Witches 2020

Professor Farina Witches/Create your own Spell Part One: Reflection The spell I am creating is made to help get rid of negative energies otherwise known as “Bad Luck”. The reason why I am creating this spell is that I have my fair share of bad luck and negative energy surrounding me on a near-constant basis, not all of it is necessarily geared towards me, nor does it come from me but it influences my life regardless. This spell falls under the category of a Protection spell. I’m creating this spell to cleanse my aura and protect it against any negativity coming from others that may influence me. To be more specific, I plan to create a spell that will act as both a protection spell and provide a cleansing of my aura by shielding me from negativity. Before I start my spell, I will take paper and write on it my intentions in clear, concise wording then prop it up near my altar. I don't want to risk leaving any loopholes in my request otherwise the end result could differ from what I had intended. Part Two: Practical Magick For the next part of my spell, I will work on setting up my parameters. It is imperative to set up ones’ parameters, to help make your spell casting more precise. There are thirteen cycles of the moon, one every twenty-eight days, and for this specific spell, I have chosen to use the Waning moon. While the Waxing moon would be good for my spell, to invite good luck into my life, I found that the Waning moon, which represents discarding and banishing, is better suited for my intent. It is because of that, and that the time of the Waning moon cycle was upcoming that it best suits my protection spell. From what I’ve learned, spells can have more than one meaning and fit into more than one category, but because I am new to this and have never cast a spell before, I will keep it simple. Meaning I won’t try to cast any complex spells. ❖ Practice-time-7 days ❖ Seed- My focus is to provide a barrier around myself to protect from negative energy. ❖ Harvest- emotion Material Elements: ❖ There will be a pentagram drawn to represent the five elements. Newsome2 I plan to use candles made out of Beeswax for this spell because normally candles are made with Paraffin Wax and unlike Paraffin Wax, Beeswax candles will not pollute the air but help purify it. I chose to use candles in the colors; Silver seven-knotch candle - For reflection and spirituality Black seven-knotch candle - To banish negativity Pink seven-knotch candle - Emotional healing Blue seven-knotch candle - Tranquility and Health White seven-knotch candle - Purity and Healing Red Salt- to offer heavy protection, and block dark energy. Table salt- to use for the aura cleansing, blocks all negative/dark energy. [The salts are also used to sanctify the area I am performing this in.] Arabic Gum (Can get a pack of it at Walmart for $2-$3)- Purify negativity and evil Bay- Protection, Psychic Powers, Healing, Purification, Strength Cedar- Healing, Purification, Money, Protection Cinnamon- Spirituality, Success, Healing, Power, Psychic Powers, Lust, Protection, Love Garlic- Protection, Healing, Exorcism, Lust, Anti-Theft Horseradish- Purification, Exorcism Mint- Money, Love, Lust, Healing, Exorcism, Travel, Protection Mullein- Courage, Protection, Health, Love, Divination, Exorcism Violet- Protection, Luck, Love, Lust, Wishes, Peace, Healing Wormwood- Psychic Powers, Protection, Love, Calling Spirits Stones Used: Rose Quartz Stone- Emotional healing Obsidian- Spiritual protection, acceptance Black Tourmaline- protection, banishing, security Jade Elephant- Purity, or purification, and harmony, balance I decided to use my Jade elephant for my spell. Growing up, I’ve always been told that a trunk up, on an elephant, represents good luck. I was tempted to use Coconut, but I hate it and I didn’t want to put something I hate in with a spell focused on banishing negativity which includes hatred. Newsome3 Runes I have taken from Elder futhark: This is the rune; Elhaz, an Elk meaning rune used for protection, best colored in black or purple. My Altar is set up on top of the fireplace, which will stay unlit. The surface area of the fireplace is roughly speaking 2.5 Ft in both length and width. Since I am an air sign, I will be placing down a thin purple cloth instead of having the altar rest directly on the wooden surface. I enjoy sewing, so I will sew the pentagram onto the purple cloth so that it rests in the center of my altar and everything else can be added in around it. The size of the pentagram doesn’t matter so it will have a moderate size when drawn, or in my case stitched, onto the cloth. I will have a wooden stand resting in the top middle of the altar’s surface with my rune, Elhaz, painted onto it in black paint, perhaps outlined in thin lines of purple. I will lay down the Atheme knife on a small folded piece of cloth directly in front of the wooden stand, to act as a tool to represent power and keep any summoned spirits in check. Then I will be using the aroma oils for Cypress and Myrrh. Both are aromas associated with Saturday and Myrrh oil is used to represent healing and emotional balance in my spell while the Cypress is used for comfort, protection, and healing. For the prayer of my spell, I will be praying to Isis, otherwise known by many as the Mother Goddess of Egypt to guide me on my magical journey, and this spell shall begin on Saturday, ruled by Saturn, and I chose this day since it this is a good day of the week to perform spells or rituals involving protection. Saturday is also a good day to use Obsidian and Mullein, and use spells that involve human manipulation. Since I learned that a pentagram and a pentacle while visibly similar are actually different things, my pentagram will stay the same but I will have a pentacle tile added to the altar for protection against evil spirits. Newsome4 The chalice that I used is an old harry potter chalice that I received years ago for the goblet of fire. It has no writing and no actual Harry Potter logo carved into it, it is roughly the size of my forearm in length, and light silver color. I filled the Chalice with kosher water that I had around the house because of Passover and left it outside with all my gemstones/crystals overnight to absorb the moonlight so that I could use it to cleanse them for my spell. I bought a second chalice that is also silver in color and I filled it with organic strawberry juice to offer to Isis during my ritual since the current date lies between Ostara and Beltane. I would have offered alcohol but I'm not comfortable using alcohol. The wand I am using for my altar is one that I created roughly three years ago. My sister and I are longtime Harry Potter fans and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them came out in theaters we were really excited to make our own wands, we didn’t want to go out and buy a wand but handmake them. So we walked through the woods behind my house until we both found pieces of wood that stood out to us. We each picked fallen tree limbs to carve our wands from, we didn’t want to break any off of living trees. My wand is long but thin and airy, I wrapped the bottom in a black cloth and wood stained the rest of the wood that was still showing. Before saying the incantation, make sure the altar is set up with the herbs resting outside of the pentagram at all five points in smaller separate bowls with two at each point. One candle will be placed on each point of the star. Then have some more of the used herbs all mixed together in a medium-sized bowl, placed in the middle of the cloth pentagram. Keep the wooden stand to the back of the flat surface in the middle, with one chalice (the one used to cleanse my stones then emptied and cleaned out before also being filled with organic strawberry juice) on either wise of the stand, the Atheme lays before it and the pentacle title leans against the stand. The wand is placed on the bottom middle of the flat surface, the opposite side of the Atheme despite also being an offering for Isis so that it is closest to the south and me. My Spell: I ask thee, Isis, mother Goddess of Egypt to watch over me and protect me, I delve into the arts of magic, I look not for a trick But for a cleansing of the aura which is my own From my negative energy which I produce, I wish to atone Let no other influence sway my belief, let their appearance be only brief As I slip from their grasp, let their words slide off me like rainwater on glass Discard the dark and negative energy from my life, now void of strife keep it away, far away, where they have no say Castaway the dark energy in the air around me, so mote it be. Newsome5 I also found this website https://www.groveandgrotto.com/ which leads to a blog/shop for Witches. It has guides, step-to-steps, and provides the viewer with advice on where to get certain items. Since I wasn’t entirely sure where to purchase herbs themselves without others thinking I was trying to do drugs and not have to travel too far, I originally bought different teas and cooking spices locally. I planned to cut open the tea packets since they have herbs chopped up inside. However, then I started actively looking for the herbs in stores and found them around the local area. As explained to us in class, the herbs I use will be taken and rubbed on the candles from the center out. The Herbs I used were based on the herb list from the blog, and off of other sources I used to cross-reference all of my facts. I have found that at the dollar store, you can purchase a 100 pack of tealight candles in various colors if you are not comfortable with using a seven-knotch candle or do not wish to pay too much for supplies. You can also get various supplies from Five Below, Shoprite, Spencer’s, Walmart, etc. Over the course of the past two weeks, I have visited four different garden centers in New Jersey, Joe’s Garden Center, Home Depot Garden section, Lowe’s Garden section, and McNaughton’s Gardens. All of my listed herbs are sold at each of these stores, the best part is that you can buy the plants and start growing the herbs at your house allowing you to use fresh ingredients for spells. Also, if I want too, I can put all the herbs in a little baggie and then place the stones inside and cover them in the herbs to make myself a protection sachet I can wear on me at all times.