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Basil:  money, luck, prosperity, happiness

Bay Leaf: energy, cleansing, can be charged with almost any intention

Camomile: Caring, kindness, luck, growth, self-love growth, confidence, avoiding negativity, happiness

Cinnamon: passion, quick success, fire magick

Chia seeds: Growth, health, kindness, Property

Chilli flakes:  Pride, confidence, power, strength, Passion

Cumin: Courage, bravery, protection, loyalty

Dandelion: wishes, charisma, success, good luck

Dill: sexual love, luck, protection

Eucalyptus: cleansing, healing, purifying, relaxing, comfort

Fennel:  hate, anger

Flax seeds: Prosperity, growth, new beginnings

Ginger: fiery passion, success, and personal power

Jasmine: love, dreams, sensuality, luxury and kindness

Lavender: love and attraction, purification, relaxation, restful sleep

Nutmeg: luck, Health, Fidelity, Love, Prosperity, comfort, loyalty

Oregano:  comfort, love, warmth

Paprika:  Pride, confidence, power, strength

Parsley: Cleansing. purification

Peppermint: healing, purification, love and energy, cleansing, prosperity

Poppy seeds: protection, intuition, self-assurance, hexing and cursing

Rose: love, beauty, harmony, romance, attraction

Rosemary: cleansing, purification, wisdom, protection

Sesame seeds: Prosperity, growth, health, nurturing

Spearmint: love, cleansing, renewal, blessing

Sunflower seeds: happiness, growth, joy

Thyme: beauty, strength, courage

Turmeric: confidence, creativity, energy

Vanilla: love and sexuality

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A guide on protecting yourself and your home. 

updated 12.8.24

Personal Protection

Wear an amulet on your person - can be made from man-made or natural materials so long as its intent is to protect

Keep a protective crystal in your pocket

Craft a small protective spell jar and keep on your person

Anoint yourself with a protective oil

Place an energetic shield around yourself 

Place a glamour on yourself to go unnoticed in the presence of harmful or negative energies

Carry a piece of iron on your person

Bathe with a wash made from protective herbs

Sleep with a sachet of herbs under your pillow or hanging above your bed to prevent nightmares

Prayers and offerings to your patron deity

Hang a protective amulet from the rearview mirror in your vehicle for safe travels

Home & Hearth Protection

Hang rose stems with thorns intact above the entrance of your home

Hang an upside down horseshoe above the entrance of your home (some lore states you should hang the horseshoe right-side-up)

Hang wind chimes or bells outside of your home

Create a “Witch Bottle” and bury in your front yard, or in a potted plant on your porch

Create a “Witch’s Ladder” or “Witch Ball” and hang it either inside or outside of your home

Hang imagery of protective symbols outside or around your home

Burn protective incense in your home

Create a room spray made from protective oils and spray around your home

Create a protective wash and use it to clean your windows, door frames, and tile/wooden floors 

Use the wash mentioned above to “paint” symbols of protection on the outside of your front door, on your porch, etc. 

Place a protective crystal at each corner inside your home

Place a small glass of salt at each corner inside your home

Hammer 3 iron nails into your front door

Create a protective powder and sprinkle around the perimeter of your home - alternately, sprinkle outside of your front and back door

Create a sachet filled with protective herbs and crystals - keep inside or outside of your home, in your vehicle, etc.

Hang mirrors inside of your home

Place a crystal grid at the center of your home using protective crystals

Call upon your patron deity to protect your home and those who reside in it

Protective Symbols & Items

Pentacle

Triquetra 

Witch’s Knot

Algiz (Elhaz) rune

Vegvisir

Helm of Awe

Mjolnir

Glyph of the Moon, Mars, or Saturn

Eye of Horus

Ankh

Crossed Swords

Iron nails

Railroad spikes

Thorns

War Water

Flying Devil Oil

Third & Fifth Pentacle of Saturn; Third & Sixth Pentacle of Jupiter; Sixth Pentacle of Mars; Second, Third, & Fifth Pentacle of the Moon

Crystals

Agate

Amethyst - protection against psychic attacks and while traveling

Angel Aura Quartz - spiritual protection

Apophyllite

Aqua Aura Quartz - protection against psychic attacks

Aquamarine - protection while traveling via water

Astrophyllite

Aventurine

Beryl - protection while traveling

Blue Goldstone

Bowenite

Bronzite

Bustamite

Catlinite - spiritual protection

Carnelian - protection from negative emotions

Celestite - emotional protection

Chalcopyrite

Chrysoberyl

Citrine - protection from nightmares

Clear Quartz

Diamond

Dravite

Eudialyte

Fire Agate

Fluorite - protection against psychic attacks

Galaxite

Garnet

Indicolite

Infinite Stone

Jade

Jasper

Jet

Lapis Lazuli

Lepidolite

Malachite - protection during pregnancy and childbirth

Moonstone - protection during pregnancy, childbirth, and while traveling via water

Mother of Pearl - protection for children

Nuumite

Obsidian

Onyx

Peridot

Pyrite

Rose Quartz - protection during pregnancy and childbirth

Ruby - protection of the home and hearth

Salt

Schorl

Shungite

Smithsonite

Smoky Quartz

Snowflake Obsidian

Sugilite

Tanzanite

Tiger’s Eye

Turquoise

Vauxite - protection from nightmares

Botanicals

Acacia, Aconite, Acorn (protection from lightning), African Violet, Ague, Alder (protection for the deceased), Alfalfa (protection from hunger and poverty), Alkanet (protection from snakebites and the fear of snakes), Aloe (protection from household accidents), Amaranth (protection from bullets), Amber, Angelica, Anise Seeds, Ash (protection from drowning and while traveling), Aspen (protection against thieves), Bamboo, Barley, Basil, Bay Laurel (protection from lightning), Bay Leaf (protection for your home and family, protection against baneful magic), Belladonna, Bergamot (protection from illness), Bilberry Bark, Birch (protection from lightning and infertility), Black Cohosh (protection from accidents and sudden death), Black Haw, Black Pepper, Blackberry, Bladderwrack (protection while traveling), Blessed Thistle, Bloodroot, Blue Violet, Blueberry, Boneset, Brimstone, Buckeye (protection against arthritis), Buckwheat, Cactus, Calamus, Calendula, Carnation, Caraway, Cascara Sagrada (protection against baneful magic), Catnip (protection while sleeping), Cedar (protection from lightning), Celandine, Chia, Chives, Chrysanthemum, Cilantro (protection for gardeners), Cinnamon, Cinquefoil (protection for loved ones on a journey), Clove (protection for babies), Clover, Coconut, Comfrey (protection while traveling), Coriander, Corn, Cotton, Cramp Bark, Cranberry, Cumin, Curry, Cypress, Daisy (protection for babies), Dandelion Root (protection while sleeping), Datura, Devil’s Bit, Devil’s Claw, Dill, Dogwood, Dragon’s Blood, Ebony, Elder (protection for the deceased), Elm (protection from lightning), Eucalyptus, False Unicorn Root (protection during pregnancy and childbirth), Fennel, Fern, Feverfew (protection against accidents and cold/flu), Figwort (protection for your home), Flaxseed (protection for your home, protection against baneful magic), Fleabane, Foxglove (protection for your home and garden), Frankincense, Gardenia, Garlic, Geranium, Ginger, Ginseng, Gorse (protection against baneful magic), Hawthorn (protection from lightning), Heather (protection against violent crimes), Heliotrope, Henna (protection from illness), Hickory, High John the Conqueror, Holly, Horseradish, Hyssop (protection for property against burglars and trespassers), Irish Moss (protection while traveling), Ivy, Juniper, Kava Kava, Lady Slipper (protection against baneful magic), Larch (protection against theft), Larkspur, Laurel, Lavender, Leek, Lemon, Lemon Verbena (protection of your home, protection from lightning and storms), Lettuce, Lime, Lotus, Lucky Hand Root (protection while traveling), Mandrake, Marigold (protection while sleeping), Marjoram, Marshmallow Root, Mimosa, Mint, Mistletoe (protection from lightning and fire), Mullein (protection from nightmares and baneful magic), Nutmeg, Oak Moss, Olive Leaf, Onion, Papyrus, Parsley (protection for your home), Peat Moss, Peony, Periwinkle (protection against snakes and poison), Pimpernel, Pine, Pineapple, Plantain (protection from snake bites and jealousy), Quince, Radish, Raspberry Leaf, Red Clover (protection for pets), Rhubarb, Rice, Rowan, Rue, Sage, Sandalwood, Saw Palmetto, Sea Salt, Sheep Sorrel (protection from heart disease), Slippery Elm, Snapdragon, Solomon’s Seal, Spanish Moss, Spearmint, St. John’s Wort (protection from baneful magic, lightning, and fire), Straw Flower, Sunflower, Tangerine, Thistle, Toadflax, Tonka Bean (protection from disease), True Unicorn Root (protection from baneful magic), Valerian, Venus Fly Trap, Violet, Willow (protection from lightning, storms, and disease), Witch Hazel, Wood Aloe, Wood Betony, Woodruff, Wormwood (protection against dangerous roads while traveling), Yerba Santa, Yew, Yucca (protection of your home)

Metals

Chromium

Lead

Iron

Nickel

Pewter

Steel

Titanium

Zinc

Lunar Phases

Waxing - to attract protective energy and positivity

Full - generalized protection 

Waning - to banish negativity, thus protecting the caster

Planets

Moon

Mars

Saturn

Days of the Week

Monday

Tuesday

Saturday

To bind an enemy and drain their vitality.

Needed:

• A fly

• Spider/cob webs

• Black cloth

• Pen and paper

Instructions:

Gather the webs and place them all a tangle upon the black cloth. Procure a fly, recently dead, and set it upon the mass of webs. The following words should be written on the paper:

"North, South, East, West

Spider's web shall bind him best

East, West, North, South

Hold his limbs and stop his mouth

Seal his eyes and choke his breath

Wrap him round with ropes of death"

Fold the paper four times and wrap it, the fly, and the webs in the black cloth forming s small bag. This should be bound up with the end of a long cord and suspended in a dark corner of the home. Do not disturb it, simply let it hang until covered in dust. Bury it in the earth to work its influence in perpetual secrecy.

This ritual calls upon the sharp cruelty of black locust thorns and the hollow whisper of a cicada's corpse to silence liars, manipulators, or those who wish to harm with their words.

Needed:

• 3 Black locust thorns

• A dead cicada or its husk

• A black candle

• Small piece of paper

• Black ink (pen)

• Cauldron or fire proof dish

• Needle or pin to draw blood

Instructions:

Perform this ritual at night during a Black/Waning Moon. Write your target's name and birthday on the paper in black ink. Hold the three locust thorns in your projective (dominant) hand, close your eyes, and envision them as vessels of retribution, carrying the power to silence falsehood and slander. Take the cicada and press it against the paper, then run the thorns, one by one, through them, binding them together. Put this into the fire proof dish and drip some of your blood over it to add power and control. Light the candle and say the following:

"By the thorns of the Locust Tree, sharp and cruel,

By the husk of the Cicada, hollow and mute,

I bind your tongue in whispers lost,

Your words to whither your voice to frost.

As the Locust's thorn draws blood with ease,

May your lies rot and turn to bitter disease,

As the Cicada's shell is dead and breaking,

May your influence crumble, powerless and shaking.

No voice to sway, to words to weave,

Only echos that none even believe,

This curse I cast, this fate you earn,

As you speak them, your words will burn. "

Set the cicada, thorns, and paper ablaze. Allow it and the candle to burn out completely. Scatter the cooled ashes at a crossroads or other liminal place.

Who is Hecate? She is the Goddess of Witchcraft, Necromancy, Ghosts, Magic, and, in some instances, the Night, Darkness, The Mist, and Moon. For some She is also the goddess of motherhood, protection, and the sea. She is a Hellenic deity, born of the Titans Asteria and Perses. There’s a few beliefs circling around Her being a crone goddess or a Triple Goddess, but those are modern and neopagan beliefs—which She predates. I also consider Her to be a part of the Chthonic deities.

Symbology: Black dogs, Wolves, Keys, Torches, Flames, Torches, Crossroads, Serpents, Daggers, Birds of Prey (crows, ravens, owls), the Moon, witchcraft tools (such as cauldrons, tarot, athames)

Offerings & Devotional Acts for Her:

Figurines of any of Her symbols

keys, skeleton keys, lockets

fire witchcraft and candles, flames, matchsticks

dedicating any lunar or symbolic jewelry to Her

black/dark crystals such as obsidian and onyx

nocturnal animal imagery

black/cool colored glitter

baneful/poisonous herbs and plants

pomegranates/berries (She seems to really like blackberries)

dark blend wines

honey, cinnamon, poppy seeds, chocolates (dark)

mugwort, lavender, roses, jasmine, dragon’s blood

bones and feathers from birds of prey (please check your local laws about obtaining these)

pinpricks of blood (please DO NOT attempt this if you struggle with self harm/etc, blood magic is particularly strong and isn’t for everyone. She will understand if you cannot offer that to her).

Taking midnight walks, setting up altars and rituals at crossroads, paying respects to the dead and practicing your craft in a cemetery 

Any playlists, poems, literature, whether it be your own or just a piece you associate with Her, also make wonderful offerings. 

Lunar Influences & Connections: Reaching out to Hecate tends to work best at night, and really any time the moon is at it’s peak. The Witching Hours, midnight to 3A.M., during strong lunar influences (blue moons, blood moons, eclipses, new moons, etc) all hold strong bonds with Hecate. Also, any time it is particularly foggy or your surroundings are covered in a mist is a good time to try to connect with Her.

Dark/New Moon: Ruined beginnings, job/financial loss, bad health, depression, hopelessness, despair, fear

Waxing Crescent: Destruction, ruined plans, weakness, illness, ruin, sorrow

Waxing Gibbous: Bad luck, arguments, tension, chaos, accidents, injuries

Full Moon: Spiritual warfare, psychic attack, hauntings and possessions, nightmares, legal issues, loss of motivation/will power

Waning Gibbous: Addiction, ending relationships, stress, panic, emotional breakdowns

A couple pages from my book of shadows on Icelandic staves, this is part of my brainstorming for a project im thinking about doing. :)

Please do not repost without my consent on any website.

A casket box spell is an old method used to put something to rest. Whether it be an illness, relationship, or negative energy.

Needed:

• A small box

• Items of a personal connection to the target or situation

Instructions:

For a relationship: Fill the box with items that remind you of the person you're casting out. Then let a river take it away from you.

Negativity energy: Fill the box with hematite chips of beads, then call the energy to the box with a bell (only to be used for this purpose). Seal the box and never open it again.

Illness: Fill with relevant items including some hair, nails, spit, or blood of the afflicted. Send it down the river to banish the sickness.

This jar spell is a ward that will protect your residence, vehicle, or any other physical location/object. It’s a type of aggressive defense that might entail something nasty happening to any would-be intruder or curse-maker, so you should be okay with any ill-wishing intruder getting their comeuppance for attempting to break the ward, as opposed to just being scared off. This spell is for marking your territory and promising harm to anyone who dares step over the line; this is baneful magic.

This spell can potentially involve bodily fluids (not blood) + animal products, but neither of these elements are required. It definitely involves destruction of the jar (glass is preferred for its tendency to shatter under blunt force trauma; safety measures will be discussed further on).

With all of that in mind, let’s get on with the spell!

Ingredients:

Sage

Hyssop

Rue

Juniper

Roses

Star anise

Myrrh

Wormwood

Black cumin seed

Pink himalayan salt

Jar

White candle

Rusty nails

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This spell can be used in several ways. It can make a harmful cretin stay away from you or loved ones, or get them “stuck” in their current situation or state.

What you need:

You need to have a swampy area you can go to. The smellier the area, the better, and it should be as far away from your house as possible.

A small jar with a lid

Glue and/or duct tape

Optional: black candle

Personal items of the cretin; a picture, hair, nails, sock, whatever

Long piece of black thread or cord

Vinegar or something else sour or bitter (I like vinegar because it has a strong smell also)

This is best done on a Saturday; the day of endings.

Take the personal items of the one being cursed and stuff them into the jar. Imagine them being put into a box that they cannot get out of; a small, uncomfortable space with no room to move. Fill the rest of the space in the jar with your vinegar or other icky liquid. For this curse, I would advise on not using anything of your own or of personal value such as your own urine, your dog’s feces, spit, your cat’s litter, etc. You don’t want this energy to be able to reach you under any circumstances. Meditate on the being stuck in their own filth, giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Now make sure you seal that asshole in there. Glue that lid on, duct tape the shit out of it, make sure they have no room to get out.

Bind them in. Tightly wound the thread around the jar (this is where having a smaller jar comes in handy). This is to ensure that the bad energy stays put, binding all that bad stuff inside. Make sure the thread is tightly wound and tied off. You can use a lighter for synthetic thread to melt the end knot or glue it to ensure it will not come undone. Optional: you can burn a charged black candle on top of the lid (if the lid is fire safe, of course). As the candle melts, the wax will help hold the lid and thread in place.

this is a quick guide on different types of spells and their formulas.

First, we should talk about what a spell is to know how to use them and write them ourselves.  According to the British book of spells and charms, a spell is a set of actions or words intended to bring about a change or revelation. The change might be to cure an illness or improve the weather or bring luck. And a revelation is usually to show the location of a lost object or to show the identity…

Crystals:

Agate - for use on a target who has entered a space uninvited, i.e. someone breaking into your home or vehicle

Alexandrite - causes obsession and delusions

Amethyst - causes sensitivity and self-destruction

Astrophyllite - causes those who have died at the hands of another to torment the target from the grave

Diamond - causes blindness, confusion, and disorientation

Diopside - lowers inhibitions and causes secrets to be revealed

Emerald - causes greed, selfishness, and isolation

Flint - causes conflicts

Garnet - leeches energy from a target

Kunzite - induces vulnerability 

Kyanite - used to infiltrate a target’s mind

Meteorite - used as a catalyst in baneful magic

Obsidian - used for general aggressive magic

Onyx - causes nightmares and mental torment, and is used to break up relationships

Opal - used to store negative energy, and then to be given to a target

Ruby - used to focus your intent on a target

Colors:

Black - law, justice, manifestation, sorrow

Red - force, energy, confrontation, jealousy, anger

Greenish Yellow - strife, discord, illness, conflict, jealousy, greed

Magenta - catalyst

Botanicals:

Ague Weed - confusion 

Angelica Root - misery, strife, distress, discord

Asafoetida - drives enemies away

Bayberry - depression

Bindweed - binding

Blackberry Root - distress

Black Salt - misery, strife, distress, discord

Bladderwrack - illness

Bloodroot - substitute for blood

Blueberry - confusion, strife

Boneset - distress, confusion

Cayenne Pepper - anxiety

Chicory - discord

Chili Powder - discord, misery, strife

Cinquefoil - discomfort

Clove - stopping gossip

Cramp Bark - pain, illness

Dogbane - deception

Dragon’s Blood - destruction, strife, misery

Hemlock - discord, sadness

Henbane - illness, discord, melancholy

Jezebel Root - wickedness, ending relationships, punishing unfaithful lovers

Knot Weed - binding

Lemon - sourness, bitterness

Lemon Verbena - a boost of power, ending relationships

Lime - sourness, bitterness

Lobelia - discord

Mace - misery, strife

Mandrake - misery, strife

Mistletoe - isolation, confusion

Mullein - spirit work, nightmares

Mustard Seed - strife, discord

Myrrh - a boost of power

Nightshade (Belladonna) - discord, illness

Onion - strife

Patchouli - illness

Poke Root - confusion, discord

Poppy Seed - discord

Rue - misery

Safflower - destruction

Spanish Moss - bad luck

Slippery Elm - ending relationships

Stinging Nettle - jealousy, envy, discomfort

Sumac - bad luck

Tobacco - a substitute for any baneful herb

Tormentil - distress, harm, discord

Vetiver - silence

Wormwood (Absinthe) - misery, strife

Yew - spirit work

Yohimbe Bark - impotency

Planets:

Mars - power, force, energy, war, conflict, jealousy

Saturn - law, justice, chaos, revenge

Neptune - confusion, illusion, chaos

Pluto - death, mystery, crisis

Lunar Phases:

Waning - binding, banishing

Dark - destruction, banishing, justice

Black - power, manifestation

Taglocks:

Drawings

Photos

The target’s name written on paper

The target’s signature

An item that belongs to the target

Other Ingredients:

Cigarette butts

Broken glass

Razorblades 

Vinegar

Lemon/lime juice

Alcohol

Bones

Needles

Nails

Thorns

Shark teeth

Catfish spines

Murex seashells

Flying Devil Oil

Dead insects

Black sand

Charcoal

Disclaimer: I do not condone the unethical practice of collecting or harvesting animal parts, or forcefully obtaining taglocks. This is just a list of theoretical correspondences and I am not responsible for the actions of others.

Anon asked: "I am under heavy magickal attack and need help. I’m looking for someone trustworthy who could aid me in that subject. Would you do something like that?"

Let's face it: not everyone is friendly. That's not to say everyone is out to get you personally, but sometimes you might just be an innocent bystander unknowingly blocking someone's direct path from Point A to Point B. And, in the process of their magic clearing that path for them, you find yourself the unwitting target of magical machinations shifting reality around you to suit someone else.

Or… maybe someone just has it out for you. I don't know your life. 😆

What follows is an outline for protecting yourself against incoming magical forces. This outline is relatively agnostic, meaning you don't need to know who is attacking you, what magic is being used, or how they are using it (answers to those questions would make defending yourself a lot easier, however). But remember: this is only an outline - which means there is ample room for you to define things how you see fit.

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That being said, I present to you my four ‘D’s for magical protection:

Decoy

Deflect

Detach

Defense 

Step 1: Decoy I suggest this as a first step because it will help take the immediate pressure off you and allow you to focus on the next steps.  As the name suggests, you create a magical decoy of yourself to help draw attention away from you.  You could use many types of magical decoys, but the classic example is the Witch Bottle; I like this a lot because not only is a witch bottle a decoy, it's a trapped decoy.  This means magic intended for you that gets pulled in by the witch bottle is usually either contained in the bottle and whittled away over time or dispelled entirely upon being trapped. 

Step 2: Deflect For this, you want to create something like a Magic Mirror.  You will use this to deflect incoming magic away from you.  With this step, we are still in the "buying yourself time" phase, so take note of the word choice - DEflect, not REflect.  When we use the term 'reflect' in this context, the connotation is you are sending the magic back to whoever sent it to you.  While you certainly could do that here in this step, that is not what I encourage - hence the 'deflect' word choice.  If you reflect back, you increase the likelihood of that person catching on that you're trying to be defensive.  This could cause them to change their tactics completely or to complicate things by layering their attacks with contingencies and countermeasures - neither of these would be good, so it's best to aimlessly deflect away what can be deflected and not bring undo attention to what you're doing.

Step 3: Detach This is the first heavy-lifting step, so roll up your sleeves.  The idea here is that you first want to break links your attacker has managed to attach to you and then, second, build up layers of camouflage.  By doing this, you will be detaching your attacker from easy access to you and detaching yourself from easy ways they could try to reestablish those attachments.  I recommend a series of magical baths under auspicious timing conditions, combined with suffumigations and petitions.

Step 4: Defense This is the second heavy-lifting step, all about building walls.  I recommend a multi-pronged plan for this step: amulets, candle magic, sigils, and wards.  Amulets will bolster protection around your person - candles will help give you an anchor at home around which you're able to radiate protection - wards will help seal gaps in the magical walls around your home and reinforce naturally weaker threshold areas - and sigils, jack-of-all-trades that they are, can help boost all of these areas. 

With these four steps, you’ve added confusion and misdirection to incoming magics, severed links that someone could have used to make their attacks more effortless, and built up a series of protective layers that make you more difficult to reach, more difficult to target, and more difficult to hit.  Is this a cure-all? No.  But its strength lies in its passivity - as noted earlier, while you could add more pointedly offensive measures using this outline, its basic structure is designed to keep you flying under the radar.  If your attacker doesn’t know for sure you are actively defending against them, they won’t know to load their workings to counter you - and it wouldn’t be cost-effective for them.  So, let the passive nature of this outline be your guide. Pop some popcorn and enjoy watching them run into your invisible walls for a while.

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Remember, it's never wise to talk about the protections you employ in too much detail, so I've made the steps above generic enough to be more widely approachable while still providing enough structure to be helpful.  My goal was to give some broad strokes with plenty of room for you to apply techniques from your own magical tradition to fill the rest of it out - I hope I’ve accomplished that, and I hope you find it useful.

I'm going through my archives and found this door charm I reblogged in early 2022 from @ofwoodandbone. However, they deleted their blog and the username has been taken by a spam blog. The original URL of this post has been lost.

I'm reposting it now as I think it's cool.

ofwoodandbone:

When you put magical protection around your home, you mustn’t ever forget about the door(s).  Not just your door, but the door that it represents. It is the portal into your space. You need to enchant it and lock it.  Knock on the door thrice. Touch your tongue, then mark the a cross on the door.  Blow on it once.  “They that come to knock on thee,   Flesh or spell or spirit be,   shall face itself ‘for they meet me,   The good shall enter and the ill shall leave.” *It wouldn’t hurt if you wanted to line your doorway with sprinkled pinches of salt, protective herbs, or cascarilla. If you’re going to be locking your door, might as well put an extra bolt or two in.