity magic since ancient Egypt, where it was more valuable than gold. The practice of blowing substances across thresholds appears in many folk magic traditions worldwide.
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