Finding the Path

Banishing Spell

The following is the Binding Spell from Yasmine Galenorn's book Embracing the Moon. The spell has been altered slightly. You may also use a different oil if necessary.

Materials:

1 black taper or image candle (gender depends on who you are trying to bind)
nail
black cloth
a large piece of black cloth
red ribbon
cotton
needle and thread
Banishing oil (see below)
loose tabacco
a small mirror that can stand by itself
If you can obtain hair or nail clippings from the person or a picture, you can use it in this spell.

Fold the felt in half and cut out a rough shape of the person you want to bind. Make the figure large enough so that you will be able to stuff it after you have sewn it together.

Sew the pieces of the poppet together, leaving a hole through which you can stuff the poppet. Fill it with cotton and tobacco, and if you have the hair or nail clippings fo the person, add those to it. Once it is filled, sew the opening closed. If you have a picture of the person, staple or sew it to the front of the poppet.

Next, care the name of the person onto the black candle with the nail and add these runes: Thuraz, Isa, Eihwas, a dark filled in circle to represent the dark moon, bars like you will see in a jail, and a widdershins spiral.

Anoint the candle and the poppet with the oil.

Cast a circle, invoke the elements, God or Goddess you are working with.
Light the alter candles.
Light the black candle and adjust the mirror so that flame is reflected in the glass.

Hold the poppet out in front of you and say:

"Creature of cloth thou art,
Creature of flesh and blood you be.
I name you (name of the person you are binding).
No more shall you do me harm.
No more shall you repeat false tales.
No more shall you interfere in my life, nor in the lives of my loved ones.
By the power of the Gods and by my will,
So mote it be!"

Draw an invoking pentagram over the poppet.

Now take the ribbon and begin to wrap the poppet like a mummy, leaving no space unwrapped.
Say:

I bind your feet from bringing harm to me.
I bind your hands from reaching out to harm me.
I bind your mouth from spreading false tales to harm me.
I bind your mind from sending energy to harm me.
If you do so continue, let all negative energy be cast and reflected directly at you!

Tie off the ribbon and hold the poppet in front of the mirror while you visualize all negative energy this person has sent to you being reflected back at them.

Wrap the poppet in the black cloth and tie with another length of ribbon.
Say:

Great Mother, I have bound this person
from harming me and my loved ones.
By the powers of three times three
By Earth and Fire, Air and Sea
I fix this spell, then set it free
Twill give no harm to return to me
As I will, So mote it be!

Let the candle burn out while the poppet sits at its base, then take the poppet and the remains of the candle far from your home and bury it deep in the ground or toss it in the ocean and walk away without looking back.

Banishing oil

1/2 oz olive oil
15 drops pine oil
12 drops rue oil
7 drops pepper oil
10 drops peppermint oil
crushed black peppercorns
obsidian or black onyx

Some of these oils are volatile. Do not anoint yourself with Banishing oil. You could burn yourself. Wash your hands after using.