It came to my attention that a couple of our beloved members might need some banishing rituals, and since there isn't already a thread for this here, I figured I'd start it.
All banishing spells should ideally be preformed during a waning moon, preferably on a Saturday.
The Bottle Spell
This is one every witch should have in her BoS. It's a very basic spell used to neutralize the power of someone wishing to do you harm.
Materials:
black thread
black ink
a bottle with a cork
a white candle
4 tbsp of Frankincense/ Myrrh (easy enough to get at any herbal supplier)
4 tbsp of Orris Root/ Oak Moss
4 tbsp salt
Paper
Directions:
Mix the salt, orris root, and frankincense in a bowl. Cut the piece of paper to fit inside the bottle and write on it in black ink: "I neutralize the power of _____ to do me any harm. I ask that this be correct and for the good of us all. So mote it be." Roll up the parchment and place it in the bottle. Fill in the bottle with the dry ingredients. Then take the candle and, turning the bottle counter clockwise, drip wax over the cork to seal it. Bury the bottle during a waxing or new moon where it will not be disturbed.
To reverse the spell, simply dig up the bottle and break the seal.
Three Times Three Ritual
This ritual is designed to have someone see his/her errors. It is a banishment of ignorance. It is to be used on people who are corrupt in thier ways. It has no negative consequence (like them losing thier job or what not) unless you think negatively of the person while you do the ritual. It works best if you have something representing the person, like a strand of hair, or a nail clipping. (Sounds like the makings of a voodoo doll doesn't it? lol, not really).
Directions:
Hold the item representing the person (or a piece of paper/candle with the name of the person on it) and concentrate on having their eyes opened to the wrong that they are doing.
Recite: "Sands of the North, rich soils beneath,
Three times three, let them see, let them see.
Winds in the East, run through the trees,
three times three, set them free, set them free.
Fires in the South, awaken from sleep,
Three times three, let them see, let them see.
Water of the West, flow to the seas,
Three times three, set them free, set them free."
Burn the item/paper/candle to release the energy of the chant.
A Chant for Justice
This is a chant to banish rumours about yourself, by invoking the Goddess of revenge to make them confess thier wrong. I personally have never used this ritual. I think it's a bit too unpredictable to call on a goddess to do something for you, and the spell is rather vindictive which just isn't me. It does have the formula to balance the spell at the end though, so if you like it, feel free.
Directions: Again, this one works best with a momento of the person involved. Hold said momento and concentrate on the person and the crime they committed against you, or the rumour they started.
Recite:"May Nemisis stalk those who dare
to slander my name and cause me care.
All that they attempt to cause me pain,
Rebound on them and be in vain.
Let the hurt they cause to me and mine
Be bound around them like ivy's vine
And when they lay them down to sleep,
May nightmares stalk and waking weep
Until the day thier conscious bids
They tell the truth for all to hear.
All this I ask in Justice's name
And wish on myself the very same."
Burn the representative of the person.
From Scott Cunningham's "A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner"
"To Break the Power of a Spell"
"If you believe a spell has been cast agianst you, place a large black candle in a couldron (or a large black bowl). The candle must be tall enough to extend a few inches above the couldron's rim. Affix the candle to the bottom of the couldron with warmed beeswax or the drippings of another black candle so that it will not tip over.
Fill the couldron to the rim with fresh water, without wetting the candle's wick. An inch or two of the candle should remain above the water. Deep breathe, meditate, clear your mind, and light the candle. Visualize the suspected spell's power as residing within the candle's flame (yes, the power against you). As the candle burns down, it's flame will eventually sputter and go out as it connects with the water. As soon as the flame has been extinguished by the water, the spell will be dispersed.
Break your visualization of the spell's power; see it explode intodust, becoming impotent.
Pour the water into a hole in the ground, a lake, or a stream. Bury the candle. It is done."
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