Banishing Magic!

Graphic byPuckSmith,
Via Wikimedia Commons

I've been working a lot lately on different banishing spells and thought I'd share a few of the quick fire ways that I've come across or thought up to banish something/someone from your life.   I'm not going into great detail here, just working in generalities - these tips are aimed at those who have experience in such things, not for someone who's not studied banishing practices or ritual magic.  If you are just looking to keep something out of your life, you don't want to "play" with a banishing spell that might, if done incorrectly, cause more harm than you intend.

Though you might be banishing a thought, a dream, a bad habit, etc., for the sake of simplicity, I'll just be using the term "name" for the list.  And remember,  any magic is more about the intention you put behind it than the physical aspect of what you are doing.  

Here are a few ideas for banishing:

• Write the name on a piece of paper and use a permanent marker or white-out to "erase" the name completely.
• Write the name on a piece of toilet paper and flush it away.
• Write the name on piece of paper, and put it through your paper shredder.
• Write the name on a scrap of old sweater and unravel the yarn.
• Carve the name on a black candle and let it burn all the way down.
• Carve the name on a scrap of wood and burn it (Fallen branches are the best choice here, as lumber scraps might be treated with chemicals and plywood contains glue).
• Write the name on a leaf, river rock or shell and throw it into running water (only throw into the water what came out of it or what might naturally fall into it).
• Write the name on a piece of paper and burn it in a heat proof container or fire place.
• Carve the name into the skin of a banana or other fruit and bury it in the earth.
• Whisper the words "I banish you, (insert name here) into a soap bubble and let the wind carry it away from you.
• During a storm, shout the words above into the wind.
• Use a needle to inscribe the name onto a piece of self-lighting charcoal.  Light the charcoal and when it's ready, sprinkle an appropriate banishing herb on it and let it burn to ash.  Dispose of the ash by wrapping it a banana skin and burying it, flushing it away, or just throw it out with your garbage.
• Write the name on a piece of paper, put it in the bottom of your pet's litter box or cage.  Dispose of the next time you clean the box.

I'd love to hear about any other quick banishing spells that you have in your aresenal!

Above photo courtesy of Puck Smith, via Wikimedia Commons