Good Morning, my dear Occulties,
I was looking at the lunar calendar today because I knew the new (dark) moon was en route, and I said to myself "Wait a minute," because just like an old cartoon, a little idea light bulb (complete with filament because I'm old enough to remember the Macarena being a popular dance, and don't have LED idea light bulbs like you gosh-darn kids) suddenly appeared above my head. My goodness... we have the PERFECT lunar cycle here on Friday with all this retrograding going on to make Friday the perfect time to bring your mofuggin' ex back!!!
So...let's discuss some reconciliation, shall we? Now, I've waxed prosiac on lust for results, not acting against your spellwork, stop social media stalking, etc. If none of that made sense to you, you must be new to the blog, and feel free to read some previous articles. :D For the rest of us (the ones who have been sitting in the rant room long enough to not need that review,) it's time to get your badass selves down to your altars if you're missing that certain someone you let go.
Remember - your ex should know how to get in contact with you, and is not in a stable, long term relationship with another (if they are married to someone else with a family and you broke up ten years ago, this might not work.)
This is best done on Friday, during the first quarter of the moon, in the hour of the Moon. If you don't know planet hours, Friday and the nearest Friday AFTER (not on) the full moon is what you're seeking.
You will need:
SEVEN pink candles of the same size
Sugar (straight up table sugar)
7 Balm of gilead buds*
Licorice root (powdered if you have it)
pink rose petal (dried is easier)
Poppy seed
Return to Me oil**
Love me (or Love Me now) oil,
Talk to Me oil
An image of the target
A GREEN permanent marker or sharpie
A safety pin, or sharp implement
Optional: Spare candle, mortar and pestle, sand and cake tin
Put your sugar, licorice, rose petal, balm of gilead buds, and poppy seed into a mortar and pestle to grind down into a fine powder. If you do not have a mortar and pestle, a bowl and spoon can usually accomplish this,. If you bought your ingredients mostly powdered, just blend these in a bowl. I use about 1-2 tablespoons of each.
Inscribe each candle up (starting at base, up towards wick) using a safety pin or sharp implement with the following command (replacing target's name with the name of the target and petitioner's name with the name of the person who the spell is cast on behalf of,): "(Target's name) return immediately to (petitioner's name)"
If you are using sand and a cake tin, place fresh sand into your cake tin, anoint each candle with a mixture of your three oils, anointing up (base to wick) and put the seven candles in an approximate circle wide enough to allow your photo to be placed in the center with some room to spare. If you are not using this, skip this step***
Using your pen or marker, write the following command around the "face" of your target in your image (if you need to, you can use a photo editor to make the face area larger before printing this out,) seven times (so, write the sentence seven times, inserting proper names in place of target's name or petitioner's name) "(Target's name,) return to (Petitioner's name) immediately, reaching out to (petitioner's name) with love and desire for (him/her/them.)" Place this in the center of your altar. If you have not placed the candles using a sand and cake tin method, anoint your candles with a mixture of your three oils up (base to wick) and instead place the candles on your altar in an approximate circle around the image leaving a bit of room. If you do not have candle holders, use a spare candle to secure these to a fire resistant surface on your altar.
Using your sugar/herb mixture, pour the mixture to make "lines" going from each candle into the center of the image. This will look like drawing a seven-ray star with the center being approximately in the center of your image. Try to get this centered inside the circle of commands. This can be difficult for people.... I can do this using my hands but if you can't, you might try using a piece of paper folded in a V shape, and slowly shaking it to create these lines.
Now that the altar is set up, you begin by lighting the western most candle first, and saying, "(Target's name,) return to (Petitioner's name) immediately, reaching out to (petitioner's name) with love and desire for (him/her/them,)" as you light this candle, then repeat this step as you light the second candle next to it in a clockwise motion. Pre-emptively, by this I mean if the candles are in a circle, you will light them as if you were lighting numbers on a clock in order, not some sort of weird clockwise movement while lighting a single candle.
Now hold your hands up to either side of the altar as you stare at the image of your target, and in your mind's eye, see the target and petitioner (person for who the spells is being cast for, or yourself if you are doing this for yourself,) happy and joyful and reunited and say "By the light of the seven-rayed star of Venus, I call to you (target's name,) and draw you to (petitioner's name,) irresistibly pulling you back to (him/her/them,) and I open your heart and mind and make them eager to return to (petitioner's name, ) this very hour, this very moment! Forgive (petitioner's name) and return immediately to (him/her/them)! Your heart longs for (petitioner), and you are restless and sleepless until you are in (petitioner's name)'s arms again. Oh (target's name) the light of the seven-rayed star of Venus calls to you - forgive (petitioner's name), return to (petitioner's name) this very moment! As is my will, so be it!"
Allow the candles to burn out. When they have done so, take the image, and fold it in half (gently to try to keep some of the herb mix inside,) towards you, now turn it so the crease is left or right, and fold towards you again to quarter it. Take this image, and place it in a secret place near your front door.
I am sure there will be questions, so please ask! :)
~Cat
Remember this work is all copyright me, so if you see someone stealing my work let me know! :)
*this may sound odd, but the "fresher" this is, the harder it may be to use in this spell. To test this, pinch one of your balm of gilead buds, and if a sticky resin is present, it's relatively fresh. Crispy buds are older buds. So...if you have fresh balm of gilead, add this in last or put it in your mortar and pestle separately.
**I currently recommend Karma Zain's wonderful Seraphin Station ritual oils for genuine Hoodoo oils!
***Fire safety is always a good thing. Sand and a cake tin really helps prevent fires. If you are NOT using this, please be sure to place all items on a fire resistant surface AND attend closely to the candles when they burn down, even if using candle holders.
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