Hands down AAMMMMAAAZZZZIIINNGGGG! Every time I ordered I revived tracking letting me know exactly when to expect order and it has always arrived on time….I will always and forever be a customer of Mama T
Oils and rituals
I first stumbled upon Conjuria back when Fred (the owner) still had her Etsy for her products. In the description of her store was information about her Facebook group, Do You Hoodoo and from there I found, The Hoodoo Box. So before purchasing, I went over to her groups, joined and checked her out.
I am not a hoodoo practitioner specifically, but I felt an automatic connect to Fred, her groups and just knew she is the real deal. I've been a repeat customer ever since.
I will admit to some of the qualms other reviewers have left-
Her orders do take time. But they are hand made. Each bottle has her time, attention, energy, roots and knowledge in woven into it. Good things take time, and Fred is definitely a good thing.
I'll admit when I first joined her group, I was walking into hoodoo like a baby deer. I have a different spiritual background and practice and to this day, I'm continually reconciling what I learn in her groups with my own background. Fred teaches authentic hoodoo practice as she knows it. She will tell you, she's not for everyone and she's ok with that. So you do need some thicker skin, but that's because Fred isn't trendy or new age. When I first joined, I walked into the group with my own knowledge and experiences and would ask questions and sometimes feel like the mods and other members could be abrasive and even rude. Back then, I deleted posts I made bc I just hated feeling stupid or ignorant. But looking back, it's bc her group isn't a joke. If you don't know what you're doing, someone could get hurt- including yourself. If you're not ready for constructive criticism or being asked to think things through or do more research (the group is packed with guides and files for everyone to dig through) for yourself, probably the group isn't for you.
Being a former law student, I recognize Fred's style of teaching as the Socratic method. You ask a question that clearly shows you are not well enough informed about what you are asking, she's going to ask you a question back- trying to get you to think it through yourself. Debate style. She has a great hesitancy teaching things she knows people aren't ready for (as she should) and so much information is readily available within the group, it's sometimes frustrating to her that people don't come to class prepared. She often says, "I'm open to thoughtful questions", and that's because people walk into that group not taking the time to educate themselves or don't know which orifice they're talking out of- and there is little patience for that in the group.
My best suggestion if you are new to hoodoo and new to the groups, just be still and listen for awhile. Take the time to poke around and search in the group. If you want to ask a question, it might be a good idea to preface the question by explains you're new and don't know your way around yet- when that happens, everyone in the group tends to step up to show you around.
The important thing about Conjuria is that Fred stands behind everything she does. She is upfront, honest, admits to still being a student herself and reflects often. She will never say something is ok when she knows it's not and vice versa.
Her products are amazing, her group is fun and educational and like the title of my review says, AUTHENTIC through and through.
I LOVE Conjuria, LOVE Fred and love her groups.
Oils and Facebook groups.
I made the mistake of ordering again from here. Being told the shipping issues had been fixed. I also found it amusing that the owner was asking all of her follow to leave reviews. Check the date of most of the reviews and they are all around the same time. She has some scary followers on Facebook that are almost militant in their responses. If you don't love Fred, her shop, oils, posts they come after you. I find it amusing all of the people with raving reviews do admit the shipping time is longer with her than other shops but claim it is because of the work she is putting into it. That in itself is crap. I ordered several orders from her Etsy shop that came within normal shipping times. Same oils, same process, same everything. Then I had I think 3 or 4 orders with Etsy that just never shipped. On her Facebook page she claimed she no longer had access to her account. I have had an Etsy seller account and I received an email on every item sold. So my question is, did she just not keep those? She was asking people to email one of her admins on her Facebook page (that was extremely rude, aggressive, and hateful) with info about orders. Someone had mentioned that not everyone was in Facebook, Fred said they would eventually get a refund then. That is horrible customer service. It isn't the customers responsibility after ordering and paying to keep updating the seller. WOW. So I tried the new shop and again long shipping times but at least this time they shipped. But again, not until after having to contact the seller more than once about the orders. It was indicated that it was taking so much time due to the oils having to be on Fred's alter for a month then issues with the post office. Explain then how with the Etsy shop I received 3 orders within 3 weeks of ordering one of those came in 2. That tells me either that is a total lie, or the business is too big for her to handle and can't keep up with the orders. Otherwise why can't it be on the altar for a month before it is even placed on the site to order? Explain why crystals take just as long to be received. She doesn't have to do anything with those but package and ship. After all of this I ordered again. Again after two months no order. Had to send an email, low and behold as soon as I sent an email I received a notice that my order had been shipped. I guess if you want to spend time emailing to check up in your order you might be OK. I don't have time for that. On top of that she yells at people on her Facebook page about not paying their invoices. What about people who have paid for orders and are waiting over 2 months for them. I am not impressed with the company. Customer service is lacking. They keep getting kicked off platforms and in my opinion it's because money is being taken but orders not being shipped. It's like ordering from WISH. I like the oils and I have many of them but it has become more of a hassle than anything. I found a local place to go to and if they are out of something they actually contact me with where else I can buy it or when they will get it in. Way better customer service.
So the product itself is good but everything else surrounding it makes it bad.
Conjure oils
Conjuria is the real deal. Plain and simple. I used to purchase conjure oils from several different places, but never had much luck with my conjure. That's just not the case with Fred's oils. They work. Yes, it can take a little while to receive your order. Fred is always up front about that. And she always says she'll gladly refund your money if you don't want to wait, because she gets it. But I've never had an order not come through. And these oils are always worth it.
I wouldn't recommend buying from Conjuria if you're in a rush and trying to do work immediately. Why? Well, practically, I can tell you that if you feel you need to do work this weekend, Conjuria simply won't have conjure oil at your doorstep that quickly. But also, Fred teaches so much about what goes into hoodoo and strong conjure, and planning is a huge part of that. So, if you can't plan accordingly to prepare for your conjure, if you're perhaps reacting to a situation and trying to change it immediately, the conjure oil is the last reason you're going to have issues with your work. And it's this sort of hoodoo education that Fred shares FREELY in her Facebook groups. The importance of planning, divination, ancestor veneration, coming into and truly owning your power. Of making hoodoo a practice and not just spellwork. Conjuria oils and honestly, hoodoo as a practice, are simply not going to work for you if you don't want to put in the real work. Because it's a lot more than doing one conjure for a situation and expecting everything to turn out your way because you did a ritual. Conjuria oils are powerful, but only as part of your practice.
What I truly respect and appreciate most is that Fred is here sharing her culture through Conjuria. This is not something that is widely done in hoodoo (exception being there are always appropriators online, but I would be very skeptical of where they get their info because it is so often wrong). Fred shares her ancestral knowledge. She shares time-honored oils, recipes and conjure passed down through the generations by her ancestors, and I am very thankful to learn from her. She created Facebook groups to share most of this knowledge freely, to those who want to learn. You don't have to pay a dime. Yes, you can buy oils, but you don't HAVE to. The Facebook groups have so many recipes shared for free if you want to make a basic oil yourself. You also don't have to hire Fred to do rootwork on your behalf. In fact, it's very expensive to do so, and that's even if she takes on your case. But a big part of that is because she wants people to understand that they don't NEED to hire her. You have the power inside yourself to do conjure. You do. But it takes a lot more than rubbing a candle with a Conjuria oil and calling it a day. And that's why she provides so much information (again, for FREE) so you can come into your own power and do your own rootwork.
I am so, so grateful to have met Fred and become part of her community. If you want to learn real hoodoo, it's hard to find a resource and community as developed as what Fred has created. I have ordered about 20+ oils now over the past year or so and I hope she never stops selling them. Couldn't care less if I have to wait for the oils to arrive. They are always worth it.