Author: A Solitary Pagan
Free Standing Candle
A free-standing candle runs and melts a lot while burning This gives you an opportunity to observe the flow of wax for signs. Quickly melting wax shows there is a good deal of positivity available. If one side burns quicker than the other, a balance can sometimes be achieved by turning the candle round and it is useful to note how many times you do this, since this can indicate the number of ...
Candle flame that flares, dips, gutters, repeatedly
Check first for draughts and then decide intuitively whether there is a pattern to the flaring and guttering. If you are performing the spell with someone in mind, you may feel the recipient of your spell is trying to block your efforts. Sit quietly for a while until you feel you have grasped the significance of the pattern, which may be because the spell itself is not right for the time. In this ...
The Candle, A Clean Even Burn
The candle gives a clean, even burn This might be called a successful burn and suggests the spell will most likely achieve the right result. If a glass-encased candle burns and leaves no marks on the glass that is best. If a free-standing candle leaves little or no residue, this is by far the best result.
Signs from candle-burning
Not every magical practitioner takes heed of the manner in which spell-casting or ritual candles burn; there is often a great deal to be learnt from understanding a little bit more about how to interpret the way a candle burns. In voodoo and Afro-Caribbean magic, for instance, spiritual workers who ‘set lights’, as it is called, for clients will automatically take notice of such details and i...
To Protect a Newborn Baby
This spell uses crystals and symbolism. The blue stone is reputed to bring about harmony in relationships and to help its wearer to be true to themselves, and to be able to openly state their opinion. The blue bead or stone used here should preferably of lapis lazuli, which is considered a stone of truth and friendship. YOU WILL NEED Blue bead or small stone with a hole Copal or cedar incense Whit...
Removal of the Evil Eye
YOU WILL NEED: Lemon Iron nails METHOD: ✤ Drive the nails with some force into the lemon. ✤ Visualize the evil eye being pierced. ✤ Keep the lemon for three days, by which time it should begin to rot. ✤ If it does not, repeat the procedure. Here you have externalized the difficulty, checked that the spell worked and repeated the procedure if not. You could then repeat the diagnostic procedure to e...
Diagnosis of the Evil Eye
YOU WILL NEED: Olive oil Bowl of water METHOD: ✤ Drip the drop of olive oil on your index finger tip. ✤ Let it drip to water of your fingertip. ✤ Watch what will happen. ✤ If oil remains on top of water, there is no evil eye. ✤ If it will drown to bottom, you have evil eye. ✤ There are many ways of removing the evil eye. Some people may say that oil always floats in water. I have tested myself and...
How To Make A Hex Sign
Be sure you have all the tools you will need to complete the sign you have designed or found. If you are doing an original drawing, plan it out first on a blank piece of paper. Be sure that the picture will represent the result you desire. On a round disk of wood or metal, draw out the hex sign. As you draw, ask a blessing. For example: “This is the universe that surrounds me. It is blessed w...
The Term Hex
The term hex comes from Early American Folk belief, and implies the use of magick to hurt or harm another person’s body, family, or property. The hex was usually cast by a hex-doctor or sorcerer, who used deep concentration and symbolic imaginary to affect his or her target. Although the hex is considered to be an evil curse or black magick, the process of hexing can be used in a positive manner t...
Herb Love Spell
This spell will give your new romance a kick-start. As the plant grows, so will the love and affection between you and the one you desire. Items needed: One small basil plant, earth, one rose quartz crystal, and a red flower pot. Write your name and the name of the one you desire on the front of the pot. Just before the moon turns full, put the rose quartz in the bottom of the pot, fill the p...
Herb Protection Pouch
Use this spell to protect your property or a loved one you may feel is in danger. Items needed. One black candle, one small stone from a cemetery, black cloth pouch filled with a pinch of each of the following herbs and plants: – Vervain – Wormwood – Thyme – Oak bark – Spanish moss On the night of the dark moon go into the woods, and find a place where four paths cross (crossroads). Stand in ...
Herbs
Herbs provide us with an abundance of medicinal, as well as magickal substances. Most herbs are easily grown and cared for, because in reality they are weeds. Herbs will grow in the shade, in between rocks, thrive in sandy soil, and can go for long periods of time without water. Once planted, herbs return year after year and serve as a useful as well as decorative ground cover. Along with their ph...