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PROTECTION
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Protection magick is often considered the starting point, as well as foundational knowledge, for any practitioner. From maintaining an active home protection to shielding from or even deflecting more targeted attacks, it is thought to be generally good practice to always have some sort of protection spell active.
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Shielding for empaths ritual
This technique is excellent for situations where you’d like to shield yourself from energies and emotions around you, whether it be in public, at a family gathering, in school, or at work. You can use this on the go without anyone noticing.
Center and ground yourself, and start to imagine an energetic light forming in your chest. This light grows until it surrounds you completely. Imagine that light hardening, becoming an impenetrable diamond shield—you can still look through it and see what is going on around you, but anyone looking at you will see rainbow colors bouncing off your shield. Visualize your diamond shield having chameleon-like qualities, allowing you to blend in with your surroundings without anybody noticing you. Anyone who tries to project their energies onto you, consciously or unconsciously, will not be able to do so, as your shield deflects their energies back to them. You may also speak the words:
Shield me from view, protect me from you, may no energies pass through. So mote it be.
This shield will need to be fed energy to stay active, simply by you visualizing it being strong and impenetrable. However, it is not advisable to keep this shield on all the time, as you may become disconnected from your surroundings and other people. It can also be draining to maintain, especially at first. It is similar to working a muscle, so will become easier with practice.
BEST TIME Whenever necessary
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Protection oil
TOOLS Dropper bottle or mason jar | Funnel
INGREDIENTS 2 tbsp base oil (almond or grape seed) | 7 drops sandalwood oil | 3 drops jasmine oil | 5–10 dried cloves | Pinch of dried witch hazel | Pinch of dried lavender.
This is an excellent spell oil to use daily or whenever you feel the need for extra protection. It can be used by itself or as part of other spells or rituals, and is perfect for dressing your protection candles. This oil will keep you safe from psychic or magickal attacks.
Start by cleansing your ingredients. Add each ingredient to the bottle, while saying:
As the ingredients of this oil combine, may I be protected by the divine, so mote it be.
Shake the bottle to activate the ingredients’ energies and pour one drop onto your skin, or any surface you wish to protect. Draw a banishing pentagram or your own protective sigil (see here) with the oil and say:
May I be protected from all harm, so mote it be.
BEST TIME Anytime
NOTE For topical use only
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Travel protection pouch
TOOLS Pen | Paper | Pouch or small bag
INGREDIENTS A personal taglock (see tip) | Obsidian (or alternative protective crystal) | 1 tsp chamomile | 1 tsp black salt
Perfect for protecting yourself during day-to-day travel or long-distance journeying, this pouch can be tucked into your bag, car, or luggage.
Draw the protective rune Algiz or your protection sigil on your paper and fold it away from you three times, rotating it counterclockwise to banish. Then add your taglock, Obsidian, chamomile, and black salt to the pouch. Tie it shut and speak the words:
Wherever I travel, I am protected and blessed, so mote it be.
BEST TIME Before you travel
TIP A taglock is an object that connects your spell to a subject, such as a lock of hair, a picture, or a name written on paper.
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Talisman enchantment
TOOLS Jewelery (a piece you wear daily, new or old)
Talismans or amulets have long been used around the world to drive away bad luck or bring in good fortune. In this spell, you create a protective talisman, requiring only yourself and a piece of jewelery.
Sit with a straight back and crossed legs, or in a seated position that’s comfortable for you. Close your eyes or focus on your hands and take several deep breaths until you feel calm. Rub your hands together until they are warm and tingly. Now take your jewelery into your hands and visualize the energy from your hands flowing into your new talisman. Next, envision a bright light flowing from the universe above you and Mother Earth below you into your body, creating an energy circuit—flowing through you into the jewelery. Speak the words:
I bless and cleanse this [type of jewelery]. May it protect me from maleficent forces. From this day on may this be a sacred talisman tied to me alone. So mote it be.
BEST TIME Full Moon, Monday
