[Taiania]

Hi all. Welcome Serra.
Aww that's cool Raven. And nice one Hermes.

[Gallowsraven]

Yep, too bad i'm shiza at sewing ^.^

[Taiania]

Lol you'll be fine. I need to get back to sewing but the machine is such a pain to get out of the wardrobe. DX

[Gallowsraven]

I'm getting a friend to help me; i just need to cut and pin it. Be funny though, good job the thing's in the summer :D

[Sunako]

Hello everyone, how are you today?

[Taiania]

I'm good. May not be on later. Going to be at work until 9:30/10pm tonight . Urk.

[Gallowsraven]

Ouch. Bad luck.

Gah! All the sticky tape's gone missing in my house! Do you think if i snapped my fingers i could summon sticky tape? ^.^

[Taiania]

LMAO you could try hehehe

[Taiania]

Gah, doctor's trip today. I hate going to the doctors DX

[Gallowsraven]

Thanks for reminding me, i need to go soon. I hate em as much as you. Place always smells funny.

[Taiania]

I don't mind the smell so much. Just.... doctors. I hate talking to doctors and I have to talk about my hip pain gah.

[Gallowsraven]

You've got a problem with my hip? Mine's my lower back. Actually, maybe i shouldn't . . . don't like x-rays and the hospital's worse than the clinic entirely . . . and it hasn't been acting up too badly . . .

Just got hold of the 13th part of that craft course; the prosperity spells weren't so good so i probably won't post any of them here.

But on another note, for those that don't already know tomorrow (June 15th) is the full moon. Get out those witchy toys people! Moonlight's perfect for charging and cleansing! My crystals are going out all night!

Unless my bad luck continues and we get cloud cover . . . ¬.¬

[Taiania]

If it's anything like my mothers it rotates the wrong way but we're not sure. It can just cause pain that'll only go away if I sleep . It sucks so we want to get it figured out.

Ahh, that can happen. This is why I don't get on with most spells. They're all flounce and little function.

Ooooh yea :D Might get all the crystals out.

[Gallowsraven]

I found a gem of a spell for dealing with a troublemaker in The Little Pocket Book of Spells (it's a small pink book with a black cat on the cover) that i altered slightly to fit me better. In the book it's called Gris Gris, and is used when a person is causing a heap of trouble and it binds and banishes at the same time.

Confusing contradiction i know, i'll post my version or the book's on here and you'll see what i mean. You end up with an ash mixture that's personalised to that person, and you can use it if they cause more trouble as the base of another spell if needed. I found it very potent and helpful. It was cast for a friend and i gave her the mixture in a black pouch next time i saw her. She cast a small charm on it and put it from her sight and no problems since :D

Only two other spells have had that kind of success for me.

[Taiania]

Ahhh the good old hoodoo tricks. I'm actually a fan of them. Many people think it's all evil but voodoo has many ways of healing.

[Gallowsraven]

It's kinda voodoo and kinda not, funny little fusion huh. I'll edit it in here in a sec when i find my version; i've just discovered the Pocket Book is at my boyfriend's house.

And people think that about a lot of things, but the world's not as black and white as they like to think.

Edit: Ok then, found it, my personal little gem of a spell. Obviously something like this isn't to be used without a damn good reason, rule of three and all, so be careful not to do it in malice; hence why my old employer hasn't had a dose of this.
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Ashes to Ashes

(so called because at the end you have ash ready to use when it is required)

I found this spell originally in my copy of “The Little Book of Pocket Spells” and tweaked it both for a special occasion (a friend was in need and the arsehole really deserved a psychic bitch-slap) and because I don't like taking spells straight from books/other people without adding something of myself to them.

You will need to cast a full circle for this spell to protect yourself. As with all banishing it's best done during the waning moon but emergencies can't wait obviously, and also performing this on a Saturday would empower it further as Saturn and banishings work well together.

You will need to gather together the following:
Motar & Pestle
Black peppercorns (quantity as needed, depending on the number of names)
Benzoin resin
2 black candles & candlesticks
Plain paper and a black pen
A fireproof bowl
Matches/Lighter/Dragon/etc . . .
Dragon's Blood incense (to empower your spell)
A small black pouch (not voile as you'll be putting ash in here)
Something comfy to sit on (you'll be here a while)

Gather everything you'll need into one place within easy reach and then cast your circle however you like. Make sure you have plenty of room to move about! You're gonna need it.

Set up your alter within the circle (mine was a simple candles-chalice-crystal-incense deal) and light the Dragon's Blood incense. This will not only empower you and your magick working, but it also doubles as the air part of your alter! Also light the candles.

Now place the peppercorns into the mortar and grind them up. This took me about 20 minutes to do to my satisfaction (you're after a powder). Once that is sorted add some small chunks of the benzoin resin (you may need to hit it with a toffee hammer to get small enough bits) and grind and mix them into the peppercorn powder. Tap some of the ash from the incense into this and mix. You'll be left with a banishment powder with a smokey, peppery smell that has a slightly sweet undertone. It's very strong smelling so don't breathe it in too deeply!

Putting that to one side for the moment, take the pen and paper and write the name/s of whoever your spell is aimed at, then fold the paper so that there is a crease through the writing. Fold again and then scrunch up (easier to catch light later), all the while imagining their power diminishing and their hold weakening.

Place the paper in the bowl and using the flame of one of the candles (either the thing itself or using a stick or taper – decidedly less messy) set fire to the paper. Take a tiny pinch of the powder and gently throw it onto the flames. Keep it going until there is nothing but ash.

Once the bowl is cool enough to touch, tip the ash into the mortar and mix it into the powder. You'll be keeping this mixture in case there is any further trouble (doubtful) and for now might like to sprinkle some around/under a plant to bind their energy to the plant.

Tip the remainder of this mixture into the black pouch (hence the warning on using voile) and store safely until it is needed, for it can form the base of many more banishment spells to personalise them to this individual.

Have a shower and eat some chocolate afterwards. Trust me you'll need it, but boy is this spell worth it.
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Trust me, the choccies were well needed, and there's a lot of herbal work because i like working with them. As i've done, take it, use it, change it around, substitute, add and remove what you want. When you make a spell your own, that's when it comes alive. That's when you perform your best magick.

And as you can see from the "dragon" comment in the items list, i put humour into my BoS.