Empathy's Book of Shadows


 
Enemy Binding Spell

Needed:
1 ice cube tray
1 piece of paper
Water
Sugar
Put the name or names in a blue ice tray (I'm sure the colour of ice tray is insignificant) in each cubicle, if you have their signature that would be even better. Fill the tray with water and put in freezer (this prevents them from taking any energy against/towards you.) If you want to sweeten them up add sugar or honey to water.
Spell to Increase Psychic Visions
Burn some dried mugwort as a magickal incense while scrying. Brewed as a tea with lemon balm, mugwort can be consumed to aid divination, meditation, and all forms of psychic development. It can also be used to consecrate objects used in scrying.

Spell to increase Spiritual Awareness

Tools needed:
Bowl of natural spring water
7 day Purple candle
Altar Fire (red) candle
Anointing Oil
Sandalwood Incense
Options: Rune symbols

On your altar, or your quiet and sacred place, take three deep breaths of air and begin to ground and centre yourself. Light the altar candle and sandalwood incense. Ask the Lord and Lady to bless this spell with the highest good of all. Gently sprinkle the purple candle with some of the spring water, repeating:

"I cleanse thee oh ye magical tool in the name of the Lord and Lady, removing all negative and disharmonious energies casting them out into the ethers."

Now, move the purple candle over the sandalwood incense repeating:

"I consecrate oh ye magickal tool in the name of the Lord and Lady, removing all negative and disharmonious energies casting them out into the ethers."

Take the anointing oil in one hand and the purple candle in the other. Starting at the mid-point of the purple candle, moving UP in a docile [clockwise] and circular motion, anoint the candle and repeat three times:

"I anoint you in the name of the Lord and Lady as a magickal tool to be used in the aiding of my magick. I charge ye to increase my spiritual awareness that Love is the Key! Love is the Law!"

Now, starting at the mid-point again, moving DOWN in a docile and circular motion, anoint the candle and repeat three times again:

"I anoint you in the name of the Lord and Lady as a magickal tool to be used in the aiding of my magick. I charge ye to increase my spiritual awareness that Love is the Key! Love is the Law!"

Option: If you wish you may draw the appropriate rune symbols on the candle.

Lastly, repeat:
"As my will, so divine will be done. So mote it be! "

Spend of few moments quietly reflecting on the magick. Thank the Lord and Lady for their presence in your life. Use a candle snuffer to extinguish only the altar fire candle. Place the purple candle in a safe place as to not be disturbed. Allow it burn out completely. Every time you notice the purple candle burning, repeat quietly to yourself, LOVE is the Key! LOVE is the LAW!


A Tarot Spell to Increase Psychic Visions

You need 3 tarot cards. The Star, The High Priestess, and The Hermit.
"I call upon the Source of All things to send me power.
I call upon the God to send strength to my spell.
I call upon the Goddess to give life to my spell.
I call upon the elemental forces to draw the desire of my spell.
I call upon the astral forces to receive the image of my spell.
So mote it be!"

(Holding the tarot cards in your hands)
"I bring forth these symbols for my spell to be cast. Here shall be woven, chance, fortune, and fate, so that my wish be quickly attained!"

(Lay out the cards in the following order. Meditate and visualize)
Card 2

Card 1
 Card 3
card 1 is The Star for inspiration, guidance, and creativity.
card 2 is The High Priestess for focusing of the mind and intuition.
card 3 is The Hermit for interpreting the knowledge you receive.

(Place a candle just above The High Priestess card)

"I am open and receptive to higher levels of consciousness. Spirits of guidance are here for me and I channel the knowledge they offer. I am open and receptive. My psychic centres are quickened. I open my eyes and ears to all impressions that are coming to me. I spread the veil of being that I may look beyond. I open the windows of 'where' and 'when' and I see beyond."

(Hold your hands over the cards)

"Into these cards I direct the power from within me and the power called upon from the spiritual forces around me. Mark well what I have done here! Bring to me my wish! I place this petition before the God and Goddess. May it be done for the greater good of all! By the power of the God and Goddess and by the forces of the planes...I declare my spell to manifest!"

"I release now the forces of the astral plane. I release all of the elemental forces. I release the God and Goddess. I release the power of the Source of All. Farewell and I bid you thanks!"

Third Eye Ritual

Perform this ritual three days before the full moon, preferably when the moon is in the sign of Cancer, Pisces, or Scorpio. Begin by brewing a strong tea made from yarrow or mugwort. Light thirteen purple votive candles to help attract psychic influence. Drink tea, stare into a magick mirror, crystal ball, or pyramid and chant three times:
"I invoke thee, O Asariel,
Archangel of Neptune
And Ruler of clairvoyant powers.
I ask thee now to open my
Third eye
And show me the hidden light.
Let me see the future.
Let me see the past.
Let me perceive the divine
Kingdoms of the unknown.
Let me understand the wisdom
Of the mighty universe.
So mote it be!"

After chanting, relax, breathe slowly, concentrate on opening your third eye. Do not allow negative thoughts to enter.
Planetary Dedication Spell
For this spell you will need:
1 White candle
7 Powers Oil
Druid or Alter Blend Incense.

Erect circle and after the quarter calls stand in the centre facing East. As you chant this dedication turn deosil slowly enough to complete only one full turn for each invocation (dedication). This must be done five times. Dedication follows:

We charge the energies of our Sun "NUADA" to light the flame of prosperity within us. We charge the winged symbol of Mercury / Hermes to bestow the wisdom of it's mysteries. From Venus the symbol of beauty we command love, happiness and joy. In Mars we place out trust to keep our inner energies and power a flow. To Jupiter we entrust the giving forth of our inner growth and outer abundance. We charge the solvent of Saturn with the deepening of our understanding. And, from our Lady Avaluna the Moon we shall receive the secrets of the tides of Life and Death.

To Communicate with an Absent Partner

You will need:
pink candle
photo of your partner/friend
crystal ball or magnifying glass
First, light a pink candle. Now, holding a photo that clearly shows your partner's face, look into his or her eyes. You can look deeper into the eyes and beyond, into the mind, by placing a crystal ball or a magnifying glass on top of the image. Speak directly to the photo or through the object you have chosen to magnify it with. The eyes, mouth, and facial features in the image will move in such a way that it appears you are speaking directly, face-to-face, to the person you're trying to contact. At this point you have made the connection. Tell the person what it is that you want, or ask a question. The response will come to you telepathically. Blow out the candle and wave the photo through its smoke from north to south and from west to east. Return the photo to where you normally keep it.

Prophetic Dreams Spell

Before You Begin: Be Careful This is a rather simple spell, but you are "playing with fire" before bedtime. Make sure you have extinguished all burning things before you cross into slumber. Sprinkle some Jasmine on your pillow, and make sure you have a dream-journal or the like at your bedside to record your dreams in, and brew a cup of mugwort tea. (NOTE: mugwort is unhealthy in large doses, so go easy, and consult an Herbal Reference book if you're worried.) Light blue candles on your altar. If you want to gain insight into your passions or your loves, burn Damiana as well. Watch the smoke as it coils, and allow it to carry you off into the trance-like state that you spend most of the day avoiding. Say whatever comes to mind, appealing to the Goddess or God of your choice to guide your dreams. I usually say something like:
Blessed be the Lord and Lady, For they created the world, The earth to hold,
The sun to warm, The moon to guide, The spirit to dream.
Take sips of the mugwort tea as you repeat the words, gaze into the smoke, and when you feel yourself just about to "cross the line" blow out the candle(s) and say:
"So mote it be."
Go to sleep. Dream away. Just remember, you don't always get to hear what you'd like.

Spell for Improved Memory/Concentration

Begin on a Thursday, perform for nine consecutive days.
Light a yellow candle and concentrate for a moment on its yellow appearance. Then say the following five times.
"O cheerful yellow, Penetrate my mind, Improve my memory
Give me powers of great observation.
May I remember all I seek to recall
May my concentration be Perfect in all things big and small."

Psychic Attack

When an attack takes place, the Psychic Vampire receives an energy surge while the victim experiences fatigue. People who "suck" the energy of others are called "psychic vampires." This "sucking" takes place when one's energy is depleted and needs to be replenished so he or she "sucks" the energy of another person. It is not unusual for a person who is ill or feeling inadequate emotionally to draw upon or deplete energized individuals of their life force. These "suckers" are not bad people, most of them are not aware on a conscious level that they are doing what they are doing. Still, their unknowing actions can play havoc with anyone who leaves an energetic opening for this type of thievery. It is important for us to be aware that we may be susceptible to having our energies stolen from us and learn ways to protect ourselves. The harm in a psychic attack is that there is no fair exchange of energy and therefore one feels depleted while the other becomes energized.

Symptoms of Psychic Attack

leaky or diminishing aura dizziness loss of energy muscle tension mental confusion headaches chronic fatigue sleep disturbances irritability depressed mood physical illness You begin to see others or one person receive your wishes and desires on a regular basis.

Traits of a Psychic Vampire

experiences feelings of abandonment or rejection needs constant reassurance never feels satisfied seeks nurturing low energy - fatigued Insecurity low self esteem usually overweight/underweight

Protection Against Psychic Attack

Become aware of what individuals deplete your energy and limit your contact with them.
Visualization Techniques - Build walls of protection or create a bubble of light surrounding your auric field.
Crystal Shields - amulets for protection

Spell to Learn the Truth

Think hard on the subject about which you wish to learn the truth.
Light petitioners candle - a candle representing yourself.
(Can be any colour you feel represents yourself.) and say,
"This candle I light to represent myself.
It burns as does the spirit.
It is as myself in all things."
Light 2 white candles and say,
"These are the symbols for truth.
They are enjoined about (your name) and to me show all truth"
Then say:
"As I rove in the night 'cross the brown heath bare,
In the bright moons light saw a castle fair;
Lords and ladies, great and small,
Where crowding in, 'twas a festival,
Grasses in the wind are waving.
They bade me welcome and I went
To drink their wine to my heart's content.
I danced and laughed with the ladies fair.
Ne'er in my life had I such cheer;
Grasses in the wind are waving.
Then all at once there came a cry:
Haro by yaro! Asleep fell I,
While a lady dancing at my side
Seemed like a lizard away to glide;
Grasses in the wind are waving.
I woke in the early light of day,
In an olden ruin I did lay,
O'er the rock and into the sun
I saw a green-gold lizard run!
Grasses in the wind are waving.
Now the truth I know and it stays with me,
For I have seen what I did see,
All secret knowledge came to mind,
Borne on laughter of the other kind;
Grasses in the wind are waving."
Sit then in quiet contemplation for half an hour.
In this time will the truth of the subject in question come to you.

Spell to Develop Psychic Powers

During this Pisces Moon, it is a good time for developing psychic skills. To do this, create an altar that includes some of the Piscean ritual objects: Blue and blue-green candles, A bowl of water, and figurines or pictures of otters, salmons, seals, whales, or great blue herons. Place some coral, opal, or labradorite stones on the altar with dried horsetail or sage. Apply some oil of lotus or frankincense, light the candles, and mediate on the water. Gaze deeply into the bowl and say:
Water shining
Water Deep
bring me answers that I seek
Then ask questions that you do not have the answer for. Watch for images to appear in the water.

Astral Travel Spells

"Syn, good Goddess of Locks and Doors, Open the Gates I now Implore.
Allow me to pass through the Astral veil; with speed, Grant fair winds to me sail.
And when I've gained what I can learn, Roman Grant a hasty return"
Say this before Astral projection! I personally enjoy this one it really helps when I am trying to have an out of body experience. Most of the people would agree with me to use a meditation before some invocations to the Gods and Goddesses. I would personally recommend it very much, because meditation allows you to float in the magical world, where you can make spells, pray, as well as meeting new friends from the other world.

Nontoxic Flying Ointment

1 part Dittany of Crete 1 part Cinquefoil 1 part Mugwort 1 part Parsley
Prepare an ointment and anoint the body prior to an Astral Projection session.

Nontoxic Flying Ointment

2 drops Sandalwood Oil 1 drop Jasmine Oil 1 drop Benzoin Oil 1 drop Mace Oil
Add these essential oils to the ointment base and anoint the body prior to an

Astral Projection session.
The Gazing Technique

This is to be done when going to bed. You need something to focus on; if it is in view the moon, the stars, a crystal, a favourite doll will work well. Use whatever you like. This method involves the body falling asleep, and you should never leave anything that burns unattended. Place the object within your view and lie down in your bed. Just stare at the object as you doze off. The first few times may be frustrating. You may just fall asleep and that's it. Keep staring at the object. As your eyelids become heavy, keep staring. Eventually your eyes will close, but you will still be able to see the object. You will still be staring at the object. Sit up or stand up, and don't be surprised to see your physical body sleeping peacefully in your bed! When you are out of your body, do whatever you wish.

Wash/Spell to Draw Business

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.

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 coloured 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.

Spell to Contact Your Spirit Guide

To meet your spirit guide:
Items needed:
Alter Candle
Day candle (whichever colour for the day you be will doing your spell)
(Monday-white Tuesday-red Wednesday-purple Thursday-blue Friday-green Saturday-black Sunday-yellow)
Offertory Candles - 3 Violet candles, 3 White candles
Tools: Athame to inscribe candles
Props: Crystal ball or clear glass of water
Incense: anise, cardamon, and coriander
Oil: jasmine, lemon, rose, and sandalwood
Bathing Herbs: cinnamon, frankincense, myrrh, and sandalwood
Timing: Best done during the Mercury hour of the day, although any hour should work. Any moon phase is appropriate.

Preparation:

Breathe deeply and build a ball of protective light around you. While soaking in your ritual bath, meditate on the whole ritual: the steps you will take and what you wish to say to your spirit guide when you make contact.

Ritual:

Enter the circle in the Hour of Mercury. Light the incense. With the oil, dress the Altar Candle and the Day Candle while concentrating on the purpose of the ritual. Light your Altar candle and your Day candle and state your intent:
"I am here to make contact with my Spirit Guide, and to acknowledge him or her"
With your Athame, inscribe Violet Candle #1 with the word "Spirit". Dress it with oil.
Light the Violet candle #1, direct your energies into it, and say:
"Here do I light the first Lamp of Spirit. May its light reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit into which we will eventually enter"
Take your censer or incense wand and swing in around censing the whole area around the altar, while rhythmically repeating the word "Merge" and building up energy to focus.
Replace the censer and pick up Violet candle #2. Inscribe it with the word "Spirit" and dress it with the oil. Put it back on the altar, light it, direct your energy into it, and say:
"Here do I light the second Lamp of Spirit. May it's light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May it make contact with that World of Spirit and help spread the light, illuminating the passageway between our worlds."
Again, take the censer or incense wand and cense the entire area around the altar while chanting the word "Merge" Build up your energy to focus. Take violet candle #3, inscribe with the word "Spirit", dress with oil, charge with your energy, light it and say:
"Here do I light the third Lamp of Spirit.
May its light also reach out across the barriers from this world to the next. May the light from these three lamps blend and grow, dispelling all darkness and lighting the way that my Spirit Guide may come to me and speak with me here today."
Inscribe the 3 white candles with the word "Truth" and anoint each candle with oil. Light the 3 white candles in order of 1, 2, 3, and say:
"Here do I build Truth. As these candles burn throughout this ritual, their power generates nothing but truth in all that transpires between this world and the next. Through these candles there is truth in all communications that come to me".

Again, cense the entire altar area while chanting the word "Merge".

Replace the censer and continue chanting. Sit comfortably while chanting, and gaze into the crystal ball, or the clear glass of water. Continue chanting until you feel it is right to let the chant taper off. Continue to quietly look into the crystal ball or glass, not trying to picture anything. Keep your mind blank, so whatever comes will appear will come in it's own free will. Gaze into the centre of the crystal, there is no need to try not to blink. Look into the crystal and blink naturally. Try not to notice anything in your peripheral vision, just the centre of the crystal. Eventually a face or figure will appear. This may take a long time, or it may appear almost immediately. If it doesn't come at all within approximately 20 minutes, abandon this attempt, extinguish the candles in the order in which they were lit, leave the altar set up, and try this ritual again in three days. You should have results within a month at most.
When a figure does appear, ask if he/she is your Spirit Guide.

You will hear an answer. You may not hear it out loud, or even see the figures lips move, but you will be aware of the answer. This is how most of your conversation will proceed. You will ask your questions mentally (or out loud) and the answers will be clear inside your mind.

Ask if you have more than one spirit guide. If yes, ask them to appear also. You may ask anything you wish to know, but it is suggested to establish a connection first where your Spirit Guide may appear to you at any time, or at specific times, so that you can converse with other spirits through him/her. When you have finished speaking with your Guide, thank him/her, then sit for a moment with your eyes closed, meditating on all that you have learned. Extinguish the candles in reverse order to clear the circle.

Car Protection Amulet

Spell to Protect your Car

Items needed:

3 1/2 oz. unsweetened Applesauce
5 1/2 oz powdered Cinnamon, Cedar, or Sandalwood.
(if don't have that much powdered incense, use corn starch or flour and some small protection oriented herbs)
Yarn or twine
Toothpick or other inscribing instrument
Rolling pin or straight sided glass
Round cookie cutter or glass
Dragon's Blood Ink and pen
Plastic gloves
The Method:
*Note* If you use your hands to mix, wear plastic gloves as cinnamon tends to stain your hands brown.

To make several Car protection Amulets, mix the applesauce and powdered incense together, until a thick dough is formed. (You might need a little more or less of both items.)

Roll the dough into a ball and then flatten it with your hand. Next, use the rolling pin to roll the dough into a half inch thickness.

Cut out the dough with a small cookie cutter, or use the rim of a glass.

Let it sit undisturbed for fifteen minutes or so to dry out slightly.

Inscribe the dough with protection runes, one on each side. (Let it sit a few minutes before inscribing the flip side.)

Pierce the dough to make a hole for stringing.

Let the amulet sit undisturbed until it is completely dry, bake in a very low oven, or be leave in the sun to be dried if it is warm out.

Using Dragon's Blood Ink, trace the runes.

Allow to dry completely.

Consecrating:
Do your normal ritual preparation and start.
Lay the thoroughly dried (un-strung) amulet on your altar.

Do a protection tool dedication in your normal fashion.

When you consecrate the amulet, pass one side (slowly) over the Goddess Candle,
invoking her protection. Allow the soot from the candle to darken the amulet.

Repeat for the flip side using the God candle.

Close out the ritual as you normally do.

Use a soft cloth to wipe off the excess soot, allowing the soot to remain in the
inscribed runes.

String the amulet. Hang it in your car.


Job Interview Charm Bag Spell

Fill a jar with crushed pecans, add three drops of rose oil and keep a lucky 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.


Saying Goodbye to a Friend

Stand face to face with the person who is moving. This will work best the night before the person is moving with black and white candles. Picture you and the person being friends forever and both chant,

Goodbye is not enough,
To break this friendship apart,
Far and Wide we will stay,
Forever friends, Forever fellow.

Chameleon spell / Invisibility Spell
This "invisibility" spell takes practice and falls into the realms of meditation and mental magick. The Spell:

"Dragon fog and chameleon sight, I command the shrouded sea.
I blend the mist, I mix the light, Refract, around, behind me"

Memorize it, then practice making the edges of yourself fuzzy while chanting the spell. No you won't disappear in front of someone's eyes, but if a person isn't thinking about you, then you can move well without being seen, sort of like a chameleon that blends in with it's surroundings.


Candle Sleep Spell

Take a white household candle and light it without a word.
Walk counter clockwise around your bedroom three times.
As you do this, project simple protective phrases into the walls, floors, and windows such as:
"keep me safe" etc.
Next, walk clockwise three times in silence, meditating on positive, restful phrases.
Finally, blow out the candle, whisper the word "sleep" and turn in for the night.
Note that this spell does not need to be repeated to continue working.
Instead, simply light the candle for a few minutes each night, then whisper "sleep" again before getting into bed. When the candle is completely spent, repeat the original spell with a new white candle


Writing your own spells and rituals

Know the Basics

Know what magick is. Know different ways to raise, direct and ground energy. Know how to cast a magick circle. Know how to open a circle. Know the basic outline of a spell.

Know the Intent or Purpose

What is it you are trying to do? Heal an illness? Increase your concentration? Bring love into your life? Sell a house? Celebrate a Sabbat? Before you begin any magickal working, you should have a firm grasp on what outcome you are seeking.

Know the Best Time to Work the Spell

Do you know what type of magick should be worked during the waning moon and what type during the waxing moon? What type of magick is best worked on the full moon? The new moon? What days of the week are best for what types of magick? Learn how the moon phases and days of the week affect magickal workings so you will know when to work your spell.

Know Correspondences

Learn which colours will bring what results. Learn a little about herbalism; which herbs can be used for what magickal purposes. Learn about image magick and how it works. Learn about elemental magick; which elements can be used for what types of magick.


Basic Working Spell Outline

We all have different ways and routines when doing spells and rituals. Below is a basic guideline suggested by many books and web sites that you may find helpful if you feel that following a structured routine will work best for you, or if you aren't sure where to start and need a guideline. These are not set in stone and can be changed to suit your needs.

Ritual Preparation

Choose a time. Decide the intent. Choose an aspect of the Divine, if you wish. Decide how to raise energy (ie: dance, chanting, drumming, etc.) Choose how to cast and close the circle.

Cleanse yourself and your magickal space.

You can do this with a ritual bath for yourself, or through meditation to still and focus your mind. You can cleanse your space with your magickal broom or with incense or burning herbs.

Cast the Circle

Invocation of the Divine

Statement of purpose
This is simply to tell the Divine why you have called Him/Her to the circle; what you are trying to accomplish.

Magickal Working

Raise energy, through chanting or drumming or however you have chosen to do so. Direct or channel this energy by using candles, herbs, stones or whatever other correspondences you found to fit your specific need. Ground your energy when you have completed the working.

Cakes and Wine (optional)
Eat a small piece of bread or cookie and drink a little wine, milk or juice to help restore your energy.

Thanking the Divine

Closing the Circle



 

 

 

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