Hello! I see a lot of spells utilizing rose thorns, which is great! Rose thorns are inherently protective, and have loads of uses. BUT, I’ve got a quick PSA.
Please remove the branch BEFORE you harvest your thorns, if you are not already doing so. If you only remove the thorns, you open your rosebush up to the possibility of infection from all of its new wounds. If your rose bush gets a fungal infection on that limb, why, it’ll need to be removed anyway.
Rose limbs can be easily removed by using a pair of sharp, clean pruners, and making a 45 degree angle cut, sloping away from and roughly ¼" above an OUTWARD facing bud or leaf union. I know that seems complicated, but I promise, it’s not. It’s just specific.Happy witching!
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Birthday Invocation to Lucifer in the Five Directions
So, I wrote this ritual and did it last night, for my birthday. I now have some critiques of my own ritual which I will go into in another post, but it worked well enough so I am sharing it here anyway.
Caps are used to indicate everything that is NOT a spoken part of the script.
This ritual involves a temporary self-piercing. Do not attempt self-piercing without knowledge of how to do it properly or without sanitary supplies. I used self-piercing because I am a kinkster who has done many safe play piercings on myself and others, and because I am a masochist who is comfy using endorphins to induce an altered state. The point of that part of the ritual is to connect with and honor yourself. Use an alternative if self-piercing is not right for you! I am sure you can figure something else out.
NEEDED SUPPLIES:
- CHALK OR SOMETHING ELSE TO MAKE THE CIRCLE/PENTAGRAM ON THE GROUND
- TAROT CARDS TO REPRESENT DIRECTIONS– I USED THE ACES OF ALL SUITS AND THE MAGICIAN FOR THE CENTER
- FEATHER
- CANDLE OR INCENSE AND MATCHES/LIGHTER
- WATER AND BOWL/JUG/BOTTLE TO HOLD IT– MY FRIEND GAVE ME A BOTTLE OF ECLIPSE WATER AT THE LAST SECOND, WHICH WAS REALLY NICE!
- RED GRAPES OR OTHER FRUIT THAT PARTICIPANTS CAN ALL EAT/ARE NOT ALLERGIC TO, AND BOWL FOR THE SAME
- NEEDLES FOR RITUAL PIERCING
- RUBBING ALCOHOL AND OTHER SANITARY SUPPLIES FOR RITUAL PIERCING/ACCESS TO FIRST AID SUPPLIES/BANDAGES IN CASE OF TOO MUCH BLOOD
- SHARPS CONTAINER FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF NEEDLES
INSTRUCTIONS
THIS RITUAL IS DESIGNED TO BE PERFORMED ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. YOU CAN ADAPT IT FOR OTHER OCCASIONS.
DRAW CIRCLE WITH CHALK. USE A COMPASS TO FIND THE DIRECTIONS, AND MARK THEM ON THE GROUND. DRAW THE SIGIL OF LUCIFER IN THE CENTER. OR MAKE IT A BIG PENTAGRAM. DO WHAT THOU WILT.
TAROT CARDS ARE USED TO REPRESENT LUCIFER’S ASPECTS IN THE FOUR ELEMENTS—THE ACES OF EACH SUIT FOR THE FOUR ELEMENTS, AND THE MAGICIAN TO SYMBOLIZE THE CONFLUENCE OF ALL. (OTHER CARDS MAY BE USED INSTEAD OR ADDITIONALLY AS DESIRED.
ARRANGE RITUAL COMPONENTS IN THEIR PROPER DIRECTIONS. FEATHER FOR EAST, INCENSE OR CANDLE FOR SOUTH, WATER FOR WEST, FRUIT FOR NORTH. PLACE CORRESPONDING TAROT CARDS BESIDE THEM. GENERALLY SWORDS GO TO THE EAST, WANDS TO THE SOUTH, CUPS TO THE WEST AND PENTACLES TO THE NORTH. YOU CAN ADD OTHER OFFERINGS AND SYMBOLS FOR EACH OF THE ELEMENTS– IN THE EAST I ADDED A PRISM TO REPRESENT LIGHT, AND TO HOLD DOWN THE TAROT CARD AND FEATHER BECAUSE IT WAS OUTSIDE AND WINDY.
IN THE CENTER, PLACE YOUR CARD REPRESENTING LUCIFER, FOR ME, THE MAGICIAN. I ALSO HAD A PRAYER CANDLE I MADE FOR HIM BESIDE IT.
RITUAL PARTICIPANTS STAND AROUND THE CIRCLE. YOU CAN HAVE THE RITUAL PARTICIPANTS CHOOSE TO ORIENT THEMSELVES TO THE DIRECTIONS/ELEMENTS THAT THEY FEEL MOST ALIGNED WITH.
OFFICIATOR/SUPPLICANT IN THE CENTER, TO INVOKE THE FIVE DIRECTIONS.
I READ THESE WORDS OUT OF MY GRIMOIRE, BUT I KIND OF WISH I HAD JUST TRANCED OUT AND IMPROVISED. TRYING TO SPEAK FROM A SCRIPT WAS DISTRACTING AND PROBABLY UNNECESSARY.
SCRIPT
EAST
In the East you are the Morning Star,
The Prince of the powers of the Air,
The angel of Music,
The bringer of illumination,
The thunder and the flash,
The rebel who falls like lightning from Heaven,
The blinding revelation and purity of thought.
You are truth and liberation.
LET A FEATHER FALL TO THE GROUND
SOUTH
In the South you dance with Lilith in the dust storm.
You tempt Christ in the desert.
You are the flames that sear and purify,
You are that which burns and is not consumed.
You are the Great Red Dragon and the woman cloaked with Sun.
You are passion and lust.
LIGHT CANDLE OR INCENSE
WEST
In the West you are the Evening Star,
The first to shine in the face of night.
You are the solace of all souls who perished in the flood,
The patron of the sprites and spirits of the waters.
You are the tears of Heaven falling as rain.
You are black baptisms in the dark waters of night.
You are sorrow and healing.
ANOINT ALL WITH WATER
NORTH
In the North you are the serpent of Eden,
You are the Fruit of Knowledge and we eat its flesh in remembrance of you.
You are the Darklight and the Aurora Borealis.
You are the witching hour in the wild dark forest.
The emerald from your broken crown became the sacred Earth.
You are the God of this world.
You are life, and you are creation.
ALL EAT FRUIT (EVERYONE TOOK THE FRUIT DIRECTLY FROM MY FINGERS WITH THEIR LIPS, LIKE COMMUNION. IT WAS REALLY NICE)
CENTER
Within my flesh you guide me towards my higher self,
My Inner Power, that unsuspected and infinite resource.
You are the breath that blows the spark of my divinity into a raging fire.
You are the waters that heal me and the shuddering ground beneath my feet.
You are the friend of my progress,
The lover of my potential.
You are the bringer of Apotheosis.
Be with me on this the day of my birth,
And act as midwife to me as I am born again and again in this life.
RITUAL SELF-PIERCING OF/BY SUPPLICANT. IF ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS, FIND A SYMBOLIC ALTERNATIVE! LUCIFER HATES COERCION. IF YOU HAVE NO EXPERIENCE WITH SAFE, SANITARY SELF-PIERCING, ALSO DON’T DO THIS, FOR THE LOVE OF SATAN AND ALL THAT IS UNHOLY!
TO END THE RITUAL, ALL LINK HANDS AND SAY:
ALL:
Be it so!
OK, here’s a tarot spread I made up for talking to Lucifer.
It’s an inverted cross, because bite me, that’s why.
- Who are you to me?
- Who am I to you?
- When did you enter my life?
- What must I learn?
- What can I give you?
- Anything else?
I did a whole ritual to accompany this. I cleared the kitchen table and set up two chairs, one for me and one for the devil. I lit my homemade Lucifer prayer candle, and some frankincense (because if Jesus can have nice things Lucifer can too, dammit). I put on my moldavite pendant, and some Ruth White on the stereo. Then I sat down and invited Lucifer to come sit with me. I shared a piece of fruit with him, because Eden/knowledge/you know the story. Then I shuffled the cards and commenced the reading.
You don’t have to do a whole song and dance like that, but I do recommend you take some steps to consciously invite Lucifer to the reading and make him comfortable. Make sure you are making yourself comfortable too, and avoid “sucking up” excessively. Your mileage may vary, but I find he hates it when I place him too far above me. Be a little egalitarian about it. Invite him to your table like a friend, and behave as a generous host.
I’m not going to share my results because that’s between me and the devil. Please feel free to use this spread if you like, and alter it to suit your needs. Obviously it could be adapted to talk to many other deities, although the inverted cross shape might not be your jam in that case.
Simple Sigil Casting Template
Here’s a little sigil casting spell template I just worked out. I’m a newb witch so I don’t know how y’all experienced folks will feel about it. It’s not exactly the most original thing in the world, but what I like about it is its adaptability. You could do pretty much anything with this format.
NEED:
- Pre-charged sigil on small piece of paper
- Bowl, fireproof, maybe in a color that corresponds to your intent in your mind
- Lighter/matches/way to make fire
- Herbs relevant to your spell, also taglocks and anything else you want to add.
This is a good spell to do OUTSIDE. You will be burning shit and scattering ashes.
1. Before doing any of this you need to design and charge your sigil and have it ready on a little piece of paper.
2. Roll the sigil paper loosely into a little tube, maybe with dry herbs inside, if desired. Taglock could also be rolled inside. Take time to think about the importance of each ingredient in your spell as you add it!
3. Place the little sigil roll in the bottom of the bowl. I guess you could tie a thread or ribbon around it if you’re fancy like that, but it burns better if you keep it loose.
4. Add other herbs and components one at a time, visualizing the intended effect of each in your spell. It’s nice to add powder/granular substances that can’t be rolled up easily this way– salt or pepper, for example– or liquids.
5. Swirl the ingredients and sigil roll around the bottom of the bowl. I like to do this in a clockwise direction for “benign” spells and counter-clockwise for more “malevolent” spells. But do whatever the fuck you want. While you do this, visualize what you want to happen with your spell. If you like to chant or recite something, this is a good time to do so. I just silently visualize instead of making up clever rhymes. Your paper sigil roll should eventually be pretty coated in the ingredients at the bottom of the bowl. They don’t have to stick to it, but the entire outside of the sigil roll should have pretty much touched them at some point.
6. Light that shit up! Use caution, of course. You’re playing with fire. As it burns, imagine the effects of your spell being unleashed on the world.
7. When the sigil roll and herbs/materials inside it have been entirely reduced to ashes and there is no sign of anything actually burning anymore, scatter the ashes to the wind.
8. Please cleanse yourself and your bowl afterwards, you sweet silly goober, especially if cursing. I like to use smoke cleansing on myself. For the bowl, I feel like a good scrubbing with soap and water will do– especially if you scrub circularly in the OPPOSITE direction that you swirled your ingredients around (clockwise if you went counter-clockwise while casting the spell, and vice versa.)
9. ?????
10. PROFIT!
Church of the Morningstar 