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TOOLS
The Athame
The athame is a magic knife. It is not used for cutting, but to direct energy raised during rites and spells.
It is usually a dull, double-edged knife with a black or dark colored handle. Black absorbs power.
Athames are sometimes engraved with magical symbols, but this is up to you.
The knife absorbs power from you and the area around you.
A sword is sometimes used, as it has all the qualities of a knife.
Because of its size, it is cumbersome to use indoors.
Stories about magical swords are common in mythic literature.
The symbolism of the knife is change. It is linked with the Element of Fire.
Its straight phallic shape links it with the God.
The Bell
Vibrations are released when a bell is rung. The effects differ, depending on the tone, volume, and
material of the bell. Any type of bell may be used.
A bell may be rung to signal the beginning and ending of a ritual. It also may ward off negativity or
evoke good energies. It is protector if hung on a door. The bell is a feminine symbol. It is often used
to invoke the Goddess in ritual.
The Boline
The Boline is a white-handled knife. It is an actual cutting knife. It is used to cut herbs, wands,
to inscribe symbols on other magical items, or cutting cords. It is not used just in circle.
The Broom (Besom) History and Lore
Brooms have long been associated with witches because they were used in pagan rituals of marriage
and birth. In Rome the broom was a symbol of Hecate's priestess, who swept the threshold of a house
after each birth to remove evil spirits that might harm the child.
The broom also used in weddings, signifying sexual union. Wedding customs included jumping over a
broom. Medieval peasant weddings were churchless and came under the area of common law. The
broom was so closely identified with nonecclesiastical marriages that by the time of the Renaissance,
when the church began to take over wedding rites, marriages "by the broom" were considered illegitimate.
Children ride a broomstick with a toy horse head at one end. This is copied from Sufi mystics who
entered Spain in the early Middle Ages. They organized themselves into groups of 13, like covens.
The Sufi sages rode horse-headed canes called zamalzain, "gala limping horse." The dervish's stick
horse stood for the Pegasus-like fairy steed that carried him to heaven and back. Customs like this
became prevalent among the Basques, and they were frequently accused of witchcraft.
The stick is traditionally made of ash for protection. It represents the male. The brush is traditionally
made from birch twigs for exorcism, purification, and also protection. It represents the female principle.
A branch of willow is used to bind the stick and the brush together. The willow represents protection,
healing, and love. Because of the sexual symbolism involved, the word "besom" was used as slang to
describe a "loose" woman.
The broom is used in ritual and magic. This tool is sacred to both the Goddess and God. Pre-Columbian
Mexico worshiped a goddess who rode naked on a broom, so this idea is not new.
The broom became a powerful tool against curses. Even today many people hang a broom on the
front door of their home, but most do not know the symbolism of it.
The area to be used for ritual is swept clean with the broom. The sweeping is more than a physical
sweep of the area. Visualize the broom sweeping out all the negativity in the area. This clears the
way for more effective magic.
The broom is a purifier that is linked the Element of Water, which is also a purifier.
It is used in all types of water spells.
The Censer
The censer holds the incense burned during ritual. It may be one made of fancy metal, or a
beautiful shell from the sea. The censer represents the Element of Air.
The Cauldron
The word "cauldron" is from the Latin cauldus meaning hot and Sanskrit cra to boil. the word "caudle"
also comes from the same Sanskrit root. It is a spiced gruel used for healing. This was given to people
who were confined and to those who came to see a new baby at home.
The cauldron is an ancient vessel of cooking, full of magical tradition and mystery. It is often the focal
point of rituals. During spring rites it may be filled with flowers. During winter you may have a small fire
in it to represent the returning heat and light of the sun (the God) from the cauldron (the Goddess).
The cauldron may be used for scrying (gazing) by filling it with water.
The cauldron should be of iron with three legs. The opening should be smaller than the widest part.
The shape of the cauldron represent mother nature, and the three legs the triple face of the moon
goddess. They come in many sizes. This is usually the hardest tool to find.
The cauldron is a symbol of the Goddess, the essence of femininity and fertility.
It is a symbol of the Element of Water, reincarnation, immortality and inspiration.
The Cup
The cup may be make of silver, brass, pottery, stone, or anything. It is also a symbol of the
Goddess and fertility. It is used to hold water, or any beverage to be drunk for ritual.
The Pentacle
The pentacle is a flat piece of brass, gold, silver, wax, clay, wood, or other material. It is
usually inscribed with the pentagram. Objects that are to be ritually consecrated are placed
upon the pentacle. The pentacle represents the element of Earth.
The Wand
The word "wand" is derived from the Gothic word windan, meaning "wind" or "bind". The wand is
used to bind the energy of the spell together.
The wand has been used for thousands of years in religious and magical rites. The Goddess and God
are invoked with the wand. The wand is also used to direct energy, to draw magical symbols during ritual.
Wands may also be used to stir a magical brew in your cauldron.
The wand represents the Element of Air and evokes the energy of the spell.
The energy is sent in the direction the wand is pointing.
Making a Wand
You may construct your wand using metal or wood.
Metal
Go to your local hardware or home improvement store.
Find a length of metal tubing with a diameter that is comfortable for your hand.
Attach a crystal at one end using leather to wrap the crystal and secure it to the metal.
At the other end use fabric, leather or other material for a grip.
Engrave the wand with runes or symbols of your choice using an etching tool.
Decorate your wand with what you feel is appropriate.
You may use things like stones, feathers, shells, beads, or anything you feel belongs there.
Candles
Since the earliest times candles have been used in religious ceremonies.
They represent the power of light out of the darkness. It is knowledge and spiritual illumination.
Ancient people used fire to symbolize the life force within each of us.
Wiccans use candles to represent the Elements in ritual.
They are also used to focus the thought during meditation and create a special
atmosphere. Some Wiccans carve special patterns or runic symbols on their candles,
although this is not necessary.
Use fresh candles that are not cracked for each spell. Let the candles burn down.
Do not leave the candles unattended. Place the candles that are burning in a safe place,
away from drafts, or where they will not fall.
Candles may be lit with matches or a lighter, though some Wiccans will object to this.
Some object to the sulfur on the matches, some to the petroleum product in the lighter.
Try to use hand dipped candles as they burn slower than factory candles. Beeswax is
best as it comes straight from nature. Because of this, they are considered more powerful.
Try to keep at least two candles of each color. Keep more of the white and black.
White may be substituted for other colors, and black may be hard to find.
Robes
Some Witches like to wear ceremonial robes for their rituals.
They feel it adds an intensity that might not be there otherwise.
It helps change your mind set from the days normal happenings to the special time of ritual.
Others believe that clothes hinder the energy that is built during ritual and perform in circle "skyclad" (nude).
If you prefer being clothed, represent the earth elements and chose a natural fiber cloth.
Most Wiccans go barefoot or wear leather sandals.
DICTIONARY OF TERMS
Akashic Records
The astral record of everything that has ever been done.
amulet
Something that is worn for protection, usually jewelry.
Ankh
Ancient Egyptian symbol of life. It looks like a cross with a loop at the top.
astral projection, AP
An altered state, often achieved via trance, in which the consciousness is freed from the physical body.
Athame
Ceremonial knife used in magic and rituals. In Classical Wicca an Athame is only used ritually
and must have a black handle.
aura
The bio-energy field of a living creature.
banishing
A magical working performed to remove evil, threats, darkness, negativity or
people embodying those qualities.
Book of Shadows
A witch's handwritten book of spells, rituals and magical information.
botanica
A Santerian shop that sells herbs, charms, candles, religious statues, etc.
bruja/brujo
Spanish for witch. (j is pronounced like h)
the Burning Times
The historical period in Europe when Christians persecuted and tortured witches and alleged witches.
Thousands were put to death, usually by hanging or burning at the stake.
Chakra
Any one of the seven energy nodes of the human body.
chalice
A ceremonial goblet that represents the element of Water.
charm
A magical object, action, or incantation that effects magic, averts evil or danger.
Circle
A group, less formal than a coven, of witches who practice, worship, celebrate or study together.
clairvoyance
The psychic ability to know things beyond your immediate knowledge.
coming out of the broom closet
Living openly as a witch.
consecration
A ceremony that dedicates a thing or place for sacred use.
corn spirit
The spirit of a grain crop, embodied in an entity, person or animal.
coven
An organized group of witches who practice, worship and/or celebrate together.
Covens traditionally consist of no more then 13 members, are lead by a High Priestess with High Priest.
Covenstead - A place where a coven of witches usually meets, often the home of the High Priest/ess.
the Craft - Witchcraft.
Croning
A ceremony held to mark a woman's transition from Mother to Crone, the final phase of a woman's life.
crystallomancy
Divination by crystals, usually a crystal ball.
dedicant
A new witch in the period of study and apprenticeship before initiation.
The traditional period for this is a year and a day.
deosil - Clockwise.
divination
Any practice that reveals the future or unknown things.
Tarot cards, runes and crystal balls are all means of divination.
eclectic
A witch who works with deities from or worships within more than one culture or mythological system.
Elder
1. A witch who has attained a position of respect in the Craft.
2. A coven member who has attained an advanced degree of initiation.
Esbat
1. Coven meetings held at the full moon.
2. A Lesser Sabbat, celebrating Spring Equinox, Summer Solstice, Autumn Equinox or Winter Solstice.
evocation - Calling upon spirits, elementals or other entities.
faery - Alternative spelling for fairy, to distinguish it as a belief system.
familiar
An animal, usually a cat, with whom a witch establishes a special psychic/magical relationship.
Familiars offer help, companionship, protection, and usually unconditional love as well.
Five-fold Bond - A ritual tie that links wrists, neck and ankles.
Fivefold Kiss - A ritual greeting of eight kisses between witches of opposite genders in Classical Wicca,
on the feet, knees, pelvis, breast and lips.
flying ointment - A paste, usually containing herbs, that is applied to the skin to aid in astral projection.
folk magic - A cultures traditional magical practices.
Gardnerian
1. Of or relating to Gerald Gardner, who is credited with reviving Wicca in modern times.
2. Any formal Wiccan tradition that follows Gerald Gardnerís system.
grimoire - Book of Shadows, a handwritten book of spells and magical information.
granny woman - A female shaman, usually of the Appalachian Mountain region of the U.S.
hex
1. n. A spell, usually negative; the evil eye; a curse.
2. v. To cast such a spell.
hedgewitch - A walker-between-worlds, a non-Wiccan witch with a shamanistic path.
Hidden Children
Witches, who must often keep their religion secret, are the hidden children of the Goddess.
High Priest/ess - A witch who has attained a traditions highest degrees of initiation and leads a coven.
hoodoo - African-American folk magic tradition.
HP/HPS - High Priest/High Priestess.
I Ching; The Book of Changes
Chinese system of divination that uses yarrow stalks or coins inscribed with hexagrams.
incubus (pl. incubi)
A malevolent male entity that takes sexual possession of sleeping women.
invocation - Calling upon a god/dess, such as for help or to empower a spell.
juju - West African word for Magick.
karma
That which accrues and is carried over from one lifetime to the next one.
Karma can be positive or negative, according to what sort of lives you have lead.
kitchen witch - A witch who mainly uses practical magic centering on the home, hearth and family.
Kundalini
Dormant bio-energy resident in the base of the human spine, in the root Chakra.
Kundalini energy is released through yoga and other practices for enlightenment, intelligence and spiritual insights.
libation
A liquid offering to a god/dess, such as wine or milk.
Libations are usually poured out upon the earth, but may be poured into a fire or offered in another way.
mage, magus (pl. magi)
1. Someone who is adept at magic but not a witch.
2. In some Wiccan traditions, a male witch who has attained more than the first level of initiation.
Magick
1. Ceremonial or ritual magic; high Magick.
2. A spelling for magic used by some witches and other practitioners to distinguish it from the illusions
and prestidigitation of stage magicians.
Maiden
1. The stage of a woman's life between menarche and motherhood or mentoring.
2. The assistant High Priestess in a traditional coven.
medicine bag - A Native American shaman's pouch, usually containing herbs, stones, feathers, etc.
medium - A person who is able to channel spirits or other entities.
mojo - An African-American word for magic.
mojo bag
A small bag, containing charms or talismans, that is worn around the neck for power, protection, etc.
necromancy - Divination via the spirits of the dead.
novice - Someone who has just begun studying the Craft.
OBE - Out-of-body experience; astral projection; lucid dreaming.
Ogham - Any ancient Celtic magical alphabet.
Old Soul - A person who has been reincarnated several times.
omen - Anything which may be interpreted as a sign, positive or negative, from the Universe.
oracle
A place or method for divination by means of deities, as interpreted by a priest/ess.
Methods include the flight of birds, the sound of splashing water or rustling leaves.
The most famous oracle of the ancient world was that of Apollo at Delphi.
orisha - Any deity in the Santerian religion.
Ouija board
A board printed with letters and simple words that is used for communicating with spirits.
It is operated by two or more people touching a paten that moves around the board pointing to letters or words.
pentacle
1. A 5-pointed star inside a circle.
2. One of the suits of a Tarot deck.
pentagram
1. A pentacle that is written, printed or drawn.
2. A 5-pointed star inside a circle.
postulant; neophyte
A new member of a coven, someone who has not yet been initiated.
praña - The Hindu word for bio-energy, the vital force shared by every living creature.
poppet - A humanoid figure that is used to represent someone for a spell or other magical working.
Psychometry - Drawing psychic impressions from objects while handling them.
psychopomp - A god/dess who guides souls to the Underworld or afterlife.
reincarnation - Transmigration of the soul; metempsychosis; rebirth in another body after death.
runes
1. The ancient Nordic alphabet, marked on stones or sticks and used for divination.
2. Magical chants or songs.
3. Any magical alphabet; the stones, cards or sticks on which it is printed.
Sabbats - The eight annual Wiccan festivals.
Sands of Time
Sand taken from between the paws of the Great Sphinx in Egypt, used to make spells and charms permanent.
Santeria
An Afro-Caribbean earth religion that joins Yoruban god/desses with Catholic saints.
scrying
Divination by means of gazing, such as into water, a dark mirror, a crystal ball or a bowl of black ink.
Seance
A gathering of people, usually seated around a table, for the purpose of communicating with spirits.
shaman
A priest and medicine man, usually of Native American or Siberian peoples.
Shamanic practice includes magic, healing, shapeshifting, communication with ancestral spirits and divination.
shamanka, shamaness
Words sometimes used for female shamans.
shapeshifting/skinwalking
The Shamanic practice, often aided by drugs, drumming and/or dance, of mentally assuming animal form.
sheikh/sheikha
Modern Egyptian Arabic words for magical adepts.
sigil - An occult or mystical sign, a paper talisman.
skyclad - Ritual nudity. Some Wiccan traditions insist on skyclad worship.
solitary; solitaire - A witch who practices alone, without a coven.
sorcerer/sorceress
1. (traditional) A person who practices black magic, usually by aid of malevolent spirits.
2. (modern) Term used by some magic-users to differentiate themselves from witches.
succubus (pl. succubi)
A malevolent female entity that takes sexual possession of sleeping men.
Strega; Stregheria - An Italian magical tradition.
Summerlands - The place where we rest after death, between incarnations.
synchronicity - A meaningful coincidence.
talisman
A magical object, usually one made or carved at an astrological moment suitable to its purpose.
Tantra
A Hindu path based on Kundalini yoga and sex magic as ways to enlightenment.
the Tarot - An ancient system of cards used for divination.
telekinesis
The ability to move objects with your mind (also called psychokinesis, PK).
Telekinesis is a very rare gift that usually manifests accidentally when a person is angry or upset.
It is most often seen in adolescents and fades with age.
third eye - The Chakra in the middle of the forehead.
totem animal - An animal which represents a person, tribe or other group.
voodoo; Voudoun; Voodoo
Afro-Caribbean faith with both right- and left-hand paths.
Like witches they worship various god/desses , use Magick as part of their religion, and
are the subject of superstitions and misinformation.
warlock - An old term for a male witch that no one uses any more.
Warlocks were men who pretended to be witches in order to penetrate covens and betray
witches during the Burning Terms.
Wheel of the Year - The annual cycle of the sun, the moon, the seasons and the zodiac.
white witch - A witch on a right-hand path.
widdershins - Counter-clockwise
witch doctor - African shaman.
witches ball; witch ball
1. A mass of dried entwined herbs blown about by the wind; any small tumbleweed.
2. A glass ball with a mottled surface that is hung in a window to thwart witches and trap their spells.
3. A fancy dress party attended by witches.
Witch's bottle
A sealed bottle placed in the house or buried on the property for protection.
There are many ways to make a witch's bottle. Some witches use the detritus of the year:
broken pottery, rusted nails, junk mail, etc. Witches sometimes add something personal like
their hair, nail clippings, urine, a bloody bandage or tampon. This sort of bottle is always buried,
usually at Samhain (for the new year).
Another type is a bottle filled with salt and sugar, and/or herbs for blessings like protection,
happiness, prosperity, and charms to avert specific threats.
This type of bottle is secreted somewhere in the home.
Witch's ladder
1. A type of knot magic in which charms are knotted or braided with specific magical intention
into cords, making a powerful talisman.
2. A cord with 40 knots in it or a string of 40 beads, used as a meditation device or aid to concentration.
Witch Queen - A High Priestess whose coven has hived off two or more new covens.
wizard - Someone who practices magic but is not a witch.
Wort; wortcraft
Herb; herbalism.
yin/yang
The opposite but balancing male and female principles.
Yin is female (Moon) energy, negative and passive.
Yang is male (Sun) energy, positive and active.
Yoni - The female genitalia as a sacred symbol of life, creation, fertility, sexuality, the Goddess, etc.
MAKING CHEAP TOOLS
The Following tips are to save money making tools and supplies for beginners in the Craft
and those of us that cannot afford to buy expensive costly items brought from Occult shops.
Altar cloths:
Use old sheets cut to appropriate size. Or go to a fabric store and search through the remnants.
These are often at least 1 yard in size, and cost 50% or less of their original price.
Sheets and remnants can be embroidered, appliquéd or painted (fabric paint) with symbols
and other designs. Make sure the fabric is washable though. Market in England have wonderful
remnant boxes where you can get washable velvet curtain material that would be ideal with
silver or gold fringe and a pentagram applied with embroidery or fabric paints.
Incense:
Check the spice and herb shelf at your grocery stores and Health food shops.
There are many dried whole and powdered herbs and spices that can be used individually or in
combination for incense. Save your money to buy those which are not available through the
grocery store (I.e. frankincense, myrrh, copal). Same idea applies to herbs for magickal use.
You can grow things like lavender and sage and thyme and many other herbs and flowers
in pots or in your garden. Try steeping herbs in a virgin olive oil or nice base oil for like
Jojoba or a few weeks and make your own oils.
Censer:
Shops charge a pretty penny for censors (I'm talking of normal censers, not the little cone ones),
so don't buy them there. Check discount stores, jumble sales or flea markets and garage or boot
sales for suitable containers. If money is tight, try using a deep natural seashell or even aluminum
pie pans. Fill with sand or cat litter and set on a hot pad or a trivet (just to be safe). The charcoals
used for burning incense get *very* hot, so be careful with choosing what you will use....
some materials have very low heat tolerance/resistance.
Chalice:
Have you a nice goblet or wine glass at home? Use that. No need for anything fancy.
If you keep your eyes open, you can find a nice crystal or glass goblet fairly inexpensively at
stores such as Boot sales, Jumble sales, Charity shops and Second Hand shops or Woolworth's
if in England; or garage sales if you are American try Wall- Mart and Kmart, kitchen shops, flea
markets. You can buy a glass engraver tool or use silver or gold enamel paint or special silver
or gold pens from craft shops to inscribe pentacles and decorations, Wicca blessings or chants etc.
Candle holders:
Fill jars with sand and stick the candle into the sand. You can paint symbols on the jars if you like
to represent the elements, etc. The small votive candles can be burned in small aluminum pans
(pot pie size...I've even seen custard cup size for sale in grocery stores). Even some of the larger
pillar candles can be burned in these pans. Candles can also be burned in seashells and cans
of appropriate size. See above for candle holders brought second hand in brass and copper.
Make your own candles from kits. Amazing moulds can be made from wet sand lined with Clingfilm.
I have also used unraveled toilet rolls inside of glass jars, the cardboard is peeled away easily
after the hot wax hardens. Wax crayons can be added to make different colors.
Buy white candles and prick them all over, now add a mixture of sea - salt and food coloring
and dip the candles to get any color you wish. it`so the vibrations of the color the spell is
requiring and it saves raised eyebrows about you having so many colored candles.
Robes and sandals:
Not essential. What you wear is a matter of choice, unless you belong to a coven that specifies
what you wear. In solitary practice, it's just you and the deities. You can make a robe from a dyed
or bleached sheet or buy a caftan type of garment kept just for rituals. Of course it simple and
it's often recommended for witches or be sky-clad. Covens tell their members to make their
own ritual robe and to bless each magickal stitch they sew. They are supposed to only be worn
for ritual use. Scour the
shops for jet and amber beads to find beads to make a priestesses necklace to wear.
You can look for cheap beads to sew into a Mandela to meditate with.
Athame:
It will take time to find the right one for you. It can be the traditional style, or it can be a dagger
or knife that has special meaning to you. Go to pawn shops, flea markets, and garage sales to
keep the cost down. Look for letter openers and things like that!. Before buying, handle the knife.
If it doesn't feel right, or if it doesn't call to you in some way, it's not the one for you. If you've
handled a knife and still aren't sure about it, don't buy it right away...go back and handle it several
times over a period of a week or two. Until such time as you find *your* Athame, any dagger or long
bladed knife will suffice. The handle may be painted white or black or left in it's natural wood effect.
Wands:
It's best to make your own. Take walks in parks, along beaches or in the woods.
Keep your eyes open for branches laying on the ground. Handle the branch and see what
impressions come to you. If it's meant to be a wand for you, you'll feel it. You can add the
skull of an animal personal to your coven . The thing is to personalize it and to keep the natural
life-force to maximize the energy . Wicca [protection balls are made easily from Christmas tree
clear ornaments and silver paint. Scrying mirrors are also easily made by spraying any ordinary
glass black with a spray enamel paint and setting it back in an attractive metal or wooden frame
you can make look Magickal with emblems and symbols painted on and herbs put inside the
"scrying mirror" to make it special and personal. The same method applies to finding other useful
items such as seashells, stones, etc. Feathers can make magickal quill pens or are handy to waft
incense smoke or represent the element of Air. Seashells hold water and salt and can represent
the element of North as can stones. A Lava stone or pumice stone can represent the element of fire.
Staffs:
See wands ....just use a bigger branch. Try a Do it yourself shop to find a sturdy wood rail you
can chop to size. A small piece of dowel can make a wand, A copper wand filled with herbs
is a good conductor Magick.
More on Jewelry:
Sometimes there is no helping the expense of this if you want quality. Jewelry is not essential,
but if a piece is especially meaningful, it can be a useful tool (at least in the sense of your
mainframe or mindset). Of course, you can find good jewelry at good prices at flea markets,
pawn shops and garage/estate and boot sales and second hand shops.
More on Altar Pentacles:
You can make one out of flour "clay" and paint it. You can make one out of a square of wood,
and either paint or burn the pentagram, or even carve it.. At many hardware and larger home
repair supply stores, you can find a tile and paint it. The cost of any of these will be a fraction
of a pentacle ordered through a catalog or bought in most stores.
ON SAVING MONEY
The main thing to remember is that you don't have to spend a lot of money. Take a good look
around your home, and look at things with the idea of making it a useful tool. Use your imagination
and creativity. Even if you don't have the money, frequently visit your favorite shop and look
through catalogs. This way, if something goes on sale, you'll have a good idea whether or not it's
really a bargain price. And haunt the discount stores...there's no telling what useful items you
will find at great prices.
Also remember that not every tool or item you read about in the books is essential.
Before buying or making something, ask yourself "Do I really need this in order to practice my beliefs?"
If you save money on tools and at the same time create things that are beautiful and personal
they will be far more magickal than any brought item. The money saved an go towards things
like Amber and Sandalwood resins, gums and incenses and herbs and barks that you cannot
grow yourself. Remember to consult the herbal and incense correspondences you have as it`
so possible to substitute different herbs in spells if you have not got one or two of the things
stipulated! Many are just props, the real Magick is in you!
CONJURATION OF THE SWORD
The Conjuration of the sword is used to consecrate your sword or an Athame or both
before use in any spell. This is a one time operation and need not be repeated so long
as the sword or an Athame remains under your control.
The Latin is the better and more powerful spell.
LATIN
Te Gladi, Vos Gladias, trea Nomine Santo, Albrot, Abracadabra, Jehova elico,
Estote menum castellumque praesidium contra omnium hostes, conspicuusque
nonconspicuus, in quisque magiceum opum. Nomino Santo Satay, qui est in
imperium magnum, et his alio nomine: Cados, Cados, Cados, Adonai, Elohi,
Zena, Oth, Ochimanuel, primoque ultimo, sapientia, via, vita, virto, primoque
ultimo, Sapientia, Via, Vita, Virto, Principio, Oso, Oratie, Splendoro, Luce,Sol,
Fono, Gloria, Mono, Porta, Vite, Lape, Scpio, Secredo, Pravo, Missiah, Gladi,
in Opinium, meum, negotia, regnas et in illos res quem me resistant.
ENGLISH
I conjure you, O Sword of Swords, by three Holy Names [given above].
Be my fortress and defence against all enemies, visible and invisible, in every magical work.
By the Holy Name Saday, which is great in power, and by these other names [given above],
the First and the Last, Wisdom, Way, Life, Virtue, Chief, Mouth, Speech, Splendor, Light,
Sun, Fountain, Glory, Mountain, Gate, Stone, Staff, Priest, Immortal Messiah: Sword,
do you rule in all my affairs and prevail in those things which oppose me. AMEN
ALTARS AND ALTAR SETUP
Altars
Your altar does not have to be elaborate. It can be a small table, a mantelpiece, windowsill,
a shelf in a bookcase, or whatever else is handy in the house. It can be round, to represent
the Goddess, square, symbolic of the elements, rectangular or oval. It may be a small area of
ground in a field or wood.
You may decorate it with crystals, talismans, herbs, flowers, or my favorite, feathers.
Anything that has special meaning to you. It is a reflection of the person who puts it together.
It is considered best to place the altar facing north. This direction symbolizes the power
flow from darkness to light. It is associated with the Earth. Some face the south with their
altars to honor the sun as it rises. The altar is usually stands in the center of the circle.
We do not believe the Goddess or God actually "inhabit" the altar. It is a place of power.
We are not "idol worshipers". These are manifestations of the creative forces found in nature
everywhere. It may be set up permanently or dismantled after use.
Altar Setup
The Goddess is associated with the left side of the altar.
The Goddess may be represent by a white, silver, or green candle.
A sculpture or some sort of figure may be used.
Tools that are associated with the Goddess are the Cup, Pentacle, Bell, crystals and Cauldron.
If the Cauldron is large, it is usually placed on the floor to the left.
The God is associated with the right side.
A sculpture or a figure of some sort may be used to represent the God.
A red, yellow or gold candle is appropriate.
Tools associated with the God are, the Censer, Wand, Athame, and Boline.
The Censer and Cauldron are sometimes set in the middle for offerings to both Goddess and God.
The Pentacle is sometimes set in front of the censer. It marks the Directions and/or Elements.
Many Wiccans mark North, South, East and West with candles on the altar, space permitting.
Unless you have a very large altar, you will need a stand for the Book of Shadows,
or place it on the floor where you will not step on it. As you can see, it is up to you to find
what is pleasing. Altar cloths are sometimes used. The color changes for the holidays or ritual.
TO CHARGE AND CONSECRATE A SCRYING MIRROR OR STONE
Make an infusion of the herb mugwort, while it's still warm, strain it and then
bathe the mirror or stone in the infusion, while softly whispering this chant 9 times.
As you do so, invision the mirror or stone awakening to you and your own psychic abilities:
Lovely oracle of magic worth,
fair creature of psychic light,
the truest answers, you shall bring forth,
you shall be my eyes, my sight.
PERFUMED INKS
Perfumed inks can be used whenever you want to intensify a spell. If burning a candle, write out
your objective on a small piece of paper and place it under the burning candle. If doing a spell
that calls for burning the paper, this ink will strengthen what you are writing. Perfumed inks are
also great for writing notes and letters to your loved ones. The making of perfumed ink is very easy.
Simply purchase a bottle of ink, either black or colored, and add 2 or 3 drops of the appropriate
essential oil to the bottle. Let the bottle of ink sit on your altar overnight. This is best done on the
Full Moon for positively-charged inks, on the Dark Moon for negatively-charged inks. My tip for
a love letter is to mix red and blue Indian or types of inks together and add some lavender essential
oil or some diffused lavender essence or just leave the lavender petals in the inks and put in the
sun or airing cupboard for a week and then strain. It is supposed to be the thing for writing love
letters and spells. As good as the Doves blood ink!
HOW TO MAKE AND USE CHARMS
Trace each symbol in red ink (either Doves Blood or Dragons Blood depending upon the situation),
marker while concentrating on the symbol's purpose.
If you print in color, trace the symbols with your blood.
Pray or do a personal ritual to consecrate each individual charm and charge it with its purpose.
Call upon the power of God/dess, or other entities that may be useful.
The consecration ritual may include burning a copy of the charm.
However, keep another copy to carry with you in a mojo bag of the appropriate color.
You may also want to add a lodestone to the bag for extra power.
If you do, remember to "feed" your lodestone at every full moon
Runes make excellent focus points for meditation.
The meditation will then set you on your path toward your desired goal.
Carry the piece of paper with you in a pocket or in your wallet.
Lay it under your pillow or on your night table when you sleep.
The charms will last as long as the piece of paper.
If you want to make more sturdy charms, carve and paint the symbols onto pieces of wood.
(Do not laminate the piece of paper. You could, however, make several copies and
consecrate all at the same time.)
TO PROTECT AN OBJECT
With the first and middle fingers, trace a pentagram over the object to be protected.
Visualize electric blue or purple flame streaming from your fingers to form the pentagram.
Say this as you trace:
"With this pentagram I lay
Protection here both night and day.
And the one who should not touch
Let his fingers burn and twitch
I now invoke the law of three:
This is my will, so mote it be!"
HOW TO CHARGE (MAGNETIZE) WATER
Stand or sit comfortably with a container of the water you wish to magnetize in front of you.
Invoke your personal and god symbols.
Perform exercise to activate positive energy.
Concentrate for a while on the type of energy you wish to infuse into the water.
Place the palm of your dominant hand over the water.
Hold your weaker hand, palm up, at shoulder or waist level, whichever is most comfortable.
Your arm may be bent at the elbow; your had should be relaxed and open.
Your weaker hand draws the desired energy from the universe.
This energy is then channeled to your dominant hand.
The energy flows out your dominant palm and into the water.
Continue channeling the energy into the water until you feel it is sufficiently charged.
(Optional) Before you begin the charging process you may, if you wish, place a crystal or herb
into the water. This adds nature's magnetism to your own. (It's best not to drink water charged
in this manner unless you are absolutely sure the crystal is clean and the herb nonpoisonous.)
Seal your aura.
NOTE: Don't be concerned if you can't feel the energy flowing from one hand to the other and
into the water. Energy follows thought. If you mentally intend energy to flow in a particular
direction, it will do so. Since water doesn't hold a charge for very long, use your magnetized
water immediately. (To prolong the "life" of your charged water, ask spiritual or elemental
energies to add their magnetism to the water.)
TOOL MAKING
Creature of earth, thou firm salt of law,
thou sharp salt of truth, be thou purified and sanctified as a tool of my will.
Creature of water, gentle and receptive, be thou purified and sanctified as a tool of my will.
Be now one, the salt sea-water of the Mother's womb, to bless and purify all who partake
of this rite. So mote it be.
TYPES OF WANDS
Love Magic - Apple and Maple Healing Magic - Ash Exorcism and the Fae - Elder
Prosperity - Fir Protection - Rowan Purification and Blessings - Birch
Moon Magic and Wishing Magic and love -Willow
For fertility and love magic, an oak wand topped with an acorn (or made of fir, tipped with a
pine cone) is often used. As the wood must be obtained from a living tree, you may not be
able to obtain the specific type you desire. But fortunately, most trees, especially fruit trees,
will work adequately in magic. During the construction of the magic wand you will use your
magic knife. Take a purification bath and then dress in clean, plain clothes, or a robe.
Go to the tree. Walk thrice around its truck clockwise, pointing your knife at the tree, and
saying words similar to these:
O Great Tree, O Strong Tree,
I ask thee to give me of your wood to further me in the magical art of herbalism.
Thou shalt grow strong by my stroke; stronger and taller, O Great Tree!
Finished, select an appropriate branch, straight with few leaves or twigs growing out of it.
A length of perhaps 15 inches is sufficient to allow shaping and sanding, and a width of not
less than one-half inch is fine.
With your magic knife cut the branch tenderly, whispering your thanks to the tree.
Tie a red bow around the trunk or bury an offering of bread, wine, or a precious stone at its base.
After returning home, remove all extraneous growth from the main shaft.
Sand with a fairly coarse sandpaper to remove the bark, then shift to a lighter paper to smooth it.
Then wipe with a dry cloth to remove the wood dust. Now anoint a cloth with pure frankincense
or sandalwood oil and rub the wand well with this. Put away in a dark place wrapped in a yellow
cloth for seven days. On this night take it out and lay it upon the bare earth.
Touch the point of your magic knife to the wand, saying these or similar words of like meaning:
I consecrate thee, O Wand of (type of tree), by the virtues of the Earth,
Air, Fire, and Water, that thou shalt truly be a magical Wand, possessed of
bounteous powers and uses. By this sign thou shalt be an aid and succor to me.
Now, setting the knife aside (or, sliding it in your belt or sheath) hold the wand in your strong hand.
Grasp firmly. Now invoke any god you worship.
Repeat the invocation in each of the four directions (you don't have to be exact in these; it's okay
to guess). Many feel more comfortable working magick in the name of a god or goddess.
Although magic is non-religious, it is not non-spiritual.
If you feel more at ease flavoring your magic with religion, by all means do so.
This is where the wand will come in hand, on calling upon your gods to witness your rites or to
charge them with extra power. Raise the wand aloft in your strong hand when invoking or
praying to deities, calling upon the powers of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water, or when
dealing with any non-human entity.
SPELL FOR CLEANSING NEW WAND
Boil water in a copper cauldron and mix in sea salt. Stir 3 times deosil and say,
"May the goddess enter the water/May the goddess make it pure."
then leave to cool in the garden in a sunny spot...say,
"May Apollo's rays fill you with power"
Add a quartz crystal to the cauldron or pot. It should take an hour or so. Take your
wand-to-be on a full moon and place it in the cauldron with the water. Burn incense.
Do outside (preferably naked). Take the quartz and smash it into a powder.
Drop some into the flames. Say:
"May Apollo's light be released"
Throw rest into cauldron. Stir 3 times deosil with wand. Say:
"Wand of willow/Wand of life/You shall me follow/Through all strife! So mote it be!"
Allow the wand to dry on your window sill...the whole spell should have been done in a
magic circle of sunflowers, gold/red gemstones and a crystals or rose quartz.
Now your Wand is blessed and ready to be used in place of an athame.
Before adding to cauldron, inscribe any symbols you want on you wand first.
And do it when it is the New Moon.
MAKING A WAND
The magical Wand is probably one of the most consistently used of all magical tools in
virtually all traditions and ways around the world, and it's use is not limited to Wicca.
Druids use Wands, Witches use Wands, Magicians use Wands, and Sorcerers,
Shamans and cunning folk all use Wands. Why might this be so?
Above all else this is because pointing or directing energy is one of the most
commonly used ritual acts in all ways and paths. As simple as that- if you want to point
or direct energy or intent at anything in a ritual way, it generally feels symbolically and
aesthetically much more powerful to do so with something than it does if you use your finger.
This being so it helps if you have a special device to use in this way- A Wand.
Designs of Wands can vary from the ceremonially and symbolically extravagant to the
sublimely simple. A stick picked up on a country walk will suit some, a creative product
of three months work will suit others. Preparing wood for use as a Wand if you are going
to decorate a Wand in any way.
Bringing a piece of wood from one environment- laying on the ground outdoors or still
attached to its parent tree, to inside your home, will cause changes in it.
The most major of which is that it will dry out. Even a dry piece of stick picked up in
midsummer from your local woods is likely to have more moisture in it than it will have
after a few days of being in your home, so unless you work with your stick very soon
after gathering it, it will begin to split or even warp.
The first hint for this is then to stabilize the wood as quickly as possible.
The simplest way to do this is to give the stick a good coat of varnish that has been thinned
down with Turpentine so as to replace the moisture and stick all the fibers of the wood together.
If you use a matt finish varnish you will avoid a high gloss appearance on the wood, or else if
you use a gloss varnish you can sand that down so that it doesn't show with fine grade sandpaper.
An alternative is to use beeswax dissolved into a thin cream with turpentine.
You can slather this on quite thickly so that it's absorbed by the wood, and remove the
surplus with a soft cloth. If you're going to decorate or carve your wand you need to do this before
varnishing or waxing, as wax in particular will prevent paint from sticking, and make it difficult to carve.
If you cut a Wand from live wood but don't plan to work with it for a while, then keep it somewhere
cool and more moist than indoors. Such as in a shed or garage. It's best to leave the bark on wood
that is going to be stored a while to prevent it splitting as it dries. If you're going to work it straight
away then remove the bark straight away also as this is much easier done when the wood is freshly cut.
Woods to use: Most traditions and ways have symbolic associations of trees to draw from for
Wand source woods, and much ritual magic and Witchery will offer more ideas and inspirations.
When drawing from these sources bear in mind the practicalities of why ancestral peoples or cunning folk
chose to use particular woods- what qualities were they looking for? What associations might they
have been drawing from? If you look at things in these ways you will clearly see that as well as mythic
and symbolic qualities, most traditions also wove in the practical qualities of specific woods- Hazel,
Ash and the wood of fruiting trees have long been used as Wand woods in Britain and Ireland.
Hazel produces Wand sized branches all in one year that have produced neither
flowers nor fruit in that year and are therefore 'virgin'- unfertilized and still having
those qualities of potential yet unexpressed. Hazel is also a good
wood for carving, and these one year branches grow dead straight.
Ash has similar qualities and is excellent to carve. Both Hazel and Ash are also very white woods.
Apple trees also make these long straight branches that are virgin in the same way as Hazel, and
Apples have powerful mythic and symbolic associations. The 'traditional' length of a Wand is that
length from your elbow to the tip of your middle finger. From such a measurement that involves the
measurer fully in the process we can see the magical principle of sacred measure-
something that grows out of a relationship between the measurer and that which is measured and
apportioned. A far more powerful principle than using a rule or tap measure to impose an arbitrary
measure upon a magical tool of this kind.
INNER POWER POUCH
Ingredients: Purple bag or cloth Vervain Dragon's blood resin Rosemary
Frankincense Galangal or ginger root High John oil, personal power oil or Dragon's blood oil
1 Clear quartz crystal A personal talisman Purple Candle
Directions:
I suggest making up your own directions and spell for this one because it is a very personal pouch.
Add ingredients or objects that have meaning to you. One suggestion:
Try to sew on some small semi-precious stone chips or a stitched personal symbol.
POPPETS
A poppet is a doll. It is the shape of a human that is used for magical purposes.
They are used in spells to help either you or someone else.
These dolls can be made from wood, cloth, clay, paper, or fabric.
To make a fabric poppet cut a human outline from two pieces of fabric with their right sides together.
It does not need to be detailed. You can keep the hands and feet rounded.
If the poppet is to represent you, use a piece of fabric from some of your old clothes.
Sew most of the figure with right sides together. Leave a small area unsewn.
Turn it right side out and stuff. You may stuff the figure with batting, tissue, straw, paper, or
whatever is handy. You may add herbs, a lock of hair or other personal effect. Sew the hole.
You may add button eyes and decorate to personalize.
Do not make poppets of other people unless you have permission. Do not destroy the poppet.
If it represents another person, give it to that person to keep it safe.
If it was made for binding, bury it.
DRESSING A CANDLE FOR RITUAL
Chose type and color of candle appropriate for ritual.
Cleanse the candle prior energies: you may use water, salt, pure soap, or baby oil
(all previously blessed and consecrated).
Bless and consecrate oil to be used, appropriate to ritual.
State and engrave (if you wish) what the candle is to represent.
Anoint the candle with oil and focus on desire (purpose of ritual).
For ritual of achievement: anoint oil from the top of the candle to the middle in a
downward motion, then from the bottom of the candle to the middle in an upward motion.
For ritual of banishment: anoint oil from the middle of the candle to the top in an
bottom of the candle in a downward motion.
Bless and consecrate the candle.
Meditate on desired outcome.
Some do not use matches to light candles, the sulfur is considered unclean. If you feel this,
use an incense starter or stick to light your candles.
To extinguish a candle, snuff it out or wave your hand over it hard enough to make a breeze to put it out.
Do not blow or pinch it out.
Blowing a candle out blows desires away, and pinching a flame pinches out desires.
HOW TO MAKE A BLACK SCRYING MIRROR
1. Find yourself an old wooden or metal picture frame.
Make sure that the frame is a dark color, as shiny frames tend to reflect in the finished mirror.
I prefer an oval or even better a round frame of about 12" in diameter.
Don't get one too big; you will want to carry it around sooner or later.
With very little effort these can be found for a couple of dollars at any second hand store, antique shop,
or Goodwill Store. Flee markets, garage sales, and swap meets are a gold mine for these frames and I
have bought beautiful ones for as little as .25 cents. Don't bother if the frame is a little beat up, you can
always paint or refinish it, but be sure the glass is unscratched and clear. For a dollar or two glass can
be replaced. I have also bought a round piece of glass and lead trim from a stained glass supply
house and made some beautiful gifts from these. I have even trimmed them in stained glass.
Total cost? About $20.00.
2. Buy a can of high gloss spray enamel paint. Read the label and make sure it is good for glass.
Some paints are not. This can be found at any hobby shop, or hardware store.
3. Remove the glass and clean it well with a good glass cleaner. Let it dry for several hours.
4. Place the clean glass on a large piece of newspaper, being careful to handle it by the edges
so as not to get finger oil on the surface. Spray paint the glass using quick even light passes back
and forth until the glass is covered completely. WARNING! do not allow the paint to run! If you do
the painting outdoors, be sure it is a sunny windless day. You do not want the paper or other debris
to blow onto the wet paint and it takes several hours to dry so as to be hand led.
5. Apply a second coat if necessary, but for the best effect it is best to do this in one coat.
The mirror effect will be flawless that way.
6. Place the glass back into the finished frame and you have your Black Scrying Mirror.
Believe me, it is every bit as good as any you can find for sale.
7. Empower the mirror with a Full Moon Spell or any spell which works for you.
Once consecrated it is infused with your own personal magnetism and should not be
handled by anyone else. If someone picks it up, reconsecrate it.
THE PENTAGRAM: AN EXPLANATION
The pentagram, or five-pointed star, may be the most misunderstood religious symbol around these
days. Being the most common symbol of Neo-Pagan Witchcraft, it has nevertheless been
denigrated by movie and publishing industries which seem 'hell-bent' on connecting it with
Satanism and other malevolent practices. However, like the Roman Cross or Crucifix, it is only
when the symbol is INVERTED that it alludes to negativity.
And even then, there are exceptions, as we shall see. In its usual upright position (one point
uppermost), the pentagram is an ancient symbol of protection from evil. Also called 'the endless
knot' (in its interlaced form), the pentagram was often displayed on doors, windows, and hearths
of houses throughout pre-Christian Europe. It can be traced back to Egyptian and Sumerian cultures,
and has even been found on Native American medicine tools. Sometimes mistakenly confused with
the Star of David, or hexagram (a six-pointed star emblematic of Judaism), the pentagram is sometimes
called the Star of Solomon, especially by ceremonial magicians.
To many, the lower four points represent the classical elements of earth, air, fire, and water, while
the fifth point, surmounting the others, represents spirit, the fifth element or quintessence. Thus,
the pentagram symbolizes the four elements of the material world connected with, but ruled by, the
spirit. When the pentagram is placed within a circle (symbol of unity and wholeness), it stresses our
connection with the universe as a whole.
Another interpretation is that there is not one point upward -- but three! In numerology, three is the
number of harmony, best expressed in the classical formula: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. In
other words, it is the middle point that harmonizes the opposing outer points. The Celtic love of triads
(the most common form of their 'wisdom literature') has its roots in this model. The upper three points
are thus placed above the lower two points, which represents dualistic opposites that cannot
be integrated or harmonized (seeing everything in black and white).
Yet another interpretation of the upright pentagram is that it symbolizes the most common view of
deity in Witchcraft. The upper three points represent the Goddess in her threefold aspect of Maiden,
Mother, and Crone. The lower two points represent her consort God, in his twin aspects of God of
Light and God of Darkness. However, in all these interpretations, it is important to remember that
all the points are connected -- each an aspect of the other, all part of the same whole.
But when the pentagram is inverted, so is its meaning. Thus, an inverted pentagram may represent
the physical world (four material elements) in domination of the world of spirit (the fifth element).
(This may be why Satanists and other 'demonistic' groups use this symbol.) With two points uppermost,
it may also express a Neo-Platonic dualism (the old 'war in heaven', good vs. evil theme) -- as opposed
to the Pagan monistic view of reality ('the Force') seen in the single point upward. The most common
exception to this rule is that some traditions of Witchcraft (chiefly British) employ the inverted
pentagram as a POSITIVE symbol of advanced degree. In this case, the two points uppermost
represent the horns of light, symbol of 'the Horned God', consort to the Great Goddess (like the
Greek god Pan).
The word 'pentacle', sometimes mistakenly substituted for pentagram, really refers to a shallow
dish (usually inscribed with a pentagram) and used as an altar tool by modern Witches, serving
a purpose similar to the 'patten' at a Roman Catholic Mass. Common variations of this tool include
a dish of earth, a disk of copper, a dish of silver, or a disk of wax.
The suit of pentacles (or 'coins') in the Tarot deck, the Stone of Fal (coronation stone of kings) in
ancient Ireland, the sangreal of the Holy Grail processions, and the 'Universal Man' of Leonardo
da Vinci, are all related to the pentagram, stressing its ties to the earth and nature, making it a
symbol par excellence of an earth or nature religion. The five points also represent the five
physical senses and allude to approaching the spiritual realm THROUGH the sensual -- in fact,
the meaning of the Ace of Pentacles in Tarot. In numerology, 5 is the number of sexuality,
combining the feminine 2 with the masculine 3. Thus, the pentagram also represents the
opposite of asceticism. But wherever the pentagram is displayed, one message is clear:
evil has no power there.
THE MONEY CANDLE SPELL (How to make a candle)
Items Needed:
--2 to 4 pounds of paraffin Thin candlewicking Green candle dye (or a green crayon)
--1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg A small bowl Patchouli essential oil
--A large pot A clean coffee can Baking soda (for fire safety) 1 wooden spoon Wax paper
1. To speed the melting process, grate or chop the paraffin into small pieces before melting.
Fill the large pot about 1/3 full of water. Place on high heat until boiling.
Place the paraffin in the coffee can, and set the can into the pot. Turn the heat down to medium.
Watch the paraffin as it's melting. Paraffin easily bursts into flames over high heat (this is exactly
why it's used to make candles). If flames appear, place a lid over the can or drench the area with
baking soda to snuff out the fire. If you keep the heat low you should have no problems.
2. While the paraffin is melting, place the two spices into the bowl. Mix them together, empowering
them as you visualize money manifesting in your life. Infuse the herbs with your goal.
3. Check the paraffin. For best results, you should have at least 6 inches of melted paraffin.
If there's less, add more paraffin. (If the paraffin has melted, but has begun to harden, the heat
is too low. Turn it up a bit.) Add a few chunks of green candle dye to the paraffin and mix with
the wooden spoon. Alternately, remove the paper wrappings from a green crayon, break it into
pieces, and add this to the paraffin. The dye will melt. Stir until the paraffin is evenly colored.
The finished, dried candles will be a shade or two lighter than the color of the melted paraffin.
More dye may be necessary to create the desired dark green shade.
4. Once the paraffin has been tinted, sprinkle the spices onto the paraffin with your projective hand.
Dust off your fingers over the pot and stir the herbs into the paraffin with the wooden spoon.
Stir clockwise and visualize. Add eight to sixteen drops patchouli essential oil to the paraffin and
again stir with the wooden spoon. Smell the paraffin. It should be heavily scented.
If not, add more patchouli oil.
5. Begin dipping. Hold a length of cotton wicking between your thumb and forefinger.
Dunk it into the paraffin. It will probably just float on the surface the first few times you
do this, for the wick lacks enough weight to plunge it to the bottom of the can.
After dipping, remove it and hold it in the air for a moment or two until the paraffin has set,
then dip again. Dip again, lifting the wicking completely from the melted paraffin, allow
the paraffin to set, and re-dip. Repeat as needed.
The longer you wait between drippings, allowing the paraffin to harden, the faster the candle
will build up. If you simply dunk and dunk and dunk, the hot paraffin will melt each proceeding
coat and you'll end up with a soggy piece of wick. With proper dipping, the candle will soon form.
Its bottom will grow into an inverted cone-shape from the paraffin that drips down the taper's
sides as it cools. This is natural; don't worry about it.
6. When the candle has achieved the proper width, hang it dry in a spot where it won't be
touched for several minutes. Test the candle after 20 or so minutes. The paraffin should have
set but the taper should still be warm. Check it periodically to be sure that it hasn't completely
hardened before the next step.
7. Turn off the heat under the paraffin. Place the wax paper on a counter or table.
Lay the candle on the paper and gently, with an easy rocking motion roll the candle back
and fourth on the wax paper. This straightens the taper and reduces irregularities on its surface.
8. When the candle is fairly straight, cut off the inverted cone at the bottom of the candle with a
sharp knife. Dip the taper two more times into the melted paraffin and hang to dry until hard.
You've just made a money candle. (To save time and produce more tapers, make two, three,
or four at a time. Hang each to dry as you dip the next.)
9. To use your Money Spell Candle, choose a time when you'll be alone.
Smell the rich, prosperous scent and visualize money manifesting in your life.
Hold the candle tightly between your palms.
Send energy into it, saying something like the following words:
"I charge you by Jupiter, I charge you by the Earth, I charge you by the Sun, Moon, and Stars:
Bring money to me, Prosperity.
Money to me, Prosperity.
Money to me, Prosperity."
Set the candle in a holder. Light it.
Sit or stand before it, watching the flame transform the wax into a liquid.
Visualize the candle releasing the energies that you've placed within it.
Sense it sending out the power to bring your need for money into manifestation.
Let the candle burn down to its end (if in a safe location).
Or allow it to burn for 4, 8, or 16 minutes daily until your need manifests.
Note: Never blow out the candle. Always use a candle snuffer.
always add "May this money come to me without any harm or distress to others..."
PERFUMED INKS
Can be used when you want to intensify a spell. Simply purchase a bottle of ink,
either black or colored, and add 2 or 3 drops of appropriate essential oil to the bottle.
Let the bottle of ink set on your altar overnight.
This is best done on the Full Moon for positively-charged ink. Can be done on the
Dark Moon for negatively-charged ink. You can add steeped lavender flowers to
blue ink and add a drop of red coloring dye to make lavender ink for love spells.
DRAGON'S BLOOD INK
1 part dragon's blood powder
15 part alcohol
1 part Arabic
FRAGRANT DRAGON'S BLOOD INK
Dragon's Blood resin (powered if possible)
--colorless alcohol (vodka works well)
--tightly sealable jar
--1 cinnamon stick (chipped) or 15 clovers or 1 vanilla bean (chipped or crushed)
--9 coffee beans
Pour the resin and spices into jar. Pour in just enough vodka to cover the resin/spices
mixture plus 10% more. Seal the jar. The resin will reach it's color into the alcohol,
faster if it is a powder than if it is resin chunks. The spices well leach their scent into
the ink at the same time. When you think it is dark enough, dip a sterile toothpick into
the liquid, and test on the paper you intend to use it on. Let dry: if it is dark enough or
does it need more steeping? Continue testing.
When it is done, strain to remove the resin and spices. Put in bottle, use for writing.
It should not be used for things that will spend time in the sun.
DOVES BLOOD INK
--1 part dragon's blood 2 drops cinnamon 2 drops bay
--10 parts alcohol 1 part gum Arabic 2drops rose oil
Dove's Blood Ink is typically used for love spells. Mystical Inks are traditionally
used for the writing of spells, magickal requests,
petitions, wished, and the inscription of Mystical Seals.
You can use Dove's Blood Ink for writing in your Book of Shadows, or for writing love spells.
It is also used for thanking the Higher Powers for their assistance or aid.
Dragon's Blood is an herb, and used for incense spells and make ink.
BLESSING PENS
In the phase of a new moon, stand where it shine directly onto you, keep with you a bowl
of consecrated water, some crushed rose petals, a pinch of salt, and any protection incense,
also your pen of choice.
Sprinkle all the things you have gathered into the water, and say times three:
'Ink so black as the night blessed be times three
said times three with moon light blessed be.
serve me right serve only me
through good and bad so mote it be!
If using a red or blue pen, just change 'black' to whatever it may be, and change 'night' to
whatever may be fitting.
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