[path-of-grass-and-leaves]

How to Handle Difficult Spirit Communication

UPG Warning: All of this information comes from my personal practice and is not universally true.

To start, spirit communication can be challenging when done solely through divination, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. For beginners, I suggest researching how to sense and perceive spirits. After a while you'll likely begin to develop your own personal methods.

That being said, you don't need to have highly developed spiritual perception in order to communicate. This is where divination comes in. It can be difficult and sometimes frustrating but the more you practice, the easier it will become.

Let's dive into some of the common causes of unsuccessful spirit communication:

You don't know who you're reaching out to or why.

I think this happens more often among beginner practitioners. It was definitely one of my first mistakes when starting. You want to get into spirit work so you dust off your divination tools and start searching for the first spirit willing to talk to you. This IME has resulted in spotty or inconsistent communication and downright unpleasant experiences.

You should know why you're opening channels for communication. Are you attempting to contact a specific individual? Are you searching for a spirit guide or familiar? Are you seeking information or help with a working? Maybe you just want to honor your house or local land spirits. Maybe you suspect that a spirit is trying to get your attention and you want to find out why.

Whatever the reason, you want to make sure that you have a vague idea of who you're contacting and what your intentions are. One thing that I've found when reaching out without direction is that sometimes several unrelated spirits will come through, tying up the lines and confusing the reading.

Divination method is too limiting.

Some spirits prefer specific divination methods so it's important to experiment. Not getting results while using the pendulum? Try something else, like automatic drawing/writing, shufflemancy, or scrying. Tarot meanings not lining up? Try reading the images or elements and numbers instead, or adding an oracle deck to the mix.

I find that using two or more techniques at one time yields the best results. This includes asking for signs and performing dream work or spirit travel.

Results are being overlooked

I always make sure to write down results during divination. Otherwise it's very easy to miss out on key information. Let's say that I'm doing some bare bones spirit identification. I choose to use tarot and shufflemancy. During the session I notice that I'm pulling a lot of wand cards and many of the songs mention fire in some way. So, okay, now I know that this spirit is likely connected to the element fire. Good enough for now.

The next day I ask a follow-up question and don't get any results. This is when I would go back to my notes and review them. It's possible that my question was answered during the previous session and I had overlooked it while focusing on the more obvious information (the fire themes), and the spirit is frustrated with having to repeat themselves.

Questions are too broad or too restrictive.

Let's go back to general identification. I break out my tarot cards and ask, "Who am I speaking with?" and the cards that I pull aren't making sense. In my opinion this question is too direct and open-ended. I might want to rephrase it and ask something like "Which of the images on these cards best represent your preferred form?".

If successful, I would at least have a general idea of appearance and go from there. I might take note of additional details like the suit of the card, it's elemental and planetary correspondence, and assigned meaning.

I would avoid yes/no questions completely. In my personal experience they're always inconsistent, frustrating, and require a lot of guesswork.

Certain actions are required for contact.

Depending on context, culture, folklore, personal path, etc., some spirits may require that you perform a certain ritual or provide an offering before they will speak or work with you.

Now I'm not suggesting you leave offerings for just any random spirit, but there are some situations where it's appropriate. If contacted by an unknown spirit, for example, I would skip all forms of veneration and go straight to divination. But if I were to try and work with, let's say the spirit of my local river, I would have my offering ready before introduction.

You're communicating too often.

Just like any activity, spirit work takes energy. Overdoing it can and will result in burn-out.

If your attempts at communication are unsuccessful you might just need a break. Make sure to step back often and focus your attention elsewhere, like self-care, socialization, and hobbies. Answers will often present themselves after or even during a period of rest.

[holy-ring]

i will never forgive the witch community for implanting the idea of trickster spirits into other people's heads. even when no one's talking about it as much nowadays (thankfully due to plentiful debunking) the sheer amount of damage it's done to practitioner's sense of safety even now is too much. religion and/or deity work is supposed to be a beautiful thing, and all this has done is made people afraid to explore that beauty. i'm not saying tricksters aren't real, but they're not going to hunt you for sport for wanting to say hello to a deity.

[roguevexvoid]

I also straight up think calling them tricksters did a huge amount of damage. Trickster is an archetype that a number of deities and spirits are considered, deities and spirits that are IMPORTANT and beloved by the people they work with, and quite frankly worries me about the overall community returning to the shitty "if you work with X deity or spirit you're bad or they're taking advantage of you because they are BadEvil" that was super common pre 2010 (most often thrown at people who worked with Loki, Hades, any demons, theistic Satanists, ect)

Calling a spirit that is trying to deceive someone on purpose to steal worship or energy or mess with their practice or otherwise hurt them can just be called a malevolent spirit (and probably 9 times out of 10 the "malevolent spirit" in question is the practioners own mind)

[bitchvirgo]

y’all i got obsessive, ingenious, familiar lmao

original post by @hairless

[creature-wizard]

People are like "oh deities from different cultures are all manifestations of the same universal beings anyway, so that justifies my cultural appropriation" - like no, actually it's the other way around; if they're all the same anyway there's no reason why you can't just work with a manifestation that's actually from an open tradition.

[cybermagusnex]

Unironically this.

I personally believe deities are humanity's way of personifying aspects of a universal divine energy. With that in mind, deities and/or aspects that are closed are inherently unique to a culture and experience that I can't and will never understand or relate to purely because I will never be immersed in that culture. Sure I can read about closed practices and get surface-level information about them (assuming the information is accurate), but reading surface-level information will never be the same as actually being immersed in that practice and the cultural nuances surrounding it. Attempting to work a closed practice from an outsider's perspective is always going to be inherently disrespectful. You don't have the full understanding of the intricacies of the practice, therefore you're going to be inserting your own cultural biases and even making things up to fill in gaps.

If you take diety work seriously, not only is that hubrisly disrespectful to the culture of people, it's basically walking into a deity's home completely uninvited and expecting them to work with you. How would you feel if someone barged in your house, ate some food out of your fridge, and started rearranging your furniture?

[witches-bottle-deactivated20241]

Note:

This is something that I've personally been coming to terms with but I do feel that it is something that affects the community at large and is almost a rite of passage for those embarking on the path. The basic sense is:"

IF IT FUCKING WORKS, THEN IT FUCKING WORKS

If you find that a lemon, chili, glass, and cigarette ash spell to hex your enemy works well, then it works. Don't let the dogmatic cunts on TikTok and whatever fucking else tell you that it's weak. If throwing said enemy in a freezer works better than the lemon for you, then it works.

I find that a few of us fall into the entire vortex of needing to supplement our practices to sort of make them make sense along with others, overcomplicating or changing aspects of it that work because of some other influence - again, the entire lemon hexes are weak bullshit, it works for me. I know it works, I'm not fixing something that isn't broken.

So, the note of this little post:

Don't overcomplicate your practice for the sake of making it more standing in the eyes of another.

The only thing that should determine what stays and go's in your practice is your personal morality and study.

If it works, it works - you did a spell and got your desired result... wasn't that the endgame?

[aliceo035]

Warding

I've covered warding recently in my protection post. But here I will go into more detail on what warding is, the most popular ways to ward and how to create them as well as when to know when a ward is no longer useful or has been broken. I will also go into baneful warding and what it is.

What is warding?

Warding is a form of defensive magick which acts as your first line of defense against negativity. Be this baneful magick from another practitioner or negative entities and general negative energy. There are multiple ways to ward with each practitioner warding differently to the other. Wards come in all shapes and forms, and there is no limit as to how much warding you should do, you protect yourself as you see fit.

What is baneful warding?

Baneful warding is a form of warding in which the negative that hits a ward gets sent back to its source. Baneful warding is seen as a more "advanced" form of magick, however not too advanced for a novice to do with the appropriate amount of research. Baneful warding can come in the same forms as normal warding would.

Warding jars

Perhaps one of the most common wardings on this post, warding jats usually contain ingredients charged with the intention of warding. These ingredients usually range from herbs to bodily fluids such as saliva or blood. These jars are either buried on the practitioners property, left above entryway, left on an altar, or are carried with the practitioner when they want protection on the go.

A warding jar might contain: ashes of a warding sigil, bodily fluids, herbs and plants, crystals, bones, warding or protection oils, spices, metals, glass shards etc. These jars are then sealed with black or white wax (or are sealed in any other way, with glue, tape or simply just with intention).

When a warding jar is broken, you might find the contents of the jar to become moldy, the jar shatters, the seal might break or the contents of the jar to go off, you also might feel that the jar no longer has its power. When this happens, if the jar is intact, break the seal and empty the contents into the bin/trash or return them back to the earth. You can then cleanse the jar with your preferred method of cleansing and reuse the jar for another ward or spell.

Talismans and symbols

Talismans are objects which are charged with the intention fo protection or warding. A well known example would be the Nazar, known to ward off the evil eye.

Symbols are used to represent something or represent an intention example would be the pentacle/pentagram, a well known protection symbol. Another example could by the Eye of Horus, a symbol used by the Ancient Egyptians for protection, health and restoration.

You can create your own talismans and symbols to aid in warding. These might be used to ward against a specific thing, or can be used as a general ward to all negativity.

A talisman or symbol might break or feel like they're no longer useful once theyve done thier job. If this time comes, you can simply dispose of the old one and create a new one.

Sigils

Sigils are created and can be programmed with any purpose necessary. May this be warding ot cursing, they can be used for almost any working.

Sigils can be burnt to activate them, with the ashes being used in spells to add extra power. Sigils can be put up around your house or around your room for warding. These sigils can look like anything, simply draw them with the intention of warding.

Crystals

Crystals can be placed above entryways or in windows to act as a ward. Crystals can also be added to spells to give a desired effect or worn as jewellery to act as warding or protection on the go.

Some examples are: black obsidian, black tourmaline, clear quartz, amethyst, hematite.

When a crystal ward has been broken, the crystal might shatter, or go missing. Or you may feel the crystals energy feels different than usual. With crystals you cam simply cleanse and recharge the crystals to be used again!

Spells

Warding spells can be as simple as a dressed candle, or can be a complex ritual. Warding spells differ from practitioner to practitioner. Similar to warding jars, these spells might include the use of herbs, bodily fluids, crystals, plants etc. The methods of creating a warding spell vary, as there is no one way to create one.

When a ward breaks down, you might feel the ward break, or if it does what is intended, you might feel something bounce off the ward. Depending on the negativity sent your way, the ways in which you might feel a warding spell break down vary, this could range from feeling sluggish or nauseous to downright feeling psychic attack. (Whenever this happens, please consult a doctor, mundane before magical. What you may feel is a magical occurrence could be explained by illness, so please consult a doctor of you feel this way constantly)

Warding is a great form of protection which is used very often in a persons practice. While not all practitioners use warding, this is just to inform you of the ways you can ward to keep yourself safe in your practice!

[theoldcottage-deactivated202208]

Mini-Spells

To weigh a person down, take a picture of them, write their full name and birth date on the back of it. On the front, write a petition calling for them to be weighed down, broken, hopeless and forlorn. On a tuesday, during the night, bury the photo head downwards and place a heavy stone on it saying: The burden's place, its on your shoulders. So long as this rock stays on this dirt, so too shall the rock of bane stand on your shoulders. So mote it be.

To cause someone to drown in misery, feel hopeless or lost, take a photo of them, write their full name on the back and on the front the petition, fold it a few times away from you. FInd a good rock of decent size and bind the picture to it with black thread. Wrap it in a small rag and bind it again with black thread. If desired, run it through incense made of parsley while saying a prayer against the person (one can say a prayer of the Reversed Lord's Prayer). After that, throw it into a river or stagnant water, letting it sink to the bottom. Give an offering of a coin to the spirits of the river.

To remove a spell. On a saturday evening, take a stone and hold it in your left hand. Say a prayer or incantation asking for the spell upon you to be removed. Take the stone and rub it over you from the top of your head, across your arms, down your feet and back up to the top of your head. Thereafter, place it in a bowl underneath the bed for the night. On a sunday morning, as the sun is rising, place the stone at a crossroads far away from the home, giving a coin, drink or sweet to the spirit of the Crossroads.

Wash the hands in chamomile tea to bring good luck in business ventures, gambling and all forms of financial work.

Wash the altar in jasmine tea to attract wise and helpful spirits, so too can you cover candles in olive oil and jasmine (taken from a teabag if the flowers are not available) or burn it as an incense during meditations. It can also be used as a bath prior to spiritual work or divination.

Use mint or basil leaves to asperge for attracting wealth and blessings, basil leaves to ward off ghosts and malefica, chamomile or lavender for peace and curse breaking, an oak branch for protection, good fortune and strength, a rose for love, harmony and peace, a red rose over the bed to attract a lover, rue for exorcisms and cleansings.

Place a clove of garlic in the four corners of the home to protect against unwanted spirits and harm.

Rub protection oil on the doorknob of the front door for protection against thieves, intruders, people with harmful intent and so on.

To make a person blind to you, or to afflict them with the evil eye, stab a needle into their eyes on their photo. To silence them, sew the mouth shut.

Black Pepper, Salt and Mother-in-Law make a fricking good combination for hexing - especially when you want to cause irritation, annoyance and conflict... tried and true.

[cajunwitch101]

[hearth-and-veil]

Wealth Binding Spell

Bind wealth and financial prosperity to yourself with this very simple spell.

Materials:

Candle wax or glue

A penny (a birth year penny would enhance the bond)

A place to hide the charm (I like the underside of the kitchen table)

Take your penny in hand and recite your favorite money spell – I like the King Soon Money Mantra . Then say “I bind wealth to myself, as I bind this penny to _________.” Use the wax or glue to stick the penny to its hiding place.

The chandler’s version:

To bind success to your candle business, take a candle jar (with lid) and dedicate it to this spell. Every time you make a candle, take some of the melted wax, pour it in the jar, and toss in some coins. How many and what type is up to you. Say:

“I pour money into this jar as I poured it into my business. The money here grows as I grow my business. I bind financial success in this wax, and I grant it to myself as a reward for my work.”

When the jar is full of wax and coins, use wax to seal the lid onto the jar. Bury it in your yard, by the kitchen door, or hide it in the back of your pantry.

[naturalista-witch]

💰 mini spell jar to attract wealth & abundance ✨

Green aventurine

Bay leaves

Dill

Parsley

Red clover

Sage

Basil

Chili powder

Black pepper

Sealed with green wax 💫

[felynewytch-moved]

I personally think more witches need to include nature/natural occurrences/natural behavior of animals in their studies.

I see people asking often if xyz is a sign, if an animals behavior is due to magical reasons, and 11 out of 10 times it’s just nature being nature. Just, natural behavior. No magical or mystical reason behind it at all.

There’s nothing wrong with wanting to see the magic in everyday life, I do it everyday as well. But there is a difference between observing the magic around us and thinking a cat is trying to perform a spell.

For me I think it’s important to have a grasp on these things, so as to avoid potentially falling into a delusional place. I’ve seen it happen to others, I’m sure I’ll continue to see it.

Even things that are natural are sometimes weird. But that still doesn’t mean that it is based in the mystical. Sometimes nature just be funky! And learning to identify natural occurrences, understanding the nature of things can really go a long way to helping you identify true magical occurrences. When you’re able to identify things as just being the natural order of things, it becomes so much easier to see actual signs, actual mystical events.

Certainly, understanding the natural world doesn’t need to be at the top of your study list, however I truly believe it should be on there somewhere! And you can focus your studies on things that are relevant to you/your area. If you have a pet cat, research natural cat behavior. If you frequent the forest, research the plants, the wildlife. What’s around? What should you expect? But also remember sometimes nature is funky, but that doesn’t mean it’s based on a mystical answer.

Just observe. Observe the world around you. Observe what happens often. Observe what happens occasionally. Observe what happens rarely. Observe what happened once for you. There is magic in everything around us, there is magic in what is natural. That doesn’t mean that things are mystical though. It doesn’t mean your dog is trying to do tarot or your cat is trying to summon something.

Learn the differences and you’ll find understanding magic and the mystic to be easier.

[spiritscraft-deactivated2025031]

Sometimes a witch isn’t sure enough of a situation to directly curse or hex a frienemy. A witch may be very suspicious, divination is giving mixed signals and their intuition is clouded. Maybe witch has ethical issues or fear around taking offensive action. Maybe they fear retribution because the frienemy is a magic user too. In these cases, a reflective spell is in order.

What you need: 1-A return to sender label or stamp 2-Something from the target–something they gave you, their photo, or something they wrote and signed. Maybe even an email they sent you. 3-A mirror or small pieces of mirror (broken pieces or craft mirror pieces are great) 4-A cloth, envelope, or box and string or ribbon to wrap it all in. 5-A tag or label to address the from and to (from your frienemy to you)

Package the item from your target and the mirror together based on your intuition. Sometimes I wrap a picture face down on a mirror or I glue pieces of mirror inside a box or I secure them on the outside of a package. Then after you have assembled the package address it and affix the return to sender stamp or label over the package.

The entire time you are doing this realize that you are simultaneously creating a mirrored energetic barrier against the target too. You at this point want nothing from the target bad or good. All of this is being reflected. If your target suddenly has a run of terrible luck–check with your divination if it came from the spell reflecting their ill will back on them. The same if the target has a run of good luck, use divination to see if they were wishing you well.

This spell not only works to reflect but it also helps you determine the intent of the target towards you when the signs are uncertain.

[windvexer]

banishing (how to do it)

yeah this is like all UPG but it works good for me, take what you will and leave the rest behind.

if your response to this is "but most people never ever have to deal with unwanted spirit problems so you're probably wrong if you think it's a spirit! do shadow work and touch grass!" please let me invite you to just not interact with this post at all.

Don't cleanse. Like please don't, why do people do this??

"I am confident an unwanted spirit is in my home and I cleansed but nothing happened."

Okay, an unwanted guest is in your home and you did a bit of vacuuming and washing the dishes, so why are they still there??

Why WOULDN'T they be there?! It's nicer now??? It's better for them to stay?!?!?!

"I want to break up with my boyfriend so I did his laundry but he's still texting me :/"

Cleansing =/= banishing and cleansing should be saved for cleaning up after an unwanted spirit after they are banished, which again, is not accomplished by cleansing.

Stop raising wards that trap the spirit inside.

"I cleansed and put up a protection but that only made the problem worse!"

Yes you did a wash up and locked the spirit inside with you, of course it's pissed off. It's trapped.

If you feel the need for immediate protection when dealing with a spirit problem, craft an amulet that serves as a personal protection for you. NOT one that seals off the entrances to your home.

Once the spirit problem is taken care of and you are confident its presence has been removed, feel free to raise up those wards sky high.

Also, if you are heavy-handed with the warding, spirits can sometimes just get trapped inside regardless. Learn how to temporarily "switch off" wards when you need to so things can leave.

Put your fucking foot down and tell the spirit to leave.

This will solve a surprising number of unwanted spirit problems. Not all of them, and come on, please stop telling people they never need to learn actual banishing skills just because telling spirits to leave works most of the time.

But you gotta do it. And I mean you don't have to be an asshole about it. You don't have to jump right into screaming in the spirit's general direction and threatening all such harm on it.

And there's plenty of good reasons to start with this step, especially if you want to be a spirit worker, but that's neither here nor there. Just tell them to leave.

Go to an area where you think the spirit is, or go where its private and speak with the intent that the spirit will hear you.

(You may also sign or write; would generally not recommend doing this operation entirely mentally)

"Hey, Dude. I know you're here, and I want you to know that you must leave. It is no longer an option for you to stay. I request that you leave immediately, and I request that you do not come back to this place. Leave now and we part ways in peace."

Do not go belly up and beg the spirit. It benefits you to behave with authority and dignity.

DO NOT try to "soften the blow" by twisting your words into something that is no longer a demand that the spirit depart. "Hey, if it's okay with you, I'm hoping you'll leave soon, or as soon as you're able... I don't feel comfortable with you here, and I'd prefer if you went." Great, now the spirit knows how you feel. So what?

Banish the spirit (or human, or whatever).

Presumably we're at this step because the prior step ("bro, seriously just leave and never come back") did not work.

Obtain correspondences heavily associated with banishing, use them to enchant a candle, burn the candle.

Can't use a candle? Try a simmer pot.

No fire at all, including incense? Try a floor wash (test carpets to ensure there will not be staining).

Can't burn things or clean the house? Try a sigil you visualize being imprinted on all the walls of your home.

Can't visualize? Consecrate something to represent the spirit, drop it in a jar of water along with banishing correspondences, swirl it around like a whirlpool, chant about the spirit being washed away.

No waterproof containers? Consecrate something to represent the spirit, stand on the edge of your property, throw it off the edge of the property.

You get my drift -- do magic. Do magic. Do magic that banishes. Use magic specifically to banish. Not to cleanse the vibrations or whatever. Specifically magic intended to yeet a spirit.

At this point, do not try to ignore the problem or keep talking it out. Do not just try to meditate or whatever. Do magic. Do magic that banishes.

Here's a banishing spell if you need it:

Basil, cloves, red pepper

Candle (ideally, red)

Paper and ink

Small offering

Draw the planetary seal of mars and the planetary square on a piece of paper, ideally in red. Dress a candle in oil (*burning your house down is an effective way to banish a spirit but perhaps too heavy-handed; dress with care) and include either one or three dried, powdered herbal correspondences to it.

Dedicate the candle to Mars. ("Planet Mars, someone on the internet told me you'd help me if I asked - I'm asking now. I give this candle to you. It belongs to you now.")

Put the candle near the paper.

Evoke Mars. ("Planet Mars, where your symbol exists so you exist. Where your planetary square exists, so do you exist. The space has been made welcoming to you through the presence of these Martian correspondences.") The martian correspondences are the basil/cloves/peppers, btw ("I ask you to bring your attention now to me. I ask you to dwell fully in this space.")

Read the Orphic hymn to Ares if you'd like a little extra elbow grease behind your evocation.

Petition Mars. ("So please get rid of this spirit, it seriously sucks so bad.")

Offer payment. ("In exchange for this help I know you will provide, I give you this candle and also this [small offering].")

Seal the deal. No, you do not need to be able to receive psychic confirmation from a planet or whatever, but do not proceed if you feel any gut-level bad feelings or suddenly get a ton of anxiety. If that happens, be like, "Mars, buddy, never mind - I get a bad feeling about this, so I'm noping out. Thanks for listening while you did. Leave in peace."

But if you feel fine about moving ahead, just be like, "now I give you Mars this offering, and I light your candle, with full and total assuredness that this spirit will be permanently banished from my space, my life, and my home."

[Light the candle, give the offering]

Cleanse

The spirit should be gone before you put up wards

Residual ickyness can make you feel the spirit is still nearby even if its been banished

Cleanse your space and see if the symptoms of the spirit return.

If symptoms return, the spirit has not been banished.

If they don't return,

Put up wards.

Ya got haunted because ya didn't have a fence up to stop random cows from wandering into the garden of your life and trampling all your hard work. Put up the wards.

Oh, but maybe the banishment didn't work, in which case:

Mitigate symptoms.

I mean yeah, maybe try at least a few more types of magical banishing, call in a priest even. But!

Not every spirit can be banished. That's just the long and short of it.

As humans we have the capacity to intertwine our lives, intentionally or otherwise, with forces that cannot be immediately removed from our presence.

Like if the grand spirit of a forest hates all humans and you build a house in the forest, you're not going to be able to banish the forest from the forest, you feel me?

Sometimes, banishing isn't the solution.

As rare as it is, it happens. Make personal protections, use mirror or other illusory wards to hide from its attention, make reparations if possible, avoid attracting attention, and get on with your life.

[fiberartandspells]

DIY: the CURSE A BITCH edition

So yeah, follow up to this post.

You’ll need: • polymer clay • nails • paints and brushes • a jar • a taglock • salt • black pepper • tabasco • vinegar (the clear kind you use for cleaning) • dirt • gutter water • candles

First I salted all my windowsills and my doorstep with salt to make protect my house. To make sure the bitch wouldn’t be able to counteract, I created a home guardian who acts as a “bouncer” of sort.

Then I made a small poppet out of clay. I tried to make it look as much like the bitch as I could at that scale. Then I drove nails into her, telling her each time why she was being stabbed. “This one is for when you made fun of coworker S”, “this one is for when you bullied coworker B”, “this one is for when you took pictures of me”, etc… I finished by driving a nail in her mouth “that’s to teach you to stop spreading gossips and lies”

I made her look anguished and in pain because that’s why I want for her. Then I baked the poppet, leaving the nails in. I roughly painted it afterward.

Once it was dried, I glued her inside the jar. My taglock this time was a note she wrote me. Her name was even on it, so that was good. I put it inside the jar and lit it up. Watching the flames lick her frame was cathartic.

Once it was done burning, I covered the ashes with salt to ward off her influence and irritate her. Then I ground some black pepper and poured it along some tabasco on her, to burn her. Then I went outside and scraped some dust and hair and dead bugs from the ground and poured it on her, so her reputation gets as dirty as she tried to make mine.

Ew, gross.

I added nails to the mixture so that every time I shake the jar, she’s hit by the weight of what she’s done.

Then I filled it to two third with vinegar. At first I wanted to use the cooking kind, but in the end, the cleaning kind made more sense. I mean, she’s a huge disgusting stain on the surface of earth, so… I topped it off with some gutter water because that’s where she belong, and spat in it three times, thinking about all the crap she had done to me and the others.

Once I was done, I just sealed it with wax and placed it in a dark place where it never sees the light of day.

I poured some salt and pepper on top of it, hence the grains. The color is a lot grosser irl, haha.

Anyway, there you go: how to curse a bitch.

[atomicpizzapoetry-deactivated20]

you have to follow up with the shitstorm that hits her later please

[fiberartandspells]

Lots of shit happening already. She’s making mistakes. My coworkers were all scared of her before but now people are starting to taaaaaalk~

[atomicpizzapoetry-deactivated20]

yasss witch power baby

[fiberartandspells]

Since you wanted the follow up: everything is slowly spiraling into chaos and it’s hilarious as fuck.

At first it was just me telling my bosses about how she’s been treating me (can’t just count on magic to solve my shit!) but little by little, the rest of the team joined in. Especially since she keeps slipping up and treating our coworkers like shit.

Weirdly enough people don’t like being talked to like they’re stupid or bossed around! Who would have guessed???? :)))))))

Her BFF/righthand girl bragged about monitoring our lunch break (despite having denied it before) to a coworker… And right after that she fucked that coworker over by not letting her get her afternoon break. Guess who went to the bosses and told on her?

Also something happened yesterday. It wasn’t my shift so I don’t know what exactly but my manager told me it’s safer if I don’t know and that it would prove to our bosses without a single doubt that they were both the ones causing trouble in the team.

You could say it’s a “two bitches one stone” situation, and I’m just in the midst of it like:

[fiberartandspells]

This post has been making rounds again, so I figured I’d tell the end of the story! :D

So I went into sick leave for a while. When I came back… Toxic Coworker had been promoted. Not the post she wanted, she’s not our team manager, but still. It was a bummer. I thought my curse had failed and… considering my shaky belief in my own magic, that wasn’t a good feeling.

That would be a pretty disheartening story if it ended there but it doesn’t so don’t worry :D

The days went by. But then, I started noticing little things. For example:

Because of her promotion, she has to run errands around and therefore is pretty much never around my workspace and I don’t have to endure her presence anymore.

She’s in charge of customer service so clients call her all day long to scream at her. How does your own medicine taste, I wonder? <3

No one in the team will hang out with her anymore, or even acknowledge her existence. That doesn’t seem like a lot, but compared to pre-curse time when people kept forgiving her despite being treated like shit, the contrast is striking.

Our managers are all pretty mad at her because she keeps ordering them around so she gets called out every time she crosses the line. It’s pretty hilarious.

Her time schedule is shit. She complained before that our team’s schedule (tuesday to saturday, 9am to 6pm) was preventing her from spending time with her husband. Now she works every week-ends and from 2pm to 9pm. So absolutely no time with him. Also she has to be available at all time so our bosses can call on her if they need her there. So that means no way to plan anything at all. Welcome to Service Industry Hell, love.

I can’t begin to tell you how hard it is not to cackle when I hear her complain. It’s not what I expected but it’s deliciously ironic that the promotion she worked so hard for was her downfall. In retrospect, it makes a lot of sense that my magic would work that way, it suits my sense of humor to a T.

So yeah, that’s how you curse a bitch, kids.

[will-o-the-witch]

There are not words for how happy I am to finally have the whole story for this!

[stormwaterwitch]

how have i never seen this before

[the-lazy-pagan]

Quick and dirty money spell

We’re in the process of moving into a new house, so I came up with a quick and dirty money spell the other day that seems to work.

You’ll need: -a green candle (or gold, silver, any color/scent that represents money) -a song about money

Light the candle. Charge it while singing your song of choice (mine was Spinal Tap’s “Gimme Some Money”). Blow out the candle.

Yesterday, I went to put some change in my piggy bank only to realize it was full. I found $20 under the couch while moving it, and the guy working at the drive thru window paid for our food. Try it and let me know if it helps you out! -LP

[the-cobalt-athenaeum-deactivate]

CHORD CUTTING SPELLWORK

Chord cutting spells are spells done to separate yourself or cut ties from a person, place, habit, mental state, or addictions. They separate you from that which you want to escape. Now, this will work ONLY if you put in conscious effort to separate yourself from it as well. Magic without action is useless. This is especially the case in chord cutting rituals. You cannot do a chord cutting ritual to separate yourself from your ex and still text them "i miss you bby" and bullshit like that. If you do this, the spell WILL NOT WORK and you were better off never even having cast it in the first place. If you do a chord cutting for an addiction (say… cigarettes or alcohol), and you continue to do the thing that you want to be unbound from, your spell will not work. If you want to do a chord cutting from your parents and you still live under their roof, it WILL NOT work…. that connection is still there because you live under their roof. Contact is still made and contact is keeping that thread from you to them in tact. If you don't live with your parents and you wanna do a chord cutting, you need to go zero-contact and cut them out of your life for the spell to work. It takes conscious effort on your part to assist the spell in its success.

AS A DISCLAIMER: you CANNOT do a chord cutting with your depression, anxiety, mental disorder, physical ailments, disabilities, chronic illnesses, or anything else that is of the body. These are intrinsically YOU and cannot be banished or separated from you. It's kind of like they are bound to your DNA and cannot be separated from you.

Now, How do you do a Chord Cutting Ritual?

What you will need:

Candles

Twine/string

lighter

herbs (optional)

Take a candle that will represent you (most people use white or black but you can also use your favorite color or whatever you have on hand, the color of the candle really doesn't matter) and carve your name into the candle.

If you are cutting ties from multiple people at once (exes, parents, multiple siblings, multiple habits, etc) get one candle per person/thing. Carve their names into each candle (one for mom, one for dad / one for the feeling of "worthlessness" or "unconfident" / ex #1, ex #2, etc)

(you may want to secure the candles in little candle holders or just melt the bottom and stick them to a fire safe plate or surface)

Secure the candles with some twine that wraps around both of them. It shouldn't be so loose that it falls off the candle, but so taut that you can strum it like a guitar string. Just loose and secure is fine. Secure the string to the candle around the top third of the candle.

You can add herbs around the candles if you want, but it may not give a clear wax reading if you want to read the wax later. If you aren't reading wax, no worries, just carry on and add the herbs. You could add herbs to your candle for healing, strength, protection, etc., and to the other candle(s) for banishing. If you are cutting ties from a shitty person, add some baneful herbs around their candle for a little sprinkle of "fuck you" energy.

Light both candles at the same time and let them burn. Watch the candle and twine and how it all falls apart to interpret what energy may still lie in the relationship.

INTERPRETING THE RITUAL Interpreting the ritual is the MOST important part of the ritual. It tells you what is happening currently, what can be done, what needs fixing, and what the other person's energy and attitudes may be towards you.

Their Candle Wax moving toward Your candle means they are still reaching out and wanting that connection (maybe for manipulative purposes, maybe they just aren't ready to let go yet, maybe they dont want to lose control)

Your candle wax moving towards their candle may mean you are not ready to let go of them and you may have a sense of dependency on them or toxic codependency. Don't go back. Don't do it.

Their Candle wax touching Your candle means that they still have power or some semblance of control over you and they are not done with you yet

Chord burning cleanly means that the separation was successful

Chord snapping and burning their candle can mean they are now being given the burden of the ending of the relationship and they are now dealing with the fallout and the bullshit

Chord snapping and burning YOUR candle can mean you are being consumed by the fallout of the relationship and you need to overcome it and not let it destroy you

Chord snapping and burning BOTH candles can mean you both are now having to deal with the fallout and the desolation of the relationship that needs to be remedied so you do not destroy yourself in the healing process. Fuck them, they can deal with it however they will. In this moment, you can see how your candle and the flame responds to the burning chord near your candle and how you will deal with it as seen in the candle interpretation.

seeing figures in the flames (taking a series of photos) can indicate the energy of the candles, like a pompous person, a child, an arm reaching for the other, a goddess or deity may be seen as they can assist with these spells for your own growth, you may see figures, people, animals, or shapes. Interpret them however you will, whatever they mean to you may be significant to the spells interpretation.

Chord not snapping or burning at all means that the ritual failed and you will have to do it again… as many times as it takes… it might be a few times.

Look for any imagery in the wax, remaining wicks, any herbs you may have used, anything that can make shapes and shit… You may see a figure turning away from the other and the second person reaching out and extending toward them, you may see a woman crying, you may see the shape of flames, or flowers, or anything else. Interpret these however YOU want to. Everyone will see these things differently so you just have to observe the remnants of the spell and see what images are left that may lend more understanding to if the ritual worked or what else might still linger.

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[sea-lestial-dream-witch]

Waning Moon Magic🌖🌗🌘

Waning moons are a perfect time for witchcraft related to: cleansing, transition, overcoming challenges, banishing, breaking habits & self-examination. This post provides info on lunar magic & witchy things that are best done during a waning moon! Everything marked with a (*) or as “simple” requires less items, less time & are better for beginners, those on a budget, or those in hiding :)

Waxing moons attract, full moons enhance, waning moons repel. * Here’s a post on the qualities each lunar phase brings out, with a chart & details of each part of every phase. * How to make moonwater. Moonwater made during a waning moon is good for: moving on, reevaluation, banishment, rest. (from this post on lunaesteria’s former blog) * Various uses for moon water, some more by @lunaesteria  * Moon Grounding by @orriculum  * Lunar Associations, Lunar Phases Explained by lunaesteria * Make a DIY Lunar Calendar by @starborn-witch * Moon Magic per month by the-darkest-of-lights Waning Moon Spells  * Spell for breaking free by witchofthebrew * Simple Spell to tie up unwanted emotions by thatlittlemoonwitch​ * Melt Away Feelings Spell by sassandspells - Waning Moon Calming Spell to banish stress by stellarwitch * Spell to break bad habits by orriculum - Cold Shoulder Spell to end a friendship by orriculum - Self-Transformation Spell Jar by thejunewitch - Tiny Truth Spell by orriculum - Break a spell you’ve cast, by natural-magics * Protection spell masterpost * Waning Moon Emoji Spell, Lunar Emoji Spell * Emoji Spell to cleanse mind, Emoji Spell to keep toxicity away Protection & Cleansing  * Protection masterpost by moonlightacademy * Herbs for protection by fuckyeahpaganism  * Simple Sea Witch’s Protection Bottle by @rue-for-two  - Gender/Sexuality Protection Spell Jar by shadowfaeriemoonstone - Protective & cleansing salt by @insertcheesywitchypunhere - Cleansing Ritual  - How to cleanse & charge crystals  * Simple Area Cleansing  - Cleanse room of bad energy  * How to cleanse objects (some crystals & objects will be ruined by water, salt, soil, or sunlight; do research) - 2 sigils to help cleanse & bond with crystals * Simple Cleansing Spray by honeycoyote​  Banishing & Warding * Black Hole Jar for banishing, by lunaesteria *Simple Banishing ritual for fears, by @writtensecretsonparchment  - Banish That Habit spell by @science-and-sigils - Everyday banishing rituals by dog-rose  * Create a banishing stone - Banishing Spell Jar by @lucasfaraway  - B!tch, Be Gone banishing powder by lunaesteria - Dream Sachet to banish nightmares - Banish Nightmares Spell by thewrittenwitch - Banishing Bin, to cope with intrusive thoughts * Intense Emoji Banishing Spell - Mistakes to avoid when warding * Simple Protective Ward by silverwitch * Quick Protection Ward by thecandlebearer - Detailed post on warding & warding ritual by @witchtips - Celestial Warding by lunaesteria Baths, Teas & Recipes - Add moonwater to bath; add some fresh moonwater to tea * Easy ‘crystal bath bomb’ by witchesgrass * “Energy Reset Body Scrub” - cleansing, removes toxic energies - “Spirited Away” Bath for banishing - Cleansing shower disk by @recreationalwitchcraft * Ritual Bathing by belladonnaswitchblog - Waning Moon Tea by @crystalherbalism  * Lavender Moon Tea by zombies-with-radios   - Healing Heart Tea  * General tea magic  by orriculum * Make Moon Salt, by yeswitches (not for consumption) - Love Yourself Chocolate Pudding by @thewitchofthenorse - Veggie Stew for protection & good health by @broomclosetwitches - Make lavender milk (original post by moonprincessjess) Tarot Spreads - Moon Phase Tarot Spreads by lazytarot * Simple 2 card spreads - 7 Card Spread to help break a bad habit - Self Reflection Spread by @thecrossstitchwitch  * “The New You” 3 card Tarot Spread - “Go with the Flow” 6 card Spread - guide for change, 7 Card Spread for letting go, by @thewitchofthenorse - Life Advice Tarot Spread Rituals, Offerings * How to worship & honor Goddess Luna/Selene * Chant to Selene * Greek Goddesses & Moon Magick (by lunar phase) - Restarting Spell - ritual for a fresh start by orriculum Sigils - I am strong with the moon by witch-of-artemis - “Go Away/Leave me Alone” banishing sigil - “I will come out safely” & “I will not be outed” protective sigils -  “Keep Out” sigil - “I am empowered by the moon” sigil - Sigil to help you connect with the moon - My connection to the ocean is strong, My connection to the moon is strong, by savingsigils​ - “The past is the past” sigil - The moon will protect me by doctorpleaselisten - I am reborn by @strangesigils - “I repel toxic people” sigil, “Toxicity remains far from me” sigil - 2 protective sigils for witches in hiding - 2 sigils to increase confidence in craft & spell work

I often tie sea witch & lunar witch things together, bc of how they’re closely related. I chose all of these witchy activities because they are meant for waning moons, or work especially well during them! 🌊sea star witch🌟