Tags:
Witchcraft,
Body; Mind & Spirit,
Magick Studies,
possession,
Newman’s investigation of the Martin house is unlike any other.,
and murder. When the evidence becomes overwhelming,
When author Rich Newman first arrives at the battered doublewide trailer deep in the Mississippi Delta,
it’s clear that this is no ordinary haunting. Called from Memphis to assist a local ghost hunting team,
long-buried memories from Newman’s own past come back to haunt him—memories he’d rather forget. Collecting physical evidence,
researching the violent history of the property,
Newman’s investigation of the Martin house has become his most terrifying and mysterious case. What starts out as a malicious assault manifesting as deep rumbling sounds quickly spirals into a story of obsession,
and sorting through the spiritual implications of demons
it scatters the energy).
Finally, if you have kept the paper, fold the paper into a small square by folding each corner to the middle toward
you as many times as you feel necessary to make it small
enough to carry with you. If you have chosen to burn the
paper, bury the ashes outdoors. The spell is complete.
The next step of course, is to wait for your goal to
manifest itself. This can happen in several ways; you could receive money that had been delayed, you could win some
money, you could gat a raise in pay or some sort of gift or you could get several different small financial gains that
“just happen to” add up to be exactly what you need. It is important to keep track. Write down your results in your
magical journal. Give any spell that you cast a minimum
of a full lunar cycle (28 days) to begin to manifest. During this time, it is okay to work additional magic toward the
same goal to act as a booster. Some spells manifest very
quickly; others take longer. There are variations. That is why it’s so important to keep track.
Also, there are a lot of choices in the magical arena.
You can pick and choose which methods work best for
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you so; you need to keep track of what works for you per-
sonally and what doesn’t.
Charging Ritual
This rite is all-purpose and can be used to charge literally anything with magical energy. The charging will need to
be done according to an appropriate moon phase for the
type of charge desired. Once you have selected the item;
be it charm, talisman, candle, statue, whatever, you then
have to clean it. Ideally you should run it under clean,
cold water, but that is not always possible. If you have to dust it instead, that’s fine. Just do what you can. Afterwards, set up an altar table (any small table will do) with the following items:
• A cup of salt water
• An appropriately colored candle
• The tool, item, or object to be charged
Procedure
Begin by gathering all the tools and items necessary and
arranging the altar. Next, go into a meditation and reflect on what your goal for the ritual is, i.e. the type of charge you want the item to hold. The next step is to begin the
rite.Settle yourself before the altar and hold the item to be charged in your hands (if the item is too large, place
it on the altar and hold your hands above it). Close your
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eyes and see the item in your mind while at the same
time, sweeping your dominant hand over the item in your
other hand (or on the altar). Say, “ I neutralize energy not in harmony with me and fill you will with state intention
power! For the good of all and by Land, Sky and Sea, as I will, so shall it be !”
Repeat this chant three times and then pass the item
over the candle flame and sprinkle it with saltwater. The
charge has been made. The rite can now be concluded and
you should wrap the charged items in natural cloth of ap-
propriate colors until you use it in a spell. This keeps the item clean, safe, and fully charged until needed.
chapter 3
Magical Ethics
When you should;
when you shouldn’t … and why not!
There are several “rules” and laws regarding ethical the
use of magic and these rules are followed for a variety
of reasons; personal safety being among them. Some of
these rules include:
• Any spell that you cast should be cast with
the intention that it shall be ‘according to
free will and for the good of all’.
• Magic should not be done (solely) for
personal gain.
• What you send out returns to you.
• Work according to the moon phases.
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All of these magical laws have been found to be use-
ful and correct and they are all intertwined with one an-
other. They have been followed for untold generations in
one form or another by magically minded people.
I will briefly examine each of these rules individu-
ally and detail why they are necessary. Let’s start with:
Any spell that you cast should be cast with
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