Then, too, at sea—to use a homely but expressive phrase—you miss a man so much. A dozen men are shut up together in a little bark, upon the wide, wide sea, and for months and months see no forms and hear no voices but their own, and one is taken suddenly from among them, and they miss him at every turn. It is like losing a limb. There are no new faces or new scenes to fill up the gap. There is always an empty berth in the forecastle, and one man wanting when the small night watch is mustered. There is one less to take up the wheel, and one less to lay out with you upon the yard. You miss his form, and the sound of his voice, for habit had made them almost necessary to you, and each of your senses feels the loss.
—a sailor’s diary entry, on losing a shipmate, ca. 1834 (from Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.)
catch of breath, choke, gulp, heave, inhale, pant, puff, snort, wheeze, huff, rasp, sharp intake of air, short of breath, struggle for breath, swallow, winded
Spell to make you feel the weight of your actions on your shoulders.
This spell doesn’t really fit under the category of curse due the fact that we are simply making someone reflect on their BAD actions. If you simply want to take revenge on someone for something they did and you perform this spell, it would be a curse. I clarified this as I know many people are against cursing.
Jar
Stones
Pen and paper
Chilli pepper (booster)
Black Pepper (extra kick)
Judgement tarot card (optional)
Justice tarot card (optional)
Sigil (optional)
Candle
Start the spell by cleaning your space and your ingredients with the method you prefer, I use palo santo. Then if you wish you can invoke the circle, your deity, ancestors, spiritual guide etc.
Once you have created an atmosphere to start with the spell, take the pen and paper and write the name of that person to use it as a taglock, in case you prefer or don’t know the name of the person you can use an image, description, something related to that person, hair etc.
Now it’s time to vent, start writing a request to whoever you want so that the weight of that person’s actions falls on their shoulders, you can write as much as you want, here I decided to include a list of all the actions that I wanted that person to reflect on.
Once the request is written you can dress it with some essential oil, place it on the lid of your bottle (I used tape). Now take each of the stones and charge them with all your energy, if you feel anger, anguish, fear, disappointment, it would be good to pour all that energy into the stones so that person feels exactly what you feel. Once you have finished, add a pinch of chili or black pepper to the jar.
Now take your time to continue charging the jar with your energy before sealing it. When you’re done, put the lid on and seal it with candle wax. Take the bottle and while you say the next spell, turn it over so all the stones fall on the name of that person.
“The pain you caused me now is your own. Justice is here, I’m not alone”.
(Feel free to change the words for the ones you feel appropriate. Remember that a spell doesn’t necessarily have to be verbal).
Now simply keep the jar in some dark place for as long as you think necessary, and when you see that person has finally reflected, release it by cleaning the rocks with water and returning them to nature.
The Fool-Beginnings, Risks
The Magician- Actions, manifestations The High Priestess- Hidden knowledge, Secrets The Empress- Resources, Abundance The Emperor- Boundaries, Order The Heirophant- Education, Lessons, Unity The Lovers- Love, decisions The Chariot- Progress, determination Strength- Managing situations, endurance The Hermit- Searching, analysis The Wheel of Fortune- Fate, Luck Justice- Decisions, Balance The Hanged Man- Waiting, sacrifice Death- Transformation, Rebirth Temperance- Negotiation, common ground The Devil-Restrictions, Indulgence The Tower-Unexpected failure, breakdowns The Star- Hope and guidance The Moon- Anxiety and deep emotions The Sun- Growth, Recovery Judgement- The past, second chances The World- Success, completion
Minor Arcana
Cups- Water Element, “I feel”- How emotions rule over and work within the meanings of the cards.
Ace- Love, Beginnings Two- Partnerships Three- Celebration Four- Boredom, longing Five- Loss, sadness Six- Peace, reconciliation Seven- confusion, possibilities Eight- Departure, leaving behind Nine- A wish coming true, contentment Ten- Happiness, family Page- Opportunities, Chances Knights- Emotional and dreamy influence Queen- Intelligent and intuitive influence King- Charismatic and Wise influence
Pentacles- Earth Element, “I have”- How possessions rule over and work within the meanings of the cards.
Ace- Money, success, beginnings Two- Decisions, balancing finances Three- Showing talents, chances Four- Stability, hiding Five- Financial loss, chasing Six- Generosity, supporting Seven- Potential with work Eight- Money coming, building success Nine- Comfort, success Ten- Inheritance, something lost Page- An offer Knight- A dependable influence Queen- A genorous influence King- A prosperous influence
Swords- Air Element, “I think”- How thoughts rule over and work within the meanings of the cards.
✨ Ritual: brew green tea and put all your positive intentions for this week in the tea by stirring it clockwise for good luck.
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Tuesday
🔮 Correspondences: bravery, business, courage, strength, war, partnership, passion, protection, sexual intentions, work, victory
✨ Ritual: connect with the strength and bravery of nature by going on a walk outside, a hike, or at least opening your windows wide open and letting the fresh, cold air of the morning in your home.
✨ Ritual: take a ritual bath or cleansing shower, and repeat the following mantra “I cleanse myself so I may feel light, creative, peaceful and at ease”.
✨ Ritual: on a bay leaf, write a keyword or sigil representing a wish or dream of yours, focus on it with all your intention, then burn the leaf with a white candle to make it happen.
✨ Ritual: after working or studying, bring harmony to your desk by thoroughly decluttering any unnecessary item, cleaning up the dust and magically cleansing it with sage or Palo Santo.
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Saturday
🔮 Correspondences: banishment, spiritual communication, justice, curse, death, cleansing, purification, time, end, debts, home
✨ Ritual: to get rid of a curse or negative energy, fix a black candle in a bowl by letting some wax melt at the bottom of the candle. Then fill up half the bowl with water. Turn on the candle, then focus all your intentions on banishing the curse. When the candle has reached the water, the negativity will be gone.
✨ Ritual: read your tarot by drawing 3 cards (Past, Present, Future) to learn from last week’s mistakes, understand your current mental state and prepare for next week.
Gemini’s are…the best sign (can you tell I’m a Gemini? lol). I’ve typed up these facts directly from my hard-copy Grimoire. :)
Ruled by: The Lovers
Symbol: II
About: Split Personality; 2-sides of the same person; by relying on either or both sides of their nature, the twins are easily able to adapt to any situation.
Ruling Planet: Mercury. Mercury’s characteristics in people: Active, business-like, and capable in affairs of valuable speech, attentive to details, punctilious and easily irritated, accessible and communicative.
Ruling House: 3rd- House of Communication
Element: Air. Gemini have abundant mental energy and intellect. Gemini embraces it’s Air element through their keen ability to process information, multitask, and to remain observant of the world around them.
Color: Yellow. Uplifting and life giving!
Quality: Mutable. Anxious for change and ready for a new view like the seasons.