Part 22 (2/2)

A Knot Ritual For Making A Wish Come True * Name your wish.

* Take nine scarves or nine pieces of cord, each about the length of a bootlace.

* Place them on a table and slowly tie a loose knot in each so you secure the nine together in a circle, saying with increasing intensity: By the knot of one,the spell's begun, By the knot of two,this dream come true.

By the knot of three,the power's in me, By the knot of four,I make it more.

By the knot of five,the spell's alive, By the knot of six,my fate's not fixed.

By the knot of seven,my cause is leaven, By the knot of eight,my aim is straight.

By the knot of nine,the wish is mine.

* Toss your scarves or knotted cords into the air and spiral round, waving them and chanting, My power renewed, the dream is true, The wish is free, so shall it be.

* Gradually, slow down and reduce your chant to a whisper until you are quite still.

* Sit and make a nine-day plan for making your wish materialise and each morning untie one of your knots as you repeat the chant.

A Fertility Spell * When the crescent moon is in the sky, take a hen's egg and paint or colour it with permanent marker pens and decorate it with Mother G.o.ddess symbols, such as spirals, b.u.t.terflies, bees and birds.

* Place it on the window ledge of your bedroom and leave it there until the night of the full moon.

* On this night, p.r.i.c.k the egg gently with a silver pin or paper knife.

* The next day, early in the morning, sprinkle it with a few drops of almond or pure olive oil for added fertility.

* Place the egg in one half of a coconut sh.e.l.l (the coconut is the most potent fertility fruit) or a tiny straw basket, and set your little boat sailing on a river or the outgoing tide. If you cannot sail it, bury your egg and coconut sh.e.l.l beneath a willow or alder tree and water the soil with Moon water (water that has been collected when the full moon s.h.i.+nes on it).

* Make love whenever you wish during the month, but if possible on the night of the full moon.

This spell will not overcome gynaecological problems, but can relieve anxiety and stress, which seem to block fertility.

A Spell To Attract Money * During the waxing moon phase, prepare a circle of six green prosperity candles on a tray made of bra.s.s or any s.h.i.+ny metal. Use small, broad-based candles so that the wax can flow on to the tray.

* Heap nine coins in the circle.

* Light the candles, starting in the North, saying: Light of increase, shower on me money and security. Bring, I ask, prosperity.

* Leaving the coins in the centre, push the candles so that they are almost touching and the wax flows on to the coins. Allow the candles to burn down.

* When the wax has hardened, cut a disc containing the coins and sprinkle dried basil on the wax for added prosperity.

* Leave your coin amulet where it can catch any light, day and night, from the waxing to the full moon and when the Moon begins to wane, keep it wrapped in silk in a drawer. If necessary, repeat the spell when the crescent moon is in the sky, turning it over three time on the crescent.

A Spell To Pa.s.s An Examination Or A Test Or Succeed In An Interview * Take three small dishes of dried sage, rosemary and thyme, the herbs of memory and concentration.

* Choose a book, a manual or notes you have made, to symbolise what you need to know or remember.

* Scatter in turn a circle of each herb round the book, beginning with sage as the innermost circle, then rosemary and finally thyme, saying: Sage, rosemary, thyme, let this knowledge now be mine, In the circles three, memory increased be.

* Gather the three circles of herbs into a small purse or sachet. Keep it with you while you study and place it under your pillow at night so you may learn while you sleep. You can also take it to an examination.

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A Spell To Get A Job * Find or write an advertis.e.m.e.nt for a job you have seen in the newspaper or employment agency or for one you would like. If you are creating a hypothetical position, be specific about salary, location, etc. The more focused you are, the more powerful the energies you generate from within, but keep a weather eye on reality, so that you are not asking the impossible of the cosmos.

* Light a really big, deep blue candle (blue is the colour of Jupiter and excellent for job-hunting) and place it in a holder on a broad metal tray.

* Read the advertis.e.m.e.nt several times so you memorise it and then form it into a taper and slowly burn it in the candle flame, allowing the ash to fall on the tray.

* When the paper is burned, gather the ash in a small box or bag. (If it goes out, don't worry - just ”re-light it, showing your persistence and determination to get the job.) * Bury it beneath a power tree, such as the oak or ash, if possible on land near to your chosen place of employment. If you cannot find a tree, bury the ash in a pot of mint (mint is a powerful energiser).

A Spell For When You Wish To Travel * Find four dandelion clocks with full, white seedheads, and carry them in a small neck or waist pouch to the top of a hill.

* Using a compa.s.s, find the direction of your chosen destination and, facing it, say: North, South, East, West, take me where I love the best - [name the place].

* Spin round nine times deosil, saying: far from home, may I roam, Far to fly, o'er sea or sky.

* Now open your purse and blow the dandelions clocks, one for each direction, beginning with your chosen one, saying: Fly far, fly free, 'cross land and sea, With you I go, Let it be so.

* Finally, run or walk fast down the hill, reciting the name of your chosen destination as a mantra.

* When you get home, make a step, however small, towards planning your trip.

A Spell For Moving House Whether you are stuck at the buying or selling stage, this spell can get the energies moving to conclude the deal. If you are trying to sell your house, use a door key from your present property, but if you are trying to buy a house, use a brand new key.

* Find an estate agent's picture of your present house or the one you wish to buy. On top of it, place four frankincense or fern incense sticks, to represent the sides of an invisible square. Inside this square, place the key.

* Light the four incense sticks, saying for each: May the winds of change blow away stagnation.

* Take the incense set in the centre top of the square and pa.s.s it three times deosil round the key and picture, saying: Thus I remove one wall and, with its power transformed, move forward.

* Plunge the incense stick into a bowl of cold water. The end will harden so that you can write on paper with it like a pencil. Without thinking, let words form from your magic pencil, advising the next step you should take to bring closer the house move.

* Repeat this for the other three sticks until you have written four steps with the four incense sticks. You will find that the solutions you wrote offer new avenues that you had not considered.

* Place the key and picture near an open window or door where the air can circulate round them.

* Each evening, place your key and picture on the table and light a single frankincense stick to keep the energies moving, wafting it round in three circles deosil, saying: May the winds of change blow away stagnation. If you hit another impa.s.se, repeat the ritual.

A Sea Ritual For The Return Of What Is Lost This is based on a very old custom; wives of sailors would keep a bottle of sea water and then tip it back into the waves just before their husbands were due home. If you cannot go to the sh.o.r.e, use any pond, lake, river or stream. The spell can be used for finding lost or stolen objects, pets, or even straying partners, though with the latter you may decide not to bother.

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