Binding ritual

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Materials:

Cloth poppet, leave the head unstitched until you are ready to begin the ritual

Needle and thread

Some personal item from the person you want to bind (fingernail clippings,

hair, handwriting sample)

Black ribbon

Black candle

Cauldron or other fireproof container

Sterilized needle

Piece of paper and pen

One candle at each quarter (optional)

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Ritual:

Call the quarters - I like to use candles at each quarter to form a circle of

fire for extra protection.

Light the black candle

Concentrating deeply on the person you are binding, place the personal object

inside the head of the poppet and sew it shut.

Tie the black ribbon around the poppet's head, signifying the binding of that

person.

''With harm to none, my will be done

I hereby bind you (name of person)

Your words cannot harm me

Your thoughts cannot harm me

You cannot harm me''

Continue chanting this or something like it until you feel power surging

through you. Visualize the person helpless to slander or verbally and mentally

abuse you while you are chanting.

Now, to bind the spell -

If you have a sigil or a Craft name, sign it on the small piece of paper. If

not, sign your own full name. If others are working the ritual with you, they

too should sign the paper.

With the sterilized needle, prick one of your fingers and put a small drop of

blood over your signature. Again, if others are working with you, they should

place a drop of blood over their signatures. (using a different needle, of

course)

Fold the paper, light it on fire and drop it into the cauldron (which should be

on a heat-proof surface!).

Meditate on the flames until the paper completely burns away. If you are

working with a group, join hands at this point and feel the power surging

around the circle as the spell is bound.

Ground and close the circle. Thank the Goddess and God for their protection and

power

Discard the poppet as far away from you as possible within the next few days.

(thanks too http://www.ladyoftheearth.com/rituals/binding.txt)