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A Spell for Burying the Hatchet
This spell is cast, in the words of St Francis of Assisi, ‘to bring peace
where there is strife’ within a family or a friendship. Everyone involved
has to be present and even if they don’t believe in magic making, they
must not laugh or scoff at it. The spell is inspired by the phrase ‘bury the
hatchet’ and comes to us from the southern states of the USA and the
Caribbean where voodoo still has a hold on many people. Voodoo may
have an unsavoury reputation, but many of its spells are innocent and
are to be cast with good intent.
You will need:
A sapling tree or a young shrub that will grow to a fair size in
maturity
An unused hatchet
Ribbons of the astrological colours appropriate to each member of
the family or those involved in the friendship
A strand of hair from each person
A spade
Dig a hole deep enough to support the sapling or shrub and drop the
hairs into the bottom. As each one goes in, visualize the ill feeling in that
person (not forgetting your own) evaporating and being replaced by
good will. Now tie the ribbons round the hatchet and ask everyone to
form a circle round the hole. Pass the hatchet counter-clockwise round
the circle asking each person to hold it for a few moments: they can
remain silent or say any appropriate words that come into their heads
before passing it on to the next person.
This done, lay the hatchet on the upturned palms of each person’s hands
before putting it into the hole. Now everyone takes a gentle hold of the
tree or shrub and puts it into the ground, on top of the hatchet.
As the hole is filled, visualize the argument being buried for good, along
with the hatchet. And if some suitable words come to mind, don’t be
afraid to say them.
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