Magic alphabet Litilmensku letur - letters of little people

This magic alphabet, cute little creatures known to us as brownies, and in England like brownie.

cute brownie they will be happy to keep order in the house, protect it and get information about everyone who stepped over the threshold of the house, if you need. They are best settled in furniture, on working tools, right in the walls of the house. That is, apply letters it is necessary in inconspicuous places of cabinets, doors, corners of the house. All these brownies they love cleanliness very much, so you will have to regularly clean your home, ventilate all corners, sort out household utensils and clothes. Otherwise brownie they will mope, take offense at you and may fall asleep.

But the cleaning process itself with these brownies will be greatly reduced and turned into an easy and not burdensome matter.

In charge brownie includes alerting you that it's time to update your wardrobe, fix some thing, replenish stocks. They will perceive all new clothes as gifts for themselves, which they will carefully take care of.

Letters are a pastiche of the British magic alphabet for Icelandic needs. Therefore, a tight connection to the Celtic holidays was preserved and the settlement brownies to your apartment is best done on Samhain (Halloween). brownie love the energies of the wheel of the year, as well as small, modest celebrations of each celebration will be additional nourishment for them.

1. Window, large. Keep windows clean. From thieves and the curious.
2. Curtain. One. Lives in curtains, linen, tablecloths. Monitors the cleanliness of these, so as not to wrinkle, keeps from stains.
3. Shelves in a bedside table, a small closet. Order in lockers, chests of drawers, chests.
4. Wardrobe. Order in wardrobes. From dust, mess, confusion.
5. Wardrobe for hats. Draw on the hat. Keeps track of clothes taken out of the closet and accessories.
6. Door handle. Protects from thieves, warns about visitors.
7. Butler. Maintains overall order in the house and in the yard.
8. Key keeper. So that the keys are not lost. Variety. In the old days, in large houses it was especially important, since wardrobes, chests of drawers were locked with a key, every room, many utility rooms, and even the piano was often locked at night.
9. Chandelier. Monitors utensils in the house, household items.
10. Mushroom (pocket) on the wall. How the fungus spreads by spores. From dust and mold. Can spy at the same time
11. Gunsmith. For the care of edged weapons. May be suitable for maintenance of garden tools, repair tools.

12-16 is a special group brownies for application to the corners of a room or large furniture. If they are used for a room, then letters:

13 - it is better to keep in the corner and the sector where you have cabinets or a place to store things that are constantly taken out for use and then put back, where the cycle of things is eternal.

14 - best kept in the corner of the office, where there is a desktop or in a place where you are used to thinking and making decisions.

16- it’s good to keep in the corner of the living room so that conversations can be argued and it won’t be boring.

12 - in the corner of any room where you need to withdraw information.

12. Eavesdropping

13. Collects

14. Thinks

15. Window. Protection of attic windows, back doors, basement windows. Collects gossip from the street.

16. Speaks

Set 17-21 brownie is the guardian and guardian of the house. Litera 17 serves as a mink or perch, where the guards will live and rest. Nornykh, letters 18-19, it is best to settle on the veranda, at the porch, at the front door, and flying, letters 19-20 - in the attic, mezzanines.

17. Mink/perch

18. Search for missing things. Espionage. Cleaning hard to reach places. Gets rid of linings, hidden debris.

19. Collects money, finds and returns lost valuables, can steal something from a visitor at home.

20. An invisible guard who will watch the thief or intruder, quietly report his presence, track down where the pest came from.

20. An aggressive guard who will raise the alarm and attack the intruder will not let him leave.

21. Bat. An aggressive guard who will raise the alarm and attack
intruder, will not let go.

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The ancient magical alphabet of the Druids, known as OGAM, was created simultaneously with the runes in the 2nd-4th century, but became most widespread in the 5th-9th century. It is schematically depicted in the form of dashes, where at the base is the earth from which the roots, trunks and branches of plants stretch.

Collectively forms FIONA'S SHIELD or FIONA'S WINDOW.

Each sign carries the meaning of the tree and its energy. It is like a seal with which you can connect to the desired stream.

There is a classic OGAM which includes plants that grew in the times and lands of the Druids. But in the same way, other plants have their own “seal”. So I'll give an extended version here.

You can learn more in detail and learn about the possibilities of using OGAM in your practice in my classes.

In this article, I will only slightly touch the ancient knowledge. More information can be found in my book.

Ancient Ogham is divided into 5 parts (aikme -aicme) in each of which there are several signs.

B. BEH. Beth.

Birch, the tree of new beginnings. Protection of children and women. Under it, divination and healing are carried out.

L. LWESH. Luis.

Rowan. Support and help of ancestors. Clairvoyance. Witch guard. The distinction between good and evil.

F. FAIR-n. Fearn.

Alder. Tree of self-management, magic and learning. Brings efficiency to actions and intentions. Bridge between worlds. Strength. Energy.

S. SAHL-yuh. Saille.

Willow. Management of external and internal rhythms of a woman. Intuition. Fertility.

N. NEE-uhn. Nuin.

Ash. Doors between worlds. Magic.

H.HOO-ah. Huatha.

Hawthorn. Patience. Restraint. Purification of the heart. Managing your shadow.

D. DOOR. Douir.

Oak. Strength.Resilience.Protection. Light. Inspiration.

T. Chin-yuh. Tinne. Holly. Holly. Balance. Justice. Truth.

K. Cull. call. Hazel. Wisdom. Vision. Justice. Divination. Creation.

Q. KWAIRT. Quert. Apple tree. Feminine perfection.

Pear. Feminine essence and inner support.

M. MUHN. Muin. Grapes, blackberries. Relief from restrictions. Creation.

G. GORT. Gort. Ivy. Binding. Catalyst of magical processes.

Ng. NYEH-tl. Ngetal. Reed, broom. Healing. Wisdom. Music. Information.

St. Z. STRAHF. Straif. Blackthorn. Protection.

R. RWESH. Ruis. Elder. The end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Transformation.

Palm. Fertility. Growth rate. Extension.

A. AHL-m. Ailim. Fir. Insight. Strength. Progress.

O UHN. Ohn. Oon. Gorse, gorse. Knowledge. Protection. Wisdom.

U. OO-rah. Ur. Ura. Heather. Luck. Achievement of the goal. Changes for the better.

E. EH-yuh. Eadha. White poplar. Endurance.

I. EE-yoh. Idho. Yoho. Iubhar. Yew. Connection with ancestors. Death-rebirth transformation. Immortality.

Eucalyptus. Strength. Health. Integrity.

Forfeda. The fifth aikme, added in the 4th century, represents Greek diphthongs.

K. Koad. Sacred grove. Wisdom.

O.I. Oir. Euonymus. Axis of the world. Sustainability. Social implementation.

ui. Pion. Pine. Fire in the night. Lighthouse. Shows and lights the way. The bearer of light. Helps to let go of guilt and transform energy into positivity.

IO. vi. Vinlean. Honeysuckle. Wisdom. Righteous judgment.

MOR. Mor. Sea. Love.

F. P.H. Phagos. Beech. All the knowledge of the world ever recorded in books. Whole year. Going beyond past experience.

AE. Hamamelis. Witch hazel. Magic. Protection and cleansing from black magic influence.

P.PEITH. Pethbol. Kalina. Women Health. Dance of life in the labyrinth.

WUA. Bindweed. Endless potential.

Uchalwydd. Mistletoe. Transcendence.

OIU. Sun.

Druid's signature.

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Chapter II

Preliminary preparations

your witch name

Entering the path of practicing the Black Art, you must take on a new witch name in addition to the old, mundane one. Bad rumor calls him nom du Diable (devilish). Nothing like this. At least not in the sense they mean. The witch name is a very important part of your witch personality and from now on you will be known by this name to your companions who practice the Black Art.
Many witches or sorcerers choose a name that is closely associated with magic and the supernatural. They often stop at the names of famous beings or legendary practitioners of Black Magic.
For example, if you are a male, you can choose the name of a legendary sorcerer, such as: Zyto, Balaam, Elymas, or Cyprian; or an alternative such as: Merlin, Althotas, Vergilius or Vandermast.
A witch would do well with Morgana, Armida, Vivienne or Melusina, Brisen, Nimue, Hellawes or Fredegonda, Nocticula, Bensozia, Sidonia or even Urganda. Or you can choose a more classical name like Apollonius, Medea or Circe, or an ancient Egyptian like Nectanebo or Arnuphis or maybe something really complicated like Diancecht, Osmandine or Ansuperomin.
Your right to choose. You must find something that suits you, that awakens the strength of your senses for the unseen world, gives you a sense of nervous trembling and makes you feel very powerful and no less sinister. If you don't want to choose a name from the legends, try to play on the names of gods and demigods from mythologies: Greek, Roman, Scandinavian, Celtic, whatever you want. In that
In this case, finding out your zodiac sign and the planet and the legends associated with them can be a very good clue. For example, if you are an artist or craftsman and were born under the sign of Taurus, then you can dwell on the name Daedalus, meaning that through the artisan sorcerer King Minoz, the leader of the Cretan cult of the Buffalo, we thus associate the Buffalo with Taurus. Or else, if you are a female witch and born under the sign of Taurus, ruled by Venus, then you may decide that the name "Ariadne" - the daughter of King Minos and the bride of Theseus, will be suitable especially because it comes from Aradia - one of the main spiritual forces in the witch world.
The third method that can give results is numerological. Add up all the numbers that make up the name you know best, using this pattern to link the letters to the numbers:

01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09
A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R
S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

Add the resulting numbers together until they give a single digit as follows:

J	0	H	N		S	M	I	T	H
1+	6+	8+	05=		1+	4+	9+	2+	08=
=20				+	=24
=44 = 4+4 =8

Now, applying numerological numbers, we have the following traditional planetary distribution:
1. Sun
2. Moon
3. Mars
4. Mercury
5. Jupiter
6. Venus
7. Saturn
8. Uranus
9. Neptune

The name John Smith corresponds to a planet named Uranus. The next step should be to consult a book of classical myths and legends to find everything related to Uranus. You will find a lot of material for a name, especially if you use a book on comparative mythology that shows the connection between the legends of different cultures.
If none of these methods works or suits you, then you must do something else: rely on your intuition, listen to the mood and come up with a name yourself. This is the best way; the previous methods are only hints and helpers.
In this case, proceed to the enumeration of names. Think about them mentally and listen to your subconscious. This is indeed the best path, as ultimately the subconscious mind is what we should be orientated towards. The witch name is intended to serve as an expression of your true nature. It should show who you really are. There are covens of witches in England today whose female members use magical personal names of floral origin: Rosemary, Japonica, Aubretia, Flora, etc.
Some witches take suitable names in Latin, like "Sapiens dominabiturastris" or "Omnia viricam" may be a little ecclesiastical in tone, but perfectly legal, although in my opinion they are less effective than the much more sonorous names of the legends. Choose only what suits you. It takes a little time. When you write a name on your witch tools, you must stick to it. It is impossible to revise the witch's name. When accepting your witch name, you must keep it very secret, as the name can become one of the keys to your subconscious. You will use it when you wish to "turn on" to perform an enchantment; this is usually followed by saying the name to yourself when you begin to use the powers of the pyramid.
You can open it only to witches - your close friends, those who are closely related to you and are part of your witch group or coven.
As already mentioned, you must also write the name on your witchcraft tools, using special witchcraft rules for this. This brings me to the next topic.

These are the letters of your magical alphabet. You should always use these letters when writing your name. They are very easy to learn and with a little practice you will be able to write them quickly.

The letters of the witchcraft runic alphabet are called differently by the practitioners of the Black Craft, this is reflected in the writings of Runes of Honorious or The Ban Script. This last name has nothing to do with Greek or Egyptian myths. Some witches believe that they are a relic of the time of Atlantis, others think that they have a connection with the cabalistic work "Enochian Script" of the Elizabethan astrologer and magician - Dr. John Dee.
Be that as it may, the letters of the witchcraft runic alphabet are very ancient and have been used since time immemorial by witches as a magical alphabet on which spells and inscriptions are written.
You will use these scripts not only to write your witch's name on your magical tools, but also to write your name on your witch's jewelry.

Marks of Excellence

All witches and sorcerers usually possess a number of items which are often known to occult workers as jewels; witches wear these items as a set of jewels, indicating belonging to the Black Magic. Often, jewels in runic writing are engraved with the witch's name, the symbol adopted by the coven (showing her belonging to it) and the rank of the witch in the coven, if she occupies some position in the witch's hierarchy. The jewels usually serve three purposes: they serve as a means of recognition between members of different covens; provide a talismanic link to the hive mind of their own group, whereby they connect to the elemental forces that come during the Sabbat; and third, sometimes as a means of "sending" spells. In this case, they serve as a surface for reflecting spells.
This same reflective surface is often used by hypnotists when they wish to put their subjects into a trance state. The ring and key chain, which often contain gems, are basically the only pieces of jewelry worn in recent times.
However, one gem not included in this last category is hidden and displayed only at the sabbats in the form of a garter.
This stone and girdling cord I will consider last.

Witch Jewels

Necklace, bracelet, ring and pendant, encircling cord and garter.
Necklace: The necklace is usually worn by female members of spellcasting groups only on the Sabbat and Esbat. It has in all probability the same origin as the pendant and the garter. Some witches claim that this is related to the eleven Brismgamen necklaces that belonged to Freya, the Norse goddess of love.
Others argue, based on the use of acorns in the necklace as beads, that this tradition originates from the worship of Dione of Ephesus, whose worshipers represent their deity with a head in an acorn-shaped cap of hair. The number of beads for a necklace is often a multiple of nine or thirteen. However, in addition, the beads can be made from any material that you like best: metal, stone, wood, on the only condition: that they are large enough and elegant. Amber is the same favorite material as turquoise and agate. Many witches like to string the beads themselves on a string, after first cleaning the beads with fire and water, and charge them with their own witch name, as is done with other magical devices when they are made. The main methods of purification by fire and water and magical "charging" are given in this chapter below.
Bracelet: This is usually made of copper or silver and is worn by both witches and sorcerers as an identification mark. However, unlike the necklace, along with the witch's name, it is engraved with the symbol of the coven (which often depicts an animal; such as an owl, cat, or snake) and their rank in the coven. Usually only two ranks are distinguished - the triangle and the highest rank - the pentagram. If the head of the coven is a man, then he is called a master or master, if a woman is a high priestess. These are mostly honorary ranks.
and titles. In most cases, this is simply an indicator of seniority in the group. Sometimes they point to the power of the witch (see chapter 7) "Witch Sabbath. How to organize it." Sometimes members of the coven may wear bracelets to indicate the rank of the triangle, and a pendant the degree of the pentagram. In case you do not belong to the coven, then the name written in witchcraft runic writing will be enough. In addition, you can choose any amulet symbols of good luck, such as your zodiac and planet signs.
The ring and pendant are also magical jewelry. They usually serve as the only witchcraft jewelry, apart from the necklace, which itself has gems. These are the main "charming" jewels, and the more incomprehensible and unusual the jewel, the better it serves its purpose. As for appearance and cost, this is entirely a matter of individual taste and economy. According to tradition, the best magical witch stones are sapphire and opal. However, the most precious, as well as semi-precious stones, are also suitable, especially those that traditionally have the effect of protecting against the evil eye and witchcraft. They really are excellent accumulators of witchcraft energy, and even if you used to wear your jewelry just like an amulet for good luck, now thanks to them you have a means of influencing other people, they help you send spells, the evil eye, and they protect you. According to the principle: fight with fire with fire!
Here is a list of some of those magical gemstones that you can use to adorn your ring or pendant: Amber, Diamond, Onyx, Beryllium, Emerald, Peridot, Heliotrope, Jade, Sardonyx, Carbuncle, Jasper, Andalusite, Carnelian, Agate, Ruby, Coral, Lapis lazuli, Turquoise, Cat's eye, Moonstone, Zircon.

You can engrave your witch name on the back of a ring or pendant, or around the stone itself. Sometimes the signs of the zodiac are also applied, occasionally even a cabalistic word of power such as Ararila, Tetragram-maton, Mehafclon, Ananizapta or Shemhamphorash.
By the way, it's a very good idea, which some witches have, to use a poison ring as a jewel. The inner cavity of the ring itself is very handy for hiding either written spells you carry or love drink powders that make someone fall in love, which are thus easier to pour into an unsuspecting person's drink.
The metal from which the ring or pendant is made can be whatever you wish. And here is a list of metals used by witches to magically stimulate their own witchcraft character traits.

Gold - energy and overall success;
Silver - intuition and magical abilities;
Copper - success in love;
Brass, bronze - mental psychic abilities;
Tin - expansiveness and generosity;
Iron - courage and aggressive instincts;
Lead - stability.

Sometimes an alloy is made from all or several of them, depending on the required orientation. The resulting alloy is called magical. But this is the work of a specialist. Gold, silver or copper is a common set of metals used in our craft.
Like other jewelry, the ring and pendant must be cleaned and consecrated with water and fire during the waxing moon, and named after the owner.
And, finally, we come to the consideration of secret, hidden signs - the witch's girdle cord and garter. A girdle cord, often red in color, is used for several practical purposes, the least of which is to hold up your cloak or witch's ritual attire. It is made to a precisely defined length with knots tied in certain places. These knots are used to measure the diameter of your magic circle when marking it out. Many witches use the cord as a type of rosary when they perform repeated spells, turning the knots as they speak, like beads. A description of the manufacture is given below in the section titled: "Your magical working tool."
The garter is the most original insignia worn by witches. It is usually hidden. The garter is worn openly only at meetings of the entire witch group.
There are many styles of witch garters. The traditional color is red, although black, blue and green are also found. Often the witch has a garter made of velvet with silk on the back, male versions of the garters can be of snakeskin, crocodile skin of some kind with blue silk on the inside. The garter is fastened with gold or silver-plated buckles. Sometimes tiny gold or silver bells are also sewn on, reminiscent of those worn by English folk dancers dressed as heroes of the Robin Hood legend.
On the front side of the garter is embroidered the witch's name, the symbol of the coven, and if available, the rank of the coven. Sometimes signs are also added, which are written on a witch's knife with a black Athame handle.
Garters are always worn over the left knee and, let me reiterate, only at witchcraft activities and ceremonies, and while casting spells. The garter completes the sorceress's jewelry list. Most of these are optional, except for the necklace if the sorceress is a woman. Why this last exception exists, I don't know. However, this is a tradition in witchcraft practice that a witch must adhere to if she truly wishes to act in full accordance with witchcraft laws and customs.

Dressing style

This is something that is a contentious issue in the wizarding world. Many practitioners claim that the best way to perform magic is the traditional method: completely naked.
Others, equally traditional, argue that it is not necessary and that ritual clothing or capes must be worn. The arguments for nudity are that clothing prevents the manifestation of your witchcraft power.
I never thought it was completely meaningless. Witchcraft energy is not retained by simple clothing. She walks through walls and traverses vast distances quite freely, so why would a few light robes be such a barrier to her? No, the main reason for nudity is psychological.
Nudity bestows a state of liberation from the tension of worldly concerns, sexual inhibition - this is the goal that is achieved by this.
Therefore, if you feel that it is the absence of clothes that can set you up to work in a state of mind where your magical will will work better, then you must definitely do the following: close the door. Caution first! Remember the peeping mother-in-law.
However, for those who live in cooler climates or who are not enamored with the idea of ​​nude pranks, a cape may be an alternative. At its simplest, it is a long piece of fabulously heavy black material folded in half, with a head hole cut out at the top. The sides are sewn together at the top, within nine inches of the top, leaving an opening for the arms. The cape should hang almost to the ground. She girdles with a cord. However, many witches and sorcerers prefer more elaborate or more beautiful cloaks of various colors. The cape may be blue, purple, red, gray, or white, often with the addition of a hood or hooded robe draped over the head for greater facelessness during the ritual. You can wear special sandals or leave your feet bare.
However, let me give you some advice: "When you form a sabbat, a certain uniformity of clothing is desirable. Often diligent witches have two sets of clothing for the following reason: one clothing is uniform for the ritual holidays of Sabbat and Esbat, and the other, more individual, for personal use ( private practice).
Your witch name and appropriate insignia may be embroidered on the hem or breast of the cape if you wish, but this is not required. Indeed, the cape itself is not so necessary. It serves only as a psychological support in order to tune your subconscious mind into an appropriate state for magic. All rituals and witchcraft actions can be freely performed in ordinary, everyday clothes. The disadvantage of ordinary clothes is that you cannot fall and fight on the ground in it.

Witch's working tool

In order to successfully perform any witchcraft ritual, you must have your own set of basic traditional working tools.
Without them, even the most powerful born witches and sorcerers are powerless while working at a distance from their victim. They are the tools of your craft in the same way that an easel and brushes are an artist's.
The magical action is cumulative. You begin by cleaning the newly acquired substances and objects. Purify or demagnetize them with salt water and fumigate with incense, then charge them with your own concentrated witchcraft energy.
From these charged substances and objects, you then make your witchcraft tools, with the help of which you send your spell. There are five main witchcraft tools; complete set - eight. There are even smaller tools that deserve more attention than ordinary household tools. For example: sewing needles, cutting scissors, white-handled knife, etc. Keep them separate if you use them for witchcraft.
A list of the essential items that you will need and that you should collect in your witchcraft closet is listed at the end of this chapter in the list of other useful items.

Basic magical working tool

Witch Knife - also known as Athame or Bolline,
- witch's cord - already mentioned, known in different ways: as a girdle cord or belt,
- witches' censer - an amulet or censer, also known as a censer,
- a witch's bowl - also known as a magic cup,
- witch spell book - known by various names: witch bible, work book, or book of shadows.

Runic writing on a magic cup
Runic writing on a black knife
Runic inscriptions on the censer
Runic writing on a wand
Runic writing on a lamp

With these simple yet basic tools you will be able to make all the other magical items that will be mentioned on the following pages: wand, magic mirror or crystal, candlesticks, pentagram, mandrake, rowan talisman and all talismans, love potions, incense, images, amulets, everything you need in this craft. The methods and means of making these items will be discussed in the book under the appropriate headings.
In order to make your working tool, you must learn how to cleanse and consecrate all your raw materials with salt, water, and incense. Theoretically, salt, water and frankincense, as it were, symbolize the four basic elements of wisdom - earth, water, fire, which, in the language of alchemy and witchcraft, together with air, symbolically form the basis for the material universe. Before charging objects with your own will and concentrated witchcraft energy, you must cleanse them, symbolically using these four main components to "wash" the object from all external vibrations. This should be done in order to turn him into a servant to perform the assigned magical task. In the pages that follow, this purification process will be referred to as "cleansing something with fire and water."

Recipe for cleansing with salt, water, frankincense

Basically, any word can be used to clear anything, from long ecclesiastical-sounding Latin power invocations to simple alliteration. Witches generally prefer the latter. Here are two spells that can be used for cleansing that are partly based on the principle of alliteration:
Taking a small handful of new salt and dropping it into a goblet of fresh water, breathe these words into the surface of the water, mentally conjuring up in yourself a figurative picture - (and this is the most important point) with all the faith, will, imagination that you can call. A slightly bluish light begins to float above the water as you do so. Water and land where you are thrown. No more spells, no more bad intentions.
Now it's not just salt and water, but energized cleansing salt and water that you'll use to prepare your work tools. Likewise, throwing a few grains of good quality church incense into the blazing charcoal in the ashtray, chant with your hand outstretched from above:

Creation of fire, I charge you
Not a single phantom remains.
All my will is directed to you.
That is my word, so be it!

censer

Again a simple process. Buy a new metal ashtray or censer, preferably with small legs or a stand, to raise its base off the tabletop and prevent a fire.
The censer is prepared only with the growing moon. Fill it one inch with sand to insulate it from burning coals. Then purify the censer with charged fire and cleansing water, as you did with the goblet. Draw the necessary symbols around it, chanting the following symbols (words) and again charging them with light. "Blessed be you, creature of fire!" You can mix some dragon tree resin with your paint for added strength.
Write your witch name around the base, repeating the letters and charging them as you did. Finish writing the letters with the words "So be it!" Now your censer is ready. With her and the goblet, you will henceforth perform all purifications with water and fire. Now that we have all of our main consecration tools, let's look at one of the most important witchcraft tools.

Ritual knife with black handle ATHAME

Inscriptions on the working tool.
Athame or the black-handled witch's knife is the tool we use to draw magic circles and other inscriptions that are associated with many of the spells we cast. Some witches, following the cabalistic tradition from the old magical grimoire (fr.), using the key of Solomon, also use a white-handled knife, using it first to make a circle, and then for everything that should be ritually buried, engraved, cut off , pierced. Most modern witches, however, categorize the white-handled knife as an auxiliary tool and rely solely on Athame for their operations.
Buy a steel knife with a black handle; the blade should be about 5-6 inches long. When the moon is waxing, make a decoction of any Martian herbs from the list at the end of chapter 6 in distilled water. Pour a few
drops of blood, either one's own or according to tradition: a black cat, fresh steak, chicken or minced lamb from the nearest supermarket. However, your own blood is best.
Make a cleansing of the knife with water from your goblet and incense mixed with some of the above herbs burned in your censer: then heat the blade of the knife on the coals of the brazier until its temperature reaches its maximum. To do this, you must maintain a good temperature. When the blade is heated, immerse it in the concoction you have prepared, at the same time conjuring before you the image of a knife glowing with energy after each immersion, while singing the following words:

Steel blade - I conjure you
Curse everything I call you
That is my word, so be it!

This tempering or tempering process, as it is commonly called, must be repeated three times.
Having completed this, you must now magnetize the blade by rubbing it with magnetic ironstone or a bar magnet. Hold the knife in your left hand and the magnet by the edge in your right hand and, starting from the blade to the handle, move the end of the magnet along the entire length of the blade, at all points. Continue this for a good five minutes, each time rubbing in the same direction, humming with each movement of the magnet the following words: "Steel blade, I conjure you To attract all the things I have indicated
This is my word, so be it!"
And finally, write your own runic signs on the handle with white paint. In this case, you can again mix with the paint any powdered herbs that you used in your previous decoction. To charge each rune, chant each time:
"May you be blessed - a craft knife." Then write your witch's name on the back of the hilt, pronouncing the letters again clearly to charge them, ending as usual: "So be it."
At the end of everything, you must bury the knife for three days and three nights in the ground with the point down. For this purpose, the backyard is suitable.
After three days, dig out your knife and, wrapping it in a piece of cloth that has been cleansed, carefully take it away.
The knife is ready for future magical use. Your third working tool is:

Cord

Also known as a belt, cingulum, or tow rope. The latter name comes from its use in various initiatory rituals, some of which will be explained in Chapter 7.
Cord is mainly used to measure the radius of your circle, to tie things together, and to tie yourself up. (See the section entitled "Binding" in Chapter 6 for this.)
Ideally, you should weave your own linen or collect your own river reeds. However, don't worry. Most city witches buy a skein of red ribbon and you will do the same. Cut this tape into three lengths of six feet each.
When the moon is waxing, make the purification of the ribbons with water and fire, and, having tied the three ends together, begin to braid them, sending spells and magical light with each weaving of the ribbon, chanting the following:

Made to measure
Made to bind
be blessed -
You, woven cord,

When you've finished weaving, make a big, strong knot at the free end of the ribbon to keep it from coming undone and repeat your binding words: "So be it!"
Then tie a large knot three feet six inches from the first knot, then four feet, the next four feet six, the next five feet, and another five feet six inches.
This will be three times the radius when you need to use the cord to build the magic circle. Using a measuring cord, you can make two different triple circles: with larger radii for a large group of witches working at the same time, with smaller radii for single spells or for working small groups.

Workbook

This is your last main working tool.
In it, you must write down all your magical recipes, spells and rituals before you use them.
Write everything in a good, clear handwriting that is easy to read by candlelight.
Our old friend, the traditional witch, will strive to make her work book out of parchment, stitching it herself and attaching a binding to it.
However, if this seems too difficult for you, buy a thick sketchbook with good quality paper in the size of a large book. Wait for the moon to rise, make a cover and bind the book with any material of your choice. Many practitioners of the Black Art prefer velvet or silk. Some prefer leather or hide, often reptile. The color of the cover can be black, white, red, green, and, if possible, the binding is silver or gold. Then you must make the purification of the book with water and fire.

Then, with a pen and ink specially purchased for this purpose, draw on the front page of the first sheet a pentagram and its runic signs.
Do the same on the back of the last sheet. As you draw each sign, chant the following words: "Book of Words, Book of Deeds Bless You - Book of Art."
Needless to say, the word "Art" refers to magical art. Lastly, write your own witch name in the center of the pentagram, charging each letter as you normally would, and seal again with "So be it!"
This book and the black-handled Athame knife will be your most prized magical possession. They can only be shown to other witches and members of the coven.

magic circle

How to do. This is your first spell of practical witchcraft! To accomplish this, you must use all your working tools.
For those familiar with cabalistic witchcraft, the magic circle is mainly presented as a means of protection against existing hostile spirits; witches, however, believe that although the circle may serve this purpose in some of their charms, it usually has a much more important function. In effect, it serves as a lens to focus the magical energy that the witch invokes during her rituals.
This is, figuratively speaking, a kind of steam boiler valve in which the steam is compressed so that it can do the work of setting the connecting rod in motion.
Thus the witch circle can be compared (with a very high degree of similarity) to the ground mandala or dkyilhkhor which are used in Indian and Tibetan magic. It has a very ancient pre-Celtic origin.
In cabalistic magic, the circle usually consists of a double or triple concentric circle. In the gap between the lines, Hebrew names are written, divine and angelic, precisely those that are related to the nature of magical influence. Geometric figures are often placed in the center. They can be a square or a pentagram, the sides of which or the number of points again correspond numerologically to the type of the alleged spell.
However, for practicing witches, this is not essential or mandatory. In addition to a good knowledge of the theory of magic, practical details are also extremely necessary for a witch. Not everyone is wealthy enough to own houses or apartments with enough rooms to dedicate one room just for witchcraft practice. And a living room with a magic circle on the floor with all its geometric branches will be something out of the ordinary.
No, your basic witch equipment for many spells will be a simple triple circle drawn on the floor or carpet with a thin candle. If you want, the circle will not be visible. We recommend this for a group of witches or a working coven, but when you're working alone you can even get away with this by using an imaginary boundary line. The main thing is absolute certainty that you are inside the circle. In this case, it is reasonable to make sure that the edges of the circle coincide with the marks on the carpet or furniture details. Then you can maintain your correct visual representation of the circle.

Circle making method

Clear enough floor space in your dwelling to draw a circle nine feet in diameter (eleven feet for the coven). Secure with some heavy object the end of the cord on which you tied the first knot. This can be done with the leg of a chair or table. Or have someone hold the end of the cord if you work for a company.
So, stretch the cord and bring the ritual knife of Athame to that knot that gives a radius of four feet six inches. Secure the knife handle in the knot by wrapping the remaining loose cord around the handle. Pulling the cord well, mark the circle by lightly touching the floor with the tip of the knife. Make sure the cord is kept taut. Thus, you make a circle with a nine-foot diameter. You must do this in a clockwise direction, all the while turning to the right. The witches call this the movement of the sun. You must begin your operation of marking the circle of magic by standing facing the east and ending with your back to the east. For this you will need a small pocket compass. When a circle is drawn, be sure to visually see with the help of your witch's imagination the witch's fire rushing down from the blade of your knife, like oxy-acetylene welding, leaving a line of flickering purple flames after passing through the knife blade.
Listen for the hiss and crackle of the flames; You surround yourself with a circle of magical light.
If you want to learn how to "remember" the correct color of fire, then practice by lighting drops of methyl alcohol or brandy in a saucer. The result will not keep you waiting. Be careful when doing this.
Having drawn your first circle, you must repeat the operation, shortening the cord by moving the knife to the next knot - a four-foot one, giving a circle with an eight-foot diameter. Repeat the operation a third and last time using another knot (three feet six inches) which will give you an inner circle seven feet in diameter.
This is your magic circle. You must purify everything within the circle by sprinkling and fumigating the four quarters: east, south, west and north, always moving in the direction of the sun and using your fire and water of purification.
Now you are standing in a ritually cleansed witch circle, in a lens prepared for your witch energy. And now you can continue your work, for example, cast spells. They are presented in the following chapters of the book.
Before the end of this chapter, you will be given a list of some things - the minimum that you will find useful in your practical work in the field of witchcraft. An indispensable condition: buy them only new, in no case haggling. Keep them separate from your daily items. Before using any of these items for enchantment, purify them with fire and water.

Minimum Sorceress Supplies

1. Bars of charcoal for the censer. Preferably half burnt. You can buy it from religious general stores. Many shops specializing in selling exotic foreign imports also carry this item. You will have to sprinkle a few drops of alcohol or cheap cologne each time to start the charcoal.
2. A stock of plain, non-decorative white candles about six to nine inches long. Red and black candles are also needed. They are used for certain spells. Beeswax candles are great, but they can be substituted with regular fat or stearin candles.
3. Salt. Natural rock salt works best, but regular table salt can also be used for cleansing.
4. Water. Tap water will suffice to perform cleansing rituals, but distilled water is needed for your love potions and elixirs.
5. White masking tape. Most art stores have it. Ribbon is very useful for temporarily marking a circle or triangles, especially when working together as a group.
6. Smooth white good quality drawing paper for mascots. Ideally, sheepskin parchment, but it is very expensive.
7. Elementary school geometry set including compass, protractor, ruler and rectangle. It is necessary for drawing your talismans, magical symbols.
S. Small sewing kit including scissors, needles and thread.
9. Simple pen with a nib for writing with ink (not ballpoint). This is your "witch pen" for drawing talismans and keeping notes in your workbook.
10. High quality art brush (squirrel or sable) for drawing runic signs on your witchcraft tools.
11. Witch's ink - thick, black, water-resistant ink for writing with a witch's pen. You can add components to them: cologne or herbs, which must match the type of enchantment you intend to use. For example: powdered basil - for love, cinnamon - for the mind, etc. Traditional witches make their own ink using one of two recipes, usually the latter being preferred:

Recipe #1
1. Crushed ink nuts
2. Roman vitriol or iron sulfate
3. Alum, or gum arabic

Recipe number 2
1. Gum arabic (glue)
2. Crushed ashes of peach pits
3. Soot (hold reverse, side of spoon over candle)
4. Distilled water

12. A set of household adhesives.
13. Your "witch paint" is black and white. Most witches believe that stove enamel is the best, as it adheres equally well to glass, ceramics, and metal. You will use it to inscribe runic marks on your work tools.
14 Small square work table, about the size of a card table. Throughout the text it will be referred to everywhere as the "practice table" or altar.
15 Large set of jugs and bottles. Small medical vials are extremely convenient for storing love drinks and powders. Jars of different sizes are ideal for storing herbs.
16. A stock of adhesive labels for easy identification of your blanks. Many herbal powders look exactly like a love blend for a perfume pouch.

Is it possible to influence the events of your life with the help of signs of writing? You can if you use the magic alphabet.

For example, the ancient Teban alphabet is used by magicians when writing spells, carving its symbols on magic tools in order to give them strength. According to legend, the origins of this writing are in the ancient civilization of Atlantis.

There are many forms of writing in the world that are still used in modern magic. Here are the main ones: Scandinavian runes, Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Phoenician, Hebrew, Ancient Greek and Westphalian alphabets, Celtic alphabets Bobilet and Beth-Louis-Nioi, Ogham - writing of Celtic bards and druids, Templar alphabet. In general, it is even difficult to enumerate all the magic alphabets. But what power lies in writing letters or hieroglyphs? After all, this is just a symbolic image of sounds or combinations of sounds. But this is only at first glance.

The alphabet is a wonderful tool that makes it possible to comprehend the world and realize one's place in it. In one of the apocryphal gospels, the Gospel of Philip, it is said that the truth did not come into the world naked, but it came in symbols and images. Symbols and images of ancient forms of writing make it possible to enter an altered state, allow you to contact the world of subtle energies. At the heart of magical alphabets is a tool that allows you to perceive intuitive streams of consciousness through a certain sign system. This sign system makes it possible to realize, to feel the symbols with which the Universe speaks to us.

Legends about the appearance of magical alphabets

The appearance of magical writing is associated with the gods. So, the runes were bestowed by Odin. This Norse god was pierced with a spear and chained to the ash tree Yggdrasil, where he stood for 9 days and 9 nights.

For the knowledge of the truth, God Odin sacrificed himself to himself. When the truth was revealed to him, Odin created runes consisting of 24 characters. They embodied all the forces of nature, all nine worlds that exist according to Old Norse legends.

Runic formulas are used to create amulets, protective signs. For example, the combination of runes Kenaz-Perthro-Ingwaz is considered to be aimed at healing, at getting rid of any ailments.

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According to the legends of Jewish mystics, their magical symbols came to people by emanation from Ein Sof, as they called the Creator, emphasizing his unknowability and mysticism.

The ancient Greeks believed that the first 7 letters of their alphabet were bestowed upon them by a higher power. True, in ancient Greece there were several myths about its origin. According to one of them, the letters were invented by the god Hermes. He saw a wedge of flying cranes in the sky and decided that such lines could be used to represent sounds in writing.

The origin of each of the existing magical writings has almost always been associated with the ancient gods or mystical events.

And this Teban alphabet(fig. below). It is he who is used in their rituals by adherents of Wiccan magic.

Wiccans believe that it has great magical power and use it to write spells in their witch books. This script was used by the legendary John Dee - the magician of Queen Elizabeth of England.

Unity of magical alphabets

Not only a mystical origin connects all the sacred signs of writing of various peoples. Each of them is based on the universal principles of the construction of the Universe and the features of our perception of the world. Therefore, we can find many examples of combinations and combinations of different magical alphabets. There is such an example on the Pergamon jar.

This disk-shaped artifact with esoteric inscriptions in ancient Greek was created around the 2nd century BC. Interestingly, it combines two magical symbols - ancient Greek and runic - the Elder Futhark. Along the edge of the disk, 3 concentric zones are visible, which are divided into 8 segments. Each of the 24 fragments has occult signs and letters. They associate the main structural groups of the ancient Greek alphabet with the runes. The fact is that the Greek signs are grouped into Ogdoads (eights), and the runes - into three attami, the disk structure combines these two ancient scripts.

Occult alphabets can be used as a way to enter an altered state. With the help of many of them, you can ask the Universe a question about your future or the choice of a further path. If we are trying to influence the subtle world through witchcraft symbols, then it is worth remembering responsibility. Very few of the people are open to all the true relationships of fate and events. Demanding something for yourself, you can get what you want, but lose something much more valuable in the future.

Nevertheless, the ancient sacred symbols are an excellent tool for awakening intuition, knowing oneself and the mystical laws of the world around.

The magical alphabet is used for rituals, incantations, as well as for the spells of the Book of Sacraments. Some people use the magic alphabet because they want the written information to be kept secret.

When creating sigils or telesmatic images, a wide range of magical alphabets can be used. Above is an illustration from Francis Barrett's The Magician (1801), showing several alphabets: Thebean, Celestial, Malachim, and the River-Crossing alphabet.

is one of the most popular magical alphabets in use today. Its origin is unknown, we only know that it was first published in the early 16th century AD. The German occultist and cipher clerk Johannes Trithemius wrote about this in his book "Polygraphy" and attributed it to Honorius Thebes. Later, Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa included it in his three books on occult philosophy.

- an ancient alphabet used mainly in German-speaking countries. Today, runes are actively used in magic and divination. There are many different types of runes, but the Elder Futhark, which is believed to be the oldest of the runic alphabets, has gained particular popularity.

Heavenly or Angelic Alphabet

Derived from the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. The heavenly alphabet is used in ceremonial magic to communicate with higher beings such as angels. This alphabet is believed to have been invented in the 16th century by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.

Derived from the Hebrew alphabet, it was created in the 16th century AD by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa.

It comes from the Hebrew and Greek alphabets. It was created by Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa in the 16th century and is still used by Freemasons.