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you know that bit of witchcraft where you transfer negative energies and maladies into an egg? and how you’re supposed to smash the egg afterwards?
it seems like a waste of perfectly edible food to me, so I thought of an alternative for completing the spell.
instead of smashing the egg, cook it up and eat it.
when you cook the egg, you’re already destroying its original form on a chemical and physical level–you’re changing its physical state. and a raw egg on its own can be dangerous; we all know about salmonella and I’m sure there’s other similar risks. so by cooking the egg, you’re taking something potentially dangerous and making it safer. Heat and fire are also destroying agents in magic, so the heat of the frying pan alone could symbolically destroy the negative energies you transferred to the egg.
now, I know it might seem counterproductive to eat something that you transferred bad energy into. I mean, that would just return it to you, right? well, since you’ve cooked the egg, you’ve already destroyed all that.
however, I view the act of eating/consuming to be one of the ultimate forms of subjugation. I mean, whether you eat meat or not, you have to consume another living entity to survive, and humans are the species that dominates the globe.
so to me, eating the egg would be a huge reinforcement of the destruction part, because not only have you destroyed your enemy, you’re now eating it and enjoying it. You have fully subjugated the negativity in your life; you are the master of your fate.
so when you do the egg spell, cook that sucker up with some appropriate herbs and enjoy yourself a nice meal.
“Get the Fuck Out” Banishing Oil
In celebration of a robust banishing spell working, here’s my recipe for Get the Fuck Out Oil. This was concocted with pretty common banishing ingredients, some pulled from the Exorcism table in Incense, Oils, & Brews by Scott Cunningham, as well as a little extra from the powder in this banishing spell (the one we used).
CAUTION: If you have sensitive skin, think you may have sensitive skin, or just want to be safe, use gloves while handling this oil. Cayenne is a spicy motherfucker, and, in combination with the oils used in this recipe, this oil can burn your skin. We used gloves to be safe—mostly because I get hives even if certain soaps look at me funny. Chemical burns aren’t fun. Be safe.
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Ingredients
Carrier Oil (grapeseed, olive, almond, etc.)
10 drops peppermint oil
3 drops cinnamon oil
2 pinches Cayenne Pepper
Pinch black salt (recipe here)
Pinch black pepper
Add your carrier to a container with a lid. The amount you use depends on how much you want to make and how big your container is. I have these tiny vials, so I filled it about ¾ of the way up .
Add the oils. If you used more carrier, you may need to add more. Remember the warning above.
Add the dry ingredients. I didn’t measure these in any official capacity, so go with your gut. Cayenne should be the most prominent of your dry ingredients. Remember that we still want this to be liquid, so watch your proportions.
Cover your container tight and shake it up. While you shake it, focus hard on kicking people/things out of your life. I literally repeated “get the fuck out” over and over while I shook it up. Go as long as feels right.
Let it sit for awhile and get good a mixed before using. If you have the means, you could strain this out to remove the sediment. I didn’t–so it’s just in there. Doesn’t bother me, and it worked regardless. Just shake again before use, once again focusing on booting people/things away.
When I make another batch of this, I’ll probably heat the base oil and add the powders so they get good and mixed. Then add the essential oils when it cools/is strained. I, unfortunately, didn’t have the time to make that attempt since we had to take advantage of the day.
Use to anoint candles during banishment work. Good for spirits, energies, and…people.
Happy banishing!
“Din’s Fire” Toxic Person Banishing Spell (Legend of Zelda Inspired)
A spell to banish toxic and draining people from your life and to cut your ties with them. This spell needs to be done while actively cutting them out of your life via social media, communication channels and interactions - this spell won’t be much help if you personally keep initiating contact.
You Will Need:
🔥 Black Salt/Witch’s Salt (simple recipe if needed: 1 part sea salt, 1 part black pepper, 1 part ash - grind together)
🔥 A Black Candle
🔥 2 Red Candles
🔥 Poppet of Person or Persons
🔥 Cookie Tray/Sheet
🔥 Wax Paper (easy clean-up)
🔥 A small bag you can throw away
🔥 Tape (preferably duct tape or packing tape - scissors may also be needed)
Set Up:
Cleanse yourself and your space well. If needed or desired cast a circle or any protection wards you may feel to be necessary though this up to you as a personal preference. Make sure you are working in a place where you can safely burn candles, tie back long hair and roll up any loose clothing or sleeves. Place your cookie tray down in your work area and cover it with wax paper if desired to protect it from dripping wax.
For your poppet make it out of what you wish to and make sure to write the names of the individuals you are banishing from your life on it. If you have any taglocks you may attach them to the poppet as well. Have your bag and tape set to the side for easy access but out of the way.
Set up your candles so that the red ones are on either side of the black candle, light them as you desire before beginning your spell.
The Spell:
🔥 Place your poppet onto the wax paper lined cookie sheet
🔥 Take your black salt and pour it over the poppet, visualize it being all of the negative words and things they have thrown at you, all of the darkness they’ve brought to your life and all of the reasons why they need to be banished from it
🔥 Once it is well coated take your red candles and extinguish them, make sure the wax at the top is well melted and easy to drip and pour - begin dripping wax over the black salt and poppet below
🔥 “By Din’s Fire, I banish you” Repeat this as you drip the red wax
🔥 Once done with the red wax extinguish the black candle carefully and drip the black wax
🔥 “(name[s]), You are gone from my life a never return”
🔥 Take your wax paper with the poppet, salt and wax still on it and fold and crumple it up carefully but firmly so nothing falls out.
🔥 Place this bundle into the bag you are using and tape it up well, sealing any remaining energies or things they have brought into your life so it cannot affect you again
🔥 Take the taped up bag and toss it into the trash or dumpster where it belongs and continue on with your life without them
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Lunar Dance (Pokemon Inspired Spell)
A spell to banish negative energy from yourself after a bad day.
You will Need:
Open space (indoors or outdoors, whichever you’re more comfortable with)
Music that make you feel happy
If indoors: open window
(Optional) crystals for banishing negative energy
Time of Day: After dark
Preparation:
Make sure you have an open space to work with that you feel comfortable in. If you prefer to be alone then that is alright. Make sure there is nothing that you may accidentally kick or trip over. Cleanse the space if you choose with some incense. If you wish to have crystals around place them out of your way so you do not step on or hurt yourself on them. If needed take a bath or shower and drink some tea or water before performing this spell.
Steps:
Turn on your music from your music via whatever device you wish to use. I recommend using a short playlist since this may take longer than a song or two but it is your choice. You may play it out in the open or may play it through headphones, whichever you prefer.
Take in some deep breaths and visualize your energy about you, and how it is ‘masked’ by the dark haze of the day or whatever negativity that you wish to banish away.
Once you have visualized this to your like begin dancing, doesn’t matter how you do it. Whether you’re a good dancer or a bad dancer, just let it go and dance. While dancing imagine your energy flowing with you, how it trails you like ribbons tied to a ribbon dancer. How every turn and motion releases that black mist from your energy, clearing it to the color of how it usually appears to you. This mist imagine it raising into the air and up into the sky out of your life. If you are indoors, imagine it going out the open window and into the sky that way.
Dance, hum, sing, spin; do whatever you feel is right even after all the blackness is gone from you. Now imagine the energy of the moon (either above you or through the window) sending down more energy to you, how your energy is growing, glowing and glitters. Listen to your music and let it empower you and feel the energy of your crystals.
Dance until you feel tired or satisfied. With your music still playing drink some water and sit down and rest. Once you have caught your breath end the spell however you see fit. (I myself take a shower)
Note: please if you live with close neighbors don’t play your music too loud especially if it is late. If you are in an apartment building and there are people below do your best not to do this spell too late as to not disturb anyone trying to sleep or settle down. Be respectful of others.
Best way to banish a spirit: Throwing salt while yelling “does this look like a goddamn hotel to you?!”
Bad Vibes Banishment
Source: Protection Spells
Had a negative person in your home? This is a spell to get rid of any lingering negativity that was left or if there’s just something that feels off in your home.
What You Need:
White Tealight Candles
Matches
Salt
Steps:
Arrange four candles in the four corner of your living space. Start at the back of the house in the area farthest away from your front door, and pick one corner candle.
Strike the match and say, “I strike this match, I light the flame. Banish the bad vibes, bad energy, and bad entities within this place.” Light the candle and leave the used match next to the tealight.
Then sprinkle a pinch of salt around the base of the tealight and say “Sulfur and salt absorb what’s bad, dry up what’s painful, negative, and sad.”
Repeat the steps for the remaining corners. Return to the center of the room and sit on the floor with your legs crossed. Close your eyes and visualize the space becoming super bright and eradicating all the heavy negative energy.
When you feel its cleansed, collect the tealights and matches and toss them in a garbage away from your property. You can continue to cleanse your house with any method!
Fuck Off Oil (Banishing Oil)
Sometimes, just saying “fuck off” doesn’t quite do the trick. Whether it’s unsatisfying or doesn’t repel the asshole you’re trying to get rid of, it might be time to pull out the big guns.
This banishing oil is a revamped version of an oil I made for an old friend many years ago. The original purpose was to rid her home of a nasty invasive spirit and then keep it away, since it had already been banished and returned a few times. She used it to anoint her mirrors, windows, doors, and even herself, followed by a large black pillar candle coated in more of the oil and burned every day until it was just a lump of wax.
It worked perfectly for her purposes, so I have taken that old recipe and recreated it in my current style for my current needs. If you saw my earlier rant post, then you know what this is for. If not, that’s okay - just know that someone has tested my patience and taken advantage of my kindness, and now they should kindly fuck off forever.
Like most of my spells and spell ingredients, this oil is 100% edible… and pretty tasty! See my notes below for ideas on how to use it.
Ingredients:
Oil of Your Choice (I used olive oil because it’s what was in my cabinet)
Salt
Pepper
Red Chili Flakes
Smoked Paprika
Garlic, minced
Onion Powder
Oregano, dried
Caraway Seeds
Coriander
Bay Leaf
A Jar or Bottle
Instructions:
Measure how much oil you will need to fill your jar or bottle of choice. You can pour the oil into a bowl or use a measuring cup to both measure and mix your oil, which is what I did. Fewer dishes to wash at the end!
Add each of your ingredients, one at a time, to the oil. Leave the bay leaf for last, and see step 3. I added the ingredients in the order that they are listed, but you can do them in whatever order suits you best. Be sure to give each a purpose tied back to the person, spirit, or other bothersome creature you are banishing (some ingredients have protective properties; see my note below for how I assigned a purpose to each).
Stir your mixture well. Really whip it. Beat the hell out of it. Etc.
Bay leaves are often used in wish magic or as vehicles for sigils. For our purposes, hold the leaf with both hands and stare at it hard. Think of the person, spirit, or thing you are banishing. Whisper or shout your desire to keep them away from you, adding any specifics you like. Stuff the leaf into your jar or bottle whole.
Pour your mixture into the jar or bottle over the bay leaf. Be sure to get all of the bits of garlic in there.
Cap the jar or bottle and give it a good shake. I recommend letting it sit and infuse for a few days to get a really good flavor going, but you can use it immediately if you want. Just be sure to shake it well to charge it before use.
This oil is good for up to six months, though it may last longer. Keep an eye on it; if it forms mold, throw it away immediately. Keep your jar or bottle in a cool, dark space. Refrigeration is optional, but it’ll last longer if you keep it in the fridge.
Notes:
As with most oils, there are many uses for this recipe. It can be either a spell on its own, or you can create it to be a component in another spell. Or both! Both is good.
I like to use this to cook vegetables like brussels sprouts, asparagus, and potatoes, but you could also use it in a stir fry or to cook meats. This oil also makes for a very pleasant salad dressing when mixed with red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar. It would be both funny and effective to feed a Fuck Off Salad to your target. If you want to do this, I recommend making it extra spicy, especially if they hate spice and you’re feeling especially vindictive.
If you’re not looking to eat this oil in some way, you can also use it to anoint candles for a banishing spell. Or, if you want to get a little more involved, you can submerge a taglock or poppet in the oil to symbolize the person you are repelling. This would be a great way to continuously banish someone or something if they keep trying to return. Plus, it can have the added benefit of being… uncomfortable for the target.
Here are the purposes I assigned to each ingredient; feel free to use these or come up with your own based off your own experiences:
Salt - Protect the caster during the creation and use of the oil, repel bad vibes and start the process of cleansing
Pepper - First line of fuck off; give a reason or a particular attribute that you want gone, such as “aggression” and “lying”
Chili flakes - Second line of fuck off, this time with ✨spice✨; I assigned “threats” and “rancid vibes” to this ingredient
Garlic - Third line of fuck off; protection against further nonsense, repelling them from contacting me
Onion - Keeping away pests; I use the layers of the onion to symbolize the layers of “fuck off” in the oil and reinforce each one
Oregano - Now comes the part where we protect ourselves from the offending party’s possible retaliation! This is protection from backlash and luck for the success of the spell. This has extra power for me, since my mom grew this oregano and is superbly pissed about someone threatening her kids!
Caraway seeds - Boosting my convictions and inner power, preventing the spell from backfiring on me (the target(s) are also witches, so this was very important to include!)
Coriander - Personal protection against further nonsense, cementing this oil as a line of self-defense
If you use this oil in a spell, let me know how you liked it, if you made any substitutions, and/or how it worked for you!
Happy Banishing, Witches!
Banishment Spell
This spell is to be done under a waning moon
To banish a troublesome individual make a poppet of them out of paper (in this case I used felt) and write the name on the back
(Keeping name hidden for privacy reasons)
Next take a piece of red string or yarn or whatever you can use to wrap around the poppet
Begin wrapping the string around the poppet while repeating:
“I bind you, [insert name], so that you may not harm myself or my loved ones. I banish you, [insert name], so that you no longer hinder my path”
Repeat until all string is wrapped around the poppet
Lastly, discard the poppet by your method of choice. I choose the garbage so that it may be carried away far from me- but you may feel like something else is calling to you.
Let’s hope the magic works as it should!
Be Blessed,
Katie Riverblood
🔮BANISHING VS WARDING🔮
(what really is the difference?)
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BANISHING
Banishing is far more specific and direct than warding.
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WHY IS IT USED?
Banishing is used to get rid of a particulur energy, spirit, or person. Think carefully before banishing, as it's a strong form of defensive magic.
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BANISHING METHODS
USE THE ELEMENTS
burn a slip of paper with your target's name on it
throw a leaf with your target's name on it into a running river/stream
burn corresponding herbs and pass the smoke through your space
CANDLES
anoint your candle with corresponding herbs and oils, then burn it
when the candle has burnt out. the banishing is complete
SIGILS
make your own banishing sigil find one that resonates with you
place it in the space or on the item you are banishing energy from
HERBS + TINCTURES
use herbal smoke to force energy out of a space or object
make a spray or herbal tineture to sprinkle around your home
FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION
use the method that calls to you
never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly
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WARDING
Warding is a gentler form of defensive magic that is used in a more general sense.
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WHY IS IT USED?
Warding is used to protect and guard from negative energies of any kind - it redirects energy away from you or your space.
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WARDING METHODS
VISUALIZATION
use your intention and energy to visualize a powerful barrier of protecting light around yourself or your space for more info on ENERGETIC PROTECTION click HERE
GUARDIANS
create a guardian to guard your home or space from negative energies
use a small object, enchant it with your intention,and keep it in a safe, permanent place
CRYSTALS
corresponding crystals can be worn as jewelry to protect against negative energy
placing erystals in a room or around you house will create a protective barrier
SALT
black salt can be ured in banishing rituals or used alone
sprinkle salt around your door and windows or make protection jars
HERBS
burn protective herbs and pass the smoke through your space or tools
sprinkle herbal oils and tinctures on yourself and your space for protective barriers
FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION
use the method that calls to you
never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly
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I really hope this post was informative and helps some of you! If you have any questions please feel free to message me!🥰💕 merry meet- B
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Kitchen Witch Recipe: Balsamic Roasted Sweet Onions
The mundane: This fairly simple side dish takes the humble onion and really helps it shine. The sweet onion balances nicely with the tang of balsamic vinegar. There's a nice depth of flavor. Plus it's fairly simple to make (always a bonus in my house) and something different.
The witchy: This side dish is brimming with protection and banishment magic potential in the form of the onions, vinegar, and even the parsley garnish at the end, as well as your classic salt and pepper duo. This is an excellent side dish to make to utilize Saturday's protective energies and to enhance banishment workings.
Makes 6 servings, so adjust as needed
Ingredients
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
6 small sweet onions
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley to garnish
Directions
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
Peel the onions and cut them into halves
In a baking dish large enough to fit the onions, combine the butter and oil. Once combined, whisk in your balsamic vinegar, white whine, sugar, and salt and pepper.
Add the onions to the dish, placing them in a single layer, making sure the cut side is facing down.
Cover loosely with foil and bake about 20 minutes.
Remove from oven. Turn each onion over and brush them with the pan juices. Make sure they are well coated!
Put them back in the oven, uncovered, and bake another 20-25 minutes until onions are tender and have browned.
Serve warm or at room temperature. Garnish with parsley, and enjoy!
To add a little extra magic to it, feel free to make a ritual of it. Light a black candle as you focus your intentions during prep and cook time. Call upon any deities you might want to work with. Say a chant for protection or banishing. These little things can really add a little extra razzle dazzle to something that feel otherwise mundane to some.
There are spells and the like translated that involve protecting your house from spooky things by burying tiny dog figurines near the doors and windows. I wonder if something like that would work in an apartment? I might try burying some tiny dog sculptures in the potted plant at my door and so on, coupled with doing my spooky pagan magic stuff. If you’re curious as to what I’m referencing, look up the Dogs of Nineveh. As to what I’m trying to sic magic dogs on, I have no idea, but if I can sense it in all of my totally normal spook-blindness and my medium gf has seen it, clearly I need to do something.
Ideas for the Use of Thorns/Prickles
- Use them as components in spell jars or charm satchels for protection and prosperity.
- Hang a blackberry bramble over a door way (or multiple) in your house to prevent all manners of afflictions*
- Use in banishing spells to prevent the return of the person or entity you’re banishing
- Use rose thorns in your counter love spells, or your banishing spells for past lovers
- Enchant with protection/peace/prosperity/growth charms and bury them at the borders of your garden or property
- Incorporate thorns in your workings against liars, gossipers, or disguises.
*This is a modified form of old English lore that states that passing under a bramble archway will accomplish these results.
Feel free to add your own! After all, each path is different :)
Kiss that bitch goodbye
For when someone has wronged you and you’re ready to cut them from your life.
💋Gather toilet paper, a pen, lemon juice, and water.
💋Write down their name and how they wronged you on slips of paper.
💋Write down (and speak if you like) what you hope will happen to them.
💋Tear up paper, place at bottom of cup.
💋Add lemon juice “I remove all the sourness you brought to my life and any sourness you would’ve brought in any future”.
💋Add water and stir. “I wash away your ill-affects and ill wishes”.
💋Flush down the toilet.
💋Optional: Blow a kiss and say “bye bitch” (or other colorful language)
🕯️🌿 banishing spell to break someone’s hold over you 🌿🕯️
I’m in a time of transition right now, and as I’m going through all of these big changes, I realized that I was being held back by certain unresolved relationships in my past. I designed this spell as a way of letting go of those people and freeing myself of their influences, so that I can move forward without all this emotional baggage.
What You Will Need:
a small black candle (used for banishing negative influences)
a piece of paper with the name of the person or thing you want to let go of written on it
sage (for cleansing and purification)
an obsidian stone (associated with psychic cleansing, protection, grounding, and personal transformation) (side note: this is also one of my favorite stones to meditate with!)
Optional Components:
fresh or dried basil (wards off negativity, promotes love and happiness, and is associated with peace in many cultures)
a selenite crystal (an extremely powerful cleansing stone, especially for cleansing emotional energies)
a rose quartz crystal (associated with forgiveness, healing, and compassion) (if you don’t have rose quartz, I would recommend using a pink spell candle to bring the energy of compassion and forgiveness into the spell.)
I had two different people I wanted to let go of, so I had two black candles and two pieces of paper. Ordinarily, you should just need one of everything.
Note: This ritual involves setting objects on fire. For this reason, I recommend performing it outside.
Casting the Spell:
Begin by getting yourself into the right mood for magic. Maybe meditate for a few minutes, put on some instrumental music, burn your favorite incense, etc.
Take a moment to ground and center yourself.
Cleanse your space. You can do this by lighting your sage and wafting its smoke around yourself, your tools, and your general area. Close your eyes, inhale the smoke, and feel yourself being cleansed and blessed.
Light your black candle. As you do so, begin thinking about the person or thing you want to let go of, of the effect they have had on your life, and of the reason(s) you need to be free of their influence.
Take the piece of paper with the person or thing’s name written on it, and hold it over the candle flame. PLEASE BE CAREFUL NOT TO BURN YOURSELF. Hold the paper over the flame only long enough for it to light, and then set it down on the ground. It should continue to burn.
As you watch the paper burn, recite the following incantation: “[Name]’s hold over me is broken. He/she/they/it has no power over me. I am free of his/her/their/its influence.”
Repeat this incantation as many times as feels right to you. If you follow my blog, you know that I like to work with the number nine in my magic, so I repeated it nine times.
Allow yourself to feel all of the pain and frustration that this person or thing has caused in your life. Acknowledge these feelings – they are a normal and valid part of our emotional healing process, but they are no longer serving you. You have passed the phase in healing where they are useful. Focus on these feelings for a moment, and then let them go. Feel them being carried away from you, leaving you free of their weight.
If you chose to include basil, use the candle’s flame to light it. Watch the smoke rise and smell its sweet aroma. Feel peace and happiness flowing into you to replace all the pain you’ve just let go of. (Again, be careful not to burn yourself!)
Once you feel at peace, blow out your black candle to end the ritual. I find that with banishings and other “letting go” or “getting rid of” spells, it’s best not to prolong the spell any longer than necessary. Do what you need to do, and then end the ritual. Don’t give these negative influences any more or your time and attention than you absolutely have to.
Light your sage again, and do one final cleansing of yourself and your space. This will make sure that you are cleared of any lingering negativity, and I feel like it kind of just puts a “final seal” on the powerful cleansing you’ve just done.
This spell is all about your healing and personal growth. It’s not about removing the other person from your life, or wishing any harm on them – it is simply a way of cutting the ties that allow them to control you. Because of this, I find that this spell works best after the person or thing you want to let go of is no longer a part of your life, and after you’ve had some time to process your emotions and allow yourself to grieve. Pain has its place, and sometimes we need to allow ourselves to feel it instead of trying to get rid of it immediately.
Anthesteria’s third and final day: Khutroi, Day of Pots, Festival of Keres
Thuraze, Keres! Oukeni Anthesteria!
There is still some remaining celebration of the Aiora rites of swinging on Khutroi. Girls hanging ribbons and masks from trees, adults drunkenly or at least merrily playing on swings, small rites of purification by air and light-hearted play. Mostly, these rites have already been done on Khoes, the second day, which is set aside largely for them and is called the Day of Swinging. But if there are any celebrating Anthesteria who have not yet celebrated the Aiora, then Khutroi is the last day for it. Likewise, if the Heiros Gamos was not celebrated on Khoes, then it must be done on Khutroi.
But aside from those remnants of swinging and sacred union, the final day of Anthesteria is mostly devoted to the cult of the public dead, those faceless civic ghosts known as Keres — who rose from the Underworld with Dionysus and the pithoi jars as Anthesteria began, and who were honored yesterday on Khoes, the second day. Until now, the Keres were given the run of the city for Anthesteria; they were stepped aside for, given space, respected, welcomed. But now is the time to regain our homes, our streets, the places of the living. While still respecting the ghosts of the public dead, now is the time to resurrect our world from death into life.
And so the final act of honoring the Keres is to set out pots with offerings prepared just for them — vegetables, beans, grains, and seeds, foods that can on this day tempt the city’s dead and draw them out of the homes they wander through. Homes they once occupied or visited during their lives, places that were once theirs but now belong to the living. Then with the dead thus drawn and appeased on the doorstep, the homes are warded against the Keres with talismans and small rites. Celebrants shout, "Out the doors, you Keres! It is no longer Anthesteria!" And with the banishment of the ghosts, Hermes and Hekate come to guide the Keres back to the Underworld, and the rooms and homes and parks are renewed to the living, refreshed from the dust of dead memories and times past.
Many celebrants feast after this, eating sweet foods made with honey and wine, foods that are not allowed for the dead, foods made separately from the offerings in the Khutroi pots. The dithyrambs of Dionysus are sung, and songs to Hermes and Hekate as well. The newly-opened wine is drunk again, still, though perhaps not with as much abandon as the nights before. The buds are still on the trees, ready to flower. The ribbons flow in the night breezes. The vines are being pruned a second time by the Maenads and Bacchantes, continuing the cycle of life and death and change. The winter is passing, the shadow passing from our hearts, the cold leaving our bones. We are ready for what comes next.
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🔮WARDING🔮
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(what really is the difference?)
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BANISHING
Banishing is far more specific and direct than warding.
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WHY IS IT USED?
Banishing is used to get rid of a particulur energy, spirit, or person. Think carefully before banishing, as it's a strong form of defensive magic.
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BANISHING METHODS
USE THE ELEMENTS
burn a slip of paper with your target's name on it
throw a leaf with your target's name on it into a running river/stream
burn corresponding herbs and pass the smoke through your space
CANDLES
anoint your candle with corresponding herbs and oils, then burn it
when the candle has burnt out. the banishing is complete
SIGILS
make your own banishing sigil find one that resonates with you
place it in the space or on the item you are banishing energy from
HERBS + TINCTURES
use herbal smoke to force energy out of a space or object
make a spray or herbal tineture to sprinkle around your home
FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION
use the method that calls to you
never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly
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WARDING
Warding is a gentler form of defensive magic that is used in a more general sense.
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WHY IS IT USED?
Warding is used to protect and guard from negative energies of any kind - it redirects energy away from you or your space.
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WARDING METHODS
VISUALIZATION
use your intention and energy to visualize a powerful barrier of protecting light around yourself or your space for more info on ENERGETIC PROTECTION click HERE
GUARDIANS
create a guardian to guard your home or space from negative energies
use a small object, enchant it with your intention,and keep it in a safe, permanent place
CRYSTALS
corresponding crystals can be worn as jewelry to protect against negative energy
placing erystals in a room or around you house will create a protective barrier
SALT
black salt can be ured in banishing rituals or used alone
sprinkle salt around your door and windows or make protection jars
HERBS
burn protective herbs and pass the smoke through your space or tools
sprinkle herbal oils and tinctures on yourself and your space for protective barriers
FOLLOW YOUR INTUITION
use the method that calls to you
never use a method that feels wrong or that you haven't researched thoroughly
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I really hope this post was informative and helps some of you! If you have any questions please feel free to message me!🥰💕 merry meet- B
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Banish The Bullshitter Spell
what you need:
Black candle
Powder of dragon’s blood, sage, black salt, cayenne, myrrh
Charcoal tablet + fireproof dish
Paper cutout of person giving you bullshit with name on it
Carving tool
Banishing oil
what to do:
Light your charcoal tablet prior to spell
Carve candle with person’s name, may also include sigils/runes of your choosing
Anoint candle with banishing oil top to middle, and bottom to middle
Sprinkle powder on dressed candle and affirm: I banish you, (name), from my life and the lives of my loved ones, in all directions of time. You no longer cause us any harm.
Sprinkle some powder on charcoal and hold the candle above the smoke, affirm the above again
Light the candle
Sprinkle more powder on charcoal and hold the paper cutout above the smoke, then light cutout on fire and affirm the above one more time
Let the candle burn down
“Fuck you” Curse Jar
Enchanted with Saturn energy for law, order, and justice.
Required items:
Piece of paper with sigil to represent your intent + target’s name
you can include any other symbol that corresponds to your intent like I did with the symbol of Saturn
Storm water
Flying devil oil
Black salt
Bitch Be Gone powder
Small jar
Rip up the piece of paper that contains your sigil and the target’s name - add to the jar
Proceed to add 1 part storm water, 1 part flying devil oil, a dash of black salt, and a pinch of BBG powder - do NOT shake (yet)
Focusing on the target getting what they deserve, shake the fuck out of the jar until the contents are thoroughly mixed
Bury it in soil to allow it to manifest - a potted plant will do just fine if you want to do that
Vauxite’s Flying Devil Oil
That’s right: Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning and olive oil.
The seasoning contains the following ingredients: cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chipotle pepper, cumin, thyme, oregano, marjoram, bay, basil, rosemary, garlic, and onion, to name a few.
These herbs and spices make the perfect blend for banishing, protection, uncrossing, or cursing.
Instructions:
Add seasoning to a jar (dark colored, preferably) and cover with olive oil.
Seal, shake, and store in a cool dark place for up to a week.
For a more potent mixture, strain the infused oil over a new batch of fresh seasoning and store for another week.
Strain finished product into a dark colored dropper jar and store in a cool, dark place for best results.
just my version of a well-known recipe