Hex To Silence Gossip
Tools:
Picture of the Offending Person
Twine
Cow Tongue
Three Iron Nails
Parchment Paper, Butcher Paper, or Cloth Sack
Black Thread
Method:
Using the twine, bind the person’s image to the cow’s tongue. With this thread I bind your tongue. Take the iron nails and hammer them into both the tongue and the person’s picture, making sure to put a nail through their mouth/throat. Three nails to stop your speech and silence you. Wrap the tongue in a sack or in butcher paper and bind it up well with black thread. I cover your mouth to end your lies. Bury the whole thing deep so that it isn’t dug up, but near enough that you can retrieve it later. Let your mouth fester and your words die within your rotting mouth. The person should be unable to speak ill of you for a time - ideally, this spell should also manifest physically as well in the form of cavities, mouth sores, or injuries to the mouth/throat. If you’ve land and space then you can leave the tongue to decay on its own. If not, then you’ll want to dig it up and dispose of it after a while.