Wytch

I used this spell right before my interview.

What you’ll need for the spell

Green candle

Olive oil

Rosemary

Lavender

Cinnamon

Bay leaves

Cloves

Pen and paper with edges ripped off

Plate or bowl

Performing the spell

Best on a Thursday or waxing Moon.

Dress the candle in olive oil and melt the wax underneath to stick it to your plate or bowl.

Write on the paper your name and birthday three times, and turn it to your right. Write over your name short details(I will be hired at (company name) in the position of ____, the management will see I am perfect for this job, I have all the skills and more to bring to this position, (company name) will be a positive environment, I will revive a high pay of ____, etc.).

Anoint the paper five times in the four corners and the middle. Fold your paper towards you, turning clockwise as your fold each side.

Add each herb around the candle clockwise, telling each herb what you want it to bring to the spell. (I charge this cinnamon to bring speed into my spell, to bring the new job/interview/job offer to me as soon as possible). Do this for each herb.

Ask your spirits or deities for assistance if you wish as you light your candle.

Charm bag

To carry with you during the interview.

A coin

Tigers eye

Citrine

Rosemary

Ask Mercury for his assistance in communication during the interview. Be sure to leave him an offering afterwards.

**Disclaimer: This spell will not work if you do not apply to jobs or do not show up to interviews. The Universe does not bend to you and you should put in the effort. This can also be used for current business endeavors, feel free to tailor it to what you need.

Ingredients:

Chamomile

Basil

Cayenne Pepper

Green Onion

Olive Oil (Optional)

Directions:

First Method: Burn ingredients together in a fire-safe container like a cauldron or cast-iron cooking skillet/pot. Light a green or gold candle to go with it and repeat incantation.

Second Method: Consecrate the ingredients with incense or herb smoke (feel free to pass job applications through the smoke as well.) Picture your intentions and then combine the ingredients in a vial with olive oil. Repeat incantation if you’d like.

Incantation: “A job for me, is a job to be. I’ve worked hard; let this job put money on my card. As I say, so mote it be.”

Abundance: Arnica

Balance: Heather

Banishing negative energy: Lilac, Snapdragon

Beauty: Amaryllis, Pentas, Wolf’s Bane

Clairvoyance: Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace

Communication: Datura (with Deities), Foxglove (with Fae), Pansy

Courage: Geranium, King Protea

Creativity: King Protea

Divination: Chicory, Damiana, Datura, Hibiscus, Pansy, Poppy, Rose

Dreams: Calendula (psychic dreams), Dandelion, Datura, Poppy

Energy: Carnation, Sunflower (sun energy)

Exorcism: Angelica, Dandelion, Datura, Henbane, Lilac

Fertility: Daffodil, Damiana, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Myrtile, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Sunflower

Friendship: Hydrangea, Passion Flower

Happiness: Calendula, Hyacinth, Lily of the Valley, Pansy, Scarlet Pimpernel, Sunflower, Tulip

Harmony: Gardenia, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Healing: Arnica, Angelica, Calendula, Carnation, Chicory, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Lavender, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Vervain

Hope: Daisy, Violet

Innocence: Daisy, Freesia

Invisibility: Poppy, Wolf’s Bane

Joyfulness: Birds of Paradise

Love: Buttercup, Daffodil, Daisy, Damiana, Datura, Foxglove, Gardenia, Geranium, Heather, Hibiscus, Hyachint, Iris, Jasmine, Lavender, Lilac, Orchid, Pansy, Pentas, Poppy, Queen Anne’s Lace, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Yarrow Flower

Luck: Carnation, Chicory, Daffodil, Dandalion, Honeysuckle, Poppy, Violet

Lust: Damiana, Heather, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace

Marriage: Buttercup, Yarrow Flower

Money: Bergamot, Chamomile, Honeysuckle

Passion: Chamomile, Passion Flower, Rose

Patience: Aster

Peace: Gardenia, Iris, Lavender, Passion Flower, Poppy, Violet

Pleasure: Sweet Pea

Prosperity: Jasmine, Poppy

Protection:  Angelica, Arnica, Carnation, Datura, Dogwood, Foxglove, Geranium, Heather, Holly, Hyacinth, Lilac, Lily, Marigold, Rose, Scarlet Pimpernel, Snapdragon, Tulip, Vervain, Violet, Wolf’s Bane

Psychic Ability: Arnica, Calendula, Damiana, Orchid, Rose, Moonflower

Purification: Chicory, Dandelion, Lavender

Relaxation: Chamomile, Jasmine, Lavender, Poppy, Vervain

Removal of Curses/Breaking Hexes: Chicory, Datura, Hydrangea, Lily

Second sight: Henbane, Queen Anne’s Lace, Scarlet Pimpernel

Sensuality: Heather

Sexuality: Damiana, Foxglove

Sleep: Chamomile, Elderflower, Linden, Poppy, Violet

Spirit: Arnica (keeps unwanted spirits at bay), Bergamot (lifts spirit), Dandelion (summoning spirits), Heather (conjuring spirits), Honeysuckle

Spirituality: Jasmine, Queen Anne’s Lace, Rose

Strength: Carnation, Chicory

Success: Bergamot, Chicory, Sunflower

Tranquility: Lavender, Poppy, Rose, Violet

Transformation: Datura, King Protea, Moonflower, Scarlet Pimpernel

Vision: Angelica, Damiana, Datura

Vitality: Carnation

Wealth: Elderflower, Honeysuckle, Jasmine

Wisdom: Henbane

🌈Flower Colours and Magical Correspondences🌈

BLACK AND DARK BURGUNDY: The Crone,  banishing, breaking hexes, and removing negativity

BLUE: Element of water,  healing, sleep, and peace

BROWN AND  BEIGE:  Home,  stability,  and pets

GREEN: The God, element of earth,   faeries, healing, money, luck and fertility

PINK:  Friendship, children, affection and love

PURPLE: Power, psychic abilities and passion

RED: The Mother, element of fire, lust, love, sex, healing and protection

WHITE: The Maiden,  all  purpose, purification, protection,  and moon magick

YELLOW: Element of air, wisdom, mental powers,and divination 

ORANGE: Energy, vitality, and success

🌻🍂Flowers of the Month🍃❄️

January: carnation (bestows energy, healing), snowdrop (symbolizes new beginnings)

February: violet (love, protection), primrose (protection, love)

March: daffodil (fertility, love)

April: sweet pea (friendship, strength), daisy (love), lily (keeps negative influences away  [White: symbol for the archangel Gabriel])

May: lily of the valley (perks you up, lifts your spirits [all part of the flower are mildly toxic, should not be ingested]), hawthorn (fertility, happiness, good luck in fishing)

June: rose (love), honeysuckle (prosperity)

July: larkspur (health, protection), water lily (healing, emotions, psychic powers [use it in water spells, rituals])

August: gladiola (ending relationships, ending situations,), poppy (luck, prosperity)

September: morning glory (can be used in binding spells, peace, happiness), aster (can be used in love spells)

October: calendula (strength, healing, justice)

November: chrysanthemum (protection, protects you from negativity)

December: holly (protection, male plant), ivy (fidelity, love, female plant)

🔱Goddesses and Associated Plants🔱

APHRODITE: Violet, Morning glory, Rose, Linden, Heather, Queen Anne’s Lace, Daisy and all true blue flowers      

APOLLO: Arnica, Henbane

ARADIA: Rue, Vervain, Verbena

ARIANRHOD: Linden

ARTEMIS: Artemesia, Daisy, Damiana    

ASTRAEA: Aster, Michaelmas daisy

BAST: Catnip

BIL: Henbane

BRIGHID OR BRIDE: Dandelion,  Crocus, Helebores          

CERNUNNOS: Chamomile

CERRIDWEN: Vervain/verbena

CHRONOS: Henbane

CYBELE: Chrysanthemum

DEMETER OR CERES: Red Poppy

DIANA: Rue, Henbane, Rose

DRYADS: Daisy

FAE: Daisy

FREYA:  Maidenhair fern, Daisy, Rose, Primrose and Arnica

GANESHA: Damiana

HADES: Datura

HATHOR: Rose

HECATE: Cyclamen, Lavender, Willow, Hensbane, Datura, Wolf’s Bane and Monkshood (aconite)

HEL: Chrysanthemum

HERA:   Iris, Willow

HESTIA: Passion Flower

HOLDA: Rose in full bloom

HYPNOS: Passion Flower

IRIS: Iris, Rose

ISIS: Rose, Heather and purple  Iris

JUNO: Iris

JUPITER: Carnation

KALO: Hibiscus

LADY OF GUADALUPE:  Red and pink roses, Poinsettias

LILITH:  Lily; Deep-Red, Thorny, Garden-Style Roses

LUNA: Queen Anne’s Lace

MAE LABRAID: Heather

MAIA: Scarlet Pimpernel

MARS: Daffodil

MEDEA: Lavender

MERCURY: Chamomile

MINERVA: Thistle, Olive, and Mulberries              

NATURAJA: Datura

NECHTAN: Heather

NEPHTHYS: Lily

OESTRE: Daisy

OSHUN: Chamomile, Yarrow Flower

PERSEPHONE:   Parsley, Pomegranate, Henbane

RA: Arnica, Chamomile

SATURN: Datura, Lavender

SELENE: Rose, Bluebell, Nicotiana, Queen Anne’s Lace   and all white and night-blooming flowers

SHANGO: Hibiscus

SHAVA: Linden

SHIVA: Datura

ST. ANNE: Chamomile

VENUS: Violet, Morning glory,  Rose, Hibiscus, Queen Anne’s Lace, Heather and all true blue flowers    

YEMAYA: Passion Flower, Yarrow Flower

ZEUS: Damiana

Source: Garden Witchery - Magic from the ground up by Ellen Dugan 

Major Arcana - Represents key moments in the Fool’s Journey from Innocence to Enlightenment.

Fool - Naivety, Recklessness 

Magician - Craftiness, Deception 

High Priestess - Secrets, Lost of Self 

Empress - Excess, Selfishness 

Emperor - Domination, Anger 

Hierophant - Convention, Blind Faith 

Lovers - Indecision, Conflict 

Chariot - Loss of Direction, Lack of Discipline 

Strength - Pride, Cowardice 

Hermit - Isolation, Rejection 

Wheel - Lack of Control, Bad Luck 

Justice - Unaccountability, Unfairness 

Hanged Man - Fear of Sacrifice, Stalling 

Death - Decay, Fear of Change 

Temperance - Extremes, Lack of Harmony 

Devil - Freedom, Release 

Tower - Delaying/Avoided Disaster, Fear of Suffering 

Star - Insecurity, Faithlessness 

Moon - Misinterpretation, Fear 

Sun - Depression, Negativity 

Judgement - Lack of Self Awareness, Self Loathing 

World - Emptiness, Lack of Closure

Minor Arcana

Wands - Represents creative forces, pure energy, passion and willpower.

Ace - Boredom, Lack of Energy 

Two - Bad Planning, Fear of Change 

Three - Frustration, Obstacles 

Four - Transience, Lack of Support 

Five - Avoiding Conflict, Respecting Differences 

Six - Excess Pride, Punishment 

Seven - Lack of Confidence, Overwhelmed 

Eight - Panic, Slowing Down 

Nine - Fatigue, Unsure Motives 

Ten - Stressed, Unwilling to Delegate 

Page - Procrastination, Conflict 

Knights - Recklessness, Anger 

Queen - Selfishness, Jealousy 

King - Overbearing, Impulsive

Cups - Represents feelings, emotions, relationships, everything that connects humans together.

Ace - Blocked Creativity, Emptiness 

Two - Imbalance, Broken Communication 

Three - Overindulgence, Isolation 

Four - Acceptance, Awareness 

Five - Acceptance, Finding Peace 

Six - Independence, Moving Forward 

Seven - Diversion, Disarray 

Eight - Avoidance, Fear of Loss 

Nine - Dissatisfaction, Smugness 

Ten - Domestic Dispute, Shattered Dreams 

Page - Emotional Immaturity, Disappointment 

Knight - Fickleness, Fantasy 

Queen - Martyrdom, Dependence 

King - Coldness, Emotional Manipulation

Swords - Represents mental energy, intelligence, clarity, knowledge, ideas.

Ace -  Confusion, Chaos 

Two - Stalemate, Lesser of Two Evils 

Three - Recovery, Forgiveness 

Four - Restlessness, Stress 

Five - Lingering Resentment, Desire to Reconcile 

Six - Emotional Baggage, Unresolved Issues 

Seven - Coming Clean, Deception 

Eight - Self-Acceptance, Freedom 

Nine - Reaching Out For Help, Despair 

Ten - Can’t Get Worse, Inevitable End 

Page - Manipulation, Deception 

Knight - Unpredictability, Disregard for Consequence 

Queen - Cold Hearted, Bitterness 

King - Manipulation, Weakness

Pentacles - Represents the body, health, home, nature, finances, all things material.

Ace - Lost Opportunity, Bad Investment 

Two - Disorganized, Overwhelmed 

Three - Lack of Teamwork, Disorganized 

Four - Stinginess, Possessiveness 

Five - Recovery, Charity 

Six - Power & Domination, Strings Attached 

Seven - Work Without Results, Distractions 

Eight - Uninspired, No Passion 

Nine - Living Beyond Means, Obsession With Work 

Ten - Lack of Stability, Fleeting Success 

Page - Lack of Commitment, Greed 

Knight - Obsessiveness, Work Without Reward 

Queen - Self-Centeredness, Jealousy

So i know a lot of people who don't know about Owl Pellets

Owls can't digest bones, fur, and nails from rodents and birds so they regurgitate a ball of it all and when disassembled correctly you're can get some really good bones and skulls.

When you search up Owl Pellets you can find a lot of labs that sell them usually for educational purposes. So for you little vultures, witches, and goblins, go buy owl pellets to get some small bones and skulls for you hoards and spells.

Different owls have different diets and you can get different animal skulls depending on what you want, just know which species of owl eats what.

Do / Don't 

Life / Death

Problem / Solution

Now / Later

Logical / Emotional

Yes / No

Internal / External 

Past / Future

Growth / Stagnation

Love / Hate

Apathy / Empathy

Find / Lose

Flaws / Strengths

Day / Night

Physical / Abstract

Stay / Leave 

Creation / Destruction 

How to Become a Better Witch

Learn to Avoid Taking Shortcuts

Do not use a tarot app when a deck of cards can be so easily obtained. The cards are a sacred instrument. An iPhone is not.

Do not perform a spell just once when the ritual requires that you do it for seven nights. The powers that be that could assist you would feel slighted and ignore you.

Do not pray to your deity reciting just one of her epithets because you already feel sleepy. The old gods like to be invoked in their full glory.

Learn to Avoid Convenient Alternatives

Do not scry using your TV screen when a round mirror or a black bowl is so affordable. Witchcraft requires dedicated instruments and respect for proper ritual.

Do not substitute spell ingredients because you are too lazy to procure what is necessary. Do not perform a spell in the first place if you feel too weary. Spells require willingness and energy.

Do not offer your deity something you already had lying around the house. Each offering needs to be a material or a spiritual treasure. Not whatever trinket you merely acquired at leisure.

Learn to Reject Political Correctness

Goddess Venus looks Greco-Roman, because she is one. I look Malay because I am one. I do not have to pretend that she looks like me for me to recognize my own great beauty.

Do not assume that the old gods are meek and pliable because you want them to be. If you want an all-loving, all-forgiving god, better stick with Christianity.

Intent: To silence those who are slandering or speaking against you behind your back. Ingredients:

Whole Cloves

Thistle Leaves

Lime (or Lime Juice)

Strawberry (medium to large)

Vinegar

Materials:

Safety Pins

Jar with tight-fitting lid

Slice the strawberry lengthwise so that you get a flat, triangular piece. Looks a bit like a tongue, doesn’t it? That’s the idea. Fold it in half and stick it through with the pin. Use one pinned slice for each person you want to silence. Name them as you go. You can wrap each slice in a slip of paper with the individual name before pinning, if you prefer. Recite over each pinning:   I bind your mouth, I bind your voice   Because you made the foolish choice   To insult, slander, and seek to maim,   But now it is YOU who will be shamed. Toss the pinned slice(s) into the jar with a few whole cloves and those prickly thistle leaves. Slice the lime and squeeze the juice into the jar as well. (You can substitute bottled lime juice if you have it on hand.) Fill with vinegar. (If you happen to have any mullein leaf or lobelia flowers within reach, throw those in for an extra punch.) Seal the jar up good and tight. You may wish to reinforce the lid with duct tape to prevent leaks. You can bury the jar if you wish, or simply discard it with your trash.

A quick and easy hex to keep someone tossing and turning at night. 

Ingredients:

Photograph and Name of the Target

Pen and Paper

Black Thread

Small Black Bag

Coffee Grounds

Sugar

Cayenne

Cherry

Nail

Method:

A curse to tank the career of those who did you wrong.

     *notice* this curse includes some type of natural body of water, so please make everything out of biodegradable items and follow your areas dumping laws.

Materials

clay

paper 

pencil

something sharp

salt

lake, pond, or deep river

vengeful intent

whichever crystals that you connect with the most

(optional) black and white candles

(optional) a sigil of protection    

Procedure

if you are using the candles, light them and place them opposite of each other in both the upper right and upper left hand spaces of your work space.

if your are using them/it, draw your protective sigil(s) on your body using whichever kind of water you prefer (moon water, plain water, etc.).

sit with a physical or mental picture of your target and form your intent. doing this while holding your crystals in your hands will charge you.

write the name of your target in pencil on a small piece of paper.

after you feel ready, form the poppet that represents your target out of earth based/biodegradable clay. form the poppet around the piece of paper with their name on it, so it completely encases it. if you have something from the target, like a piece of hair, incorporate that into the poppet as well. be sure to make to feet of the poppet the heaviest part on it.

take that “something sharp” object (needle, thumbtack, safety pin) and make a shallow ‘X’ over where the poppet’s heart would be. take your salt and fill the little clay wound with it, making sure it sticks to the clay.

blow out your candles if you used them.

take your poppet to a deep body of water such as a lake, deep river, pond, or the ocean. you can say something here to solidify their sinking careers or just picture their downfall quietly in your mind. 

finally, chuck the poppet into the water and watch it sink.

Reversal

Ruin somebody’s attempt at a good time when they definetly dont deserve it (or shouldnt be celebrating something.)

You will need:

Strong Anger, Hatred, desire for justice, or a mixture of these

Black paper

Something you can write visibly on it with

Fire

Safe place for burning: culdron, fireproof bowl ect

Insence: Coriander, Fennel or Frankincense will all work.

6 pinches of Graveyard dirt

Rue - to cause the hated one torment.

Sachet bag - black would be preferrable

Sigil to cause destruction

A taglock to the party - invitation works best. You can write down the info if there was no hard copy invite (use black paper if you write it)

If you dont wish to make a sigil yourself you can use mine for Destruction & Revenge :

Steps:

🥂 First, Gather all your ingredients in a energetically clean space. (However you like it, on your altar, cast a circle, cleanse the room first,)

🥂 Second, Light the insence of your choice.

Coriander & fennel - intice your anger and infuriate your mind

Frankincense - intices intensity and brings about justice.

🥂 Third, Draw the sigil on the black paper and the information to the party youre crashing on the back. (If you have the actual invitation you dont have to write anything on the back)

🥂 Next really start working up your anger. Conjure all the energy you can into this rage.

🥂 Once you have begun to boil, start the fire by lighting the sigil and invitation (if you had one)

🥂 Start speaking your intent into existence as it burns. Theres no wrong way to do this, just make sure you’re specific and dont leave loopholes in what you want to happen.

If you dont know what to start with maybe dress up this with more info:

Fire burn and anger bubble, in good time there will be trouble. Damn your party, damn your guests. Hex your food, drinks, and all the rest. On (date) at (time) you guests will arrive. But nothing next will go quite right. (Tell all the things that will go wrong in detail) In the name of Chaos, this be my rite!

🥂 Now throw the Rue into the fire, to cause the hated one (in this case, the party) torment. This needs to be infused with the Earth Element so:

🥂 As the fire begins to die, throw in your 6 pinches of graveyard dirt one at a time to fully cease it while saying:

Now bury the deadened spirit of the night-

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-feet deep!

🥂 Then drop in the leftover ash from your insence.

🥂 When the ashes and dirt are all cooled, dump them into the satchet.

🥂 You may bury it or hide it at the place of the party OR if you are invited….. Go sprinkle it around and watch it all fall apart!

Happy Party-Crashing,

You will need

Thyme  A Red Candle  A Herb Dish

Method. 

Pour the thyme into the herb disc and say

“Purification I do conjure, So that thoughts be spoke,and not pondered”

Light the red candle and say

“Passion so red, Set to the fire, Let the truth be said, As is my desire” 

Drip red wax onto the herbs  and say “Mists of thyme, fire or red, send the truth to my head” 

I have an older brother, and as much as I love him, frankly, he’s an idiot. He has a fiancee, and I love the fact that my brother is so happy. However, I hate his fiancee. She’s two-faced, a narcissist, and uses him for his money. Like I’ve seen his bills. He takes her shopping and out to restaurants, and spends some serious money on her, money he can’t afford. Yet they don’t see each other even once a week because she’s “super busy with school” and I understand, I’m a college student myself, but whenever he asks her for help, she’s “too busy” to help him. Everytime she comes over, she acts like a guest rather than a fiancee. She doesn’t help clean any mess she’s made, she doesn’t help anyone with anything, she just comes in and acts like she’s fucking royalty, giving her opinions where it isn’t asked, telling people what to do, and frankly trying to act like my mother or ruler than an older sister. 

Now, again, I love my brother. If he’s happy, I’m happy. But I can’t just sit by and watch as he throws his life away and marries some girl who doesn’t love him for who he is. I don’t want to break them up via magick (casting a break-up spell), I couldn’t live with the guilt. But instead, I want him to see her for who she truly is, without the rose tinted glasses.

So @frankiezaltar and I came up with a sigil (because I’m obsessed with sigils) to help with the situation. 

Step 1: Draw some glasses, could be any glasses: everyday glasses, sunglasses, any kind, but make sure the lenses are big enough to write in.

Step 2: Color the glasses pink or rose, making them “rose- tinted”

Step 3: Write the names on one lens, and the other on the second lens. For example, my brother’s name would go on the first lens, either right or left, and his fiancee’s would go on the second. 

Step 4: Tear the sigil into pieces. This is to represent the “shattering” of the glasses.

Step 5: Burn the torn up pieces, because glass is made from fire, this is to undo the love that’s been formed in his mind for her. I do this step only because I know that he’ll try to use his love to blind him from reason, and try to use it as an excuse to stay with her even after seeing who she really is deep on the inside. 

I understand if this seems more like a curse than a hex, and I definitely understand how it could make others feel uncomfortable to cast it. However, this is the best solution I could come up with. My opinions are my own, spare me of your opinions if you somehow regard this as wrong or whatever. 

This is a hex intended to provide long term irritation and discomfort to the target until they’ve learned a specific lesson.

Materials

- 7 white tealights

- 7 thorns (I use bougainvillia or rose but any will do)

- Vinegar

- Sea salt

- Small bottle

- Needle

- Target’s name on paper 

Steps

1. Soak your thorns in vinegar for whatever amount of time you feel you need. I usually leave mine for a few hours

2. Line your seven candles up so that they are next to each other, you can have them in either a row or a circle, whichever you like!

3. Light all your candles and place a thorn in front of each. Picture the energies of each thorn and candle linking to one another.

4. Fold the piece of paper with your targets name so that it has three layers.

5. Needle in one hand and paper in the other, recite the following chant (I like to do another chant more specific to the situation before this one as well). As you speak it, pierce the paper with your needle.

“Mind, body, soul - my hex will take its toll.”

Place the paper and the needle in your bottle for later.

6. Next, repeat the following words. As you say each line, extinguish on of your candles and place its respective thorn into your bottle.

“Seven days of slight unease

Seven nights of restless sleep

Seven dawns of nagging guilt

Seven dusks of bad luck built

Seven days of karma coming

Seven days of endless running

Seven days of all you’ve earned

Until your lesson you have learned

But should the lesson stay unheeded

These seven days shall be repeated”

7. Throw a pinch of salt in the bottle. Meditate with the open bottle for awhile and focus on your intent, allow your energy to flow into it. When you’re ready, seal the bottle. You may use wax for this if you wish.

8. Leave the bottle in a cold, dark place to add to the discomfort. I left mine outside during a storm. Don’t forget to cleanse your space and yourself after performing a hex! Once you feel the bottle has done its work, burn its flammable contents and cleanse everything else.

I like to perform this hex at night on the evening of a new moon, and of course for any hexes or curses a stormy night is always best, however as always your intent is the main ingredient!