![]() Neo-Pagan tradition says that when two people wish to commit to each other for a year and a day, they can be handfasted. In Sweden people went so far as to have very specifically shaped knots for engagement, friendship, and passion. As early as Roman times men and women alike tied knots to ensure love. Use this spell just as it is, but perhaps add an incantation that holds a specific hint in place.Īmong the most prevalent use of knots, which is still obvious by the use of the phrase “tying the knot” when referencing marriage. When you need to remember-open the knot to release the memory. ![]() Tying a knot in a scarf, handkerchief, or even around your finger is an ancient charm so that you will not forget something important. Wear this on your left wrist, securing it with a bow so you can remove it as needed. Note: cut your length of yarn long enough so it can go around your wrist with room to spare when completed.īraid the three strands together visualizing white light filling the cord. To that add another colored strand that represents you. Protective knots: We find these in many places, but in Assyria, one is specifically instructed to use white wool tied to the bed and black wool neatly wound around the left hand to be well guarded against spells.įollow the Assyrian idea finding black and white strands of a natural fiber. When that’s firmly in your mind untie the knot saying: Visualize the problem or issue from which you want deliverance. We are going to use the Australian model for creating a simple invocation that releases you from something vexing. If it’s blue, that’s best because blue represents freedom. In many other areas of the world, it’s customary for the midwife and her attendants to open doors, windows, buttons, and anything knotted to open the birth canal.įor this spell, you need an item that’s already knotted at least once. That’s the “seed” knot that you’ll use to recharge your cord.Īustralian midwives loosened a knotted willow branch to help release the milk flow of a newly nursing mother. With more severe conditions you can release 2-3 knots. If you feel something coming on, you can undo one knot. ![]() With these knots I bid myself sound in these knots my magic bound. Sickness cannot come my way, only health and wholeness stay Sprinkle the mint on to each knot after you tie it saying: You also need some peppermint oil or tea. Afterward, the knot was ritually destroyed (burning out the sickness, tied to a tree ), or tossed in running water moving away from the patient to overcome or move away the illness.įor this spell, you’ll need a length of red cord enough so you can tie five knots in it. Typically, cords with the appropriate number of knots were created (this depended on the sickness), and laid upon the problematic area for a set number of days. Curative Knot Spellīabylonians and Rumanians alike used knots as a curative. You can keep this amulet in a bank lockbox or other location that represents the safety of your money. With the knot of four, Plutus* I implore. With the knot of three, keep cash close to me. With the knot of two, my will holds true. Take any piece of green cloth and tie it in four knots saying: Wearing them was the best way for using the magic. ![]() Since amulets are considered protective, the Witch created a knot or series of knots (the number being symbolic) for fighting off sickness, protect well-being, keep soldiers from getting wounded, or promote children’s safety. In Indonesia people still call the process of making charms “knot tying.” Similarly, in Aramaic texts, the word qami’a (meaning knot) became the word for amulet. It’s no coincidence that the word magician in Russian means “knot tier” just as it does in Hebrew. Here’s a brief list of historical applications for knot magick: Now, since modern folks have ample access to string, yarn, laces, ribbons, scarves, and other items that can easily be tied, knot magick becomes a wonderfully accessible method. These include numerology, color associations, and incantations as a means of directing their energy. To the basic process of tying or releasing the mage used other common tools. Spellbooks repeatedly show how a knot bound disease and spirit or when loosened conjured up a specific type of weather. Knot Magick & Metaphorsįor our purposes knot magick’s power lies in its strong symbolic value. The Hebrews even went so far as to make knots into an alphabet and writing system. People also used them to mark time for travel, to count the days between important festivals, and to follow lunar observances for various rituals. Historians like Herodotus (400 B.C.E.) used them as a way of memorizing specific chronicles. Historically speaking knots were used for a wide variety of mundane and magickal functions. “We learn the rope of life by untying its knots.”
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