hello!! sorry for bothering you, but i think i might have been victim of a love or some sort of binding spell/sympathy i don’t know exactly, and i’m growing desperate. i have nowhere else to talk about this and you seem to know what you’re talking about. is there any way i can confirm for sure? how can i break it? if i have to go anywhere specific i might have to sneak out, i’m at a complete loss here. i understand if you can’t help me, thanks anyway. sorry for the bad english.
Hello, dear.
If you, indeed, have been bewitched, I’m afraid what the situation will boil down to eventually is a battle of skill and power between you and them, as per any curse removal. It’s an opportunity for you to learn. With a bit of a methodical mindset, you can find your way out.
First, a heads up : if it happened, it means your personal protections weren’t effective enough, for whatever reason, and allowed for a mishap. So you need to have a good think and understand why you ended up in that situation. How did that happen ? Did they gift you something ? Did they give you something to eat ? Did they work from a distance ? Think. This is very important. The more honest you are, the more effectively you’ll deal with the problem.
It’s hard to swallow, but as a witch, you need to invest a great deal in protecting yourself, both in body and soul, and your environnement - especially your home. Always work in layers in order for it to be more compelling. What this means is that having only one protection won’t do shit - it’s a luxury you can’t afford. You need to have multiple bareers set up all at once. Without giving too much away, I’d advise you to work in at least three ways - indetection, defensive, and offensive. In other words, first layer is dedicated to decoys and illusions of all sorts. The goal is to make yourself invisible. You’d be surprised how effective that is : if your attacker can’t find you, or is tricked to the wrong place, then so much for their spells. Hide your name away, use glamours, bury witch bottles in your backyard… whatever works for you. Second layer is defensive - your shield, or armour, if you may. This is where you can put triggers for bouncing back the spell to its sender. From amulets to planetary talismans, hagstones to rowan berry rosaries, hex signs to broken mirrors… your pick. Third and last layer is offensive - your sword. A hill I will die on is that sometimes attacking first is your best move, so pack every punch you have for that last one. Iron nails, jaw bones, crossing oil, war water, black-handled knife or obsidian arrow; keep them all handy - at this stage it is all bite and no bark.
Any spirits, guides, gods you work with, can assist in the work. Petition them.
Now onto the nitty-gritty. First comes verification. Are you under a spell’s influence ? Is there, indeed, a way to know for sure ? There certainly exist a few tricks to help you figuring that out - drops of olive oil, or a lock of your own hair, are well-known to carry the imprint of a spell. Divination, if you’re any good at it, will also help finding the correct answer. Then if it does turn out you’ve been bewitched, who did it ? Late @Ofwoodandbone had a very effective way to « prick and stick » a witch who bespelled you by burning a needle on a candle flame. The first person around you to complain about stings is your malefactor. I’m sure you could twist that spell to use rose thorns instead - what do you think, isn’t that appropriate ? I would find a red one. Trance states, spirits (servitors especially), dreamwalking, or your own fetch could also all track down the caster’s signature and let you know who they are.
Finally - the removal. A proper « removal of the heart » would work amazingly, but I don’t know what your experienve level is, so here are a few folk charms you might find helpful.
Fast for at least two days eating only vegetables and refrain from sexual intercourse. On the morning of the third day, find a snail and let it slime all over your chest, then pin it to a thorn tree (again, a rose bush would be ideal, but blankthorn is said to be the more agressive). Burn one of its roses and scatter the ashes in a river.
If you can’t/won’t, take a fresh egg instead and roll it all over your body - it will absorb the evil. Crack it open under a tree, if possible at a crossroad (be practical : a roundabout will do), then go back home without looking back.
An alternative would be to tie a piece of your own clothing to an old tree - when the cloth falls apart, you are cured.
Smoke the hell out of your body with a strong exorcism plant (I’m thinking juniper or blackberry).
Recite « The Exorcism of the Eye » from the Carmina Gadelica while bathing in a river.
Take a beer bath between two white candle and repeat as needed - Draja Mickaharic literally wrote an entire book on the topic of purification, and any of his magical baths will do wonders. Simpler even. Stand in the rain for as long as you can. Then go home and wash your hair. Do not forget your ears, hands, and chest especially - they absorb a lot, and I mean a lot. You can rub them with dirt, salt, mud, argile, ashes or charcoal beforehand. Rinse abundantly.
Snatch the moon’s reflection in a mirror and drive it all over your body. Take your time - I said all of your body. Bathe in that cold light, and emerge renewed. Know that you can do the same with the blood-red morning sun for healing effects.
Courage.
