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When this comes up in a reading, it's time to either reconsider your camping trip or your friends.

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Baneful Spellwork positive post

There are so many valid, reasonable, understandable things that would warrant a practitioner casting a baneful spell against someone else.

Your biggest ally in a baneful working: GIVE YOUR SUBJECT AN "OUT"

a change in behavior, a sincere apology, returned items. Whatever your reason is for your working, give them a way to break it themselves.

Pavlov that fucker into righting their own wrongs. "If you're honest, genuine, & kind, things will start to go your way again. If you continue in your malice, your life will fall apart."

In my personal practice, I don't follow any bastardized karmic retribution, or a rule of three. I believe that the Universe is a perfect balance of positive & negative forces, and it isn't fond of anything throwing that balance too far off kilter.

Without a "breaker" built in, your spell will eventually start to backfire. And it will backfire in the direction it came from.

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I also changed our icon to a picture of our old ass cat, Cookie!

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Might as well pin an introduction post! There's a whole lot of us, and the number of us interested in magic practice grows pretty frequently. I'll have each alter add details about themselves as time goes on, but here's the main lot-

Rae (she/her, human)- The founder of this blog and the main one who uses it! I don't work with any gods/goddesses/deities. I specialize in simple sigils and bath magic!

Yami (he/him, human)- Recently started getting interested in magic when Khonsu reached out to me specifically to work with him. I mostly do devotionals, and boon magic. Sometimes curses if someone's a real bastard to the people I love.

Gertie (she/they, "human")- Avatar of the Vast. Somewhat skeptical, but I like working with space and stars in particular. Anything that sings to my heart. And the void sings to me.

Cardinal (he/him, Grimwalker)- New to human magic, and not sure what I'm doing or looking for. But Rae is really into it, and I'm really excited to learn from her. <3

Lynn (he/him, unknown)- Skeptic, but can't deny my nature. Primarily focused on divination and prophecy, sometimes dreamwork.

Other fronters include:

Ryu (he/it, human)

Luz (she/they, human)

Teru (he/it, human)

Taako (he/they, elf)

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Weighing of the Heart Spread

In Ancient Egypt (and now through Kemeticism), it is believed that when the deceased arrived in the Duat, their heart was weighed on a scale against a feather of Ma'at's in order to see if the person was worthy of to live forever in paradise (if not, their heart was devoured by Ammit).

This spread draws from that story, and lays out what you need to know about yourself and what you need to do in order to grow!

1. How do you currently see yourself?

This card touches on your idea of yourself- do you see yourself positively or negatively? What do you think of your current self?

2. What are you really like?

Following up on the first card, this card brings up what you are actually like, not just your self image. How does it vary from what you see?

3. What are you balancing?

What are you able to do in order to see yourself as you truly are? What do you need to do to "balance" those two view points?

4. What does your ideal self look like?

This card touches on what your "perfect" or "ideal" self, and how they would look or act.

5. What can you do to actually grow?

Finally, this card brings up what you need to focus on in order to grow from your current self into your ideal self.

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Spirit Check-In Spread

This is just built to be a good general spread to check in with your spirit companions and/or guides! The 6th card is a bonus card draw.

How are you?

What's on your mind?

What do you want to tell me?

What do you want/need from me?

What can I do to strengthen our bond?

(Bonus card draw) Is there anything else I should know?

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“May [insert pronoun] wander for ages many,

And at every step, a stile,

At every stile, a fall,

At every fall, a broken bone,

Not the largest, not the least,

But the chief neck bone,

Every time.'

—

Welsh Curse dating from between the 16th and 18th centuries.

(Howard, ‘Welsh Witches and Wizards’, p. 46)

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Jar of Consequences Hex

This is my personal take on a pretty conventional hex. In my experience, it’s very effective, and I’ve had some pretty interesting results come of it. I’ll make notes as I go, and do my best to explain the purpose of each action so that you can make substitutions/alterations in an effective way.

Before We Begin

I’m calling this a hex, but this can really pack a whallop depending on how you make it. If you feel like you need something harsher or softer, then adjust as needed. If your personal code does not allow for any kind of baneful magic, you may have better luck with a different spell. Also, the specific actions and words I use are just examples, you do not have to recite them verbatim. It’s just to convey the gist of what’s happening.

What You’ll Need

A poppet of your target, or something similar to identify them.

A sturdy container, preferably glass. (Note: just make sure whatever you put in can’t seep out of it. I like mason jars because they’re easy to acquire, hold pretty much any material, and also create broken glass if shattered, which is nice for a hex.)

Nails, pins, needles, or something else stabby and abundant.

Thread or twine, black preferable. 

Thumb tacks, glass shards, or other sharps

Hot sauce, lemon juice, pepper seeds, or anything else sour/spicy you wouldn’t want to put on a wound. (Note: never fw a witch who enjoys fancy killer hot sauces.)

Dust, grime, or other gross stuff you can scrape up from around your house. 

A black cloth or black trash bag. Something thick enough to block light.

What To Do

Prep your ritual space however you normally would, get your mind ready and have the materials pre-gathered and onhand. (Note: the best time to perform this would be a Saturday night, particularly on a full or new moon, especially at an hour where Saturn is most influential. If all of those can’t align for you in a timely manner, pick your favorites or just do what you can.)

If you haven’t already done so, consecrate your poppet now. Make sure the Universe knows exactly who this poppet is supposed to represent. 

Now is the time to air your grievances towards the poppet. Speak to it as if you were speaking to the target with no holds barred. Tell them exactly how they’ve fucked up, how they’ve messed with the wrong witch, and now it’s time to face some consequences. 

Take your pins/needles and drive them into the poppet. Name each wrongdoing they’ve committed as you go. “This one is for betraying my trust. This one is for threatening my loved ones. May you feel each like a pin stuck in you until you make right on it.” 

Wrap the poppet in thread. Cover it completely if you feel the need to. “I hereby bind you from acting in this way.” Alternatively, “may your web of lies become so thick and tangled that you can’t move.” 

Place the poppet in the jar, then fill the jar with whatever sharps, spicies, and nasties you like. (Note: you can forego any of these ingredients if you’d like to make it a more gentle hex, or up the anti to make it harsher. Basically, you’re creating a toxic environment inside the jar either for them to rot inside, or that will harm them if they break your binds. The latter works best if the poppet is wrapped completely so that they’re not actually touching the hot sauce… yet.)

Say any final words about their situation. Be specific and think it through, this part is personal to you. Do you want them to rot in this jar for what they did? Will the curse be lifted when they make right on their actions? Is there a specific way you want to see this metaphor to manifest in real life?

Close the jar and cover it. Make it so the sun can’t reach it.

Storage/Disposal. This part depends on your goal! If you just want to teach your target a lesson, store the wrapped jar in a dark, private place (the back of a closet works great) where it won’t see the sun or be disturbed. If you KNOW you will never want to lift this hex and this spell is an act of war, put it in a garbage bag and fling that shit into a dumpster where it won’t ever see the light of day until it’s ground up into a landfill.

Recovery. If you’ve chosen the dumpster method, there’s no need for this part! If you decided to keep it and feel like your spell has adequately run its course, you can lift the hex simply by taking the jar back into the light and removing the poppet. You can also take out any pins you put in it.  

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SIGNS YOU MAY HAVE BEEN CURSED/HEXED

I am going to put mild, moderate, and severe so that you know the level of evil you are dealing with. Mild can also be karmic, but severe is most likely black magick

A lot of these symptoms can be due to physical illness, mental distress, preferences, or mental illness. Only count the ones that are new to you and unexplained by any events that could have triggered these feelings. 

Mild Symptoms:  -Frequent headaches  -Anxiety worse than usual -Nightmares  -Intrusive thoughts  -Constant yawning -Uneasy feeling when you are alone -Relationship problems (including family, friends, acquaintances)  -Pets are acting strange -Plants start to die or get diseases -Crystals or other spiritual items disappear  -Aches and pains -Feeling drained and unmotivated -Not wanting to clean your environment or cleanse it  -Feeling distanced from spirituality  -Low or no sex drive Moderate Symptoms:  -A string of bad luck  -Minor inconveniences such as losing something important at a critical time -Seeing shadows out of the corner of your eye -Candles burn unevenly or blow out, or blow up -Your electronics start malfunctioning -Minor injuries to you or your loved ones -Pets get sick -Sudden unexplained illness or infection  -Finding water in strange spots in the home -Someone killing you or cursing you in your dreams -Photos have gone missing  -Sudden financial losses -Hearing odd sounds -Minor accidents -Missing underwear -Unusual breakouts (not caused by hormones)  -Job loss -Sudden breakups -Strong aversion to healing meditation music or chakra healing music 

Severe symptoms: -Things catch on fire (stove, oven, house, furnace, candle burning other items, etc.) -People around you die of freak accidents -You get into a serious accident or get a serious injury -Pets start dying, run away or disappear  -Spiritual items start breaking (pendulums, crystals, wands, and it wasn’t from stepping on them)  -Demonic possession -Demonic oppression -Seeing the number 666 over and over (and it feels bad to you)  -Seeing 13 birds, specifically magpies  -Talismans in or around your home (dolls, knives, jars full of nails, nails, broken glass, liquid, powder, symbols, grass missing) -Trees around your property start dying -An orb following you around (negative feeling)  -Crosses, protection talismans, spiritual items fall off the wall, are inverted, destroyed, or damaged  -Finding drops of blood around your house or on you -Hearing screaming outside your house at a significant time (midnight, 3AM)  -Sleep paralysis  -New thoughts of suicide (go to doctor just in case)  -Knives being thrown off of counter (for no reason) -Obsession over people or items -Everything seems to be going in a downward spiral  -Scratches appear on you out of nowhere (particularly 3) -People try to harm you physically -Your hair starts falling out  -You start behaving in a strange and erratic way (also go to doctor just in case)  How do I know I am cursed?

Mild curse: If you experience 5 symptoms of the mild symptoms, cleanse your home and do some good deeds. Behave in a more positive light and try to give more to combat any bad karma or negative energy.  Moderate curse: If you experience 10 or more symptoms of any curse above, serious spiritual intervention must occur. You need to purchase cleansing materials and start your banishing rituals immediately. You can find them online. Intuitively pick the ritual that you feel will help.  Severe curse: If you experience 5 or more of the “severe” curses, or more than 10 of moderate to severe symptoms, an exorcism may need to take place. You may also hire a witch or a priest to bless you and your property. Hex removals should also take place. They can be found online.  If you only experience a few of these things, you could be experiencing a dark period in your life that is a part of your life path. Try to stay strong, and if things worsen, simply cleanse yourself and your home, room or apartment.  If you find any odd objects inside or outside of your house, dispose of them immediately. Bless what cannot be physically removed, and cleanse and bury or throw away any physical item far, far away.  Make sure to cleanse your spiritual supplies and deep clean your space. 

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To Burn and To Conquer Curse

This is similar to my “A Sour Jar to Hex a Bitch” spell jar, but in my opinion this one is a little more intense, especially in my intention. “Hex a Bitch” is just to shit on somebody and is relatively minor in intention.

I want this bitch to burn.

A jar, to trap

Chili sauce and curry paste, to burn

Lemon juice, to sting

Salt, to banish

Dead matches, to drain

Nails, to poke and to prod

Pennies, to destitute

Eggshell, to break down barriers

Vinegar, to sour

Blood, to offer

Wax, to seal

For this spell, as well as the ingredients listed above, you’re also going to want a taglock for that person. I used a piece of paper where I wrote her full name and what she did on the front. On the back I wrote I wanted from the curse and the conditions on which the curse could be broken.

If you don’t want to use blood as an offering (I wrote my personal sigil on the lid in blood), you can use spit. Same idea.

Your candles should be either white or black. I use white tea candles because I can buy them in bulk for cheap at my local grocery store, and white can sub for any other color.

If you want to encourage physical harm or even death in the individual (which I didn’t), you can take a picture of them and put the nails through their forehead and their heart, or both of their eyes and their heart.

Add each ingredient to the jar, saying aloud the purpose of the ingredient as listed above.

After the vinegar, add their taglock to the jar and seal the lid.

Use a clean and sterile, as sharp as possible blade to draw blood. Again, make sure the blade is clean and sterile and as sharp as it can get; this will ensure a less painful and clean cut or poke. You don’t need to cut deep to draw blood; if this is something you choose to do, please be careful and mindful of where you’ve chosen to cut or poke. If this isn’t something you want to do, spit is a valid substitute. You can draw your sigil on the lid with it, like I did, or you can just drip it on the lid.

Place three of your candles on the lid and allow them to burn until the wax seals the spell. You can always choose to burn extra wax to ensure a good seal.

While the candles burn, say the following incantation; you can modify it as you see fit to ensure it molds well to your personal practice. I said it three times with increasing intensity; let yourself get angry. The more energy you pack into this spell, the better it will work.

Goddesses of The Morrigan three,

I call upon you to set my wrath free,

To burn and to conquer, to make her feel pain,

To bind her from harming another again

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Shadow Work Prompts

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Shadow work is the act of creating a connection with one’s subconscious mind, often through self reflection. This is a pivotal step that needs to be taken before a witch begins spellwork, because shadow work strengthens an individual’s sense of self- a crutial part of many witches’ craft.

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

- write an apology letter to yourself

- why am I insecure?

- how can I be more trusting?

- how do I deal with failure?

- do I feel jealousy of certain people? why?

- how worthy do I honestly think I am?

- what from my childhood makes me angry?

- why do I reject help?

- why do I repress my emotions?

- why do I feel unappreciated?

- how do I feel about opening up to people?

- what is my deepest set emotional wound?

- how do I confront anxiety?

- how do I process sadness?

- who do I resent and why?

- what defense mechanisms do I tend to use?

- why am I a perfectionist?

- how can I be kinder to others?

- how have I behaved in the different stages of my life?

- what are my greatest regrets?

- what are my greatest fears?

- what themes in my life reoccurringly upset me?

- do I feel loved? why or why not?

- what do I value most in relationships?

- what do I value most in myself?

- what do I value most in my life?

- what are my expectations for myself? are they reasonable?

- what do I fear socially?

- in what ways do I doubt myself?

- why do I feel obligated to succeed?

- how do I define success?

- what does it mean to be a good person?

- what do I need to improve in myself?

- how do I deal with loneliness?

- what do I do that’s self destructive?

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

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If you like my sigils, please consider donating to my KoFi/Cashapp! You can commission a sigil to channel your own intentions from £5, just send me a message if you’re interested 💜

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Sigil Sunday

Today's sigil is one I use for tarot reading, to help me gain better insight into the meanings of my spreads

I find this sigil most useful when trying a new deck, though I will also use it for more complicated readings. Use it as you will, and enjoy your craft

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shadow work PSA

after having *four* different relatively-new-to-witchcraft witches express to me in the last few weeks that they feel they aren't a very good witch for not doing shadow work, I'm gonna make this PSA:

"shadow work" is not really a witchcraft thing, it's a concept in psychology coined by Carl Jung. they certainly go hand-in-hand, it's absolutely a useful thing to do to further your ability in your craft (and also just a healthy thing to practice) but it's not a concrete requirement as a witch. it's up to you if you want to do it ♡♡ if there's certain traumas you don't feel comfortable addressing yet, you are not required to, you're still a witch.

if you would like to do shadow work but aren't sure where to start, don't overthink it. all it is, is analyzing the ins and outs of the less-pleasant ways our brains work. addressing and challenging the parts of ourselves we don't like and don't want to reconcile with. this can include working through trauma, or recognizing and unlearning our own problematic behavior.

write a list of things about yourself/things you do/thoughts you have that you'd like to better understand or unlearn entirely. approach one subject at a time, and just sort of do some stream-of-consciousness journaling about it. you don't have to have a life changing epiphany, the only goal is to know and serve yourself as best as you can. it can take you one day, or a month, or longer. it's up to you. it can be exhausting, it can reopen wounds you'd rather leave closed. as someone with cPTSD I can understand why this might be a slippery slope for a lot of people, and also why I want to tell all the witches that if you're not comfortable doing this, you *are not required to do it*. do not let witchtok make you feel like you're not good enough or not a real witch or whatever because you don't do everything they think you should do.

9 times out of 10 though, you will feel better at the end*

eta: *if done safely and responsibly and it's something you're comfortable endeavoring. as many people in the reblogs have pointed out, it's far safer and more responsible to not do this sort of thing alone. if you are able to approach shadow work with the help of a therapist, please do so. doing shadow work can be harmful in myriad ways to folks with certain mental illnesses. be safe ♡