Section XII

Addendum/Reference

The charts and information presented in this chapter have been collected from public sources throughout the web.

Preparation

The preparatory phase of witchcraft is essential to many, since it calms their mind for what is to come. Doing things symbolically is helpful a building block for accepting magic as real. Unfortunately, this can also be a setback…. you may get too caught up in which props are appropriate for your ritual to pay attention to the performance; or your confidence in your abilities may be affected by not having the perfect tools at hand. But that, of course, is only my opinion.

It helps to have a quiet, private place to practice magic. The ideal spot should have no electrical distractions (phone, TV, etc.) and be used only for your rituals. Your subconscious should soon realize that when you’re in this place, it no longer has to worry about the restraints of reality, and thus magic is allowed. Don’t let this become a crutch to you, though — spur-of-the-moment witchcraft in public places is an invaluable skill to acquire through practice.

Drawing a Circle

If you have a sacred space for your rituals, you may decide to draw a circle on the ground to sit in. Generally, a circle is drawn deosil (clockwise) for attractive results (getting a job, etc.), or widdershins (counterclockwise) for repellant results (banishing ghosts, etc.). The standard color for circle-drawing is white for purity, and anything can be used, from a rope, to chalk, to salt. All of this is, again, symbolically helpful to many but not necessary for everyone. If you wish to draw a circle, make sure it’s large enough to enclose all of you and your tools, but small enough for you to determine easily that the sphere you create is solid.

This is the stage at which many witches deem it necessary to call for help. They pray to their god(s) for support, or ask other favorite religious entities, such as angels, for protection. Wiccans call their four forces of nature (air, water, earth, fire). The only problem with this is that you’re depending on someone else to help you with something they may or may not care about or even agree with.

The Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (LBRP), while thick with archaic phrases and ceremonial gestures, is a great script for constructing a shield. I felt it deserved some mention here, since it’s been used so often in occult literature that it’s almost become cliche. The ceremony usually-quoted is as follows:

1.Touching the forehead, say Ateh (Unto Thee).
2.Touching the breast, say Malkuth (The Kingdom).
3.Touching the right shoulder, say ve-Geburah (and the Power).
4.Touching the left shoulder, say ve-Gedulah (and the Glory).
5.Clasping the hands upon the brest, say le-Olam, AMEN (To the Ages, Amen).
6.Turning to the East, make a pentagram (that of Earth) with the proper weapon (usually the Wand). Say (i.e., vibrate) IHVH.
7.Turning to the South, the same, but say ADNI.
8.Turning to the West, the same, but say AHIH.
9.Turning to the North, the same, but say AGLA.
10.Extend the arms in the form of a cross, and say,
11.Before me Raphael;
12.Behind me Gabriel;
13.On my right hand, Michael;
14.On my left hand, Auriel;
15.For about me flames the Pentagram,
16.And in the Column stands the six-rayed Star.
17-21. Repeat 1 to 5, the “Qabalistic Cross.”

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The Usual Correspondence Charts

It seems to have been lost upon modern witches to wonder why they should use a certain herb, certain stone, or candle of a certain color for their purposes; they just look at a chart to see which ones they’ll need. Well, what follows are a few popular charts to keep everyone happy; but know that each listed item, in and of itself, has no mysteriously automatic magical power to make your desires come true. The substances are just conducive to your desires — it’s up to your feeling-out, linking, and programming to tell them exactly what to do.

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Elements

AIR
Direction : East
Rules : The mind, knowledge, abstract learning, theory, imagination, ideas, beliefs, beginnings, rebirth, memory, tests, intellects, divination, psychic powers, and travel.
Elemental : Sprites
Time : Dawn
Season : Spring
Colors : Yellow, white, pastels
Tools : Athame, sword, censor
Zodiac : Aquarius, Gemini, Libra
Animals : Birds, Gryphons

Fire
Direction : South
Rules : Energy, heat, will, purification, inspiration, passion, desire, success, sex, banishing, illness, protection, legal matters, strength, energy, health.
Elemental : Firedrakes, Salamanders
Time : Noon
Season : Summer
Colors : Red, crimson, orange, fuscia
Tools : Wand, staff
Zodiac : Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Animals : Dragons, snakes, lizards

Water
Direction : West
Rules : Emotions, feelings, love, intuition, the sub-conscious mind, mystery, fertility, friendship, meditation, healing, dreams, childbirth, clairvoyance, and purification.
Elemental : Mermaids, Undines
Time : Twilight
Season : Autumn
Colors : Blue, indigo, green, grey, turquoise
Tools : Cauldron, chalice
Zodiac : Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Animals : Dolphins, whales, fish, seals, Sea-serpents

Earth
Direction : North
Rules : Growth, prosperity, nature, wealth, abundence, wisdom,fertility, jobs, money, business, health, ecology, and stability.
Elemental : Gnomes, trolls
Time : Midnight
Season : Winter
Colors : Black, brown, dark green
Tools : Stone, Pentagram
Zodiac : Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
Animals : Bull, stag, bison, mouse

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Colors

WHITE = Highest Consciousness
To Protect / Purify / Heal / Children / Pets/ Balance / Birth / Repel / Meditation / Truth / Peace / Spiritual Strength, Lunar Magik / Happiness / Masculine Divine / sincerity
BLACK = Void for all Unwanted Influences
To Repel or Banish Negativity / Bind / Flesh out Secrets / Crone Magik / Mourning / Loss / Meditation / Feminine Divine / Sahmain / protection / absorption
GRAY = Neutralizer
To erase without repercussion / Aid in Balancing
SILVER = Remove Negativity / Encourage Stability / Psychic Protection / Honor Goddess / Telepathy / Clairvoyance / divination / astral protection / Goddess.
GOLD = Sun Energy, Healing
To Heal all inner wounds / Money Smarts / Quick Actions / Solar Deities / Honor Gods / attraction / persuasion / divination / intelligence.
BROWN = Earth Energy
Grounding / Centering Consciousness / Success through labor / Tree and Faerie Magick / Animal Magik / Home / Locate Lost Object
BLUE = Calming
Wisdom / Sleep / Truth / Peace / Healing / Tranquility / Prophetic Dreams / Friendship / Physical Protection / Hope / Loyalty / Emotions / calmness / Health / creativity / patience
YELLOW = Mental Clarity
Knowledge / Concentration / Healing / Study / Memory / Persuasion / Subtle Attraction / Charm / Confidence / Wisdom / Visions / Psychic Powers / Mental Powers / New Home / divination / intelligence
RED = Physical pleasures, Stimulating, Lust,
Anger / Hate / Marriage / Courage / Strength / Enemies / Peril / Lust / Power / Health / Energy / Vitality / Love / Nagnolism / Will Power / passion
PINK = Emotions from the heart
To Begin a new relationship / Raise Energies / Friends and Family / Healing / Love / Honor / Fidelity / Feminity / morality / peace / nurturing
ORANGE = Balancer, Neutralizer
Prosperity, Mental Agility / Energizer / Success / Stamina / Creativity / Attraction / Stimulate Emergy / Legal Matters / New Home / Sahmain / Intelligence / Mental Clarity / justice / ambition.
GREEN = Money, Herbal Magick
Attracts success / Money associations with the plant kingdom / Growth / Healing / Faerie Magick / Gardening / Beauty / Employment / Fertility / Good Luck / Prosperity / Money / Revigeration / Masculine Divine / finance / physical healing.
PURPLE = Psychic Enhancement
Expansion of obtained desires\situations / Wisdom / Reversal / Law / Power / Recognition / Psychic Ability / Spirituality / Success / Independence / Spiritual Growth / Healing / Feminine Divine / ambition / hird eye / serious physical healing

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Incense

Basil – correct paths to money
Bayberry – unwanted influences, control
Bergamont – to attract money
Blue Berry – Burn to keep unwanted influences away from your home and property
Carnations – A sweet floral scent traditionally used for healing, protection, strength
Cherry – Sacred to Venus, this blend will attract and stimulate love
Cinnamon – Use to gain wealth and success
Dragons Blood – protection, potency
Eucalyptus – to increase powers
Frankincense – Draw upon the energy of the sun to create sacred space, consecrate objects, and stimulate positive vibrations, also for protection, astral strength
Gardenia/Lavender – to ease hurt caused by love
Honeysuckle – Burn for good health, luck, and psychic power and to maintain your money
Jasmine – For luck in general, especially in matters relating to love
Lemongrass – to increase powers with tools
Lotus – For inner peace and outer harmony, to aid in meditation and open the mind’s eye, also for strengthing and protection of powers
Musk – Burn for courage and vitality, or to highten sensual passion
Myrrh – An ancient incense for protection, healing, purification and spirituality
Passionflower – For peace of mind, this sweet scent will soothe troubles and aid in sleep
Patchouli – An earthy scent used in money and attraction spells and to maintain happiness in love
Pine – Burn for strength, and to reverse negative energies
Rose – For love magick, and to return calm energies to the home
Sandalwood – A delicious all purpose scent used to heal and protect, also for purification
Spice – A fiery scent to be charged for any magick
Strawberry – For love, luck and friendship
Tangerine – A solar aroma used to attract prosperity
Vanilla – Stimulate amorous appetites and enhance memory

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Oils

Ancient Wisdom– with Solomon Seal root to encourage in intuitive wisdom.
Attraction– with Cinnamon bark to draw good spirits, love and luck.
Clear Mind– with Lemon Verbena to clear the mind for the insight and problem solving.
Fire of Passion– with Patchouly leaf to potently increase desire and passion.
Garden of Delight– with Jasmine blossoms to strengthen the sexual chakra.
Good Luck– with Squill root to increase good fortune.
Healing– with Peppermint to amplify the vibrational qualities of healing.
Inspiration– with Clove to promote positive thoughts forms.
Lodestone– with Lodestone chips to enhance magnetism in any situation.
Love Drawing– with Red Rose petals to draw love and affection.
Meditation– with Myrrh to heighten and enhance the meditative state.
Money Drawing– with Frankincense to attract material gain
Peace– with Cardamon pods to promote peaceful conditions.
Prosperity– with Allspice to promote abundance in all areas.
Protection– with Rue leaves to develop immunity to negative vibrations.
Psychic Power– with Mugwort to focus psychic energy and gain visions.
Purification– with Vetivert for spiritual cleansing and purification.
Spirit Guide– with Acacia flower to aid in spirit guide communication.
Success– with Orris root to strengthen endeavors and oversome obstacles.

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Gemstones

Agate good for meditation
Amber protects children, strengthens spells
Amethyst increases mental powers, promotes pyschic powers
Bloodstone increases spells power, removes mental blocks
Black Onyx protection from negativity & pyschic attacks
Carnelian good for lust spells, use to help guard thoughts
Clear Quartz power amplifier in spells & rituals, substitute for any stone
Geode use to concentrate power before releasing in spells
Garnet protection, increases aura strength
Hematite use to center & ground yourself.
Malachite boosts spells, when worn breaks into 2 parts to warn of imminent danger.
Moonstone increases pyschic powers & second sight
Rose Quartz use in love spells & rituals
Smokey Quartz protection
Sunstone energizes spells
Tigereye Lucky stone, protection, boosts energy
Turquoise protection of the spirit

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Tools

Many find it helpful to handle tools, rather than simply use their minds and hands. Listed below are several popular tools used for that sort of witchcraft.

ATHAME: The athame is usually a black handled, double edged knife and is a ritual tool. It is a symbolic representative of the element of fire. It can be used as a tool for laying down a circle and also as a symbol representing the male aspect of the divine. Athames can be used to invoke the quarters (the four elements)and release the quarters. The athame should not be used to cut anything except in certain situations such as cutting a door way in the circle to allow others to pass through, cutting a cord in the event of a bind release or a passing over ritual, and of course a handfasting (Wiccan marriage) cake.

SWORD: The sword is another ritual tool that can be used as a tool for sovereignty and authority. It is like the athame a symbolic representative of the element of fire and of the male aspect of the divine. It can be used in the same manner as the athame.

CHALICE/CUP: The chalice or cup is representative of the female aspect and of water. It is used to hold the waters of life. Once the waters of life have been blessed during ritual, the chalice is often passed around the circle so that all may share in it by symbolically ingesting the Goddess and the bringing of the Goddess within.

CAULDRON: The cauldron represents the gift of birth, death and rebirth, also knowledge and inspiration. The cauldron is a female aspect and is a symbolic representative of water.

PEYTON: The peyton is a circular disk with a pentacle or sacred symbol inscribed on the face of it. The peyton can be made out of many different materials, beeswax or wood for example. It is placed at the center piece of the altar, where all consecrations of salt and water occur, and other objects as well. It is also the focal point of the altar. The peyton is the symbolic representative of earth and of the female aspect of the divine.

WAND: The wand has been known as a tool that is gentle in nature and has the male aspect, it is the symbolic representative of air. It is another tool that can be used for circle casting, invoking and releasing the quarters, and casting of spells, and some have used this in place of the athame or sword.

BROOM: The witches broom is used for sweeping any harmful energies from the area that the broom is cleansing (house, room, circle, sacred space etc).

BOLEEN: A white handled knife, used in rituals for carving and cutting.

STAFF: Usually a wooden pole often of shoulder height, used basically in the same manner as the wand. Like the wand the staff may be decorated with crystals, symbols, feathers, or just about anything that makes it your own.

INCENSE BURNER: A heat resistant, preferably fire proof container used to contain a hot coal for burning incense. The incense is symbolic of air, while the coal is symbolic of fire. It is used to cleanse and purify the air within the sacred space.

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Conclusion

A lot of people like to conclude magic ceremonially, to signal the end of the ritual to their subconscious and to anything they might have asked for help. This is a good time to say your thank yous, break down your circle, and give everyone permission to resume business as usual. It’s standard to end your spells with some sort of activating phrase, just as a coach would say “Now go out there and give ’em your best.” Christians will recognize the phrase “My will be done,” while others prefer to say something like, “So mote it be,” to reinforce their confidence and willpower. Some like to eat a meal after particularly draining spells, to replenish all of the personal energy they have spent. No doubt, you’ll eventually come up with some personal form of celebration, as casting a successful spell is quite an enjoyable experience.

Section XII Exercises (optional)

To find more resources such as the ones above, you can use books from the “Metaphysical/New Age” section of your local library. Or, on the internet, type “magick” into a search engine.

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