44 Life Spells from The Immortal's Keep

Consecrate the objects. Place the objects in the correct positions asking for a blessing as you place each one. You might call on the Spirits of the Elements, the Nature Spirits or on your best loved deity.

Finally, stand in the middle of your garden, raise your arms and say: "Gaia, Gaia, Mother of all; Bless this ground on thee I call. Make it safe for all within. Peace and tranquillity may it bring". Obviously you may use your own words if you wish.

Spin round three times to seal the energy, then sit on the ground and appreciate the newfound energy. If you have very little space, we suggest that you combine all of the elements in a terracotta solar fountain and place it in the East. Terracotta represents Earth, the solar aspects suggests Fire, the fountain Water and the East the Element of Air.

In order not to disturb the Nature Spirits or harm the tree, strictly you should use a twig that has already fallen off the tree. Remember that Mother Nature appreciates a gift as much as you do, so wherever possible be prepared to share with the spirit of the tree.

Shape the twig as much as you need to according to the wish you intend to make. When you feel the time is right stand on the bridge or rock and link with the spirit of water.

Say why you have come, using words such as:"Tonight I come to you with a small request. Carry for me now my desire out into the open sea. That I may (state your request)".

Concentrate on what you want to wish for and see it in your minds eye. Repeat the words above aloud. Now throw the twig as far upstream or into the tide as you can.

As the twig floats past you repeat the request again and ask for a blessing from the appropriate tree spirit. This way of working combines the spirit of the tree with the spirit of water and means that you have some pretty powerful energy available to you.

Pin the three ribbons together at the top to make braiding easier. Braid the ribbons neatly together. As you do so, repeat the following words as often as you feel is right remembering the significances of the colours: "Great Mother, Great Mother; Come to me now as these strands weave and become one. May this business grow."

Now loop the braid around the front door handle so that anyone who comes into the business must pass it. You should find that the qualities you have woven into the business begin to bring results very quickly. Combinations of different colours will have different results; red will bring vitality and willpower, orange success and prosperity through creativity and yellow communication, mental power and wealth.

Anoint the candle. Light the candle and burn it for at least an hour.

Concentrate for a few minutes on the image of your boss or colleague as they are when they annoy you. Look in the mirror and visualize them being pleasant and calm. See yourself working with them as an efficient team.

Carry on doing this each evening for a week then do it once a week thereafter for at least six weeks. In between times keep the mirror in your work desk drawer and reinforce the positive visualization of your colleague or boss being calm every day.

You should see an improvement after a week others may also notice a change as time goes on. As you become less stressed you may find you become more creative and can deal with other petty annoyances.

This spell takes three days to do in total.

Place the white candle on the exact middle of the ribbon. This ribbon signifies the highest possible spiritually-correct energy. Place the two yellow candles either end of the ribbon. Write the two possible outcomes on the pieces of paper and fold them separately.

Place these two papers under the yellow candles on top of the ribbon. Light the middle (white) candle first and then the two outer (yellow) ones. Acknowledge the fact that you will be extinguishing them as part of the spell. Burn the candles for at least an hour, so that a link is properly made. Consider both decisions carefully.

Snuff the candles out and next day move the papers and the outer candles closer to the middle candle. Roll the ribbon in towards the centre against the candle bases. Relight the candles and again burn for at least an hour, considering your options carefully.

Each day repeat until all the candles are grouped together. (This should take at least three days, and, if time allows, longer.) Ensure that you have at least an hours burning time left for the final day.

Allow the candles to burn out and within three days you should find it easy to make a decision. This process allows due consideration of all the pros and cons of the various options. It provides the energy for the correct decision and allows you to be rational and objective while still taking account of the emotional aspect.

It keeps your mind focused on the matter in hand. You do not then stand in your own light get in the way of your own success.

Make a poppet out of the cloth .While concentrating on the opportunities available to you, write your name on the poppet and stuff it with the dried herbs that have had a few drops of the oils added. Sew the figure shut.

Light the incense. Hold the poppet in the incense smoke. Say: "Goddess of opportunity, Bring good fortune now to me Guide me by your gentle hand For I am as worthy as these grains of sand".

Let the sand trickle through your fingers to signify touching the earth. Repeat this an odd number of times (seven works very well). Keep your poppet safe, you do not have to have it with you at all times, just with your possessions or papers.

For the spell to continue to work, renew it every Full Moon. This is a good spell to use for business opportunities, since the poppet can be kept unobtrusively in a drawer or cupboard and hopefully will become imbued with the excitement of your day-to-day work. It can also be used when you wish to enhance your career prospects.

Mix all the ingredients together in the bowl. For a dressing powder add a carrier such as powdered chalk or talcum powder which should be unscented. To use as incense leave it as it is, and burn it on a charcoal disc in a heatproof burner.

Light your incense Before you begin writing or filling in your forms smoke the paper on which you will write. This consists of wafting the required amount of paper or the application form in the incense smoke and asking a blessing for the process you are about to start.

You may wish to place a crystal on your desk to help in the writing or you could place it on or near your printer. You might use tigers eye for clearer thinking or tourmaline to attract goodwill. Be guided by your own intuition.

Once you have completed the forms or the writing you can dress each page individually. On the back of each page sprinkle the dressing powder Draw your four fingers through the powder in wavy lines from top to bottom so they leave very clear tracks. Leave for a few moments, then shake off the powder, all the while visualizing the success of your project.

Finally, you can leave the papers in front of the image of your chosen deity if you have one, or offer them for a blessing overnight When you have done this, you know that you have done as much as you can to ensure success as is humanly possible. It is literally now in the hands of the gods. Obviously, you will already have done or will be doing any necessary research into your project on a physical level.

Place the sesame seeds in the bowl. Put the bowl somewhere near the door of your home in a safe space.Each time you pass the bowl on the way out, give it a stir with your Apollo finger (the ring finger) of your right hand.

Change the seeds every month, and dispose of the seeds by burying them or throwing them into running water.

When going for a job interview try to ensure that you have some sesame oil. Decide what salary you want, then touch a little of the oil on the pulse spots on your wrists. Be confident in asking for the required sum.

Write or draw on the leaf a word, picture or letter that represents the thing that you want. Lay the leaf on the ground. As the leaf withers, it takes your desire to the Earth.

In thanks, Mother Nature will grant your wish. You may also throw the leaf into running water or place it under a stone if you wish.

This is a spell which owes a great deal to folk magic and an appreciation of the cycle of growth and decay. In such spells, it is usual to use a leaf that has fallen rather than pick one from a tree. If you do the latter you should thank the tree for its bounty.

Light your candle. Pick up the ginseng root or powder and say: "By the power of this Man root I pray for one to come to me Strong and brave, wise and astute Funny and loving to look after me."

Then pick up the dragon symbol and say: "Power of the dragon, strong and true Hear me now as I call to you Bring me a man that I can love And one that I can be proud of."

Place the two objects in front of the candle and allow it to burn out. When it is done place the representation of the dragon on a high shelf to represent status. Either keep the ginseng root beside your bed or use the powder as an incense additive until it is used up.

By that time your new man should have arrived. You can use your own form of words to bring the kind of man you want. Be careful though as you may get more than you bargained for. To attract a woman would require more feminine symbols such as a fish or a ladybird, and angelica root instead of ginseng.