Victoria Unikel, a Miami-based media executive who describes herself as a “jet‑setting witch,” told the Daily Mail that airport security checks have become a recurring headache because of ritual items she carries in her luggage, including crystals, salts, oils and what she described as a bag of white powder.
Unikel, 47, president of VUGA Media Group and the creator behind the social channel Exorcista, said she travels both commercially and by private jet to perform protection and success rituals for clients and for her own business ventures. She said security officers have questioned some of her belongings after they showed up unusually on X‑ray scanners, and that liquids she uses must be decanted into small bottles to meet carry‑on rules.
On a trip to New York this year, Unikel said, her crystals “turned up black on the scanner” and agents became suspicious because the screening equipment could not see through them. After she told officers the items were crystals used for casting spells, she said, they allowed her to continue to the flight. She also told the Daily Mail that her luggage sometimes contains black and white salt, small bottles of oils and potions, and in some cases a human skull.
Unikel said she conforms to security restrictions on liquids by carrying her oils and potions in containers of less than 100 milliliters, a limit common to many international carry‑on regulations. "I use special oils in a bottle, but it's a small bottle because even witches have to stay under the 100ml liquid limit," she said.
She described having what she calls supernatural abilities from an early age, saying she began influencing people’s behavior as a toddler and began seeing spirits at about age two. "I was afraid but I asked my grandmother and she said she had this ability and that it runs in the women's side of our family," Unikel told the Daily Mail. She said she has long applied those abilities to build a business and now shares rituals for protection, success and revenge with followers on Exorcista.
Unikel has previously drawn attention for her travel choices and public persona. She told the Daily Mail she once traveled without a bra and wearing heavy perfume to be "sexy" for her husband, an action that drew complaints from other passengers and directives from airline staff to cover up. She said she sometimes wears what she calls Exorcista garb while traveling to hone her skills.
Unikel framed her travel‑related anecdotes as part of a broader effort to make private practices more public, saying the rituals have helped her succeed financially. She described herself as a millionaire and said the rituals are part of how she has built her business presence.
Airport security agencies routinely screen carry‑on and checked items for safety and to prevent prohibited items from being taken aboard aircraft. Restrictions on liquids in carry‑on bags, commonly enforced internationally and in the United States under the Transportation Security Administration's 3‑1‑1 rule, require passengers to place containers of 3.4 ounces (about 100 milliliters) or less in a single, clear, quart‑size bag for screening. Unikel said she complies with those rules while continuing to travel with objects she says are central to her practices.
The account provided by Unikel appeared in the Daily Mail; representatives for U.S. airport security agencies did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the reported incidents.