Rose Ariadne's Chitchcraft Blog

Dear Friends,

My favorite types of spells are practical spells. Of course, I’m all for big blown out rituals with mighty purposes. But the day-to-day magick is what keeps me interested in my religion. The fact that I can say a few words and find my car keys, or will someone to call me. This is the interesting part to me. The following are a few of my favorite “practical” spells that are small yet powerful.

The lost and found spell:

You will need:

* 1 small Orange Candle
* A picture of the lost item. If you do not have a picture write the name of the object or draw a picture on a blank white piece of paper.
Take the picture and put it on your altar. Light the orange candle and place it on the upper corner of the picture. You might want to cast a circle for your own protection, and depending upon how much need there is for the lost objects.
Say, “I call upon the God and Goddess and ask for help in returning [items name] to me.”
Then say three times, “What belongs to me will return to me!”
And finally say, “So mote it be!”
Repeat until the item is returned to you, or you hear word of the item’s whereabouts.
Spell to stop rain from falling:
This is a spell to stop rain from coming to a town right before it falls. When it starts getting dark, chant this with lots of feeling:

“Gods of power, Gods of might,
I bid you now, stop this plight,
Stop the rain, we need no more,
Let it fall, nevermore.”

Put a lot of feeling in stopping rain from falling from the clouds and it will not fall, it will simply move to an area away from where you are and then fall. I use this when I need to finish my yard work before the rain falls.
Spell to stop a wound from bleeding:
I can’t tell you how often I used this one when my children were growing up. It is very effective!
Quickly clear your mind and chant the following three times:
“Rivers Shall Flow
Be Pure and crystalline
But red rivers must not
they must be trapped inside my being
This river so red
Must Be Stopped with a Golden Net
Stop now stop this bleed”
Spell to speed up time:
This is a really great one to use while waiting in line. It can be done very discreetly before you enter the store.
Draw a Pentacle on your left hand using a blessed red pen. Visualize a sand clock with swiftly falling sand as you draw.
Put your left hand on your forehead, or third eye, and say:
Sands of time show me the way,
Turn the nights into days
Rose petals so light and full of grace
Speed up time now, in this place
Cast the spell, so mote it be!
The spell will last for 24 hours or until the pentacle is erased, naturally, or washed.
And here is its counterpart, a spell to slow down time.
This time draw the Pentacle on your right hand using a blue pen. Visualize sand falling slowly and place your right hand on your forehead.
Core Go Round,
Power be bound.
Interrupt the Nature’s Core
Time Slow Down
Cast the spell, so mote it be!

The last two spells require special pens used just for magick. If you were wondering how to do that, here are simple instructions.
On a full moon, fill a glass of water with consecrated water, crushed rose petals and a pinch of salt. Add your pen, writing side up, and place the glass in a spot where the moonlight will hit it. Visualize the pen being filled with blue light, and chant the following three times:
Ink so (color) as the (comparison)
Always write with the truth.
Three times said
Three times blessed with moonlight!
Blessed be! Serve me right!
Serve only me,
So mote it be!
Leave the pen in that location until the morning. Some examples of comparisons are:
Ink so black as the night.
Ink so red as my blood.
Ink so blue as the sapphire.
I hope you have fun with these practical spells!

Love And Light,

Rose Ariadne, Your Warm And Caring “Resident Witch In Charge”