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.
