The use of glitter in folk magic work such as HooDoo and Brujeria has taken quite a beating in the past few years. "Tacky!" some proclaim. "Extraneous!" say others. Gringa Bruja, Katrina Rasbold, explains the very practical reason why she uses glitters in her candles when she sets the lights for a client and what the glitter can tell you as part of the diagnostic reading of a candle burn.