A Chant For Protecting Yourself And Taking Your Power Back

A Chant for Protecting Yourself and Taking your Power Back

To all those who need recovery after a psychic/karmic attack, feel as though you are powerless and you need that little extra magical push, or merely for those who have had a not-so-good day,

this is for you.

Take back what belongs to you, little witch.

Your voice can mend.

“Calling upon the powers from

North, South, East, and West,

The four corners of the Earth, I take my power back.

Forsake all who threaten to do harm upon me,

I signal the universe to protect me,

and sever me from their toxicity.

Grant me the power to rise above where they had thought I had been sent to fall.

I thank the powers of North, South, East, and West,

The gifts of the Earth and the stars above;

powers of earth, water, fire, and air

with good to all,

reverse harm that has been done,

by the grace of my own magic,

this spell is done.”

*The following is optional as I am aware that not all witches have access to certain materials. However, making use of the following can accelerate and/or strengthen the intended outcome if you do possess them. You can always replace or add materials as you please; make my spell your spell.

Accessories:

-Sage/Perovskia/Palo Santo

-Hawthorn

-Onyx, amethyst, smoky quartz (regular quartz may suffice as well)

Candle Color(s):

-Black; for banishing and breaking curses

-White; purification from negative energies

Tarot Cards:

-Nine of Wands

-Chariot

-The Moon

Using Planetary Squares to Create Sigils

Sigils are very, very popular on Tumblr and the Internet lately. They are perfect for witches and magicians living in today’s dynamic world. There is much consternation and perhaps even a bit of debate, though, over what constitutes a sigil and how to use them properly. I personally just define them as any (usually) two-dimensional symbol communicating magical intent, and I’ve talked about my process for making and charging them here. A lot of us have different methods for making sigils, and there’s really no wrong way to do it (provided it works for you), but there do exist some traditional sigilization methods, among which we find the idea of using planetary squares.

This method, popularized by Agrippa, uses a series of number grids associated with each planet. A statement of some sort of magical intent is translated into numbers, and then the numbers are plotted on the grid. A line is then drawn between the numbers in their order within the statement, beginning with a circle to denote a start point, and ending with a perpendicular line across the main one. You’ve probably seen sigils made in this fashion before - the circle at the beginning and perpendicular line at the end make them rather recognizable.

While not all sigils with those features are planetary, they do employ a similar technique to those using the planetary grids, usually a grid setup of some sort. Of note, many technowitches will use keypads and keyboards as grids in making sigils. Here, though, I’ll describe what’s (mostly) the traditional method for making a simple sigil using a planetary grid. It’s pretty far beyond the scope of this article to include all the grids, but resources for them can be found in various places online, including this site.

Lets just here, as an example, focus on the grid for Venus, which is shown below.

Suppose you’re a witch and would like to create a sigil using it to help a friend find love, or to bring love of some sort into your own life, strengthen an existing relationship, or just invoke the concept of love for some reason in general. Venus is an ideal celestial sphere to work with for this purpose, as most people know, given that Venus is not only named for a goddess of love, but also associated with love in astrology. Venus is associated with other matters, too, such as creativity, fertility, and art, though, so we want to be specific. We could, in theory, just use the glyph, hexagram, or other symbol of Venus for this, but suppose your friend (who has bad luck in love, and needs help with it) wants a custom sigil specifically. It’s quite easy to do.

Like with most sigils, you begin by summing up your intent. Were I doing this for a specific, actual situation and not as an example, I might spend a long time deciding on the correct choice of word or words to sum up the goal of the sigil, but for the purposes of this example, we’ll just use the word LOVE itself as our statement of intent. It’s not very specific, but it’s positive, and using it in this fashion will be a great demonstration of this technique. The word LOVE, after all, only has five letters, and works well to sigilize in this fashion. That’s one thing I do want to emphasize before you try this with something more complex - try to reduce your intent to as few letters as possible. This can be done by removing vowels or repeating letters if your statement is complex, but planetary sigils really do work best with as succinct an intent as possible. You’ll soon see why.

We take the word LOVE and transliterate it into numbers using the following table of values. The table has variations, and witches assign numbers to letters in a variety of ways - some might transliterate their intent into Hebrew or Greek letters and use those systems of gematria, for example. This is the most common way that I’ve seen of doing it in English, though. Of note - Dixie Deerman (whose book taught me to do this back in the day) actually includes a & symbol at the end, equal to 900, and uses that to connect words if necessary. I’ve never been much for that, but some might find it useful, so I mention it. It’s in the image below.

For LOVE, it gets transliterated into five numbers, which are, in order, 30, 60, 400, and 5. This can then be plotted on the Venus square using the method described above, beginning with the first number (30) and ended with the 5. But wait! If you actually look at the Venus square, it doesn’t quite go as high as 400, does it? It doesn’t even go up to 60. So, how do we include those numbers (representing the letters O and V) in the sigil? Well, simply divide them by 10! Instead of plotting straight up 30, 60, 400, and 5 on the grid, we’re plotting 30, 6, 40, and 5. This is how it is commonly done, and, in my experience, it works quite well.

Below is the finished LOVE sigil plotted on the Venus grid. Notice how the first number is circled, to designate where the sigil begins, and the last one is marked with a perpendicular line. Feel free to use this yourself if you want (and feel like doing love magick!), but I do encourage everyone to experiment and make their own for whatever purposes they favor.

Sigils made in this fashion on planetary grids can be used without the grid, naturally. If I were wanting to use the one above as a bit of gesture magick by tracing it in the air, or perhaps just sketch it on a piece of paper for a quick boost, I’d do so without drawing the full grid - just the lines themselves. The grid is implied. When creating the grid on paper in preparation for creating a sigil, though, it’s traditional to draw the lines, and then jump around the grid, filling in the numbers in order. I personally make most of my planetary sigils digitally in Photoshop, but some witches will have all the grids in their grimoire and use tracing paper over them to create the sigils. There’s a lot of methods for making a planetary sigil physically or digitally, so practice, and see what works for you.

Color can play a role in any sigil you create, too. If anything peeves me in the magical community these days, it would be that so few witches realize you can use colorful sigils. I just feel that people miss out when they don’t explore that, and it can be a lot of fun! With planetary sigils, each planet is associated with several colors traditionally (as an example, Venus has an association with both pink and emerald green), and you yourself might have color associations on your own for the planets or the intent of your sigil that can be used. You’ll note above that I’ve tinted the lines of the sigil itself a nice Venusian green, and were I casting the sigil, I’d do it with green ink if possible, or just visualize it in green. In fact, were I to suggest someone use this sigil (or were I using it myself), it might end up looking something like this:

The usual “rules” (as in, whatever you usually get results doing) as far as charging and preparing mentally to use a sigil apply with planetary sigils, as well. If you’ve read my article on charging sigils, you know that I personally know some folks who don’t “charge” sigils formally, yet still get good results. A lot of them work with planetary sigils, and the general consensus between us (having discussed this) is that, for some people, the very process (which you now see is quite involved) for creating these sigils can be sufficient to charge them. Whatever works for you is fine, but definitely experiment a bit.

I hope this article on planetary squares and sigilization was useful or entertaining for you, and that you create wonderful magick, regardless of how you do it! Planetary squares used in sigilization are a great way to get started working with celestial forces in specific ways, and they’re ideal for witches who’re on a budget or trying to keep things low-key, as they, like most sigils, require essentially nothing but paper and pen to create. If you like my work, consider donating or purchasing a divination reading in my shop, and if you have an questions, feel free to contact me.

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Tarot Cheat Sheet

Major Arcana

{0 - The Fool} Unexpected opportunity, major choice.

{I - The Magician} You have the ability you need to succeed, mastery.

{II - The High Priestess} Intuition, secrets to be revealed, unexplored potential.

{III - The Empress} Nurturing to full potential, marriage, motherhood.

{IV - The Emperor} Ambition, authority, financial stability, achievement.

{V - The Hierophant} Traditional values, a wise person provides guidance.

{VI - The Lovers} Love relationship, perhaps love choices.

{VII - The Chariot} Triumph over difficulties, strength of will needed.

{VIII - Strength} Gentleness with inner strength and courage.

{IX - The Hermit} Withdrawal for contemplation, inner wisdom.

{X - The Wheel of Fortune} Change of fortune, a new cycle commencing, progress.

{XI - Justice} Fairness, the need for a balanced mind, legal matters.

{XII - The Hanged Man} Understanding, different perspective, self sacrifice.

{XIII - Death} Major change, transformation, death.

{XIV - Temperance} Patience, moderation, compromise, balance, healing.

{XV - The Devil} Manipulation, overindulgence, self enslavement.

{XVI - The Tower} Destruction of something built upon false beliefs.

{XVII - The Star} Hope, healing, optimism, better times ahead.

{XVIII - The Moon} Uncertainty, illusion, fluctuating, emotions, unseen depth.

{XIX - The Sun} Success, happiness, good health, happy marriage.

{XX - Judgment} Renewal, revival, reward for efforts, karma.

{XXI - The World} Triumph and achievement, success, happiness.

Minor Arcana | WANDS - Fire

{Ace} New venture or way of life, pregnancy or birth.

{Two} Initial accomplishment, possible partnership.

{Three} Completion of first stage of project, progress.

{Four} Stability, holidays, marriage plans.

{Five} Conflict, quarreling, competition.

{Six} Success, achievement, promotions.

{Seven} Defending position, overcoming obstacles.

{Eight} Fast progress after delays, travel.

{Nine} Perseverance: pull reserves together for final push.

{Ten} Feeling overburdened or weary, determination required.

{Page} Good news work related, active cheerful child.

{Knight} Change of home, long journey, energetic young man.

{Queen} Warm cheerful woman always very busy.

{King} Entrepreneurial dynamic man who can be rash.

Minor Arcana | CUPS - Water

{Ace} New relationship, new start that brings happiness for all at home.

{Two} Important union, balance in a relationship, reconciliation.

{Three} Happiness and achievement, wedding/family celebrations.

{Four} Boredom and discontent.

{Five} Feelings of disappointment, let down, betrayal, regrets.

{Six} Happiness from the past, old friends, an old love revived.

{Seven} Feeling overwhelmed with choices: one must be made, imagination.

{Eight} Abandoning a path, disillusionment, emotionally unfulfilled.

{Nine} The “wish” card, emotional, material fulfillment.

{Ten} Committed and contented love, marriage, happy home life.

{Page} Happy news: emotional nature, sensitive creative child.

{Knight} Love proposals, romantic idealistic young man.

{Queen} Kind thoughtful sensitive woman with caring nature.

{King} Warm thoughtful man in the caring or creative professions.

Minor Arcana | SWORDS - Air

{Ace} Triumph over adversity, inner strength, mental clarity.

{Two} Stalemate.

{Three} Quarreling, misery through separation.

{Four} Rest and recovery following strain.

{Five} Deceit, hidden agenda, unfair dealings.

{Six} Harmony after strain, long journey over water.

{Seven} Diplomacy: not aggression, situation not going as anticipated.

{Eight} Feeling restricted by fear, being withdrawn.

{Nine} Sense of anxiety and despair, feelings of oppression.

{Ten} Disappointment, end of cycle, failed plans.

{Page} Delayed/disappointing news, minor problems with a child.

{Knight} Swift movement, chaotic, quick minded serious young man.

{Queen} Perceptive efficient no nonsense type lady.

{King} Man in uniform connected to law, government, etc.

Minor Arcana | PENTACLES - Earth

{Ace} Start of successful venture, important document, gift.

{Two} Maintaining balance with more than one area of life.

{Three} Success through effort, gains and recognition.

{Four} Overly cautious, fear of loss, material focus.

{Five} Temporary hardship, guard against loss.

{Six} Successful gains, sharing, gift.

{Seven} Work and patience rewarded, good new financially.

{Eight} New job, moneymaking venture from existing talent.

{Nine} Financial success and material security.

{Ten} Financial and family stability, property, inheritance.

{Page} Good news: financially, academic methodical child.

{Knight} Eventual positive outcome, reliable young man.

{Queen} Woman of worth who is capable and practical.

{King} Successful man who works with finance/figures.

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Skipped straight from Maiden to Crone like nobody’s business

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The Five Rivers Of The Underowrld, Styx, Lethe, Archeron, Phlegethon, And Cocytus, Each Had Unique Function

The five rivers of the underowrld, Styx, Lethe, Archeron, Phlegethon, and Cocytus, each had unique function in how the Underworld worked and was named to reflect an emotion or god associated with death.

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What is a Mudra?

To put it simply, a Mudra is a hand gesture that guides the energy flow to specific areas of the brain. There are many types of Mudras designed to bring different benefits, depending on what we specifically need. They are done in conjunction with breathing to increase the flow of Prana in the body. By practicing it, a connection is developed with the patterns in the brain that influences the unconscious reflexes in the different areas. The internal energy is, in turn, balanced and redirected, creating an impact on the sensory organs, tendons and glands veins.

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Help! Someone is praying against me, what do I do???

everyone has some ain’t shit person in they life who wants to see them fail, even if it’s subconcious. a jealous friend, an entitled coworker, or ya shady ass aunty who can’t mind her damn business, we all have someone working against us

most curses amount to this, so before you start freakin’ out that some powerful rootworker or witch is mad at you, i have some tips to help you out

First notice the signs

do ya ears ring? itch? feel hot? is ya eye twitchin? do you keep havin dreams with a person who you not all that close to? did you get really hype for some good news and then it crumbled? even when it seemed like a for sure thing? then someone is prolly working against you

Figure out who it is

this can be difficult. narrow down the most likely aint shit people in ya life, pay attention to ya dreams, ask the house spirits and ancestors, or do a little divination. get a grasp of their energy.

Cleanse

but frfr get outcha Florida Water, double the salt, light all the herbs on fire, clean and cleanse your home, car, and any spaces you heavily occupy. cleanse and get rid of items connected to the person. take a long cleansing bath.

Banish

do a banishing spell, write the names of the people down and set them on fire, get the black salt out and sweep it out the door. banish their energy that is currently being directed at you. cleansing only gets rid of what is there currently.