Cursing That Which Thwarts You
. . . a disempowerment spell for Friday the 13th
Ah, the superstition surrounding this date and day . . . it’s just so witchy. While many fret over how to avoid inevitable bad luck, we witches relish the energy for the power it holds.
I’m not going to go into detail as to where all the associations of bad luck on this day originated—there are several thoughts on the matter.
The day the Knights Templar were accused of crimes by the King of France, eventually leading to trials and executions.
Jesus plus 12 apostles at the last supper—Judas the 13th guest to arrive
The Friday crucifiction
Twelve witches and the devil
If you want the full skinny, watch the short video below. Just note that the last segment is much abreviated and not quite accurate. The Knights Templar were arrested by the King of France on Friday, October 13, 1306, but trials and executions dragged on for years. When the Grand Master of the Knights, Jacques de Molay, was about to be burned at the stake, he cursed the King and the Pope, promising they would join him in death. Both died within the year.
We can thank those superstitious rascals of the Victorian era for elevating the fear around Friday the 13th—as is true of many of the superstitions still popular today . . . black cats, ladders, umbrellas indoors. But regardless of where the fear and loathing of Friday the 13th originated, or how it grew in power, the energy surrounding this date has accumulated over centuries. Today, fearful thoughts of what things bad luck might bring this day vibrate in the air all around us.
How can you tap into it? Fear weakens resolve and diminishes power. You can use that to your advantage. Is there a habit you haven’t been able to shake? Is there a relationship (with a person or object) that needs to end? Do you want to break free of someone or something controlling you? Would you maybe like to weaken the power of a certain authoritarian leadership?
Invoke the spirit of Jacques de Molay. Accused of heresy and burned at the stake, he was by all means the victim of a witch hunt. Tap into the energy of his final curse to vanquish whatever demons vex you.
Learn more about Jacques de Molay
This is not a curse of vengeance, but a call for release. Remember that you are commanding the essence of power that causes retreat; you can direct it to persons, object, situations or falsehoods.
Spell of Release and Vanquishing
Timing: Friday the 13th, Waning moon
Tools:
Black candle (for banishment)
White candle (for justice and clarity)
Small piece of parchment or paper
Fire-safe bowl or cauldron
Pen
A piece of red thread or cord
Optional: Templar cross sigil drawn on the back of the parchment or paper
Preparatory words:
“I call not upon vengeance, but upon rightful release.
Let justice rise like fire from the ashes of betrayal.
Jacques de Molay, voice of the falsely accused,
Guide this working — that I may be unbound.”
Spell Steps:
Light the white candle and say:
“Flame of clarity, burn away illusion.
Illuminate all shadows that seek to bind me.”
Write the name of the person, object, situation, or force you wish to release on the parchment.
Wrap the paper with the red thread, binding it tightly. Hold it in your hands and say:
“As once the Templar was bound by flame,
So now this cord holds what seeks my name.
But I do not burn for it — it burns for me.
Let this tie be broken; let my soul go free.”
Place the bound paper in the fire-safe bowl. Light the black candle, and say:
“By the justice of the betrayed, by sacred fire and by will,
By truth that can not be stilled,
Witness now this sacred rite
I cast from me what steals my light.”
Light the paper bundle in the flame of the black candle, place it in the bowl to burn completely.
Say the final words as the ashes settle:
“So let it be — the past unmade.
The spell is sealed, the debt is paid.
From flames of trial, I rise anew,
Bound no more, by false or true.”
Close the ritual by extinguishing the candles in reverse order (black, then white). Bury the ashes at a crossroads or scatter them in running water.
Until next time ~
Blessed Be and Journey Well