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Prompt 14. Sunday 24th February 2018 - The 14th prompt will be... Protection, Repel, Banish (Workings).
Another one completely open to your own interpretation and beliefs. Hopefully though you'll have something a bit more hands on and practical things to do this week. As well as more information for your books.
Protection, Repel, Banish (Workings)
Here we are at week 14..
I’m really unsure where time has gone!!
- So I feel like we have done a lot of educational and not so much hands
on so this week I thought we would look at some simple spell work – Protection,
Repel and Banish. But of course I need
to chat away a whole bunch first and bore you to death as per usual hehe.
So first of all there are many types of spells and many
types of those types of spell and many ways in which we can do all of
that.. So 3 types of spells / workings
would be ‘Protection’, ‘Repel’ and ‘Banish’ – I’ve banned these 3 together
while very different we can tackle them the same.
As said there are many ways in which we can go about doing
this. First let me say that you don’t
always have to cast a circle, call the quarters, invoke spiritual or divine or ancestral
beings etc. And as mentioned there’s more
than a few items you could use such as different coloured candles; I found most
common to be Black – Negative, White – Purity, Brown – Home / Earth not to say
that other colours aren’t used) I of course did a blog on Colours & Candles
which you may find useful for reference – though you should have wrote that in
your BoS! I also mentioned in the Herbs and Stones
section of this blog entry that there are many different herbs and stones you
can use which have Protection, Negative Repel and Banish properties and the
same with essential oils. Also you could
look more into the Elder Futhark runes or other runes and symbols such as The
Vegvisir which I believe in Norse Mythology is used for guidance (as in travel)
and protection. Similarly Sigils can be
created for protection, repel of evil or negativity or bad entities etc and
even to banish bad emotions, fears, anxieties etc..
Before we continue I guess I should clear a few misconceptions
about magick and the best way for me to do that is to explain it though my
beliefs. Which are that there’s no
Hollywood magic.. Sorry but you’re not
going to wave your wand and turn you rat into a teacup, a pumpkin into a
carriage or magically make something appear in the physical form – Side note,
no you do not NEED a wand to do magick!!
The magick we are talking about here is based on your intentions, your
energies and the way I see it working is that you’re putting your energies and
desires out there into the world, nay into the universe and possibly even into
other realms, dimensions and planes of existence.. You’re workings are working towards a goal
and setting intentions for you to then carry out. For me if I have a stone in my pocket to aid
me with anxieties that stone is there as a reminder that I am strong enough to
get through this event and it’s not some other dimension portal thing that’s
going to magically suck all the anxieties away.. I don’t feel that by burning sage you’re
going to purify anything but I do feel by burning sage and BELIEVING in it and
not doubting and putting your positive energies into doing this activity of
burning sage and putting your request physically out there that things happen
more so when you work towards it and believe.
I don’t believe by just burning a candle, hanging something over a door
or having a statue is in and of itself going to do the magickal deed. I do however believe that by doing the act of
burning a candle or seeing items over and over again or even (as mentioned in
my sigial blog) how when you’ve had an item in one place so long it blends in
and becomes part of your home and part of your furniture that you don’t really
see it any more and then it becomes a part of your subconcience and you notice
it without noticing it (I’m hoping you know what I mean as that’s difficult to
explain) and then that subconscious part is the part that does the magick it’s
the part that creates dajavu that makes you think of other things and can
associate two unrelated things (which most call coincidence) which we say is
fate. There’s a very fine line for me where
I struggle with the wanting to believe and the doubt. I struggle with “‘if I can’t see it then it’s
not real” yet I expect people to believe me when I say I have fibromyalgia and
I’m in terrible pain – pain can’t be seen.. doesn’t make it not real? So there for if I believe in pain which can’t
be seen which is caused by the chemical reaction in the brain and not physical
damage or issue then why can’t I believe in magick? Deity?
Fate? Spells? I diverse..
For me I feel doubt or disbelief is why people feel that magick doesn’t
work for them.. Much like keep telling
yourself you’re going to fail that test.. You will. You’re not going to get a job.. You won’t. No one likes you.. They won’t. Try being more optimistic, more positive and
believe even in the impossible and that’s when the magick starts..
So now I’ve waffled for a bit, you still here? Good!!
So let’s look at the topic shall we first what do I mean by Protection,
Repel, Banish? So protection comes in
many forms.. Protection for yourself,
your friend, lover, partner, children, your family, home, pet, car, school,
place of worship….. And I don’t mean
armed bodyguards, bars on the windows and a can of mace/pepper spray at the ready. I’m talking about that unexplained other
world magickal kind of protection. That
which makes you feel like a near death experience you were touched by an angel,
the hand of god, fate, luck….. That
feeling that someone is watching over you and protecting you.. That wanting for God to protect or some
divine intervention to happen to keep you, your loved ones and the things you
love safe and sound and filled with positivity and happiness. Same with Repel and Banish..
These three are some of the very basic beginner things, so
easy to do yet so powerful. As mentioned
before we can use candles, stones, herbs, oils, a mixture of the above… We can also pray, write our intentions on
paper and burn it, give offerings to the divine in exchange for our
request.. And it’s not just our culture /
religion / faith that does this.. Where
is the line between religions such as Christianity that pray to God for the
safety of their children, Muslims who give offering in thanks for the safety of
their children, Pagans who light candles and send out their intentions for the
safety of their children.. I can
continue.
It doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t need to go sacrifice your first
born (in fact I beg of you please don’t do that!!) It can be simple things like when you make a
cup of tea or coffee stirring clockwise to bring or anti-clockwise to remove or
place your hands over the mug and think of your desire request it be grateful
for what you have say some words - this is very similar to blessing! Some people do this with the water they bath
in to bring positivity by day and wash away negativity by night. Perhaps try holding your hands over the water
and asking for the negative energies of your day to be washed away. Perhaps try adding sea salt for purification
(or any salt, even Epsom salt) perhaps try adding this to a bath again blessing
the water and asking for the negative energies to be washed away. Salt carries water element properties as well
as purification properties; Epsom salt is also really good for physical body
relaxation and healing!! (If you’re like
me you can’t get in a bath.. make your
own shower salt scrub perhaps use oils or herbs and put your intentions into
the scrub for its purpose to aid purify you and remove negative energies!!) you
could also add herbs or essential oils that have the properties you
desire.
You could also try some more traditional witchy tips like..
- Hanging a besom (broom) above your door to ward away evil.
- Burying iron coffin nails under your porch steps to keep
your property from harm..
- Iron is known for warding off evil entities and energies. So by simply having them around can protect you.. I know people who also wear them in jewellery during ritual. Coffin nails can also be used in curses and more “bad / dark” magick workings so be careful how you use them. - The use of Salt placing it on your window sills, or any entry way to your home, gives protection so spirits and entities cannot cross over - unless invited by you (this is why circles are often cast with a ring of salt protection). – This is also a good one for keeping out slugs, a few other creepy crawlies and is great against damp and mould!
- Add a bell or chime over your main entrance door so when it rings it will scare evil spirits away and keep them from entering your home. Bells also clear vibrations and a lot of people use them to start and end rituals and workings especially those where you’re calling upon a spirit.
- Witches ball - take a clear ball (typically glass but plastic will work) and put in various ingredients to make a protective witches ball, inc some string inside and hang it in your window so spirits will be attracted to the shiny object but get tangled in the strings and not able to enter your home. Alternatively a bright colourful ball will attract and entrap or act like a scarecrow.
- Dreamcatchers hang one in your bedroom window by night it catches all the negative energies inc negative and bad dreams and then when the sun rises in the morning it kills anything caught in the dreamcatchers web. – I’m actually very into dream catchers. Their history with the spider lady and her children origin is a little creepy but one I enjoy.
- Hang a hideous looking witch or more traditional looking witch (kitchen witch) in your kitchen / kitchen window to ward away negative energies and show that this home (kitchen being the heart of the home) is protected.
- Create a witches ladder of protection and hang it above your altar.
- Use smudge sticks of sage and smudge your home to clear away negativity alternative you can create an essential oil and water blend in a spray bottle if you're not allowed to set fire to herbs in your home. You can also include sage essential oil in your homemade cleaning recipes. - As seen here http://cleanmyspace.com/5-awesome-homemade-cleaners/ use these natural cleaners with essential oils. Note. Be mindful of what essential oils you use as some are not safe for pets, some are not safe for various furnitures and some may react with the products and create unpleasant smells.
There are many many many simple things you can do which will
have great effect. You do however need
to remember a few things first of all even if you don’t believe in the threefold law (everything you do good or bad comes back on you three times more) or
Karma still only do things with the right and true intentions. Be careful what you do, it’s similar to be
careful what you wish for and as Rumpelstiltskin says “all magic comes with a
price, dearie!”
So where do we find such spells, rituals, workings
etc..? Well there’s so many books out
there and so many websites (though be careful with websites!) and they’re so so
so easy to write yourself – it doesn’t have to rhyme, it doesn’t have to be
long, it doesn’t have to be complicated.
A good rule would be not to ask someone for a spell, ritual or
working. Often people put themselves
into it making it personal and asking is offensive, and shows how lazy you
are!! It doesn’t paint you in a good
light especially if you’re trying to claim you’ve been a Witch/Pagan for more
than a week! Plus stealing other peoples
work.. copying other peoples work.. and it may not always work!! But I would advise books.. One book I like particular is The Elemental Encyclopaedia
of 20,000 Spells (or the cheaper version 5,000 Spells but if you have the
20,000 don’t get the 5,000 it already has them!). Which I like to take the spells write them
down and then adapt them and add too and change and make them my own and make
them personal sometimes it will be a one off thing I do. Others I’ll write the recipe down in my
working book and then if it works I’ll copy it to my Book of Shadows which over
time may be added, changed and recreated many times over. YouTube is also a great resource with YouTubers such as
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