Author: A Solitary Pagan

This spell creates a charm that you can keep near you topromote peace in every aspect of yourself and in every areaof your life. It invokes Obatala, The Old Man of theMountain, an African god who is considered a goddess insome traditions. He is known by many names in the NewWorld, including Oxala and Orisha Popo.Begin the spell on a Saturday at any time of day or night.You will need:two blue or wh...

Learning about Isis is a great way to begin this protectionspell. She is an active, benevolent deity who answers humanprayers. Isis, The Mighty Lady, is also a powerful guardian.Be realistic about your expectations of what “protection”means. Use common sense. Invoking Isis does not meanthat you can now stop wearing your seatbelt, or safely takechances that you know are dangerous. Isis will protect...

Who constitutes your clan? Whose health and well-being isimportant to you? Does your clan only include close familymembers, or does it encompass friends, pets, neighbors,colleagues, distant relatives, or others?Whomever your clan includes, this spell is for all of you.Be realistic in your expectations of it, though. It willencourage wellness, but it will not prevent your clanmembers fromever falli...

A bouquet garni is a small bundle of herbs that is added to asoup or stew while it cooks to flavor it and then removed. Amagickal bouquet garni will draw its blessings to everyonewho eats the food it was cooked in. To make one you willneed:a six-inch square of new cheeseclothkitchen string1 tsp each of the following fresh or dried herbs:thyme (for health), marjoram or savory or oregano(for happine...

Different witches have different ways of making witch’sbottles for various magickal purposes. This is the type ofbottle that I make, one that attracts positive energies to thehome. Whether you make one of these bottles for yourself,or make several and give the rest as gifts, for each one youwill need:a bottle with a tight-fitting cork or capa pentacle or pentagram (Any type will do, even thesymbol...

Is there someone you would like to have back in your life?This spell is different from the others in the chapter becauseit does focus on a particular person. No matter what thecause of an estrangement, it isn’t ethical to force someone’sreturn. It is ethical, however, to ask the Universe to reuniteyou if you are meant to be together.Whether it be a friend, lover, spouse, colleague, or familymember...

Joy is the state beyond happiness, an exhilarating lightness of-being, total body and mind sensation that takes youbeyond your ordinary self. It may be hard to recall itsometimes, but we have all experienced joy. This spell helpsyou to remember what it felt like to be transported by joy, torecapture that feeling, and to keep it close to you. You willneed:an orange candleamber or jasmine incensea r...

Blessing your home helps to protect it and everyone wholives there. It attracts positive energy, such as friends andprosperity, and averts negative energy, such as unwantedvisitors and negative entities and elementals. Blessing thehome draws blessings to its inhabitants. We can all use allthe blessings that we can get, so cast this spell as often asyou like. Use it for a house, an apartment, or ev...

Fertility can apply to human beings, plants, animals, ideas,creativity, plans, businesses, and anything else that has theability to grow or reproduce. Whether you call her Danu,Allat, Cybele, Isis, Ishtar, Demeter, Anahita, Inanna, oranother of her many names, the Great Mother Goddess is theprime deity who rules fertility. Use this spell to invoke herblessing upon anyone or anything that would ben...

Abundance is the state of plentitude, of having more thanjust your basic needs fulfilled. Bread may be the staff of life,but abundance spreads some jam on it. Most cultures havehad gods and goddesses who rule abundance, and this spellinvokes many of them. You will need:a green candlean orangea piece of bread (A chunk of bread ripped from afresh loaf is best, but even a slice of commercialbread wil...

When we say that something is “in the air” or “blowing inthe wind,” we mean that it is available or likely to happen.One of the many ways to make a wish is to literally put thewish into the wind.Nearly every human culture has had gods who rule theelement of Air. Examples include wind gods such as Aeolus(Greek), Skan (Native American), Aquilo (Roman), Feng Po(Chinese), Stribog (Slavic), and Njord (...

This is a joyful spell, so if you feel moved to dance, chant,whirl, or sing while casting it, by all means please do so. Ifyou are new to magick or to psychic work, or find that yourpsychic abilities aren’t as sharp as they once were, this is agood spell for you.Your third eye is the center of your psychic self. Yoursixth chakra, it rules every aspect of your sixth sense:intuition, insight, clairv...