[beginner-friendly] insight from darker practice: diction and intent, in terms of hexing and cursing incantations
before anything else, always practice proper magical and mental hygiene! Keep yourself away from unnecessary risk. Cleanse, ward, block if you must. Talk to somebody, think it over and make sure that this is something you are willing to go through with. Malediction is a commitment, after all.
Witchcraft is not all love and light, and it is capable of harm. I may no longer dabble too much in that path (I personally focus on more harm reduction, preservation, cleansing, warding, and such just because it's my preference), but I've been there. Additionally, I am a writer, artist, and academic. Words bear the weight of my power in all aspects of life. And as a witch, it is all the more relevant.
Verbal components are quite necessary in that, despite the potent existence of intent, without a solid foundation, it does not afford a complete guarantee. It may be difficult for many to grasp the balance between pure intent and manifestation, and the stronghold of magic through the meaning of words, the formation of sentences, syntax, and diction.
Hexing and cursing are not easy, quick, or costless procedures, and if you'd prefer to cast magic that packs a painful punch, you often do not do it alone. Many variables come into play, and though you may not understand or discern everything with incredible foresight, it is better to try to acknowledge and determine as much as you can. You do not want to follow through with baneful magic, or any magic for that matter, without first understanding what makes it work, and what (or who) gets it to work in your favor.
So without further ado...
Formally acknowledge the exposed and hidden forces at play, and call upon that which affects the circumstances behind and beyond your target.
Is it a no-brainer? Upon first glance, yes. Most of us know that. Acknowledge the universe and spirits and such. All the usual stuff of any spell. But what I mean is to cover all ground.
"Covering ground," - as I called it back then- was considering and fully outlining, before casting or creating any hex or curse, and as a precursor to such spells. It is, in a way, a full declaration, and can be blended into a spell itself or stand alone as a spell. Covering ground is to ensure that you can employ the power of your words and intent at their most efficient, and aid you in achieving and clarifying your intended outcome.
I also have to preface that most, if not all, spells take from you in return, typically in the form of energy. This is also a way to budget, manage, and prevent excess energy from being drawn from you and risking depletion or weakening. Think of it as a list of what you want to spend your resources on and what you are saving yourself from.
Here are some examples of factors you can go over and secure:
the situational factors (current physical and spiritual circumstances, reality as it exists, the potential actions of the person in the past, the people around them and how they may affect the spell through energies, etc.)
the rationale (the reason or explanation for such a spell, your intent, your justification, resolve and the effect you would like to see projected onto the universe.)
the hidden/known players (those for or against your actions, the unknown physical and spiritual entities or beings that may influence or impede its completion, the changing nature of intent and manifestation, etc.).
parameters and boundaries (effect durations, conditions set, possible contracts, necessary spiritual negotiations and arrangements, what you are willing to endure/dealbreakers, who are to be affected/protected, etc.)
Let's create a short, non-specific sample down below for these, shall we? If you were to write a full, specific version, it may be even longer, but for now, this is a vision of how it may appear as a way to show how it functions. This is merely a vague, purposefully non-specific example, and there is no full intent or power imbued in this, so if you plan to use my example as an actual incantation, I highly advise against it unless you know how to specify, alter, and prepare it.
[Person] has harmed me/others in a manner that wounds physically and spiritually, and their presence leaves me in a stasis, unable to recover or move forward. They have left a mark in my life that has distressed me to this extent, and I cannot lay their misdeeds to rest until I am to give myself restitution in this manner. They have done [action/s] against me and [actions/s] against others that I cannot pardon. The pain they have caused to others and I have left us unwilling to stand their injustice, and may their intolerance triumph over the denial of those who defend [Person] and run to their aid, and may they turn against [Person] if within them, they believe in standing against the harm they have done.
I am honing my power in the means I can, to [example reason:] send a message that I will not allow myself to tolerate their behavior and their wrongdoings against me/others, if not to end their cruelty for once, then to continually remind them of what happens when they commit such misdeeds. They have shown no intent to change and no sign of realizing the harm they have done, and if it shall be, then I will create a means to do so. May what they bring to the world return to them, and may the energy they have thrown to the world come back to bring the same effect. May they be harmed in a manner that brings them such pain as we have felt and greater. And may they feel the despair of the injustice they brought in their wake.
I call upon the spiritual aid of [spirits/entities around] and bring forth the weight of my pain and [optional, others' pain] into this spell, to bring myself and others deliverance when they cannot do it themselves. May our combined grief awaken the help of [spirits or entity/ies] that bid our well-being, and I call upon the strengthening resolves of the afflicted, and for spirits who guard my cause to deliver what [Person] is due. Deliver what [Person] has done to me/others and let them feel the fullest extent of their actions. May those who would defend [Person] in this reality understand our pain, and beyond this realm, may they allow us this chance. Until [Person] cannot learn the nature of the grief they have created, I wish only grief upon them. I wish grief upon them even as I heal and as others forget and forgive.
This will last for as long as their stubbornness will lend them more pride than understanding, the marks of their actions shall trail behind them and weigh them down, the greater they harm, the heavier they shall feel in return. If they cannot change from guilt alone, they must suffer even without remorse, and even with it. Protect those whom they have harmed, and may the future harm they bring to others bring more harm to [Person] than to their victims. [optional but good to specify time frames such as three months, specific dates, or significant events, etc.]. May these continue, but if it shall be so that I will experience [undesired side effect/s], I shall rescind my influence, but not the effect. May this cycle of harm and destruction continue to bring [Person] their deserved downfall, though I may sever my ties to them.
Oh and for the record, a short tip concerning diction. You can also use the top process as a guide as to how to format a potent spell. A loose example:
Instead of: "May the spirits honor my word and bring [Person] the [desired effect], turning our pain and the suffering they have caused into theirs, and endure the consequences of crossing me and others."
You could write something like: "May the past, present and future impact [Person] brings to this world fuel their own rightful punishment, culminating into a consequence that brings their undoing. May the circumstances be in the favor of those they afflicted, and their misfortunes as a direct or indirect result of [Person] return back to [Person].
Just a tip though, not doctrine you should 100% follow all the way.
good luck, and stay safe, spell makers.
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