"Wus dat you spoke,
Or a fence rail broke?"
Br'er Rabbit say to de Jay
[50]W'en you don't speak sof',
Y[=o]' baits comes off;
An' de fish jes swim away.
[50] The last three lines of the rhyme was a superstition curr... Read more of Speak Softly at Martin Luther King.ca
This ritual can either be done by yourself or with others participating.
(It may be helpful to have others assisting with this.)
Incense to burn: frankincense, pine, lilac, or rosemary.
This chant is to be said very forcefully many times over.
RITUAL
Chant:
You are not to near my body.
You are not to go before me.
You are not to follow me.
Where I stop, you are not to stop.
Where I sit, you are not to sit.
At my home, you shall not enter.
You are not to step in my steps.
You are not to be in my shadow.
Where I go, you are not to go.