Category: Book of Spells

Let’s Talk Witch – Crafting the Perfect Spell

I'll put a spell on you Crafting the Perfect Spell

 
Almost all Witches use magick in one form or another. And almost everyone who practices magick will eventually cast a spell. Spells are written or spoken words, often accompanied by actions and equipement of some sort, that are intended to bring about a specific result. You could think of them as tools. You could think of them as tools. Specifically power tools–but with the energy supplied by our will rather than by electricity.
Like regular tools, spells are only as good as the skills of those who wield them, and if used incorrectly, can even backfire and cause unintended harm. And like regular tools, the better the quality of the spell, the better the end result you are likely to achieve.

 

1. To Cast Or Not To Cast, That Is The Question
The first essential element of spellcasting is deciding whether or not to use a spell at all. After all, you don’t always need a power tool; some jobs are just as easily done with a simple screwdriver. driver. So before you get started, you need to decide if a spell is really the right tool to deal with the problem at hand. Take a long, honest look at the situation, and see which one of these categories fits the best.

 
a)When to cast a spell:
• When you have exhausted all the mundane options but still need to achieve a goal (the spell not only puts your intention out into the universe but is also a way of asking for help).
• When the spell will affect only you (such as casting a spell to open yourself to love).
• When you know what you want and are willing to do the work required to get it (like putting in applications at appropriate places after asking for the perfect job).
• When only good can come from the spell.

 
b) When not to cast a spell:
• When there is a simple solution that doesn’t require magick (you need to lose five pounds, haven’t tried a diet yet, and have plenty of time).
• When casting a spell would interfere with free will (casting a love spell to get a particular person, for instance).
• When you aren’t sure what you really want to achieve (if you are uncertain of the end results you want, it is hard to truly focus enough will to make a spell work).
• When there is the possibility of causing harm to yourself or to others (remember, harm none).
If you are certain the best solution for the situation is casting a spell, then it is time to get down to work and craft yourself the perfect spell to get the job done.

 

 

Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook: Wonderfully Witchy Blessings, Charms & Spells
Deborah Blake

The Witches Magick for the 16th Day of the Dyad Moon – Clock Dream Meditation

CLOCK DREAM MEDITATION

 

For this meditation, use rhythmic music. Coldplay’s song “Clocks” is ideal for this purpose. You will also need a clock.

Before you go to sleep, turn on the music and sit with your eyes open. Look at the face of the clock. Say what you would like to dream about. Be specific. Now slowly focus on the twelve o’clock position for about fifteen seconds. Shift your awareness clockwise from the twelve o’clock position to the three o’clock position for fifteen seconds, then to the six o’clock position for fifteen seconds. All the while you are moving your awareness around the face of the clock, keep thinking about what you want to dream about. Move your eyes clockwise to the nine o’clock position for fifteen seconds, and back up to the twelve o’clock position for fifteen seconds.

Now, close your eyes, and do the same thing in your mind’s eye, again all the while thinking about what you want to dream about. Imagine a clock, and move your attention from twelve o’clock to three o’clock to six o’clock to nine o’clock, back up to twelve o’clock. Open your eyes, and look at the twelve o’clock position for a few seconds again. Now sweep your awareness clockwise from the twelve o’clock position to the three o’clock position for a few seconds, then to the six o’clock position for a few seconds. Move your eyes clockwise to the nine o’clock position for a few seconds, and back up to the twelve o’clock position for a few seconds. Close your eyes, and imagine the clock face and repeat the process again and again until you drift to sleep.

 

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight

 

Let’s Talk Witch – Holding On or Letting Go of Spells

Holding On or Letting Go of Spells

 

Some esotericists advise that we should saturate our lives with the desire for what we want, that we should visualize it, believe it, expect it, tell ourselves it is on its way for every waking moment it occurs to us. Some advise the opposite – do the spell and forget it. This isn’t the same as letting go of the spell energy, which you must do. It is about general attitude. Personally I am mainly in favour of the ‘letting go’ approach. Do the spell and rest in happy expectation, but get on with life. It isn’t that either approach is ‘wrong’ but that the holding of an idea in your mind usually leads to obsession and frustration because it is hard to maintain a positive attitude. If you start to have doubts it will not do your purpose any good. Of course, if you want something very much it is also hard not to think about it! The best approach is to say, each time the thought comes into your head ‘Yes, I want that. It is coming’ and consciously blow it into the ether, while you get on with what is possible. My advice is to put all you have into the spells you do and meanwhile enjoy other things.

Occasionally there are things we want that are not ‘meant to be’. This isn’t intended as an easy way out, or cold comfort to anyone who doesn’t achieve something they very much wanted, but it is a hint to ‘go with the flow’. As you become used to doing spells, you will find that the ‘tuning in and turning on’ necessary for magical workings puts you in touch with universal reality, and you get a feeling for what you should work for and what is best left. If you get the strong feeling that something is not intended, leave it alone or you could make matters worse. Alternatively, doing a spell may make you feel more sure.

 

Spells and Rituals: A Beginners Guide To Spells And Rituals
Gabby Benson

The Witches Magick for the 15th Day of the Dyad Moon – Lucid Dreaming Spell


Celtic Comments & GraphicsLucid Dreaming Spell

Cast this spell just before you go to sleep to encourage lucid dreaming.

You will need a white pillar candle, a ballpoint pen, and lavender-scented oil.

Draw seven equal concentric circles around the pillar candle with the ballpoint pen. These circles represent the next seven nights, including tonight. Write these words in large letters around the candle body:

 

Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.

 

Dress the candle body with a thin film of lavender oil. Next, anoint yourself with the oil. Wipe any remaining oil from your hands, and light the candle. Repeat nine times:

 

Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.

 

Think about a dream you recently had. For a couple of minutes imagine you are back in your dream, but this time you know you are dreaming. For example, you notice the floor is melting, or you can fly, the cat speaks seven languages, or the dog is purple— something unusual always will indicate you are dreaming. Say to yourself:

 

I know I am dreaming!

Snuff out the candle. Now as you drift to sleep, repeat to yourself:

Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.

 

Focus all your attention on this idea. If your mind drifts to another thought, just let it go and return to the suggestion:

 

Next time I am dreaming, I will know
I am dreaming.

 

Relight the candle each of the next six nights, repeating the spell each night.

 

 

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
SIrona Knight

Let’s Talk Witch – The Right State of Mind


Celtic Comments & Graphics The Right State of Mind

I have always believed that acquiring the right state of mind is an important part of any ritual, because it opens the pathways to the ether, so to speak, besides expanding the spirit. Much of any ritual is devoted to changing the state of consciousness of the practitioner anyway. However, spells sometimes work when the practitioner doesn’t believe in them, or when little effort is actually put in, such as my ‘blessing’ of the water. Something strange and mysterious is indeed at work here. However, I do not advocate a careless approach, because these things deserve to be taken seriously, if playfully – ‘mirth with reverence’. Nor do I recommend doing a spell in a spirit of experiment, ‘just to see’. The universe has a sense of humour and the laugh could be on you. Most likely, nothing will happen, and nothing will be proved.

Getting in the right state of mind is mostly the point of magical ritual. It starts with relaxation, and total relaxation, while a most simple thing, is hard to achieve. If you wish to become proficient at rituals then daily practice of conscious relaxation is a good start and will benefit you generally, into the bargain.

Choose a time of day to practice your relaxation and decide that you will do it every’ day, Five minutes spent daily is better than an hour, once a week. Morning or evening may be best, and devote as much time as you can to it without getting bored and without overstretching your schedule. The most important thing is that you keep it up, for this is a ritual in itself and will be strengthened by habit. I suggest that you start with ten minutes and work up to half an hour, or more, if you wish. Try not to miss a day. If you do, forgive yourself, start again, and tell yourself you won’t miss any more. Or, if you must, take one day off a week, then limit yourself to that.

Settle yourself on your bed, for that will suggest relaxation to your unconscious mind. As you become more adept you may wish to move to a chair, so you do not fall asleep. Concentrate on your body, using whatever means most appeal to let go of tension. Some people favour the tensing of each muscle in turn to unbearable intensity, and then relaxing. I think that’s a good way to get cramp. Just allow all the tenseness to flow out of you, as if a river of light is passing through you, or you are rocking on the waves of an unseen ocean. If you prefer, you could imagine that all your muscles are powered by little people who now, in response to your command, are downing tools and walking out. Whatever your preferred method, go through your whole body slowly, either from head downwards, or feet upwards, spending special time with the altitude of tiny facial muscles. Check, and check again, gently and lovingly rooting out any pockets of tension and liberating them.

When you feel that you are successful in relaxing you may progress to rhythmic breathing; in a 2/ 4 sequence, breathe in to a count of four, hold for a count of two, breathe out to a count of four, hold for a count of two. Use your abdominal muscles, not your throat, and do not strain at any time. After a while your mind will associate this rhythm with relaxation and the process will become effortless. This, in itself, is a ritual that can be of great benefit to you, for when you receive a shock, or are in a state of strain, you can turn on your rhythmic breathing and it will calm you down. I have found that this does work in many life situations, if you can separate yourself for a while from the stressor.

Having achieved this relaxed state, you can now progress to visualization, pathworking or shamanic journeying, if you so wish. These are outside the scope of this book. However, I do suggest two things you may concentrate upon while you are in this state of relaxation. One is building an ‘astral temple’ – a sanctuary made of mind-stuff, where you may retreat inwardly when you relax. This is a safe base on the subtle planes for any other visualizations or inward journeys you may choose to undertake. Build a place that feels right, don’t have a hut on an exotic beach just because it is somewhere you would like to go for a holiday. Often if you ask your inner self. while you are in a state of relaxation, to provide an image of a safe and beautiful haven, one will spontaneously arise for you and might not be as you imagine. Go into your astral temple each time you are in a relaxed state. This will reinforce and strengthen your temple.

Alternatively, an obvious use of your relaxed and open state is the simple visualization of your wishes. If you have a purpose in life such as a job, relationship, travel, then imagine that this is now real. Imagine in delightful detail how it is to receive the letter, get the keys, step off the plane, be in a loving relationship. (Steer clear of erotic imaginings, because you will get distracted’) Affirm to yourself that this is real in your life, not ‘going to come’ but actually manifesting. Doing this regularly is a powerful tool for progress. If you do these visualizations, don’t forget to ground yourself before resuming daily life. This is explained in the step-by-step ritual description. For the purposes of ritual, this relaxation is of great benefit for it breaks down some of the barriers that we erect against the vast ocean of spiritual power that is available. Having learn to relax, you may choose to adopt this process before embarking on ritual. Or having perfected the association between breathing and relaxing, you can use it as a short cut, to unwind you, and get you closer to the required state.

Having relaxed, ‘ritual’ consciousness is well within your grasp, for it is more or less similar to that ‘floaty’ state we all go through twice a day, as we fall asleep and as we wake up. Attaining this drifty state paradoxically makes you more aware of subtle reality.

Another aspect to state of mind is whether or not you ‘feel good’ about the whole process. If you do not, I would strongly recommend that you leave it well alone. Remember, magic works in the direction of belief, not intent. If you really do not believe that you can possibly get that job, don’t do any spells for it. Choose, perhaps, a general spell for luck and prosperity that you can do with conviction, or just don’t do anything and get a good night’s sleep, instead. Of course, a negative state of mind may be something you need to address in yourself, but that will need to be done in a general manner, not forced on an issue, for in a battle between the will and the imagination, imagination always wins. Perhaps this particular job is not for you, anyway. Only you can distinguish between negative thinking and true intuition.
 
Spells and Rituals: A Beginners Guide To Spells And Rituals
Gabby Benson

 

The Witches Magick for the 14th Day of the Dyad Moon – White and Green Healing Spell

Strange Brew

 White and Green Healing Spell

Cast this spell to draw the healing powers of the four directions to you.
You will need sandalwood incense, salt, a bowl of water, a white votive candle, and a green votive candle (in candle holders).

After dark, gather everything together on your altar. Light the incense. Wave the incense carefully back and forth in front of you three times. Say:

May the powers of air heal my body, mind, and spirit.

Rub salt on your hands, and say:

May the power of earth heal my body, mind, and spirit.

Put your hands in the bowl of water, and say:

May the powers of water heal my body, mind, and spirit.

Hold the unlit white candle in your power hand and the unlit green candle in your receptive hand. Say:

Dear Goddess and God, bless me tonight
So be it! Blessed Be!

Now light the candles, and say:

Dear Lord and Lady, bless me with your loving light
I ask the Goddess and God to please help me be aware and safe
I ask the Goddess and God to please help me let go of fear
I ask the Goddess and God to fill me with healing light.
In the Lady and Lord’s name, so be it! Blessed be!

Gaze at the candlelight and turn your mind toward a more healthy, joyful you. Let your imagination run wild for a few minutes. When you are finished, wash the salt and water down the drain with cool water. Allow the incense and candles to safely burn down.

 

 

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight

Magick Sachet for the Expectant Witch

MAGICK SACHET FOR THE EXPECTANT WITCH

To be used in the bath or as a dream pillow to soothe away the discomforts of pregnancy.

1/2 tablespoon lemon balm
1 teaspoon lemon verbena
3 tablespoons lavender
2 tablespoons rose petals
7 drops of pure jasmine oil

Mix together all of the ingredients in your cauldron or a wooden bowl. Cut a three-inch square piece of light blue cloth (a natural fiber always works best). Place some of the herbal mixture in the center and tie up the loose ends with some matching yarn. While doing this, visualize the discomforts being soothed away.
When you’re ready, either toss it into a warm bath or hide it in the batting of your favorite pillow (or, if you want it to stay your favorite pillow for very long, put it in your pillowcase)and you’ve got a special dream pillow. Pleasant dreams!

Powerful Fertility Spell

POWERFUL FERTILITY SPELL

Patchouli oil
Sandalwood incense
2 pine cones
3 wheat heads
Green Candle
Green marker and paper

Rub the oil on the candle and anoint yourself around the womb area with a drop of oil. Light the candle and incense and place the pine cones and wheat into a cauldron or container. Visualize your magickal goal and use the marker to draw yourself on the right hand side of the paper as you are now – draw yourself as you want to be on the left side (flat belly – pregnant belly will do just fine) visualize your goal while drawing – when you feel you’ve visualized enough tear the paper in half and fold the left side with your goal drawn on it into a small square and place it in your pocket then light the other paper in the candle flame and place it in the cauldron to burn.
Chant or pray for your goal to be realized as you watch the paper burn. Bury the contents of the cauldron in your yard – preferable a garden – leave an offering of a small crumb of cake on a crystal plate for any good spirits or fairies who might happen by. Stay positive so you don’t attract the attention of any jealous or bad fairies!

 

Keep the paper with your goal drawn on it with you at all times until your wish is granted then you can place it in a safe place for luck.

Egg Wish Spell for Fertility

EGG WISH SPELL FOR FERTILITY

“On an egg whose shell is brown or pink,
Sign these signs in grass-green ink.
[a simple sun, a male symbol, an encircled equilateral cross, a female sign,
then an upside-down 5-pointed star]
Bury it deep in an earth-filled pot,
Let this stand where the sun is hot;
Sow on its surface seeds of grass,
Water them well while nine weeks pass
Gather the crop, bind it with thread
Let it hang always above your bed

The Witches Magick for the 13th Day of the Dyad Moon – Animal Spirit Journey

Egyptian Comments & GraphicsANIMAL SPIRIT JOURNEY

You can embark on this journey using several methods: (1) You can read this guided journey in its entirety, and then do it; (2) you can read a few lines at a time, and imagine it in your mind; or (3) you can tape-record the journey in your own voice and play it back.

Before you go to sleep, switch on soft, meditative music. Recline comfortably, taking a few deep breaths in and out. Allow the music and your breathing to merge into one. Imagine breathing in bright white light. Surround yourself with the light, above, below, beside, in front of, and behind you.

In your mind’s eye, imagine being in a peaceful place in nature, a place where you have been before or a place in your imagination. Notice how the details of this place in nature become more vivid and alive with each breath you take. Flow into this natural place with your imagination, taking in the beauty around you, feeling calm, safe, and relaxed.

In the distance you see an animal approaching you. As the animal comes closer, you communicate with it, noticing as many details about the animal and its behavior as you can. Make an effort to trust your instincts and connect with the animal spirit’s energy, and listen to it or feel what it has to share. At first, you may think or feel like you are talking with yourself, but after a few moments, you realize that the messages and ideas that are being described to you are not your own. When the communication is complete, the energy will shift; for example, you may feel a coolness or the animal will fade or move away from you. Thank your power animal, knowing you can return to this place and communicate with it, tapping into its natural power, whenever you choose. As you drift to sleep, imagine your power animal. In the morning, record your dreams, pull up the circle, and bid farewell to the elements.
 

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight

 

Let’s Talk Witch – Energy Play

Egyptian Comments & GraphicsLet’s Talk Witch – Energy Play

 

The energy and magickal powers at work in Wicca are real. They aren’t of some astral plane. They’re within the Earth and ourselves. They maintain life. We daily deplete our store of energy and replenish it through the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the powers that stream down from the Sun and Moon.

Know that this power is physical. Yes, it’s mysterious, but only because so few investigate it in magical ways. Following are some exercises to help you do just that.

Calm yourself. Breathe deeply. Rub your palms together for twenty seconds. Start slowly and rub faster and faster. Feel your muscles tense. Feel your palms grow warm. Then, suddenly, stop and hold your palms about two inches from each other. Feel them tingling? That’s a manifestation of power. By rubbing your palms together and using the muscles in your arms and shoulders you’re raising energy-magical power. It’s flowing out from your palms as you hold them apart.

If you don’t feel anything, practice this once or twice a day until you have success. Remember, don’t force yourself to feel the power. Trying harder won’t accomplish anything. Relax andallow yourself to feel what’s been there all the time.

After you’ve actually sensed this energy, begin to fashion it into shapes. Use your visualization to do this. Directly after rubbing your hands, while they’re still tingling, visualize jolts of energy-perhaps electric blue or purple-passing from your right (projective) palm to your left (receptive) palm. If you’re left-handed, reverse the directions.

Now envision this energy slowly swirling in a clockwise direction tion between your palms. Form it into a ball of glowing, pulsating magical energy. See its dimensions, its colors. Feel its force and heat in your palms.

This is a bit of energy which you’ve released from your body. There’s nothing supernatural about it. Cup your hands around the ball. Make it grow or decrease in size through your visualization. Finally push it into your stomach and absorb it back into your system. This is not only great fun but is a valuable magical learning experience. When you’ve mastered the art of energy spheres, go onto feel energy fields.

Sit or stand before any plant. Herbs and plants in bloom seem to work best. Ina pinch, cut flowers can be used as well. Breathe deeply for a few moments and clear your thoughts. Hold your receptive (left) palm a few inches above the plant. Pinpoint your consciousness to your palm. Do you feel a dull throbbing, a hum, a wave of heat, or simply a shift in the energies within your palm? Do you feel the inner force of the plant?

If so, good-you’ve felt energy. After you’ve accomplished this, try sensing the energies of stones and crystals. Place a quartz crystal, say, on a table and pass your receptive hand over the crystal. Stretch out with your feelings and become aware of the non-visible but viable energies that pulsate within the crystal.
All natural objects, remember, are manifestations of divine energy. With practice we can feel the power that resides within them.

If you have difficulty feeling these powers, rub your palms lightly together to sensitize them and try again.

This energy is the same power we’re filled with when we’re angry, nervous, terrified, joyous or sexually aroused. It’s the energy used in magic, whether we pull it from ourselves or channel it from the Goddess and God, plants, stones and other objects. It is the stuff of creation which we utilize in magic.

Now that you’ve felt the power, use visualization to move it around. You needn’t rub your palms together to raise energy-you can do this simply by concentrating on doing so. One of the easiest methods is to tighten up the muscles-tense your body. This raises energy, which is why we must relax in meditation. Meditation lowers our energy and allows us to drift from this world.

When you feel yourself bursting with power, hold out your right (projective) hand and direct energy from your body, through your arm and out your fingers. Use your visualization. Really see and feel it streaming out.

For practice, stand in your home. Build the power within you. Direct it into each room, visualizing it sinking into the cracks and walls and around doors and windows. You’re not creating a psychic burglar alarm but a magical protectant, so visualize the energy forming an impenetrable barrier across which no negativity or intruders can cross.

After “sealing” the house, halt the flow of energy. You can do this by visualizing it stopping and by shaking your hand. Sense your protective-powered energy resting within the walls. A secure, safe feeling should flood through you as you stand within your now guarded home.

Yes, you’ve done this with your mind, but also with power. Energy is real, and your ability to manipulate energy determines the effectiveness of your circles and rituals.

Work with feeling and directing the power daily. Make this a sort of magical play until you reach the point where you won’t have to stop and think, “Can I do it? Can I raise the power?”

You’ll know you can.

 

 

Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
Scott Cunningham.

 

The Witches Magick for the 9th Day of the Dyad Moon – Cartomancy Major Arcana Spell


Dragon Comments & Graphics Cartomancy Major Arcana Spell

Many forms of divination end in “mancy,” from the ancient Greek meaning divination or to behold. Cartomancy is divination with cards. In this spell, you will be using five tarot cards to find the answer to an important question.

You will need a tarot deck such as “The Shapeshifter Tarot,” “Rohrig Tarot,” or “The Motherpeace Tarot” and a sprig of rosemary.

Before you go to sleep, pull the Major Arcana cards out of the deck. Put the rest of the deck aside. Now draw a magick dircle around your bed, and call in the Elements. Invoke the Greek Goddess of the moon, Artemis, by saying:

Artemis, Lady of the night sky,
With your silvery white beams
Shine upon my circle tonight
May the answer be told as the cards
unfold
Blessed be Lady of the Moon, come I
pray you!

Next, tear the rosemary and crush it with your fingers. Hold the herb up to your nose and smell the fragrant scent for a minute or two. Say:

Dear Goddess, this is the question
whose answer I seek.
[State the question.]
May the answer be told as the cards
unfold
By the Lady of the Moon, so be it!

Mix the cards for a few minutes. As you do, turn your mind to your question. Now, cut the cards and pick the first five off the top. Place the first card in the center and the next card at the top. Put the third card to the right of center, the next on the bottom, and the fifth card to the left of center. The center card represents the spiritual influences and your connection to deity. The top card signifies earth, your physical body, surroundings, and the environment. The card at the right of center denotes the air element, symbolizing the intellectual influences in relation to the question. It reflects your present state of mind. The bottom card indicates the creative forces at work. The card to the left of center reveals your emotions in regard to the question. Make a note of your question and the cards you selected as well as the date and time in your journal.

When the spell is completed, thank the Lady of the Moon, pull up the circle, and bid farewell to the elements. Leave the five cards next to your bedside for three nights to stimulate even more clarity regarding your question in your dreams.

 

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight

The Witches Magick for the 8th Day of the Dyad Moon – Faery Flower Power Blessing

theFAERY FLOWER POWER BLESSING

Say this blessing to draw the divine favors of the flower faeries to you.

You will need fresh flowers for this blessing.

After dark, go outdoors to the highest point in your nearby surroundings, for example, a hilltop, ridge, mound, your balcony, or a vista point. Draw a small circle of green light around the area in which you will be standing or sitting. Scatter the flowers clockwise in a circle around you. Stand or sit facing north. Merge with the divine, and hold your arms upward in the Goddess/ God position. Say this blessing:

Helpful and friendly fae
Please enrich my life with your powers
Every second, minute, and each hour
I ask for your blessing and protection
Tonight, and every night
May my mind flow with creativity
May my body flow with well-being
May my spirit flow with grace
By the helpful and friendly fae,
So be it! Blessed be!

Leave the flowers as an offering to the helpful faeries. Close the circle when you are done.

Wiccan Spell A Night: Spells, Charms, And Potions For The Whole Year
Sirona Knight

WOTC Extra (c) – Make Sure You Are Super Protected, Try Some Gris-Gris Protection

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Make Sure You Are Super Protected, Try Some Gris-Gris Protection

The term gris-gris derives from West Africa. Now frequently used as just another synonym for conjure, charm or mojo bags. Gris-gris originally indicated what the Portuguese called fetishes: handmade magickal objects. The original West African gris-gris often took the form of dolls, modern New Orleans gris-gris are often across between a mojo bag vodou paquets-congo, although doll-shaped gris-gris still exist.

For those who care about magical semantics, subtle, subliminal distinctions exist, however, mojo derived from on African word, usually implies magically acquiring success, whether in love, gambling, money, employment, or legal matters. Gris-gris implies protection; the gris-gris thus tends to cover the spectrum between benign protective spells and hexes.
1. Traditional New Orleans Voodou bag contains an odd number of charged items, from as few as a single prized talisman to as many as 13.
2. Gris-gris serves a specific purpose. Consider your goal( s) and choose items carefully and accordingly. Items may include botanicals, stones, bones, and intimate items including hair, nail, clippings, or a scrap of fabric soaked with sweat.

3. Charge items on an altar with all four elements represented. Petition and dedication to Lwa or other spirits may be incorporated.
4. If your goal is personal protection, carry your gris-gris. If protection derives from adjusting someone elses behavior, typically the gris-gris is left on the door step or the other party’s property.
Jane’s Pocketbook of Spell: Cleansing, Banishing, Protection and other various Remedies Alicia (juju j.a.n.e.) Hill

WOTC Extra (b) – Visible Circles

WitchVisible Circles

Visible circles aren’t necessarily more effective, however, their clear boundaries may provide additional peace for the mind of the person within as well as security. You’re less likely to accidentally venture outside the perimeter if you can see it. It is crucial that the circle be unbroken.

Powerful protective circles may be cast from the following:
Absinthe
Amber chunks or beads
Chalk
Charcoal
Coral
Cornmeal
Fiery wall of protection powder
Flour Henna powder
Jet
Lava
Pemba
Red brick dust or Red Ochre
Rice flour
Rum
Salt
Sand
Tobacco
Turquoise
Vervain
Vermilion
Whiskey
 
Jane’s Pocketbook of Spell: Cleansing, Banishing, Protection and other various Remedies

Alicia (juju j.a.n.e.) Hill

WOTC Extra (a) – Circle Casting

WitchCircle Casting

An incredibly simple yet amazing protection spell is accomplished by casting a circle. Just as children play tag and they have designated zone( s) the other playmates cannot enter, so is like casting a circle. The circle is designated as “safe”. No malevolent spiritual force can touch or harm your while within the circle.

In addition to personal protective magic circles, circles are traditionally cast to contain threshold experiences as well as whatever is perceive as potentially vulnerable

*Circles are drawn around rituals
* Circles are drawn around sickbeds
* Circles are drawn around woman in childbirth
* Circles are drawn around sleeping children and infants.

 
Jane’s Pocketbook of Spell: Cleansing, Banishing, Protection and other various Remedies

Alicia (juju j.a.n.e.) Hill

Broom Purification Spell

Broom Purification Spell

Before dawn, take a branch from any tree.Thank the tree for its gift and leave a coin or semi-precious stone at its base in payment.

Next, obtain several brightly colored flowers on long stalks.Tie these flowers to the branch to fashion a sort of broom, then sweep the floor in every room of the house, visualizing the flowers of the broom absorbing negativity and “evil” as you work.

Then, still before sunrise, leave the broom at the crossroads.

Traditionally this ritual is repeated at the first of each month.

A Self Purification Spell

A Self Purification Spell

The purification of self is a way to remove the accumulation of all negative things that happened during the day and to prepare for the work to come.

Before ritual work, you have to change your frame of mind from the everyday mundane world. Here are a couple of ways to do this.

Incense:
You may use incense in the common stick form or in what is called a smudge stick. This is a small bundle of incense. The incense is lit and is passed around the body, but not too close to the hair (fire hazard). As you pass the incense around your body, concentrate
on the smoke passing through you. Invision all the negativity and the excess baggage of the day leaving you as the smoke rises around you. When you feel cleansed, put out the incense. You will need a container to put out the smudge stick. A terra cotta saucer filled
with sand is ideal.

Ritual Baths:
A ritual bath is a great way to shed the day and concentrate on the ritual to come.

Supplies:
–White candles, for Spirituality and Higher Self, Salt, Herb or Herbs for Purification, Candle Snuffer.

Run a bath of very warm water. As the water is running light the white candles. Use as many as you wish. Three is an appropriate number as it represents the three aspects of the Goddess.

As you light a candle think or recite aloud:
“I light this candle in truth and peace”.

Repeat with each candle.

While the water is running, add a small amount of salt into the water, then add the herb or herbs of your choice.

Step into the water and slowly sink down into the tub. Relax and feel the water covering your body. Let the day and all negativity be drawn into the water.

Concentrate on letting go and moving to the positive. Wash slowly. Turn the bath into its own ritual. Think or say aloud :

” All negativity is flowing out of me into the water. I am pure for the work to come.”

Take as long as you need.

When you feel you are clear and relaxed step out of the tub and drain the water. Watch the water flow down the drain.Envision all the negativity and the day behind you flowing down the drain with the water.

Dry yourself slowly, deliberately. As you snuff out the candles, think or say aloud:

“I leave this bath in truth and peace.”

You are now ready for the ritual to come.

House Cleansing Spell

HOUSE CLEANSING SPELL

If you can identify the actual spirit, locate the center point of the house, and standing there take a cup of red wine. After each of the following statements take a sip of wine, and drain the cup after the last direction.

Facing east:
Lady of love and power and all blessings, breathe love into this house, fill air with good.Through you, in you, I bless this house.

Facing south:
Lady of love and living and all blessings, warm this house with comfort, make whole its hearth. Through you, in you, I bless this house.

Facing west:
Lady of tide and time and every blessing, let every hour flow sweetly in this house. Through you, in you, I bless this house.

Facing north:
Lady of strength and riches and all blessings, make this house strong and filled with earthly good.Through you, in you, I bless this house.

Walk around the house saying the following in each room (including attic and cupboards):
Be comforted. All is well. Now you are blessed. You have life to nurture and nurture you. Be calm. Be easy. Be comforted. You are blessed.

If you can identify the spirit, say the following in the room most affected:
It is time to leave here. All is well. There is nothing here for you. You must be gone. Go now, go, complete your passing. Go, and with our blessing and farewell.

Often commanding any evil spirits to leave at once, in the name of your deity three times works well.

After this you could get a smudge stick of sage, or sage incense, and perform a house blessing carrying it deosil around the property and from room to room, paying special attention to doorways,
crevices and windows, and also any places that `feel` cold.

As you do this with words from a house blessing, scatter salt and water which has been consecrated and blessed. Have windows and doors open as you bless the house. Salt scattered along windowsills and doorways will prevent any entity re-entering the property.

Simple Spell for Removing Negative Energies

SPELL FOR REMOVAL OF NEGATIVE ENERGIES

This is to help you rid yourself of other people’s negative energies that might have rubbed off on you.

Visualize a tiny hole in the small of your back.Move the negative energy down toward the hole and let it drain out into the Earth.
Continue to do this until you feel it all drain out. Close the hole and embrace yourself.

Visualize white light all through your body.