Many Plants/ Herbs/ Roots / Resins such as dragons blood are usually relied upon for their protective properties, but they can be twisted toward malevolent purposes too.
In the Solomon Islands, the dragons blood tree. Dracaena, its believed to have sprung from the grave of a sea spirit. A powerful plant, whose resin is most frequently used in protection rituals, this hex utilizes the trees leaves.
Wrap a lime and a piece of ginger root in a dracaena leave lay it in the path of your target, Should he or she step on or over it, their life will be filled with great distress.
Dead Mans Rope Curse
The Renaissance magician, Corneluis Agrippa, discussed this hexing tool. Use a rope to obtain nine measurements from a dead man’s corpse. Measure each of the following three times each.
From the elbow to the longest finger, From the shoulder to the tip of the longest finger, From the head to the toe.
Keep the rope. Anyone subsequently measured with it will suffer misery, misfortune or worse.
Bottle Hex
Place your targets photograph inside a bottle, write their name on a piece of paper and put inside the bottle, too (alternative you can write there name on the back of the photo) stuffy holly and ivy into the bottle and some black ink and war water. Seal the bottle shut and bury it upside down.
War Water.
Once Upon a time, this formula was a mainstay of folk healers, who used it to treat anemia. Although It’s medical uses are no longer popular. This remains a very important magical formula
War water is used.
To gain protection, This is an extremely aggressive forceful spiritual cleaner.
To Reserve a curse and send it back where it came from.
To place a curse. War water is a traditional and allegedly potent during psychic warfare and witch wars.
Standard Protection War Water.
Place iron nails in a mason jar, Cut iron nail are recommended because they rust very easily, but any iron nails may be used. Add enough water to cover the nails leave this within seven to 10 days. Although the jar is usually kept shut. It should be opened periodically to encourage oxidation. Once the rusting process begins, more water may be added, Keep the jar in a refrigerator or other cool area. Strain the water and use as need.
You may continue adding water to the original nails virtually indefinitely. Some people have a water water starter lasting years akin to a sour dough starter. However, should mold or bacteria ever form, discard everything including the jar and start again from the beginning.
Standard Malevolent War Water
Collect war water from a fierce thunderstorm in a jar. Add Rusty nails, Sulfur and some of your own urine. Store this in a cold, dry place until you heed it.
This version is used to either place or reverse a hex. The rusted nails from a Protective formula may be used to create the Malevolent version
Benefits for health: calm headache,
stimulate appetite, aid digestion, antiseptic, antispasmodic, diaphoretic, mild analgesic, mild
bitter, mild sedative, relives wind
MEADOWSWEET:
Benefits for health: antacid,
anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, astringent
MUGWORT: psychic powers, protection, increases lust and fertility, prophetic
dreams, divination, relaxation, tranquillity, banishing, consecration (*Do not
ingest, and do not even handle if pregnant*)
NAIL: Protection spells
NARCISO: Love
NARDO: Love
NETTLE: protection, healing, lust
NUTMEG: Money, prosperity, good luck, protection, psychic abilities,
happiness, love, health
PANSY: divination, communication, happiness, love
PARSLEY: Protection in general, power, strength, lust, purification,
prosperity
Herbs: (Amount of each herb is up to you, I used about a teaspoon of each except the powdered garlic, which I used a little more of compared to the other herbs)
Powdered Garlic
Ground Black Pepper
Dried Cloves
Crystallized or Ground Ginger
Optional: Cayenne Pepper to enhance each of the herbs power/ energy.
Stones/Crystals (Optional):
Hematite (1 or more, completely up to you)
Other Materials:
Blue or Black Candle.
Jar
Paper
Pen or pencil
Directions:
1. Place or pour all of your herbs and your stone(s) into the jar.
2. Write the names of those you wish to protect (include your name as well) onto pieces of paper (1 piece of paper for each person, so I’d recommend that each piece be small pieces of paper).
3. (For this step if you are interested, you can inscribe a protective sigil into the candle with a knife, but this is completely optional) Light your candle of choice and let the wax melt onto the inside of the jar’s lid. Make sure that you can still close the lid after melting it onto the inside of the lid.
4. Say this as many times as you wish:
“May those I love and myself be protected from all harm so that we may live safely”
5. Blow out the candle and place the pieces of paper into the jar and close the jar.
After the spell is cast, keep the jar in a safe place. I haven’t touched the jar since I casted the spell, so I’m not sure what will happen if you were to open the jar. But I recommend that you don’t open the jar since the candle wax and the incantation basically sealed the spell, meaning that if you were to open it, the spell might break or stop working. So just try to keep it off the side out of harm’s way.
If you have more questions or anything to add feel free to send me an ask!
Here’s a little spell you can do for your own cats, or simply to bless a kitty you see on the street to keep it safe from danger. You will need:
♥ Catnip (cat magic, love, happiness)
♥ A cat treat
♥ A few flower petals
1. Find your chosen cat. Offer the catnip and/or treat; as they are eating, give them some chin rubs and pets. As you do so, visualize golden energy passing from your fingertips and coating the cat’s fur.
2. A quick little chant will do: “May this creature be safe from harm, never lonely, never hungry, and always loved.”
3. Sprinkle the flower petals where the cat was resting.
(a decoy acts as a “substitute” for you, which the curse will be redirected to instead of harming you; the decoy can then be cleansed or destroyed to remove the curse from it; sometimes you don’t get a choice and the decoy gets destroyed, and you have to make a new one if you still desire its protection)
I realize that others have written up posts on death witchcraft, but I decided to write one as resources on this craft are scarce and I know many are curious. Note that every witch practices the craft differently, and for different reasons; these are just my personal experiences based on myself and the death witches I’ve spoken to.
What is death witchcraft?
I personally define death witchcraft as using death to empower you rather than dishearten you. I reflect a lot upon the concept of death, come to terms with my own death, and work through spiritual “deaths” in my life, such as the death of friends or jobs of an aspect of my personality. Death witches work with and honor spirits of the dead (ghosts, ancestors) as well as the power of death itself (endings, resurrections). I embrace death as a new beginning, and a pivotal point in the cycle of life.
Does this answer sound familiar? Because I’ve said it before, here, here, here, here,here, here, here, and here. I get this question a lot, you see, which is why I’m making a post about it. (⌒_⌒)
Why do you do it?
As with many paths, every witch does it for different reasons. For some, it’s a fear, or similar fascination, with death and its inevitability. Some practice it to find peace with death, and the dead. Some combine it with chthonic worship. And some just think it’s cool shit. No matter the reason, death witchcraft is one of the more emotionally tolling and obscure crafts out there. So if you’re interested, be prepared to commit.
What do you do in the craft?
A lot of spirit work, mainly caring for the dead. Ways I do this include tending to graveyards, giving offerings to the dead, helping the dead pass on, and helping people through mourning. I do a lot of shadow work, where I face my fears about death and the “deaths” in my life, and come to terms with accepting it. I also honor ancestors, honor different cultures’ funeral rites, and necromancy.
Other witches combine the craft with vulture culture, or becoming a mortician or funerary holder. I personally do not.
What is necromancy?
Necromancy is divination through the dead. Basically–talking to the dead to receive insights into the present or future. Necromancy can be performed in many different ways, including but not limited to summonings, bone throwing, pendulum readings, and other rituals. No, there’s no reanimating of the dead; many necromancers are strictly against that, if it is at all possible.
Some necromancers are death witches; some are not. I know many death witches who incorporate divination into their path, but would not call it necromancy. The lines seem to be blurred here. But because I receive so many questions on it, I figured I’d include it in the FAQ.
Is death witchcraft religious?
Well, uh … yes and no. Considering how much work death witches do with the spirits of a dead, a general belief in the afterlife is common among death witches. However, I do know some death witches who engage in past life work as an aspect of their craft instead of working with ghosts. Death witchcraft has the capability of neatly fitting into most kinds of religious belief, if necessary.
Is death witchcraft a “dark” path?
No. In my opinion, at least, no. The only thing “dark” about death witchcraft is that it involves, well, death, an idea which many people are uncomfortable with. And it can be a hard and draining path. But, dark? Or unethical? Not at all.
Are there any rules to death witchcraft?
The only rule I can think of that I would ever even think to enforce is to respect both the dead and the living. The dead are not your slaves, they’re not there to give you power; they’re just as valuable as we are. Respect them, and they’ll respect you.
If not, feel free to shoot me an ask! As you can see I love answering questions (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
OP’s Note: You may notice that a lot of these answers are mine. That’s because this post reflects my views on the craft, explicitly. I will also be updating it as I receive more asks and make more posts in the future.
