To Combat Abuse (Mental or Physical)


Purple Candle
Vegetable Oil
Rue
Clove
Cinnamon
Bay leaf
Basil
3 inches red ribbon or yarn
3 inches white ribbon or yarn
3 inches black ribbon or yarn
cloth pouch

Inscribe the candle with the petitioner's name and birth date, then annoint it with vegetable oil. Roll the candle in a mixture of powdered rue, clove, cinnamon, bay leaf, and basil, while chanting:

Herbs mix and mingle well,
Add your power to this spell.


Put the candle in a holder and place it on the altar. Gather the ribbons together and tie a knot at one end. Braid them together while chanting:

Maiden, Mother, Crone - All Three
From all abuse (name of petitioner) now free.


Tie a knot in the loose ends so the braid doesn't unravel, then tie both ends together to form a ring. Place it around the candle to form a circle. Sprinkle the remaining herbs around the braid, and visualize the circle growing stronger and stronger until it forms an impassible wall of protection. Then light the candle and say:

From hurts and bruises (name of petitioner) is free
As I will, so mote it be.


After the candle burns all the way down, gather the braid, herbs, and candle drippings, if any, into a cloth pouch. Give them to the petitioner to keep on her or his person as a protective measuer.

by Dorothy Morrison
Morrison Manor