Lady Victoria Eclectic Pagan's blog: "Spells and Enchantments"

Take equal parts of lavender, violet, and rosemary. Empower them and then boil them in a pot with about a quart of water over medium heat. When the water is richly colored and the herbs are scenting your kitchen, drain the water off into a jar. A plain coffee filter works great for this. Place the jar in sunlight for an entire day to absorb the radiant energies of the sun. (You can do this on a Wednesday to add the healing powers of mercury to the spell) Occasionally look at the jar and add your own energies to it. Just before sundown fetch the jar and hold it firmly between your hands just below your naval. Feel your desire to be well filling the jar and with your minds eye see it glowing brightly as the sun. Chant these words until you have filled the jar with as much energy as it will hold. By the herb and by the sun wellness and I are now as one strengthening energies now are merged. Baneful energies now be purged. Anoint spots where illness lurks or on your belly if you are unsure where the source of discomfort lies. Or pour contents into bath water.

Light a blue candle and visualize the person who needs healing. When the picture is clear in your mind, target the area of disease and color it bright red. Now visualize tiny workers brushing soft green paint over that spot. Hold the picture until the spot is completely painted over. Open your eyes and chant: I hold you in my heart and wrap you in my love. My circle of protection descends now from above. And as I send this energy, all pain shall disappear And all disease shall dissipate and shrivel up in fear. The emptiness I now replace with fresh vitality, so you may thrive upon the Earth in laughter, love and glee. Bright blessings and good health, my friend, encase you from now on. I ask that they watch over you and keep you well and strong. Allow the candle to burn out.

YOU NEED: piece of amethyst (as clear as possible), or a piece of Fluorite. A good visualization skill. Sit in a quiet place and clear your mind of everything you can. Take the amethyst (or fluorite)and hold it in the hand that is closest to the hurt. If the pain is in the center of the body hold it in your writing hand. Imagine a soothing light collecting at your feet and draw it up slowly towards your head filling every part of the body. Whilst doing this say silently the following verse: "Bright light, shining light heal my hurts with all thy might." Repeat this as you move the light up through the body. When you reach the top of your head expand to fill outside the head with light for about a foot. Then return to where the pain is most concentrated, push all your healing energy into this area. If this doesn't work the first time then repeat. You should feel better soon. To end the spell repeat the verse again but finish with "so mote it be" Thank you for taking time to listen. I have tried it out along with others and we have discovered it works very well on pain. Has been helping me especially recently in light of trying to defy the law of gravity - LOL!

To perform this spell, you must find a suitable sea shell in shallow water. Take the shell and dry it thoroughly. Draw a symbol of your desire upon the surface of the shell. The symbol must be drawn with something that will easily wash off in water. Place the shell upon the shore (the sea shore is best, but any body of water large enough to have natural tides will do), so that the tide will bring waves across the shell. Take care to note the phase of the moon (waxing moon for the gain of something, waning for the dissolving of something). When the shell is in place, draw a triangle in the sand/ground, enclosing the shell completely. The symbol upon the shell must be facing upwards (towards the moon). Meaningful words or phrases may be placed upon the shell also, or simply written in the ground/sand inside the triangle. Chant the following toward the moon:

Goddess of Moon, Earth and the Sea Each wish in Thy name must come to be. Powers and Forces which Tides do make, Now summon Thy waves, my spell to take.

The spell is finished. Leave the area now. Once the waves come, then your wish will be taken out to the Old Ones. It will usually take about 7 days for a Lunar spell to begin to manifest, but it can take as long as 28 days.

SUCCESS SPELL You will need: A green candle A purple candle A talisman with your religious symbol (pentacle, cross, star of David, etc) Place a green candle on one side of a room. Place a purple candle on the other side. Now, light the purple candle. With your religious talisman hanging from a chain or string (to be worn as a necklace) dangling from your right hand, pick up the purple (lit) candle with your right hand. Now walk in a straight line across the room directly to the green candle. Using the purple one, light the green candle. Set down the candle so they sit next to each other. Chant, "I walk forth without doubt and fear, And success draws me near." Lay the necklace in front of it and meditate for awhile on the success you need. Let the candles burn themselves down, and wear the necklace whenever you wish success you follow you. When you walk through a door to job interviews, auditions, or anywhere you need success, imagine how you walked in a straight line in your ritual, and consciously make an effort to do the same when passing through the door. SUCCESS SACHET Charge the following herbs with your intentions, and place them in a yellow spell bag. Eyebright clears the mind, aids memory Rosemary helps you find answers to questions Rue improves mental processes Cinnamon for success Tonka Bean for good luck! Mark the outside of the yellow spell bag with the rune Algiz (for enlightenment), and carry the bag with you. SPELL TO BRING ABOUT A NEED You need a candle to represent the need, a card to represent yourself, 4 cards to represent your need. Light the candle. Lay the card that represent you on the altar and say: "May this card represent thee" Pick up the rest of the cards and say: "As I place these cards at the quarters shall my need be seen" Lay the cards at the quarters as you go say the card's name and the need. Then say: Fulfill my need as quick as can be by the power of three bring the (need) to me, so mote it be" THE 7 DAY LUCK SPELL Items you'll need: Black 7 day candle, Water, saucer, paper. Fill your saucer slightly with some water. On a piece of paper write the things you most desire, (like love, money, a job) Fold that up and put it on the saucer (yes, in the water) Now put your 7 day candle on top of the paper and light it. Each night before you go to sleep visualize your desires being obtained. On the seventh day, snuff out the candle and dispose of it by getting it away from your property. This spell can be customized by using different colored candles, pink or red for love, purple for spirituality, and so on. The black candle is used for "breaking through" those obstacles that are preventing you from your desires. STONE OF LUCK You can use the Stone of Luck spell for anything, love, money, health, wealth, spirit awareness, etc. The key to this empowerment is concentration and belief. When you have completed this spell, carry the stone around with you. Eventually you will start to get what you want. What you need: 1 Small stone of your choice (any kind) 1 candle (correct color for what you want) Appropriate herbs Appropriate incense Salt Water A cloth Oil (either olive, jasmine, or mint) Some bowls (glass or crystal) First you need to meditate on what you want, be it money, love, better health....whatever you want. After you feel you have meditated long enough, you may start the spell. Light the candle and incense. (Be sure you have all of the things you need with you.) Hold the rock in your power hand. Concentrate on what you want. Run the rock through the flame 3 times. Then put it into the water. Cup your hands over the bowl. Then take the rock out of the water and sprinkle the herbs on it. After you have done that, put the rock into a dry bowl. Visualize yourself getting what you want. Then anoint the rock with the oil and put the rock back into the dry bowl. Sprinkle some salt onto the rock. Concentrate more. Then wrap the rock in the cloth and leave it for at least 24 hours. Let the candle and incense burn all the way out. Dispose of the water. So mote it be! CAIRN MAGICK This is something that can be done, alone, on a walk in the countryside, with no extra magical 'tools' or paraphernalia. It is simple magic and down to earth paganism. It can be applied for any need, but is particularly suitable for 'earthy' needs, such as money, housing, jobs, healing. Take one stone, and speak (or 'think') into it your need. Place the stone firmly on the ground. Take another and repeat, until you have a fair sized mound, or Cairn. As each stone is placed, imagine that the magic is building and that your need is getting nearer to being met. If you have no stones, you can still do this with imaginary stones, or pebbles, or whatever else seems right at the particular moment. SPELL TO GET WHAT YOU WANT All you need are the three basic magic necessities, need, emotion, and knowledge. Concentrate on only what you need. Say the following; I give, because I'm generous. I take because I ask. What I well deserve is what I will get. I deserve (whatever you need) I need (whatever you need) I will get (whatever you need) so be it, and so it is. SPELL TO GET WHAT YOU WANT Take a horse shoe and put it around a red candle. Put the candle in a darkened room in the middle of a table. Write what it is you want on a piece of paper with a quill pen dipped in black ink. Chant the following as you write. What I want I write here Please take my dream and bring it near. What I want Is What I should get Let all my dreams Now be met Now take the paper and fold it in a square of four creases. Hold it over the candle with a pair of tweezers and let it burn. Picture yourself with your wish fulfilled as you burn the paper. Send waves of love at the image you conjure of your self. SPELL TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY To improve your own work productivity, during the waxing Moon place one hematite in a small basket or tray and enchant it by saying: "Ground and heal, magnetic one; bring me clarity on this day." Add a quartz crystal to the contained and say: "Bring boundless energy to me; may it last through this day." Add a calcite and say: "Stone of joy and yellow light, help me sort through my work today." Place the container of stones on your desk and say: "Help me work through this day; bring me inspiration. And when the day is done, may the labor be finished." SUCCESS Time: 8pm to 9pm waxing moon Waxing -growing larger - is a time to bring things TO you Waning -growing smaller -is a time to send things away) Incense: sandalwood anoint candles in clove oil green candle and a yellow candle, green cloth piece of paper pen Incantation: This spell is for people who already have a plan of action just no opened doors to make things happen. This spell will give you a short lived window of opportunity how you use it - is up to you. Lay out a green cloth and when your incense is smoldering and the candles lit - close your eyes and envision yourself attaining your goal - take the pen and hold it in your hand - over the piece of paper - and keep your eyes closed. You may feel warmness and tingling in your arm - do not be alarmed. Now, one of two things will occur - keep your eyes closed and concentrate - your arm may begin to wander and move making writings on the paper - or you will be given a very clear plan of action to write down. Either through automatic writing or through direct contact - you will be shown the way to success. This spell will not work if you are not serious about it. (example - "how can I win the lottery" is not a plan of action) Close circle and give thanks. TO GET A BREAK IN SHOW BUSINESS Find an old piece of amber with a fly in it (you can find such things at antique shops) and wear it to auditions. Chant over the amber first: "Fame come to me, change my luck for me." Imagine yourself on a stage or in a movie or doing whatever it is that will make you famous and put powerful emotion behind it. A break should come along within a short period if you've done the spell correctly. LOVE AND ADMIRATION OIL To make an oil that will help attract the attention of others, mix together twenty drops of synthetic musk, two drops of jasmine, and one drop of ylang ylang in a small bottle and leave where the full moonlight can strike it for three nights. Be sure to bring it inside before the Sun can find it. Meanwhile, leave a rose petal, a small piece of crystal quartz, and 1/8teaspoon of powdered cinnamon in a place where the Sun can see them, making sure to move them before moonlight can strike them. On the forth day, mix together the two sets of ingredients and leave in a dark place. Wear when you wish to draw love and admiration to yourself. It will also enable your employers to see what they love about your work for them. POSITIVE ACTION SPELL Take a white candle and some anointing oil. Depending on the desired result, you should have chosen an oil which corresponds to this end. At the time of the full moon, cast a circle or just shut yourself away from all distractions and with the moon shining on your working area (If possible. If this is not possible, just visualize the moon.) Place the white candle (preferably a taper) on the altar with the oil. Cast the circle if you wish. Call the Goddess if it feels right. Anoint the candle. Should you wish, you can use an Athame to engrave the candle with the spell itself. While you anoint the candle with the oil, speak these words out loud or silently: Tonight the moon, Tomorrow the sun. Let this power build till my will be done. Candle burn down to send my will. This spell be cast, for good, not ill Once you have anointed the candle, place it in a safe place so it can burn down completely, preferably in sight of the moon. HAIR MAGICK TO MAKE YOURSELF ATTRACTIVE Need: a mixture of lemon juice and lavender Wash your hair in this mixture and let it air dry before an important meet! AN EASTERN EUROPEAN SPELL TO FOIL A JEALOUS WORK COLLEAGUE A Piece of paper and pen a drawing pin or tack Spring water in a sealable container waning moon Write persons name on the paper and take ingredients to work with you. Place the paper name side down on a table, and get the person to cast a shadow over the paper (strike up a conversation maybe.) "Pin" the shadow to the paper. Place the paper and pin into the container of spring water and seal it. Place the container against your forehead. Pass your right hand over the top of it three times, mentally expelling all bad feelings. Take it home and put it in your freezer where it will not be disturbed. INSPIRATION JAR Purpose: To bring on inspiration. For creativity. Ingredients: Mason jar Small crystal Dried orange peels (two-thirds) Dried mint (one-third) 2 drops orange essential oil 1 drop mint essential oil Square piece of black cotton fabric Rubber band Orange fabric paint or orange acrylic Orange ribbon Note: The color orange is the color of creative energies. The shading (how dark or light the orange is) that you use will denote the level of creative energies you wish to channel. A dark orange will take you deep into the creative energies while a light orange is less intense. Moon cycle: No moon cycle is selected for this spell because all phases of the moon hold different levels of creative energies, including the dark moon. If you follow moon phases, choose the cycle that fits your purpose best. Gather ingredients. With a clean and dry jar before you, place the mint first and then the orange peels inside, filling it up about two-thirds of the way. Add two drops of orange essential oil and one drop mint essential oil. More if you are using a large mason jar. Stir ingredients together. Take the small crystal in your hand and say something such as: "Creativity come to me In whispers and dreams And visions that gleam." Place the crystal inside the jar with the potpourri. For the lid, cover the opening of the jar with black fabric so that the side of the fabric hangs down over the edges about 2 inches. With a pencil, mark the center top of the fabric. Take the fabric off the jar, lie it flat on a hard surface. Using orange paint, acrylic or fabric paint, paint on a spiral. While the paint is drying, cover the jar temporarily with a lid so that it doesn't get spilled. Spiral: The spiral is a symbol of the dance of life. It shows the continuous cycle of ourselves going inward (within ourselves/our psyche) and then going outward (expressing ourselves). Black: The black fabric in this spell is used as an absorption color. Black absorbs all colors, all energies. By placing the orange spiral on this we are signifying just what those energies are that the black is absorbing, all creative energies. Once the paint is dry, place the fabric on the jar once again. The spiral should now be on the centered top of the jar's mouth. Holding the fabric in place, wrap the rubber band around the sides to hold it in place. Next, tie the orange ribbon overtop of the rubber band. Keep this inspiration jar in your work area, where you do your writing, painting, drawing, or keep it by your bed to bring on inspiring dreams. REACHING YOUR GOALS SPELL This is a form of magic which can be used for just about anything- thus making it a more advanced type of magic which should only be used by those who are comfortable with the ethics and are prepared to deal with the consequences in they misuse this technique. Sit in a comfortable position with your legs crossed and your arms extended outward. Your receptive hand (whichever hand you do not write with, usually the left) should be wide open, palm facing upward. Your projective hand (the hand you do write with, usually the right) should be in a fist. Close your eyes and imagine your goal. Now visualize a bright red fire surrounding your receptive (open) hand, feel the "warmth" of the energy. Imagine it flows up your arm and through your body into your projective hand (the closed hand). Continue letting energy flow from the red energy "flame". Once the impulse hits you, and you feel the time is right, thrust both arms to the right (or left if you are left handed) opening up your projective hand as you do so. This motion should be similar to "throwing" the energy towards your goal. As you do this, say in a commanding voice what will happen as a result of the energy release. (For example, if you used it to get a raise in payment at work, you could say "I will get a raise!") Results, if successfully performed, will be almost immediate. With practice, this can work very well. ARTIST'S INSPIRATION SPELL Prepare: Pen, pencil, or paintbrush depending on the art form. Elmer's glue Silver glitter Almond, sage, or vanilla essential oil A white candle This is a simple spell to bring you divine inspiration to write and create visual art. Anoint the candle with the essential oil you have chosen and using an athame or a small, sharp tool, inscribe the name "Brighid" (goddess of poetic inspiration), or if you prefer not to invoke a deity, simply inscribe your art form which you need inspired in. Light your candle and begin. Squeeze some glue onto a piece of scrap paper and dip the end (not the useable part) of your craft tool (pencil, paintbrush, or whatever) into it, covering about an inch's worth. Then roll the end in the glitter so that it is completely covered. As you do, focus on the inspiration you seek. Say your own blessing over the tool, then situate it so that it can dry without the glittered end getting smashed. The next day, make a few attempts at your art with your newly enchanted tool in hand. Let the inspiration come to you and flow from your mind to your material! A MAGICKAL POWDER TO CREATE HARMONY IN THE WORKPLACE Is your office or building stressful? Try this to make your workplace a place of harmony and peace sprinkle this magical powder around when no one is looking. Create this powder on a Thursday Evening for the strongest possible mixture! 3 drops of rose oil, 5 drops of sandalwood oil, 7 drops of lavender oil, a handful of talcum powder a teaspoon dried powdered chamomile flowers (if available) Mix everything but the talc together in a ceramic bowl with a fork until well blended. Add the talcum powder and mix well. Visualize a warm blue light building and radiating from the powder as you mix. Do this until you are satisfied and gently pour the powder into a little paper envelope or sachet. Take it work the next morning.

BUSINESS DRAWING WASH If your business has walk-in customers, wash down the front entrance floor and the door handle. For mail order businesses, wash down the mailbox, and so on. Once a week, use this wash to scrub down the walls and floors of your business, making a fresh batch each time. Mix 1 oz of powdered squill root, 1 oz of powdered yellow dock, 1/4 oz of five-finger grass, 1 tsp. of cinnamon and 1 tbsp. of blessed salt. Mix well and add two teaspoons of this mixture to 1 pint of fresh water. This wash is also good for attracting tenants to an empty apartment or house. TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS Get a string of 3 silver bells and say: "Bells song, bring good luck and prosperity the whole day long" Hang the bells on the door and let each customer ring in the good fortune. HOW TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS TO YOUR BUSINESS 1st spell: In New Orleans it is believed that Saint Peter governs business because he carries keys. Get up early in the morning and light a white candle to Saint Peter. Then mix green herbs into your scrub water-- especially parsley and thyme. Begin scrubbing from the front of your business toward the back, moving backwards as you go. When you reach the back, burn green incense there. All of these measures are calculated to "draw" customers. 2nd spell: This ritual can be accomplished in your home rather than in your business place. Get up early and burn mixture of sulfur and sugar and appropriate incense, usually the controlling or compelling kind. As the sun rises, look to the east and pray for customers to be drawn to you. 3rd spell: Go to the graveyard and get nine handfuls of dirt. Back home, mix it with brimstone, sulfur, red pepper, and salt. Burn the mixture and pray for success in business. TO ATTRACT CUSTOMERS TO A BUSINESS OR VISITORS TO A HOME Make a fine powder out of some basil leaves and sprinkle them around the main entrance to the home or place of business. It is believed that only good and friendly people will enter, since it supposedly repels those who intend harm toward the workers of a business or the occupants of a home.

GOOD LUCK JOB OIL Allspice, cinnamon, sage, dill, from kitchen cupboard of grocery shop and mix with base oil - olive oil is fine. Warm leaves overnight strain through a tea strainer if you wish or just use. TO WIN A JOB Before you go to your job interview, you will need a green candle, a banknote and a paperclip. Light the candle and show both sides of the banknote to the flame. Fasten the note to the back of a photograph of yourself. Blow out the candle. Carry your photo, with the note attached, in your handbag or wallet during your interview. JOB SPELL Write on a green candle the kind of job you want and burn the candle saying: "To do for me this deed, bring to me this Job I need" And let the candle burn out. CANDLE SPELL TO GET A JOB This spell should be used only after you have submitted your resume or application. With a pin or sharp knife, write the name of the company(s) you want to work for on the side of a large green candle. On a red candle, you need to carve the victory rune (Tiwaz, it looks like an arrow, pointing up) and your full name. Burn both candles for 30 minutes on Thursday after the sun sets, while visualizing yourself getting the kind of job you want. At the end of the 30 minutes, snuff the candles (do not blow them out). Burn them each Thursday after that for 15 minutes until they burn out, or until you get the job. Dispose of the candles and leave a small bowl of milk outside overnight as an offering. FINDING A JOB Herbal charms kept in your purse or pocket are good ways to carry magick with you to interviews. Sprinkle a little sage, lavender, dill, basil, and parsley into a green cloth and add a tiger's eye chip. Tie it with a gold ribbon. Carry this to bring prosperity while radiating wisdom and knowledge. EMPLOYMENT SPELL Begin on Sunday. Light a Gold or Yellow colored candle and speak the following spell: "A Good Job Awaits me I Know For Thine Brilliant Light Scans and searches A Place for Me A Good Job Awaits Me For Thine Goodness is Great My Faith in Thee is complete A Good Job waits for Me." Speak this spell three times. Perform ritual every day until employment is found. *Instead of "good job," maybe it would help to personalize it and change the words to "record deal," or something else that appeals to you. TO SHINE AT AN INTERVIEW Draw a topaz though a flame of a yellow candle and say over it: "Find me to be compatible in all ways" Carry or wear the topaz and expect good fortune to follow! INCENSE FOR JOB SEARCH SPELL 1 part Frankincense 1 part Basil 1 part Sandalwood 1/2 part Vervain 1/2 part Mugwort 1/2 part Pansy 1/4 part Clove 1/4 part Cinnamon LUCK IN BUSINESS OR JOB Use a red onion in a way similar to its use for other types of luck. Either have it dressed by a hoodoo practitioner or dress it yourself by boring a hole in it and filling the hole with sulfur. Carry it in your pocket when you go to the prospective employer and squeeze it as you speak to him. (He may give you the job just to get you out of the room.) JOB SPELL Before going to the interview place three grains of slat in a handkerchief and put it in your pocket. When you get to the place of employment, wait until your alone or the interviewer is somehow distracted. Then throw the salt into the north corner of the room. Within three days you will have the job. JOB SPELL If you're in a job at the moment, and certain people are causing trouble for you, carry a piece of quartz in your right hand side pocket. You could even place a small point on your desk, aiming the point away from you. Then, when they come over to you, visualize them being enveloped in a pink blanket. Then, keeping the visualization, move the "blanket" to the other side of the office, or whatever, to re-direct them. GET A JOB SPELL If you are looking for a job, the night before, take a bath/shower with some rosemary decoction to give yourself that little something extra in the eyes of the interviewer. Light a green candle and chant "Aura of Green, be bright this night, bring to me prosperity bright!" For as long as you wish with the aim of the job in mind. This is best begun on the night of the New Moon: Use an astral candle for yourself - your color. A brown candle for the job itself. A green candle for prosperity. Burn a prosperity incense and anoint the candles with a prosperity oil - I would use cinnamon. Anoint from wick to end. These candles should be in a safe place, they have to burn out entirely. Place the brown candle in the center, the green on the right, and the astral on the left. Light the astral: I ask for change that is my right, open the way, clear my sight. Light the green: Good luck is mine and prosperity, help me Great Ones, come to me. Light the brown: Opportunity, work, rewards I see, And as I will So Mote it Be. Say the above as you light the candles. Leave these to burn out completely and dispose of the wax afterwards. Each night, for a week, or until the candle is used up, light a second brown candle for 9 minutes while meditating and gaining balance in preparation for the job and the good to come. During this time period, actively seek a job. Listen to your intuition and follow up on all leads. A CHARM TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT Take a green handkerchief or a piece of green cloth roughly that size, lay it flat with one of the corners facing you. Place upon it 3 cardamom seed, a bay leaf and a sprig of rosemary (or 1 tsp. of dried herb). These herbs surround you in self-confidence and attract energy. Cardamom sweetens your personality and brings out your natural eloquence. Bay leaves are symbols of success and triumph. Rosemary is a herb of achievement and mental alertness. Tie the corners together with a length of string, so that you have a little bundle of herbs. Before each interview, hold this bundle and visualize yourself walking into the interview room, radiating confidence imagine yourself being in a position to pick and chose jobs at will. Carry this to your job interviews. And accept that any rejection is a sign from the universe that the job was not right for you. FOR A JOB INTERVIEW Fill a jar with crushed pecans, add three drops of rose oil and keep a luck hand (root of an orchid) inside with the lid shut tight. After three nights, place your lucky hand and seven pecans in a little red drawstring bag and take it with you to job interviews. With this little bag, you will feel confident while questions are being asked and will have a good chance of getting the job you want. Don't let anyone else see the red drawstring bag. FOR SUCCESS AT AN INTERVIEW First wear blue underwear. Try to arrange meeting for a new moon. Start day by showering or bathing with citrus scents. Do not wear designer fragrance but do dab diluted citrus oil on watch strap/belt/case or bag. When you get home give a drink to your favorite tree in a park and explain to it that you hope for growth from the seed you just planted at the interview. It is done! TO WIN A JOB You will need: green candle banknote paper clip Light the candle and show both sides of the banknote to the flame. Fasten the note to the back of a photograph of yourself. Blow out the candle. Carry your photo, with the note attached, in your handbag or wallet during your interviews. PROMOTION SPELL Take a new pin and scratch the name of the position you wish to obtain lengthwise on a yellow taper candle. On the other side scribe your own name with bergamot essential oil then sprinkle it with gold glitter. Light the candle saying: "Forces of light and purity, Lend unto me the capacity to inspire, To command, to create and to understand. Ground me in success, cloak me in victory, By the names of power By my will so mote it be!" Sitting in front of the candle, close your eyes and visualize yourself in your own office, being addressed by your co-workers under the title of the position you aspire to. Allow the candle to burn out. KNOT SPELL FOR WORK Said while making 9 knots in a green, 13-inch silk cord: By knot of one, my spell's begun By knot of two, plenty fruitful work to do By knot of three, money comes to me By knot of four, opportunity knocks at my door By knot of five, my business thrives By knot of six, this spell is fixed By knot of seven, success if given By knot of eight, increase is great By knot of nine, these things are mine." TO SECURE A JOB Brown candle (stability) Medium-sized rock Black yarn or cord Business card On the first night of the Waxing Moon, collect the above ingredients and go to a place where you can be undisturbed for at least 15 minutes. Light the brown candle and place the rock in front of you. Next, get a business card that includes the name of the business. If you cannot obtain a business card, simply write the full name of the business on a small piece of paper. Write your full name on the back of the card or paper. Set the card on top of the rock and, with the yarn or cord, wrap the rock; making sure the business card is secure. Hold the rock within your hands and say this charm: As the Moon increases, So too will my job secure. With this, the spell is done. Allow the candles to burn themselves out. The rock may either be placed with your magical supplies or actually taken to work and hid in your desk or another safe place. Work as best and as hard as you can at your new job. By the Full Moon, the job will be secured. TO FIND EMPLOYMENT Sachet: a small square of green or blue cloth a green or gold ribbon, a spoonful of cloves a spoonful of cinnamon, a spoonful of nutmeg, two spoonfuls of chamomile flowers. EMPLOYMENT POTION One part sandalwood oil One part patchouli oil One part clove bud oil One part frankincense oil One part nutmeg oil You will also need a green candle, parchment, a pen and dragon's blood ink. You may also use a green or gold ink pen. On the waxing or full moon, fold all the herbs into the cloth and tie a ribbon around it and place it on your altar. Combine the oils together and place the bottle on your altar. On the parchment draw the symbol for Jupiter, a money symbol (like a dollar sign or the symbol for the pound or a rune for prosperity). Also make a general list of all the things you'd like to gain from your new job. Take the green candle and with a pen, tack or crystal, carve the word "Prosperity" into the wax. Anoint the candle with some of the oil and allow it to burn out. Wear the remainder of the oil as a perfume, add it to a bath or put a drop or two on your application or resume. Sleep with the sachet under your pillow for at least a week. You should see results in 1-3 months. JOB SEEKING MAGICK Herbal charms kept in your pocket or purse are good ways to carry magic with you during interviews or while job seeking. Sprinkle a little sage, lavender, dill, basil and parsley into a green cloth and add a tiger's eye chip or small stone. Tie with a golden ribbon. Carry this to magnetize prosperity while you radiate wisdom and knowledge. Take applications home with you whenever possible. After you have filled them out, raise energy and charge then with the intent of drawing the right job/position to you. Draw or paint the runes Ansuz, Tir and Mannaz over your heart with anon-toxic marker (or eyeliner even) before you get dressed to go to an interview. Allow to dry first before dressing (of course) and perhaps put a light shirt or slip between your clothes and skin. [Note: I would even say that you could create a talisman with these runes instead of drawing them on yourself and carry that close to your heart or wear in a pouch if you chose. These runes enable clear communications and will encourage others to come to your aid. These runes also, when drawn on the phone, will invite good news to come over the wire. VISUALIZATION FOR JOB INTERVIEW SUCCESS Add a sachet of comfrey and sage- both sacred to Jupiter- to your briefcase. Then before you leave for that interview, try this visualization: Sit in front of a mirror, preferably full-length, in your business clothes. Pretend you are the employer, looking at the perspective employee sitting across from you. Visualize this person doing the job that needs filling; see him or her doing it well, being an asset to the organization and making the boss proud. Now, say aloud: "This is a competent person. This is a professional person. This is a perfect candidate for the job." Then smile at yourself in the mirror, get up, and go get that new job. TALISMAN SPELL FOR EMPLOYMENT You will need a key. This is an important talisman as it symbolizes a door to be unlocked or locked. Take a small metal key of traditional key shape and place it on your spell table or altar. Write the name of the person to receive the job on a piece of paper and place it under the key. Light a white candle and place behind the key and paper. Recite these words: "Key, key, you are the power through the Lady and of the Lady here in me. And here I say, give this man/woman (insert name here) the employment he/she desires. Open the door for him/her, open the door of his/her desire. Let the door be open so he/she may enter upon that work which satisfies her/his need and will and fulfill and bless his/her days. This is your message this is your aim. This is your power which now begins." Allow the candle to burn completely down. The key should then be given to the subject and worn on a chain or yarn or braided thong underneath the clothing. If the person is honestly seeking employment, this spell should only take a week or so to manifest. GET A JOB You will need a green taper candle, a deck of Tarot cards, a small piece of malachite, a money drawing oil, a simple magnet oil, and a tiny bottle or vial. Perform this spell on the night of a waxing moon, preferably one that is very few days old. Into the candle, carve symbols that you associate with what you need to manifest. Pour the bottle/vial halfway with money oil and top it off with magnet oil. Charge it with your needs. The magnet oil will increase the ability to draw things to you. Anoint the candle with the oil and place it into a candle holder. Charge the piece of malachite and anoint with the oil, also. Choose a significator card for the subject of the spell. This will generally be one of the Court Cards, but if the person relates better to another card you could use that. Now pull the Ace of Pentacles (to manifest new beginnings in the area of income and earthly things") and a card that represents, as closely as possible, the job you wish to manifest. Use your intuition, judgment, and knowledge to choose this card -- it is the one which determines the job which will be acquired. Place these cards on your altar along with the candle, the malachite, and the bottle/vial of oil. JOB SPELL Here are the things you need: 3 white candles (to add to your spiritual strength) 1 pink (to add to your general success) 1 yellow (to instill confidence) 1 green (for money, luck financial success) 1 purple (to give ambition, and to promote business progress) 1 black (to soak up the negative energies) Oils, either success oil (if you have it) or Frankincense oil, your choice really. Incense: frankincense, or myrrh (again your choice) Please carve into each candle a symbol, weather it be a cross or pentagram etc... Anoint the candles. Write on a piece of parchment paper what you desire and if you know the name of the person that would interview write their name on the paper. If you don't have the name of the person interviewing you, write down the company name. Then write down these words, for Power, Skill and Fame Helimaz, Feridox, solodar. Now meditate and say this ritual: Daily desire in myself grows to have (name what it is you desire) in my life show. Soon this reality I will know. What I am seeking will seek me I have the power to see it through So my desire to (name desire) will come to me Energy flowing giving added strength to me Success in my desires growing steadily (name desire) is realized quickly (name desire) coming to the fore (name desire) to have forevermore. Sit and meditate on what you want, Repeat this ritual for 9 days. This ritual needs to be done at night. At the end of the 9 days, burn the paper over the green candle. JOB SPELL Mix in a bowl: 1/2 tsp. Each of Cinnamon, Nut Meg, Mint, & Basil Mix enough Olive oil or Bayberry, or Mint oil to make a mixture. Take three new Green candles anoint each one with the mixture from bottom to middle and top to middle. This spell is most powerful from 4 days prior to the Full Moon all the way up to the Evening of the Full Moon. Either open a window or place them outside. Works best with outside element under the Moon. Empower each candle by holding them and forcing the power from your hands into each one. Then place each of the candles down in a triangle position. Take sea salt (Table Salt will also work) and drop the salt on the outside of the candles, so that it looks like a white triangle outside the candles. Place a hand drawn picture of a Pentacle, done also in green. (use a crayon, it works best) In the middle. Now you are ready to begin. Light each candle in clockwise position. Repeat as you light each Candle. Employment I seek (position) now within reach. Bring to me prosperity. By the light of this flame bring unto me. As I light each wick so mote it be That I meet my desire and needed destiny. Let the candles burn and contemplate putting your best foot forward in your interview. Know you will be filled with confidence. Carry the Paper Pentacle in your right shoe. Note: If you are left handed wear it in your left shoe. JOB SPELL Needed: Self-drying terracotta, inscribing instrument. Get a small amount of self-drying terracotta, shape it into a disc and engrave it with symbols that invoke the mental picture of 'job', 'career', 'good money earned'. Make your incense either using the ingredients listed below or of your own choice, empower while mixing. Prepare the circle as you normally would. Call upon the deity of your choice and chant: "Ancient God, and Great Goddess, I ask that this, my spell, you bless; I seek employment right for me, A job I'd go to gleefully. Within a month I'd like to know The direction my career will go. In this disk I place my trust, When it's shattered go forth it must, With harm to none, and love to thee, As I Will so shall it be! As usual, build up power in the circle and direct it, this time as your desire for employment, into the disk. Then break the disk into pieces and bury it that the energy can go forth into the world and manifest as a vacant job. Don't forget to thank all the beings who you called into your circle. Be aware that the magick will work, but you will never find it if you don't look! Keep searching those papers and job agencies, and the right job for you will be there waiting. GET A JOB This spell is to be done during the waxing moon for three days. Do not do this spell when there is a moon void of course. For this spell you will need: 1 yellow candle, 1 green candle, 1 white candle, sea salt, a cauldron or a fire safe bowl, amethyst stone, tiger's eye stone, bloodstone, cinnamon oil, cinnamon incense, pen and paper. You could perform this spell in a circle or just at your altar. First cleanse and consecrate your altar by lighting frankincense and myrrh (purifying incense). Pass all the tools you will be using through the purifying smoke. Sprinkle sea salt on your altar and around your sacred space. Start by holding the candles in your hands and meditating on your intent. When you are finished, carve your name on each candle. Under your name carve in the word 'job'. Dress the candle with the cinnamon oil and place them in their proper holders. Write on a piece of paper your intent. Be specific. Write the city and state where you want the job. You wouldn't want to get a job 5 states away unless you were planning to move, right? Fold the paper and place it under the middle candle. Next charge each stone by meditating on your intent. Place one stone in front of each candle according to what feels right to you. Place the cinnamon incense in front of the candles and stones. Light each candle followed by the incense. Sit in the middle of your circle or in front of your altar. Talk silently or out loud to the Goddess, God and Spirit. Say whatever rolls off your tongue. Ask them for their assistance in this spell. Tell them how important it is that you receive this job. Close your eyes. See yourself working in your desired position. See the smile on your face as you receive your first paycheck. Next raise energy but making up a chant. You could say something like: Gracious Goddess from above Shower me with your undying love. Bring me this job I so desire, By the Powers of Earth, Air, Water and Fire Repeat this chant 6, 9 or 13 times. Whatever feels right to you. Each time you say the chant, raise your voice louder and louder. If you can't scream, whisper loudly. When you are done, sit in your circle, close your eyes and relax. When you are finished, thank any deities you called upon and ground and center, putting the energy you raised back into the universe. Take down your circle and snuff out your candles. Light the candles again two more nights until they burn out completely. After the candles burn out bury the left over wax in the earth. Take your piece of paper with your intent written on it and burn it in your cauldron or fire safe container. Scatter the ashes to the wind. This spell works really well when done properly. JOB SPELL This is best begun on the night of the New Moon: Use an astral candle for yourself - your color A brown candle for the job itself A green candle for prosperity Burn a prosperity incense and anoint the candles with a prosperity oil - I would use cinnamon. Anoint from wick to end. These candles should be in a safe place, they have to burn out entirely. Place the brown candle in the center, the green on the right, and the astral on the left. I ask for change, that is my right, open the way, clear my sight. Light the green: Good luck is mine and prosperity, help me Great Ones, come to me. Light the brown: Opportunity, work, rewards I see, And as I will So Mote it Be. Say the above as you light the candles. Leave these to burn out completely and dispose of the wax afterwards. Each night, for a week, or until the candle is used up, light a second brown candle for 9 minutes while meditating and gaining balance in preparation for the job and the good to come. During this time period, Actively seek a job. Listen to your intuition and follow up on all leads. JOB SEEKING SPELL You'll need an astral candle to represent yourself. A green candle for prosperity, a black candle to remove obstacles, a brown candle for the job itself, & patchouli & cinnamon oils. Burn a good prosperity incense. Anoint the black candle from the bottom to the wick with patchouli oil; place it in a holder. Clean your hands of the oil; you don't want it on the other candles. Anoint the brown, green, and astral candles from wick to the bottom with cinnamon oil & place in holders. Place the black candle in the center of your work space, the brown candle to the left, & the green one on the right. Set the astral candle above the black candle. Put the candles on a safe surface since they will be left to burn out completely. Light the astral candle & say: "I ask for change; that is my right. Open the way, clear my sight." Light the black candle & say: "Bad luck flees. Obstacles fall. Ill-wishers vanish! Heed my call!" Light the green candle & say: "Good luck is mine & prosperity. Help me, Great Ones. come to me." Light the brown candle & say: "Opportunity, work, rewards I see. And as I will, so must it be." Leave the candles to burn out & dispose of the wax afterward. Each night for a week, or until the candle is used up, burn a 2nd brown candle for 9 minutes while meditating & gaining balance in preparation for the good & the job to come. During this time period, actively seek a job. Listen to all your hunches & follow up on any leads. JOB FINDING SPELL Green candle to represent job/good luck Good Luck/Job Oil: allspice, cinnamon, sage, dill, mix with base oil Banishing/Exorcism Oil: cloves, garlic, basil mixed with base oil Black or dark candle to represent obstacles Small jar to be filled with nutmeg, Tiger's eye stone, thyme, rune or some other symbol of good fortune and a piece on paper on which you have written the description of your perfect job. Casting the Circle The East, the Wind Positive forces, I call you in The South, the Fire Aid this night in my desire The West, the Water I conjure my need into matter The North, the Grove Bring your gifts, I make it so The Center, the Force I call you to open your doors I conjure thee, O circle of Power That you might be for me a boundary between the world of men and the realm of the mighty spirits. A place of joy, love and trust to contain the power I will raise herein I have called upon the protectors of the East, South, West and North to aid me in the construction of this circle In the name of the Horned Lord and Radiant Lady Thus do I conjure thee, great circle of power! This circle is sealed. Invocation to the Goddess Great Goddess I ask you to join me tonight at the waxing of the moon's powers to assist me in my rite Tonight, I ask for guidance, for luck, for success in finding a new and better job Guide me, protect me, help me I, your priest/ess, ask this of you So mote it be! Great God I ask you to join me tonight at the waxing of the moon's powers to assist me in my rite Tonight, I ask for guidance, for luck, for success in finding a new and better job Guide me, protect me, help me I, your priest/ess, ask this of you So mote it be! The Spell to gain a Job...... Anoint the black candle with banishing/exorcism oil and light the candle while visualizing all of your obstacles falling away "Bad luck flees Obstacles fall My path is clear Heed my call!" Anoint the green candle with employment/luck oil "Good luck is mine and prosperity Help me Great Ones come to me Opportunity and rewards I see As I will, so mote it be!" Meditate on the job you want as you gaze into the candle's flame. Still in the circle, fill your good luck jar with the herbs, stone, note and piece of paper with the fortune rune inscribed on it. Seal the jar with these words: "Earth-born stone of brilliant hue Your energy makes my dreams come true Hearken to my deep desire amidst the candle's radiant fire Herbs of luck, prosperity heed my call and bring to me a better job, new opportunity As I will, so mote it be!" Shake the jar, seal it with a kiss and place it back on the altar. Ground and center. Thank the God and Goddess. Close the circle Each morning after, hold the jar while saying (or thinking), "God and Goddess Hear as I pray Let good fortune come my way send me luck, prosperity in my job search so mote it be!" Shake the jar a few times, seal it with a kiss and replace it on the altar. EMPLOYMENT SPELL Materials: 1 green candle 1 orange candle 1 yellow or gold candle some ground or whole cloves 1 small tigers eye stone On your altar set up the three candles in a circle, with the green candle nearest you. Spend a moment centering and concentrating on your goal. When you are ready, start lighting the candles, starting with the green one and moving clockwise around the circle. As you light the green candle focus on its qualities of prosperity and abundance, qualities you want drawn to you through the job you hope to secure. Make a statement to affirm this such as: "Fire of green, abundance bright, drawing prosperity by your light." As you light the orange candle focus on its qualities of attraction, particularly between forces that are already in sympathy with one another. Make a statement such as: "Simpatico permeates the meeting place, making me seem an interesting face." As you light the yellow or gold candle think on its qualities of projecting energy and competence, allowing you to show your best side. Make a statement such as: "From deep within my positives come through, debits hole back while credits shine through." Place the tigers eye in the center of the candles and spend several minutes sensing the energy of the candles filling the stone, programming it to your will. Take the cloves (an herb with energies corresponding to wealth and employment) and make a clockwise circle around the candles. Visualize this as a circle containing all the energies on your altar, helping to filter them into the tigers eye. Spend some more time focusing on you goal. You can help to focus these energies with a chant such as: "Stone of light, earth and fire, send the image that says "please hire"." Extinguish the candles when you are ready or leave them sit so you can repeat the spell on another night to give it added strength. When you're done carry the tigers eye on the projective side (right side) of your body during interviews. EMPLOYMENT SEEKING SPELL Timing: Moon in Virgo. Spring and summer when foliage is lush and green. Sunday afternoons (when want ads come out for the following week). The month of April. Cut out the want ads that appeal to you most. Clip four, six, or thirteen of them, making notes to use later for your calls. Next, tie these together with a long string. To this bundle attach a silver coin or piece of tin, then place it across the table from you. Burn a green candle rubbed with ginger (energy and prosperity) and visualize getting a call from a prospective employer. As this vision becomes clear in your mind, draw the string and bundle towards you, saying: "My goal is sure, my need is strong, help me find where I belong. To meet my needs, employment I seek, bring the success by the end of the week." When the paper reaches your hand, keep the tin to carry, then set the paper aflame. This releases the energy before inquiries begin. Success with this spell includes getting solid leads, landing interviews and receiving call backs. If sales prospects have been slow, an old European spell says that carrying kelp with you or washing floors with it draws prosperity. This is especially good for owners to encourage increased traffic. To these efforts add a verbal component such as "Fortune turn you head this way, bring abundant ________ today". Fill in the bland with a suitable term such as "clients," "leads," or "customers". This spell also helps with job advancement. In this case, keep the kelp or something green but change the incantation to match the circumstances. For example: "God/dess let my talents shine, where hard work and faith combine, this promotion will be mine." A SPELL FOR EMPLOYMENT Equipment A lodestone or a small but powerful magnet from a hardware store. The Spell Holding the stone or magnet, imagine vividly the kind of job you want and the feelings you will have while working there. Do no imagine names, the appearance of the workplace, or other details which might limit your choices. Speak aloud the qualifications you have for holding such a job, and ask aloud that you find it within a certain number of days. Raise power and charge the stone by dancing or breathing. The following day, have the stone or magnet with you as you make six job contacts, and make precisely six contacts a day until you have the job you desire. JOB FINDING SPELL You can use cotton cloth, or whatever you feel you want to use. Not everybody has an old silk-shirt laying around that they don't wear anymore. Substitute as necessary: Green piece of cloth about 3 in. X 3 in. in perimeter (square-shaped, you can even take white cotton and dye it for extra interaction with it, all-along thinking about why you are dyeing it, know what you will be using it for! Infuse it with your need.) Substitute as necessary: one blossom off a dog-wood tree a three-leaf green clover (Yes, not only the four-leafed ones have power, they are merely a hybrid of the three-leaf, so it is possible to find a four-leaf, but for this I used a three-leaf. Three is also a number of the Triple Goddess.) A shoot off a pine tree, the bristly parts. Leave an offering of some sort, a pretty stone, a drink of water if it's dry outside, organic biodegradable garbage (like a banana peel, remember: they find the food in that, like a garden and a compost heap), or a lock of your hair if you have nothing else. Dig a small hole, leave the offering, and bury it. Also, verbally thank the tree, even if it's a whisper. Next, enchant each herb/plant. Tell it what you want it to help you with. Infuse your energies into the herbs (use your power-hand). This should take a few good minutes, at least 20-30, or whenever you feel the herbs know what you want them to do. Sew up the green cloth enough that you have a small pouch and put each herb inside. Sew it up the rest of the way. If you want, go over it again sewing in the other direction, or double the thread. Imagine what you want coming to you as you do this, don't think it will come KNOW it will come to you. It's also a form of binding, since it involves string. Bind the perfect job to you and it will come to you. You'll probably have to fold the dog-wood blossom, just take each petal and fold it inwards to the center. As long as you have those three important things (knowledge, need, and emotion) you can get whatever you want out of your magick. NEW JOB CANDLE BURNING MAGICK Goddess Candle God Candle Incense Green Candle Good Luck Oil Black Candle Banishing Oil Petitioner Candle Build your altar. Place the Petitioner candle beneath the Goddess candle and place the green and black candles beneath the God candle. Light the incense. Anoint the black candle with banishing oil and say, "empower this candle to absorb all negative forces acting upon me. As this candle burns, let it's powers engulf all obstacles in my way, leaving my path clear for success." Light the black candle. Anoint green candle with good luck oil and say, "I empower this candle to bring me good luck, prosperity and success in acquiring a new and better job. As this candle burns, so might it be a beacon for good fortune and prosperity." Light the green candle. You need not anoint the petitioner candle, but focus strongly on this person (if it is yourself, see yourself in your new job) as you light it, saying, "As this candle represents {name}, let it be a beacon for positive forces and energies. As this candle burns bright, so does the light of {names}'s heart burn bright with ambition and desire for a new, better job." Concentrate firmly, directing your power to the petitioner candle, which is receiving the energy from the green candle that is burning. After ten minutes or so of concentration, extinguish the candles in the reverse order in which you lit them. Each day, repeat the spell, moving the green candle two inches closer to the petitioner. Your spell is complete when the two candles touch.

The Ethics of Love Spells Help, I need a Love Spell!! Sigh....this phrase will raise many a hair on us Witches. Too many people today seem to think that there is a "quick fix" for every situation life throws us. Truth is, there isn't. Not even for a Witch. Just as there are rules to live by in everyday life, there are rules to live by in spell casting. Placing a love spell on another person is morally wrong, and a Witch will not aid anyone in doing so. Why is it so wrong?? Well, it infringes upon another’s' right to free will. (This is the part where I picture a bunch of stupefied love struck zombies roaming around........not a pretty picture). See, love comes from within, and when another is forced to feel such an emotion, you are basically getting a shell of that person....the love given to the love spell caster, is empty, and void of the REAL emotion that WOULD be felt, if the love were given freely, and not by force. It has been my experience that the majority of those who request a love spell, are feeling insecure, or has a low self-esteem. We all go through these feelings at some time in our lives. But, snagging the most popular guy or gal in school, for example, won't help these feelings go away, many times, they only amplify these negative feelings. (Imagine this person doesn't call on time....how would that make an already insecure person feel??) So, giving a love spell to someone is also ethically wrong for the Witch, since, he or she isn't helping the seeker, but could, in fact, be harming the seeker! Remember, Witches also have a code of rules that they follow. Wiccan Witches follow the Rede...which says, "An' it harm none, do as thou wilt". Many NON Wiccan Witches also follow a set of rules that basically say the same thing. Whatever the tradition a Witch is part of....a Witch harms no one. Including, him or herself. Handing out a spell can, and does affect the Witch. It's called, Karma.....or, "whatever goes around, comes around". A Witch doesn't take this lightly, and spells aren't used as a means to get what we want, whenever we want it. Love is a very precious gift, and should a Witch help another to steal away that gift, you can bet that he or she will feel Karmas' repercussions. Imagine, for a moment, that a seeker of a love spell is given that love spell. They use it to force another’s will, thereby, stealing away the person’s gift of love....only to cause harm, not only to the castee....but to the intended receiver of their gift! And, what if, amidst all the torn off paper of the gift, the caster fails to see a third person.....their own bearer of a gift....their one TRUE love?? Suddenly, not one person is affected by this spell......but at least FIVE people have been affected!! The caster of the spell, the castee of the spell, the intended of the castee, the intended of the caster, and......the Witch. (That's ALOT of harm done!) Now, with all that negative stuff said about Love Spells.....there IS a way that a Love spell CAN be cast, without harming anyone, and without involving bad Karma. It is simple, really. Cast a love spell on YOURSELF.....not on another person! Loving yourself, ultimately works to allow others to feel love for you! It may not invite love from any one person...but, may allow you to pick and choose the one that IS right for you. Life is funny like that, once we are able to really love ourselves, and feel good about who we are, people tend to flock in our direction. Our inner beauty shines through like a welcoming beacon.....and, believe me, people respond!! And, you know what else? You'll be able to sleep good at night, knowing that you ARE loved, and that once you find your true love, it is REAL. It won't be a spell they love, you won't have a "shell" of a person....and you will know that you haven't committed the spiritual equivalent of rape, and invited bad Karma to rear its ugly head at you! As I said earlier, spells are not a "quick fix"....and, a love spell for yourself isn't an easy thing to do...it takes patience, practice, and perseverance to overcome the negative baggage we all carry with us. But, give yourself time, and it CAN be overcome. With that said, I have included with this article, a sample of a spell that anyone can do. It's more of a ritual than a spell because it takes more than one time to do it, and it takes a dedication to yourself. (See...even a love spell for oneself, is not actually a "spell"). ~~~ATTRACTION SPELL~~~ You will need: 1) A mirror, most any kind, other than compact 2) 2 candles, of any color---pink is a good choice, as it brings friendship and romance 3) yourself :) In a place that is comfortable for sitting a while, and fire safe, place the mirror with a candle on each side. Light the candles...turn down, or off, any artificial light. Now, sit down in front of the mirror, gaze at your reflection. Sit comfortably, and relaxed. Notice all your good qualities...focus on them...then say aloud how wonderful this feature (eyes, for ex.) is. Notice their shape, and color, speak of them aloud...do this with all your best features. Smile at yourself :) Tell yourself, how wonderful you are...state all the positive aspects of your personality, (your humor, your willingness to help others, etc) name all the beautiful traits, that make you special...speak of them aloud, and with confidence... (It may not be as easy as it sounds!) Now comes the really hard part....hopefully, with practice, and by doing the above things, this will be easier to do! ~~~Say these words~~ (or whatever suits YOU!) :) I am beautiful (or handsome) on the outside I am wonderful within I am special unto myself, So let the love come in! Negative thoughts, they vanish I now toss them out Negative feelings, be banished, To let my love shine out! Repeat this, at least 5 times per sitting. And do at least, once a day--you may reuse the candles, but PLEASE DO NOT blow them out! (It is an insult, to the air to fire elements) Use a snuffer, or. Wet your fingers, and pinch them out. As you get more used to doing this spell, you may repeat these words, or any words that YOU chose (spells are great, when made personal...maybe, in time, and with practice, you will want to change them, or maybe you'll want to do that right away. or, not at all. whatever YOU prefer) :) Also--to make an attraction charm, to wear, simply, find a chain, with a pendant that suits you, and drape over the mirror while doing your spell...or wear it, so it is in sight, as you do your spell. The charm gains strength, as you continue to work the spell. This spell works! In time---you will see a noticeable difference, in the number of people who approach you. I like to do this spell, before I go out, anywhere! (Much like putting on makeup in the morning...or, for you guys....showering and shaving!) :) Many blessings to you!!

The Ethics of Love Spells By Karen Mitchell Browse any Wiccan message board or email list, and you'll see one very common theme: love spells. People are constantly asking for them, so therefore people are constantly debating the merits and faults of them. Many of us experienced Witches, such as myself, got our start in magic through a curiosity about love spells. Yes, even the ones who won't admit it! Are love spells ethical? Some are, and some are not. A good way to tell is to try to compare the love spell to a real-life action. Take, for instance, love spells that are designed to make the caster feel more attractive, or more confident. I liken these to getting a makeover, haircut, or a sexy new outfit. These "confidence booster" spells are a good type to cast, especially if you have problems with your self-image. My favorite ethical love spells are designed to help you find someone with a certain set of characteristics. This is how I found my fiancé. With this type, you're looking for a generic Mr. or Ms. Right using a laundry list of characteristics: funny, smart, kind to animals, an artist, etc. When I first met my fiancé, I found out that we had a lot of the same friends (in fact, we belonged to the same internet group), and that we had been going to the same local events for years, but we'd never noticed each other. Talk about a spell opening your eyes! Going back to an earlier point, these ethical spells can all be related to benign actions in real-life... getting a makeover, being in the right place at the right time, etc. What other sorts of ethical love spells are out there? How about spells to help you be more sensitive to a partner's needs? Or a spell to help you over a bad breakup? Maybe you could benefit from a spell to help you have more constructive romantic relationships. From here, we can get to my definition of an ethical love spell: A spell that does not negatively manipulate people so that you can win the object of your affection. Nor is it a spell where the method or end-result would be illegal if translated into real-life actions. Let's break that down. The first part states "a spell that does not negatively manipulate people". Magic with no constructive purpose does not support the tenets of the Wiccan Rede (As long as it harms none, do what you will). This doesn't mean that magic must always be positive, but it must always have some constructive purpose. (Casting a spell to see that someone who molested your child gets justice may not be a positive spell, but it does have a constructive purpose.) Casting a love spell that is designed to make other people jealous or to break up a current relationship are examples of negatively manipulative magic. They are also examples of magic designed to win the affections of a specific person. This is another red ethical flag, however, this is the most commonly requested type of love spell. "Make her love me!" or "Make him come back to me!" It simply isn't ethical to force someone else to do your bidding, whether through magical or "mundane" means. Saying a chant and lighting a candle is not going to make someone fall in love with you. It isn't going to hold together a failing relationship, either. Oh, sure, you might be able to patch things together in the short-term, but eventually it's going to fall apart. Plus, if the other person figures out what you've done, they are not going to be happy. Would you be happy if someone you didn't want to be with kept trying to get you into a relationship? Would you be happy if someone you didn't want to stay with kept forcing you to stick with the relationship? I know I wouldn't be. Let's translate these actions to real-life (what I like to call the mundane). Are there really any ethical ways to make someone love you? If you kept badgering someone in real-life to go out with you, you could be arrested for stalking. Would you abduct someone and hold him hostage in your basement until he relented and said he'd sleep with you? How different is that from casting a spell to make him want to have sex with you? What sort of mundane actions could you use to keep someone in a relationship? Lock her in the house? Call him at work ten times a day just to be sure he isn't hitting on a coworker? Would you have the person he's cheating on you with "eliminated from the picture"? Do these actions sound crazy? Illegal? Then why do spells designed to take similar magical actions? What you put out, you get back. If you perform this sort of destructively manipulative magic, you won't end up with what you want in the end. No amount of magic is going to make happily ever after out of a relationship that doesn't work. All it will do is end up adding to the bitterness of the situation when things finally fall apart. Yes, this is harsh. But it's the truth. Destructively manipulative love spells can also have another type of consequence: unwanted attention focused on you. Otherwise known as a "spell backfire". Let's say you cast a spell to make a coworker fall for you, and she does. After a few dates, you realize that it isn't going to work. It was just a case of lust, and now that you know her you realize that the two of you aren't compatible. You try to break it off. She refuses to let you. Eventually, she becomes obsessed with you, but the stalking doesn't bring you back. She gets you fired from your job in retaliation, claiming that you relationship was nothing but sexual harassment. And the stalking continues, despite the restraining orders. Eventually, you have to go to court. Think that's a little dramatic? Perhaps. But this is the sort of thing that can happen when you start playing with other people. The spell you cast to make your ex-boyfriend break up with his new girlfriend could end in her having a horrible car accident and ending up in a coma. The spell you cast to make your wife stay in the marriage could end up with her having a baby she doesn't want, leaving you anyway, and you're left to raise the child alone. If you take nothing else away with you from this article, remember to always think about the consequences of your spells. Don't pretend it's "for his own good" when it's really "because that's what I want". Remember that magic is not a band-aid. Love is one of the strongest human emotions, and to attempt to bend it to your will is a naïve idea at best, and a dangerous situation at worst. Work on opening yourself up to self-love, and the possibilities of love all around you, rather than fixating on one specific person. In the end, you'll be a lot happier.

TO BANISH AN UNWELCOME ENTITY Speak directly to the entity, or in the room most affected, saying: It is time to leave here; all is well. There is nothing here for you now, You must be gone Go now, go ~ complete your passing, Go, and with our blessing fare well. Farewell. Remove everything of the previous occupant ~ writing and photos in particular. If there is anything you wish to keep, purify it with salt or incense, saying: With this I purify you of the past Of hurt and memories Keeping only Love SPELL TO RID YOUR HOME OF UNWANTED GHOST/SPIRIT Begin by putting everything in its proper place. Clean your house to perfection, open the windows, and bless all your magical implements. Next, moving always to your left (counterclockwise, or wid-dershins as it is called in magical circles) anoint the doors, windows, and all openings of your home with a mixture of water (water), fennel (fire), oats (Earth), pine (air), and sage (wisdom). These represent all elements of the magic circle. For a blend that is less bulky, place the herbs in hot water to steep, then strain and use only the aromatic tea. As you go, visualize bright light pouring from your hands into every area that houses shadows, saying, "Where light dwells, all darkness flee; Spirit ghost go towards the light, for ye are dead and must move on and away from my family, this house and me. This home is mine, I will not fear, but my child is scared so I ask thee to go with our blessings and love into the light where those you love ever wait for you! Your presence now cannot be right or welcome here." Follow the entire circuit of your home, repeating the words and procedure in every room. When finished, go outside if possible, making one full loop around the exterior. The leftover water can be refrigerated or frozen for future use. Finally, return inside and move clockwise through each room while burning either sage smudge stick or basil, dill, and marjoram. These herbs encourage blessings and joy. Invoke the protection of your personal God/dress on your sacred space of home. Then close the windows, leaving any spiritual energies outside. There is often feeling of lightness and joy as you have helped the ghost go to the next plane. Purpose of Spell - communication with and understanding the purposes of a ghost or a spirit and asking them to leave if they disturb you.. Timing In-between times (noon, midnight, dusk, and dawn). Halloween. Seasons of late fall and winter. Moon in Libra. Eclipses. Dark Moon. Day Wednesday. TO BANISH NEGATIVE FORMS FROM YOUR HOME AND YOURSELF Begin with a purification bath. Light the twin candles on the altar and burn a protective and/or cleansing incense. Fill your chalice with freshwater (be sure to consecrate it) and blessed salt. Kneel or assume the Goddess position as you say: "Naked come I into this sanctuary With love and faith From those who have gone before. Innocent am I in understanding Holy and pure in my love of all good and blessed things. Supreme Goddess, ruler of light, Lord of all Hear my prayer, Help me now to dispel this thing of unholiness This creature of darkness, Who dooms itself to shame and unhappiness. Save him if it is thy will to do so. Send him to the light. Mercy is the song I sing; forgiveness the word most precious. In thy everlasting grace I say this. In humility I ask this. So mote it be." Take up the chalice of salt-water, face the east wall, dip your fingers into the water, raise your hand and say: "Powers of the East Powers of the daystar rising And all fresh beginnings I purify you with salt and with water For good vibrations of friendship warmth and love." Then sprinkle some extra water and proceed to the south. Say: "Powers of the South Powers of the summer sun Which warms our bodies and our minds I purify you with salt and with water For good vibrations of friendship, warmth and love." Repeat in the west: "Powers of the West Powers of the purifying and cleansing waters From which all life comes. I purify you with salt and with water For good vibrations of friendship, warmth and love." Repeat in the north: "Powers of the North Powers of the earth, the ground On which we stand. I purify you with salt and with water For good vibrations of friendship, warmth and love." Then proceed around the room sprinkling water over all the thresholds, windows, and doorways and in all corners. REPEAT IN EVERY ROOM. Anoint your 3rd eye Chakra point with the holy water. Then.. Add more incense to the burner, take up, and do the same thing, using the same verses substituting "fire and air" in place of "salt and water." As before, proceed around the room censing all the thresholds, windows, doorways, and in all corners. REPEAT IN EVERY ROOM. Take the fire candle (or a candle for this purpose) and your athame and, starting at the door or entrance, walk slowly CLOCKWISE through the house, through each room pausing at each door, window, and mirror and moving the candle across it, also pentagramming each window, doorway, and mirror with the athame. Proceed room by room spiraling clockwise. Draw a pentagram in the air in the incense smoke. All the while chant the following: "By the One Power I hereby consecrate this space To the Goddess and the God, According to free will And for the good of all; I hereby release, In all time and all space, Any negative cause, effect, manifestation, form or essence, Any negative event, thought, energy, idea or vibration, And transform it to And replace it with Only positive, joyous good In keeping with the Universal harmonies Of the Goddess and the God. This space is divinely protected This space is perfectly safe. Nothing and no one can enter this space Unless I (or my loved ones) allow them to. This space is sacred Consecrated and dedicated to positive living For myself and my loved ones And for the work of positive magic. No harm can come to this space, or anyone in it." As you draw each pentagram say: "Only good can enter here No negatives can enter All harm is sealed out." When you are back at the entry point conclude: "Love lives here Health lives here Abundance lives here (Name self and loved ones) live here We claim this space for ourselves, for the mutual good And so mote it be!" Thank the Lady and the Lord. You will feel light and free of any darkness. Do this Ritual Spell if you have been in contact with anything nasty that has frightened you. It is also very good if you have had nightmares. EXORCISM/BANISHING This ritual can either be done by yourself or with others participating. (It may be helpful to have others assisting with this.) Incense to burn: frankincense, pine, lilac, or rosemary. This chant is to be said very forcefully many times over. RITUAL Chant: You are not to come near my body. You are not to go before me. RELEASING NEGATIVE BEINGS You can make this ceremony as simple or as elaborate as you like. To perform this ceremony you will need a smudge stick, a candle, and lavender or some other pleasant scent. Start by calling on your protector. Once you feel its presence, say a simple prayer of protection, such as: Creator, Great Spirit, Universal Energy, I call upon your love and your protection. I call upon the beings of light and all those beings that help lost souls. See this being that has lost its way home. It believes it is of the dark; it has forgotten it is of the light. Please surround it with your love and gently guide it back to the light so that it may heal. Please surround this place and all within it with your love and protection. I give thanks. Light the candle and smudge stick. Thoroughly smudge the area and yourself and allow the smoke to clear the area of any negativity. Then stand in the center of the room and declare that only beings of light are allowed in your aura or dwelling place. Call upon beings of light to protect you and your location. Demand that all lower energy forces leave now and return to the light. Declare that this place is only for those who live in love and light. See yourself and the room filled with and surrounded by bright white light. Know you are safe and protected. Sprinkle lavender around the room. Make sure you protect yourself for a few days after you release the beings. One way to do this is to visualize your energy field and see it filled with white light. Mentally seal it with white light and see flecks of green and pink light floating around your body. Do this several times a day for the next few days. You tend to be more open to negative beings once one has been removed, and this process will help seal up your energy field. If you again feel a negative presence, repeat the ceremony. The easiest thing to do is make sure you don't attract one in the first place. If you remember to call upon your protector and keep yourself surrounded by white light, they can't get near you. You are not to follow me. Where I stop, you are not to stop. Where I sit, you are not to sit. At my home, you shall not enter. You are not to step in my steps. You are not to be in my shadow. Where I go, you are not to go.