Altar Smoke

This is a curse that’s built on some themes and archetypes in Hellenic and Hellenistic depictions of witchcraft in literature. It calls on the aid of Hekate Brimo, Kirke, and Medea. This is a curse, which carries with it all the usual warnings for curses. Perform at your own discretion. Many of these ingredients are poisonous, do not ingest any part of this spell. This is what I’d use if you really want to mess someone up. Casting a circle may be a good idea for this spell.

 For this spell you will need the following:

-Three black taper or pillar candles, preferably around 9 inches

-Dark arts or crossing/cursing oil

-A cauldron or bowl filled with boiling water

-Offerings to Hekate, Kirke, and Medea

-A mixture of herbs: yew, mayapple, foxglove, black pepper, black mustard seeds, poppy seeds, wormwood, and if you can get your hands on them, aconite and European mandrake

-Animal parts: black dog hair, snake skin, and if you can get them, coyote, fox, or wolf bones

-A poppet, along with black or red cord

-3 pins

-Any personal artifacts of your target (hair, nail clippings, clothes, jewelry, etc.)

Begin by adorning the working space with the black candles behind the cauldron. Dress the three candles with the oil. Light one and invoke the Goddess Hekate:

“Hekate Brimo, I invoke thee. Dread Goddess of the Underworld and Queen of Witches, I light this flame in your honor. Attend to my workings and wreak my vengeance upon (name of target)!”

Light the next candle and invoke Kirke:

“Kirke, Great Witch of Aiaia, I invoke thee. Mistress of Transformation and Truth, I light this flame in your honor. Attend to my workings and wreak my vengeance upon (name of target)!”

Light the final candle and invoke Medea:

“Medea, Great Witch-Priestess of Colchis, I invoke thee. Giant-Slayer, Mistress of Poisons, I light this flame in your honor. Attend to my workings and wreak my vengeance upon (name of target)!”

Place your offerings on the altar and say:

“Great Mistresses of Magic, I place before you these offerings and these flames in supplication. Grant to me your aid on this night and bring forth that which I ask of you!”

Place the herbs and animal parts for the spell on the altar and say the following with your hands over them:

“Three times I bless these herbs and poisons. Once in the name of Hekate, once in the name of Kirke, and once in the name of Medea. Thrice blessed are these poisons which I brew, and thrice cursed is (name of target)”

Sprinkle the herbs and animal parts into the cauldron, stirring them counter-clockwise. Then, take the poppet and bind it three times with the cord. Once around the head, once around the arms and midsection, and once around the legs. Then say:

“Thrice I bind you (name of target). Once in the name of Hekate, once in the name of Kirke, and once in the name of Medea.”

Sit back before the altar and say the following, each line inserting a pin into the poppet:

“I call on Hekate Brimo, Terrifying One, bring your infernal vengeance down onto my enemy. Strike (name of target) on this night, and let loose your spirits of Hades upon them.

I call on Kirke, Daughter of the Sun, let all see (name of target) as the beast they are. As you sought to punish Skylla, show no mercy to my enemy and bring forth my revenge.

I call on Medea, Bringer of Vengeance and Justice, lend these poisons your aid and bring your curse upon my enemy. As you tore down Jason for his unforgivable transgressions, tear down (name of target) on this night.”

Drop the poppet into the cauldron along with any personal artifacts of your target. Then say:

“Thrice are you bound, thrice are you cursed, and thrice is my will worked upon you. In the names of the Goddess Hekate, Kirke, and Medea, may (name of target) know my wrath.”

After the ritual is done, let the candles burn and the potion sit. Once the candles have burned out, remove the poppet from the brew and dump the potion onto your enemy’s property, a place you know they will cross, or at a crossroads. The poppet can either be disposed of in the same manner or buried (not on your property though). Both before and after the ritual, and after the disposal of the ingredients, cleanse and protect yourself. 

Take a small narrow necked vessel, be it of glass or pottery, and place within it the hair and nail pairings of the one to be protected to provide a decoy for the curse, the red ‘Witch Powder’ to destroy the evil influence, a tangle of sewing threads to trap and confuse evil spirits, nine bent pins and three large blackthorn spines to ever prick a d stab at the originator of the cute. Close the vessel with a cork and seal it with wax. The vessel may be secured within a chimney, buried beneath the hearth, or else buried in a churchyard path or crossroads.

Uncrossing is when a person removes a curse, hex, jinx, or other spell that was casted against them which brings them negative energy, bad luck, or catastrophic events. Remember to take care of yourself after performing an uncrossing spell by cleansing and protecting yourself and your home.

The Keys of Magic are a core principle shared by many different schools. While they may seem simple, the truth is that they can be challenging to master. Dedicate time to honing these foundational skills, and you’re sure to see results in your craft.  I’ve included here an explanation of each key, along with some of my personal tips and tricks for success.

Relaxation

It’s difficult to concentrate when you’re not comfortable. Minimizing distractions and developing an ability to focus through them will be essential. I’ve repeatedly insisted that meditation is the number one skill any witch or magician needs to master. This is one of the many reasons why. The importance of mental control seems like a no-brainer, but I’m always surprised by how often people neglect their meditation. To begin, find a quiet and comfortable place to work where you are unlikely to be interrupted. Ground yourself, and clear your mind. Gradually allow all the tension to leave your body. From this empty, neutral position, begin to focus your will on your work. As you gain experience, you should train by increasing your level of distraction. Practice relaxation and focus in places that aren’t ideal, so that you’re equipped to do even better. Cultivating your skills here will allow you to successfully work magic in less and less ideal situations, giving you an edge and the discipline necessary to be successful when it truly matters.

Visualization/Concentration

During your ritual, adopt a single minded focus. It’s not enough to express your desire, you need to see the thing you want as though it’s already come to pass. Instead of “I want a promotion at work”, think “I have been promoted”. See yourself receiving the promotion, feel the joy and satisfaction of your new role. Bask in your boss’ praise. To help make the thing real, try to engage all your senses. Imagine the way the place smells, what it tastes like, how it feels. What’s the quality of the light? What’s the soundscape like?

You must truly cement the thing as real in your mind. This key goes back to the Principle of Correspondence, if you’ve ever studied Hermetics. Even if you haven’t, you’re probably familiar with the phrase “as above, so below”. The continuation of that is, “as within, so without”. Make the thing real inside of you, so that in the next step it can become real outside of you. Take the time to sink into it. The solidness of this visualization will directly relate to the strength of the outcome.

Projection

This is easily the most difficult of the keys to master. In order for your magic to do any work, you first have to send it out into the world. All that energy, focus and desire you built up during your ritual needs to be released. For this to happen, you’ll have to relinquish all attachment to your spell, along with any desire for a result.

Feel free to make your own tarot spreads.

With the exception of the Celtic Cross, I only use spreads that I or my ancestors created. Here are some of them:

Past Life Spread

Life Purpose Spread

General Life Prediction Spread

Soulmate Spread

Sex Life Spread

Future Children Spread

Death Prediction Spread

Dream Interpretation Spread

High Priestess Spread (For Quick Predictions)

True Colors Spread (For Questions of Intentions)

Two Paths Spread (For Making a Difficult Decision)

Combined Spreads (Tarot, Oracle, Lenormand)

Ancestors Spread (For Speaking with the Dead)

When Spread (Timing with the Celtic Cross)

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•Reversals aren’t opposites. While some read them that way, many cards mean similar things reversed.

•Court cards don’t have to mean a person. Queens can mean creation, Kings can mean athourity, pages can be messages, and knights can be travel.

•Readings are more accurate when you do them for yourself.

•When a card falls out when you are shuffling, that card is very important. Don’t ignore it.

•Cards influence other cards more than you may think.

•It’s ok if you’re interpretations of cards are different than most. Everyone reads differently.

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This month’s full moon is a strawberry moon in Capricorn ♑🍓

Full moons:

are an opportune time to seek wisdom

will give an added boost to your intuition

can improve your luck with divination

can add power to outdoor rituals and spells

are a good time for dream magic

can be used for protection

are the traditional time to finish casting spells started during the previous new moon or full moon

This particular moon:

is ideal for situations that require emotional distance

alternatively, also a good moon for spells that require a lot of anger

may be a very emotionally charged time for the practitioner due to personal issues going on at home

is a good moon to bring about subtle changes to your life with minimal chaos in the aftermath

In situations of injustice, will aid you in breaking free from your bindings