Mirror, Mirror (Reversal)

Better safe than sorry. This simple ritual can be utilized to guard against ill-craft aimed at you by another witch or witches. Let us not pretend that witches do not have a penchant for stirring drama nearly as much as they stir their potions.

To prevent any lashings at the hands of your peers and reverse whatever they should send your way, I recommend this working:

Things you will need

  • A Mirror (hand, wall, any will do – but one expressly for this purpose)
  • Angelica (dried)
  • Salt (pink, white or black)
  • Vinegar
  • Black Cloth (used to cover the mirror, so it should be sized accordingly)
  • (2) clean White Rags
  • Wax Block (plain wax – can be found near canning supplies usually)
  • (Optional: A cigarette or incense matching the work)

Before working, “wipe” the mirror – lay it down, mirrored side up, dust with salt and cover, making sure never to catch yourself in it while doing so. Just before the ritual, shake off the salt (away from you, again, making sure not to catch your reflecting in it) and re-cover.

Begin by brewing up a “tea” of the dried angelica, salt and vinegar. Boil and then let steep for 5 minutes. Pour into a vessel of your choosing and prop up the covered mirror in your working space – against a wall or piece of furniture and situate yourself before it.

If you so choose, light your cigarette or incense. With your items ready, uncovered the mirror.

Tend to it by dipping with one white rag into the tea and washing its face with it. Continue dipping and wetting until its surface is damp, then buff with the dry white rag.

With the wax block, draw this symbol on its cleaned face while reciting the following incantation and beholding yourself therein:

Cast an eye on – 
Wrath and pain, 
Of vile witches’ curse – restrain, 
And turn thy gaze: 
Beholden thou who plagues, 
My sapphire night, 
And golden day, 

 Mirror, mirror; 
Guard my being – 
And like the second hand: 
Unwind – 
Midnight in, 
To evening time; 

Silver sentry, 
My crystalline Knight, 
Like the moon – 
Turn their tides, 
(No matter their size) 
Into tidal towers – 
Crashing hind-wards 
Upon the Circe, 
Siren, or – 
Sage, 
Who dare dispatch, 
Ill-will unto me; 

Show them thus: 
Should they tread on me, 
A hateful rage, 
Upon which the likes, 
They have never seen.

When you are done, thank for ensuring your protection

and cover the mirror with the black cloth. Store it away in a dark closet (if possible, facing toward the outside of the house); Repeat annually or biannually.

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Crown of Thorns Oil

I use this – basically – like the oil equivalent of Goofer Dust. For curses, hexes and any unsavory workings. Its uses are as vast as the imagination and it seems to have a particular affinity for black and red candles. It can be added to charms, dolls, candles, poured into a person’s foot-tracks, etc. but the point is usually the same – to cause discomfort &/or to keep a person the hell away from you.

To create, mix:

  • Coffee Beans (whole or ground – either is fine)
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • Cayenne and/or Chile Powder
  • (3/6/9) Whole, dried Red Peppers (like Tabascos, japonés, even red jalapeños) 
  • Black Pepper
  • Iron Oxide (Rust)
  • (Optional: Sulfur Powder)

Add these to a jar/bottle (using a dark bottle or one painted black is preferable, but not necessary). Once added, fill half way with:

Carrier Oil & Castor Oil (4:1)

Shake vigorously.

Finally. add in:

  • A few sprigs of Barberry
  • Pins and Needles

  • Ash of Deuteronomy 28:25 ;; “The Lord will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth.”

Fill the rest of the way with oil – cork and shake.

WARNING: There’s a whole lot of capsaicin in that bottle. Be careful and be sure to wash hands after use.

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Attraction Oil

Despite its diverse usage – in other formulas – my recipe is specialized toward what I most often use it for. Love. That isn’t to say that this recipe could not be used for other things (with some minor tweaks), it’s simply that I use attraction oil almost solely for matters of the heart – possibly because I believe the heart to bring that which is truly needed and not just wanted.

With that being said, this is my base recipe – which I then add specialization to, but it can be used fine as is – its “raw” form.

Combine:

  • (5 -10 petals) Dried, crushed Rose Petals (Red and Coral being my personal favorites)
  • (½ to 1 tsp.) True Cinnamon Powder (or a Ceylon Cinnamon Stick) 
  • (½ Tsp.) Anise Seed
  • (1 tsp) Rosemary (dried)
  • (1 tsp) Lavender (dried)
  • A pinch of Magnetic Sand
  • A few spritz of a heady perfume – I use Poême
  • Carrier Oil (of choice)
  • (¼ cup) Castor Oil
  • (Optional: Orange Blossom)

Combine carrier oil and castor oil in a small saucepan and warm over medium heat. Once warm, remove from heat and allow to sit for a few moments. Basically, so as to not deep fry the ingredients you”ll be adding!

Once cooled, but still too warm to touch – add in the dry ingredients except the magnetic sand (and the cinnamon stick, if you chose to use one). Add the sand (and stick) to the bottle in which you intend to store the oil – I prefer a dark bottle (amber or blue). After the oils and herbs have cooled to the point where they will not burn you if splashed, transfer it ALL to the bottle.

Do. Not. Strain.


Add in a few spritzes of perfume directly into the bottle, cover and shake thoroughly – then and before use.


Alternately, you could add your dry ingredients to the bottle and then pour the warm oil over it – but I prefer to see my oil before I bottle it.

WARNING: Perfumes are most often alcohol-based, making them a fire hazard. In all my years, I’ve never had a problem using this for anointing candles, but regardless – USE CAREFULLY.

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Mingling Hearts Sigil;;

Comprised of two hearts that, together, form parallel infinity symbols – this is a sigil of undying, infinite love. With that being said, it doesn’t need to be reserved for simply romantic/sexual endeavors and works equally well with platonic love and spiritual love – depending on its usage.

It is perfect for:

Marriage rituals
Love Binding
Amulets
Matters of the heart
Clarity in love
Empathy
Blood oaths/pacts
etc.

Note the two lighter colored circles on either side of the main sigil component – these are not to be draw or included, but act as place holders for the pictographs for those involved in the working. While constructing a personalized sigil for the people involved is preferable, you can also use:

Their full names
Personal affects 
Pricked fingers for blood oaths, stamped on either side as a signature to the arrangement
Or really anything you could dream of

If two parties are not necessary, simply leave the spaces blank or incorporate other useful symbols/sigils in place.

If an amulet is what you wish (to draw love or keep it), I recommend this recipe:

Graveyard dirt (paid for accordingly)
Rose water (to dampen the earth and make it pliable)
Rose ash
Cinnamon Powder
Himalayan Pink Salt
1. When you have a pliable, clay-like mud, mold it into whatever shape you wish – though smaller (half dollar size) and thicker tend to hold up better and less likely to crack while drying. I mold mine around a wire armature for stability and so that I will have a metal loop to hang it from. 
2. At this point, you can carve the symbol into the amulet; or you can wait for it to dry and paint it on.
3. Dry in a 190F oven until it looks and feels dry (cracking the oven door is supposed to aid in air ventilation and prevent cracking, but I haven’t found this to make much difference).
4. When dry, you should (paint it – if you prefer, &) seal it (front & back) with a sealant of your choice – I use modpodge (gloss or matte are both fine). If your dirt cracks (which it will) you can actually fill them by brushing modpodge into the crack, wiping away the excess and tamping dry dirt into the space. Allow it to dry and repeat as necessary.
5. After painted, sealed and dry – bless, adorn, and attract!

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The Dead Radio

I find that working with the dead is much like finding a radio station. Most people in our Western society simply tune into their usual stations – it is not that they are unable, it’s simply complacency, a matter of comfort. It is the familiar in which they find solace.

But some of us, be we who have a predisposition might tune in easily. It is merely another station we find comfort in.

Some of us, grow curious and scan – only to hear a muffle of singing that peaks your interest. Only through further tubing nudge the signal be clear.

And finally, there are those who, upon happenstance, find themselves out of range to listen to their usual stations – those who are forced to hunt for something else for fear of silence.

For those of you who seek to work with the dead, and are still yet unable, keep scanning. And when you can listen closely, you wear hear the break in the static and need only fine tune. Only once you hear a brief whisper might you know what to listen for.

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