Essential Spell Book

THE MODERN WITCH’S ESSENTIAL
A gift for you

created by Phyllis Curott
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Contents
Banishing Spell......................................................................... 7
The Sphere of Light Spell.................................................... 11

FOR PROTECTION
The Solar Blast Spell............................................................... 15

FOR ANXIETY RELIEF, EMPOWERMENT AND SUCCESS
Inspiration and Purpose Spell.......................................... 22
True Love Spell.......................................................................... 24
The Abundance Bundle Spell............................................ 28
Healing Spell for Mother Earth......................................... 32
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The Essentials of Successful
Spellcasting
Magic is real and utterly natural. Since the first time you wished
upon a star, magic became a part of who you are. It’s an innate
capacity that Witches cultivate and that you can too. It’s what
happens when you open your heart and mind to the divine
energies of Creation; the enchantment that flows into your life
and awakens the Witch within. Spellcasting is the art and the
craft of making that magic happen.
The practice of spellcasting is ancient, sacred, and powerful. It’s

a craft for manifesting success, meeting challenges, restoring
health and harmony, and generating necessary change. It’s an
art for creating a life of joy, fulfillment, beauty, love, and grace.
A spell can be carefully constructed or utterly spontaneous. It
can be written, spoken, kept secret, or shouted. Spells are magic
that’s clearly intended, willfully asserted, passionately felt, and
sincerely acted upon, but magic is also a gift from Spirit that will
exceed anything you could have imagined or conjured. And even
when a spell doesn’t work, it will probably change your life.
I’m sharing some of my favorite and most effective spells for

what people often need and want. Work with these spells as
written to build your confidence and skills, and then use them as
templates for creating your own spells. With practice, the spells
you create will have the most passion and possibility for success
because, as you craft them, you awaken the Witch within you.
You focus your mind and intentions, raise your energy and direct
your will, open your heart and realize your dreams, and take
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empowered and consistent actions to manifest your magic. And
you realize that no spell is complete without gratitude and giving
something in return for what you receive.
The Secret of Successful Spellcasting
The secret of successful spellcasting is the power of the Sacred

working with, within and through you. All real magic flows from
your connection with the Divine.
That is the energy empowering your spellcasting. With it, your

spells and your life will be filled with more magic than you can
imagine! Call it Spirit, Goddess or God, Higher Self, Consciousness
or Creator—what matters is that, as you cast your spell, you go
to the well of your own inner divinity, draw it forth, give it shape
and form in the world, and you call upon the Sacred to work
with you.
Spells energized by your connection with the Divine will deepen

your alignment of mind, body, and soul with Consciousness,
Creation, and Spirit. When that happens, magic awakens within
you and the magic of Creation flows through you and into the
world. The Witch within you awakens!
You’ll discover that magic is real. Magic changes everything

and the first thing it changes is you.
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Spells
Banishing Spell
A few wise words:
All magic begins with purification—clean out what clutters

your consciousness, obstructs your heart, and blocks the flow
of energy. To make way for the new, you need to clear out the
old. Whether it’s an old habit that you’ve simply outgrown but
are having trouble kicking, a relationship that’s doing more
harm than good, or a source of negativity that doesn’t respect
your boundaries, there’s a spell that can help: A banishing
spell. Simple, direct, and effective, it turns any negativity into
compost, following one of Mother Nature’s greatest laws:
nothing is wasted. Instead, you’re just turning it into something
new and useful.
Remember, one of the keys to effective banishing magic is

to learn the lesson about whatever you’re banishing. Then it
won’t happen again!
Ingredients: One black candle; one white candle; sage; two small
pieces of paper; a pen; an ashtray or fireproof bowl; your journal.
Timing: Around midnight, when the Moon is waning or dark.
Cast your banishing spell:
1. Take some time to reflect and then write in your journal about
what you want to banish. Reflect on why it has come about, what
role it has served in your life, and what you’ve learned from it.
Write about why you’re ready to let it go and what you want in
its place. Date it.
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2. Purify. Shower or wash your hands with salt water, and
sprinkle some salt water around the entire perimeter of your
space. You can also use sage to smudge yourself, your space,
and the candles.
3. Place the candles and the paper in front of you.
4. If you have a guardian spirit, power animal, or spirit helper,

you can call on them to be with you and help you.
5. Call Cerridwen, Goddess of cosmic recycling and magical

transformation, to be with you and to help you.
6. State what you want to banish and write it down on one

of the pieces of paper. Sprinkle the paper with some of the salt
water and pass it through the sage smoke.
7. Light the black candle. Hold the paper in your non-dominant

hand. Move counterclockwise (widdershins), the direction of
decrease, in a circle around the burning candle.
8. Recite this incantation:
Farewell, farewell to what was wrong,

Be gone, be gone, be gone, be gone!
No pain or sadness ever lasts,
Free my spirit, release my past.
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9. Move and chant faster, raising your energy as you do so.
When you feel your energy peak, light the paper on fire with the
flame of the black candle. Drop the burning paper into the ashtray
or fireproof bowl. As it burns, forcefully declare three times:
I cast this spell now three times three.

I’m free, I’m free, I’m free!
As I do will, so mote it be!
Decisively blow out the black candle. Declare:
So mote it be!
10. Ask Cerridwen to transform the old that did not serve you
into that which will bring you fulfillment.
11. Write down your new positive vision on the second piece of
paper and set your intention.
12. Light the white candle and hold the second piece of paper in
your dominant hand. Raise energy by moving clockwise (deosil),
the direction of increase, around the circle.
Chant:
One thing becomes another,

In the Mother, in the Mother.
When you feel the energy peaking, direct it into your positive
intention or vision of the future. Declare forcefully, repeating
three times:
Let a joyful/prosperous/loving/healthy, etc.

Future come to me!
I cast this spell now three times three,
As I do will, so mote it be!
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13. Thank Cerridwen for her aid.
14. Put the white candle somewhere safe and let it burn out.
If it goes out, light it again.
15. Now, let it go! Get some rest.
16. As soon as possible, make an offering to Cerridwen: You

could turn the ashes of your banishing into compost by mixing
them into the soil of a houseplant or the soil outside. Peonies in
particular like ashes. Mindfully throw out any remnants of the
black candle. It’s over!
17. Re-read your positive vision or intention. Keep it in your

journal or somewhere safe.
Act in accord: The door is closed; don’t reopen it. It’s time to
bring new things into your life. And if change requires many
small steps, take them knowing each one is carrying you away
from the past and into a future you’re creating with magic and
with daily actions in accord.
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The Sphere of Light Spell FOR PROTECTION
A few wise words:
You’re more powerful than you realize. In the midst of any

negative, confused, or chaotic energy, it’s important to protect
yourself. Whatever’s coming at you—general negativity,
someone projecting their shadow onto you, an online troll—the
sphere of light spell is going to make sure you’re safe, secure,
and unaffected. You can also use the sphere to block out the
disruptive static of an overly electronic culture and all the
electromagnetic waves, radio waves, sonic energy, mechanical
background hums, and electrical noise whizzing around you. You
can also use this protection spell to protect others, especially
animals. Simply summon the sphere of light and use your hands
to direct it to encompass whoever needs protection. The key is
to remember your power: You’ve got this!
Ingredients: You!
Timing: Any time you need it, anywhere you need it.
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Cast your sphere of light spell:
1. Take a few deep breaths.
2. Calm and focus your mind.
3. Ground and draw the energy of Mother Earth up and into

your stomach: Your power center.
4. Call upon the Divine to be with you, call your guardian, your
power animal, spirit guide, angel, or deity (the incantation I give
below invokes the power of Athena, the ancient, protective Greek
Goddess). It’s as simple as asking them to help and protect you.
Feel their presence with you, standing beside you, in front of you,
all around you.
5. Visualize a sphere of light in the center of your stomach.
6. Place your hands on your stomach and feel the heat and power.
7. Feel the energy growing. Feel the sphere of light expanding

within you.
8. Unleash your power! Clap your hands hard! Exhale strongly!

Send the sphere of light out and all around you.
9. Feel the energy moving out around you, covering you from
head to toe, shoulder to shoulder, expanding a few inches beyond
your body.
10. Feel the energy, the power, and the light surrounding you.
11. Nothing can get through this sphere of protection except

air, information, and positive energy.
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12. Say out loud or to yourself:
I have the protection of Athena’s shield.

I have the strength that does not yield.
I have the shelter of Divine light.
I am safe, secure, and all is right.
13. Breathe deeply, slowly, and fully. Feel yourself safe, calm,
and peaceful.
14. Set your protection spell with these words:

Safety within, calm within, peace within
Only good may enter herein.
15. Feel yourself well-protected as you go about daily life and

when you sleep at night. Your sphere of light will remain up
and around you for as long as you need it. You can periodically
recharge your sphere for protection by drawing the energy of
Mother Earth or Father Sun into yourself, and then directing
it with the palms of your hands into the sphere. You can also
inhale the divine energy of Creation that is all around you and
direct it into your sphere as you exhale.
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16. When you don’t need the sphere’s protection any more,
reach your arms out, grasp the sphere with both hands, and
pull it back in to your stomach. Use the same techniques to
re-charge or withdraw the sphere from whomever you’ve helped
with it, human or animal.
17. Let any excess energy drain from the palms of your hands
and the soles of your feet back into Mother Earth. Thank your
guardian, thank the Goddess Athena, thank Mother Earth.
Thank yourself.
Act in accord: Remember to maintain healthy boundaries.

Unplug, and detox for at least an hour a day, especially before
bedtime, by turning off your phone. Spend time in Nature to stay
grounded. Remember, you’ve got this!
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The Solar Blast Spell
FOR ANXIETY RELIEF, EMPOWERMENT, AND SUCCESS
A few words of wisdom:
This is an empowering and versatile transformation spell. It

will help you change negative energies—both internal and
external—into positive ones and expand your power and positive
energies when you need them. It’s one of the first spells I
learned nearly 40 years ago and one of the most reliable and
effective. The solar blast spell summons the power of the Sun,
the transforming magic of Divine Fire, to dry up your tears,
banish your fears, and inspire you to transform anxiety, apathy,
or inertia into optimism, confidence, and action. No matter how
tiny that little flame of change feels, the solar blast spell will
start you growing and glowing again with uplifting, life-stirring,
soul-warming energy.
The solar blast spell is incredibly adaptable, providing that

extra boost of energy wherever you need it. The power of the
Sun awakens and accelerates the divine magic within you and
brings success to whatever goals you set. You’ll feel an increase
in your energy and self-assurance right away. Spiritually, the Sun
is an ancient, universal symbol of enlightenment and so you can
also work with the solar blast spell to bring you to new levels of
awakening and inspiration.
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The solar blast spell is also truly helpful with anxiety—a
common problem these days, perhaps because we live in a world
full of stress. Negative emotions can be a helpful warning that
something in your life or the world around you isn’t good for your
health, your psyche, or your soul. This spell can help you achieve
the freedom that comes with renewed energy, self-awareness,
and insight. And sometimes nerves are just excitement holding
its breath. Deep breathing will calm nerves and gets the energy
flowing again. Banishing and sphere of light spells can also help,
as can simple ways of acting in accord like unplugging for an
hour every day, maintaining balance between your work and
personal life, and spending time in Nature to come back to
peace and to yourself.
Prolonged and extreme anxiety may stem from physiological

causes, so talk to your doctor and follow their advice. They can
also be symptoms of old patterns and psychological problems
best healed with the help of a good therapist and loving friends.
And as you heal your body and your psyche, the solar blast spell
can help heal your spirit.
Ingredients: A large yellow or orange pillar candle; matches or

lighter; a small kitchen knife; a bowl, preferably cut glass; your
journal and a pen; a small mirror.
Solar blast oil: Mix together a few drops of the essential oils
frankincense, orange, rue, and acacia. If you can’t find these you
can use substitutes such as heliotrope, amber, carnation, or a
pre-mixed Sun Oil.
Potion/offering: Iron filings (Yup, this is old school—you can

also use a small flat magnet); honey; dried rose hips; damiana;
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chamomile; marigold flowers; sunflower petals or seeds; eight
bay leaves for success and money; wine, water, or juice.
Timing: Around noon on a sunny day, preferably between the

Spring and Autumn Equinoxes (Summer Solstice is perfect), to
work with the natural energies of growth and change—but you
can do this any time of year.
Cast your solar blast spell:
1. Outside is best, but you can also work inside where you can feel
the Sun on your face. Put everything you’ll work with where the
light of the Sun falls. Take a few deep and calming breaths. Feel
the warmth of the Sun. Feel yourself responding to the Sacred
embodied by the life-generating Sun. Feel the spark of life within
you stirring to life. Smile. Yes, smiling initiates the magic.
2. Set your intention: Ask yourself what you want and need to
be truly happy or what you would like to succeed, achieve, and
accomplish. Write it down in your journal. Date it, sign your name
and draw a symbol (a sigil) of your happiness or goal beneath
your name (for example: a smile, a flower opening to life, a dollar
or other currency sign, an “A” for good grades, etc.)
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3. Hold your journal to your heart. Feel how good it will be to
be free from anxiety or to create the success you deserve. Feel
your heart open. Feel the Sun’s energy warming you to life and
feel that energy filling you, warming you, energizing you.
4. Hold the bowl up so that the Sun falls into it. Put it down
and place the iron filings or the magnet in the bottom of the bowl.
If you’re casting the solar blast spell for success and abundance,
lay the eight bay leaves out like the petals of a flower or the rays
of the Sun around the filings/magnet. Place your journal beside
the bowl.
5. Carve the candle with your name and the sigil symbolizing
your intention. Focus on your goal and softly chant as you carve:
I am one, I am one, I am one

With the healing and the power of the Sun.
6. Carve the Sun as a large circle surrounding your name and

intention symbol, with eight rays of light (lines) emanating
outward from the Sun circle and inward towards your name
and intention symbol. As you carve, continue chanting and feel
yourself energized by the life-generating power of the Sun.
Your Name
Your Intention
Symbol
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7. Consecrate and charge the candle with your solar blast
oil. Put a few drops on your fingertips and rub the oil onto the
candle from the top to the bottom. This further focuses and
concentrates your intention and the solar energies, and infuses the
candle with them.
8. Connect with the divine power of the Sun. Hold your candle,
breathe deeply and feel the warmth, the energy of the Sun. Ask
the Sun, the Goddesses of the Sun, and the Dawn Goddesses,
Hausos, Theia, and Tefnut, and the Gods of the Sun, Ra, Apollo,
and Helios, to help, energize, and empower you.
9. Put the candle on top of filings/magnet and the bay leaves

in the center of the bowl.
10. Make your offering: Pour the honey and sprinkle the rose
hips, damiana, and chamomile into the bowl. Pour in the wine,
water, or juice. Sprinkle the marigolds and the sunflower petals
or seeds in the bowl.
11. Put your mirror in front of the bowl.
Take a moment to see how beautiful it is.
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12. Feel your power to create beauty. Feel the spark of light
and life within you, especially in your heart and your solar plexus,
burning brighter. Focus your energy and willpower on your
intention. Light the candle with decisiveness and watch the fire
you ignited dance.
13. Recite the solar blast spell incantation:
By the power of Sun so bright,

By the power of warmth and light,
By the power making all things grow,
By the power that begins to flow.
To me, through me,

In me, from me,
May my life as I desire
Flourish, nourished by sacred fire.
See the flame dance and grow brighter as you chant. Dance
in a clockwise circle around the burning candle as you chant.
Dance until you feel your energy peak.
14. Pick up the mirror and capture the dancing flame in the
reflection. Look into it and see the light in your own eyes.
15. Put the candle safely in the bowl and allow it to burn
completely out. If the flame goes out, relight it and repeat the
incantation three times.
16. Bind the spell by SMILING!
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17. The next day, set your alarm to get up and greet the
rising Sun. Thank the Sun for its blessings. Hold the mirror up
to the Sun to capture some of its life-changing light. Now turn
the mirror around, look at yourself, and SMILE! Remember, your
SMILE is the key to making the spell work. If you wish, repeat the
last four lines of the incantation as you look at yourself smiling.
Notice the light in your eyes.
Act in accord: Get up at dawn and repeat the mirror practice

every day until the candle has burned out. Smile at yourself and
feel the energy of the Sun streaming to you, through you, and
back into the world. Focus on the warmth, the movement, the
flame of joy that is burning inside of you. And every day, take
one small step towards manifesting your intention. If this is a
solar blast spell for anxiety relief, you should try to clean up and
take care of whatever you’ve neglected—especially yourself. Do
something nice for yourself, spend time with friends, and spend
time with Nature and the Sun.
When the candle has burned out, scatter the herbs, flowers, and
liquids on Mother Earth with thanks to her and the Sun. Keep the
flame burning and… SMILE!
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Inspiration and Purpose Spell
A few wise words:
Sometimes the well just seems dry. You need the waters of divine
inspiration to nourish your creativity, your life, your spirit. You need
guidance in seeing your purpose and the reason that you are here.
This inspiration and purpose spell is very old, very magical, and
very helpful. It will unlock the door to your own gifts, and you’ll
quickly feel the magic flowing through you and into the world.
You’ll feel a boost to your morale, optimism, and confidence.
Awakening the Witch within rewards you with the wisdom and
help of guides and spirits; this spell works with one of my favorite
methods of speaking with them. The Library Angel arrives
quickly and willingly provides insight and guidance into any
sincerely asked questions, including help in finding your purpose.
You can then use this inspiration spell to empower you to fulfill
that purpose. The key to the success of this spell is to follow your
intuition.
Ingredients: Pine; lily; hyacinth; clove; a silver bowl; a book randomly

selected from your bookshelves, a bookstore, or your library.
Timing: Waxing or Full Moon.
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Casting your inspiration and purpose spell:
1. If you could ask the Divine, the Goddess, the God, your
guardian spirit, or angel one question about the inspiration,
insight, or confidence you need, what would it be?
2. Write down your question in your journal. Hold the book to

your heart. Call to the Library Angel to work with you, to guide
you, to inspire you, and to bring you the answer you need.
3. When you feel its presence, let the book fall open. Let your
eye fall upon the page and write down the passage in your journal.
4. Reflect on the wisdom and inspiration you’ve been given.

How does it answer your question? How does it inspire, inform,
and guide you in cultivating your creativity? Write down your
answers, and draw or create a symbol/sigil representing the
answers.
5. Pour the pine, lily, hyacinth, and clove into the bowl. Mix
them and feel the pleasure of their scent, texture, and colors.
6. Stand up. Sprinkle them all over yourself, on what you’ve

written in your journal, on the book page where you found
your Library Angel’s answer. Wiggle, giggle, dance like no one is
watching, and feel your creativity, your sense of humor and joy
wiggling, giggling, and dancing within you.
Act in accord: Do something you love and enjoy yourself. Honor

your creativity, the hopefulness and confidence you feel when you
act in accord with your gifts. Honor the magic awakening within
you and let it shine in the world! Honor the Witch awakening
within you and create something that expresses your unique,
magical, amazing self!
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True Love Spell
A few wise words:
We all long for love. The more we search, the further away it
seems. Love finally arrived in my life when I realized the Grail—
that’s the beautiful heart inside of each of us—doesn’t search. It
shines! That radiance draws love to you. The magic ingredient
in any love spell is self-love; the key to the success of this spell is
knowing that you’re worthy of love. The love shining from your
heart will be a beacon to the person destined to love you in all
the ways that make you happiest.
Ingredients: A silver bowl; your journal; water; rose oil; five petals
from a red rose; cinnamon; rosemary; a small piece of rose quartz;
a lovely bottle; a red ribbon.
Timing: The night before or the night of a Full Moon. The Full
Moon in May is a particularly good time for a true love spell.
Any Full Moon (or a waxing Moon) that occurs on a Friday, the
day of Venus and Freya, Goddesses of Love for whom Friday is
named, is also propitious.
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Casting your true love spell:
1. On the night before the Full Moon, spend some time with
yourself and your journal. Write down a list of your best qualities
and all the reasons you deserve to be loved. If you’ve any doubts
or difficulties, focus on the things that others love and appreciate
about you, and make a list of the qualities you aspire to embody.
Next write down a list of all the qualities you want in a loving
partner. Because we grow, change, and mature, at the end of the
list, add a simple phrase like: “All the qualities that will continue
to make me happy as I grow into the person I’m meant to be.”
2. The next night, on the Full Moon, fill the silver bowl with
water. Take the bowl outside and let the light of the Full Moon
shine on the water.
3. Look into the shining face of the Moon, then look into
the bowl. Look at yourself in the bowl, then look into the Moon.
Take your time gazing into the Moon and the bowl. Look back
and forth between them, allowing the shining light to open your
heart. Feel the power of Mother Moon who rules all affairs of
the heart, who guides the currents of
love and brings blessings to fruition.
Feel your heart fill with love for your
Beloved, the one who loves you truly
and longs to be with you. Tell them how
much you love and want them. Call
your Beloved to you.
4. Create your love potion. Add three

drops of rose oil, five petals from a
red rose, a bit of rosemary, a pinch of
cinnamon, and a small piece of rose
quartz to the Moon-charged water in
your silver bowl.
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Hold the bowl and chant, allowing the love to flow through you
into your potion and to your Beloved:
Mother Moon who blesses all

Guide my true love to my call
May we be together soon
Bless our love, Great Mother Moon
5. When the energy peaks, lift the bowl to the Moon and then
bring it down to your heart. Gaze one last time into the bowl—see
yourself and the light of love shining in your eyes. Feel your joy.
Feel the joy your true love will feel in being with you.
6. Pour some of your Moon-charged true love potion onto

Mother Earth as an offering. Pour the rest of your potion into
the bottle. It’s a blessing if it overflows and spills onto your hands
and the earth beneath you.
7. Put the cap on the bottle and bind your true love spell by
tying the red ribbon around the bottle’s neck. Hold the potion to
your heart and repeat these words:
May my true love come to me

Together by love blessed be.
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8. Thank the Moon and head to bed. Place the potion by
your bed or on your altar. Until you’ve met your true love, once
a month when the Moon is full or on a Friday night when the
Moon is waxing, you can add a few drops of the potion and the
petals of a red rose to a tub of warm water to create a magical
bath in which you can soak, chant, and feel your love drawing
closer to you.
Act in accord: Be patient. It can take a lifetime to find your true

love, but you’ll find each other. The key is to keep your heart
open and practice self-love by taking good care of yourself. Let
the light and love of the Full Moon shine from within you, and
be confident it will draw your true love to you. And when love
arrives, one night beneath a Full Moon, pour your love potion
onto Mother Earth. Express your gratitude for the love you’ve
received. Keep the rose quartz on your altar or in your magical
bundle with your other power objects. Take good care of the love
you’ve found. Take good care of each other. Take good care of
yourself.
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The Abundance Bundle Spell
A few words of wisdom:
This is a very old and powerful spell for abundance. Abundance

is one of the divine laws of Nature. Every spring, Mother Earth
blesses all of Her children with unbridled generosity, providing
all the nourishment your body and soul needs; it’s one of the
most beautiful and visible expressions of divine love. And it’s the
most natural thing in the world for you to participate in that
bounty and love. All that’s asked from you is that you work with
Mother Earth, take no more than you need, and give back in
thanks for what you’ve received. The magic of an abundance
bundle spell is like adding Miracle-Gro to your garden. The key
to success is gratitude for all the blessings that you already have.
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Ingredients: You don’t need to go any further than your kitchen
cabinet for most of the ingredients! A quarter teaspoon each of
thyme, basil, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves; seven
coffee beans; five bay leaves; a pinch of sugar or honey; patchouli
oil; a sprig of bayberry; three gold coins (you can also use paper
money); a 5 inch (12cm) square of green cloth; a gold ribbon; a
mortar and pestle or a small bowl.
Timing: The best times for abundance spells are between the
Spring and the Autumn Equinoxes, when the Earth is growing
and the energies are all about bountiful manifestation—but you
can do them any time you’re in need of Mother Earth’s generosity
and love. It’s also propitious to cast abundance spells when the
Moon is waxing or full.
Cast your abundance spell:
1. Reflect on all the blessings in your life for which you’re

grateful. Reflect on the next stage of well-being and abundance
that you’re ready to manifest. Write it all down your journal.
Begin by calling the Goddesses of the Earth and abundance:
Great Mother Earth, Gaia, Demeter, Terra Mater,

Ceres, Cybele, Inanna, Hathor, Asase Ya, Ala, Maria
Lionza, Anjea, Freyja, Nerthus, Oestara, Bhumi,
Parvati, Kapo, all the Great Mothers who love
and nourish life… nourish me… bless me with your
abundance and well-being. I welcome you to my life.
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2. Make your abundance bundle: Pour the herbs into the mortar
or the bowl, add the coffee beans, break up and add the bay
leaves, and gradually add five drops of patchouli oil. Grind your
potion with the pestle or mix with your fingers. As you mix, chant:
Just as all things flourish and grow,

Abundance and joy now I sow.
3. Enjoy the fragrance and the textures as you mix and chant,
mix and chant. Rub some of the potion on your forehead, your
heart, your solar plexus, your groin, your feet, and the palms
of your hands. Sprinkle some of the potion, moving clockwise
(deosil), the direction of increase, around your home. Chant as
you sprinkle the potion, making your home an environment that
helps you nourish and create prosperity.
4. Put the potion in the square of green fabric, add the coins/
paper money, and set the spell by tying it with the gold ribbon.
Hold the bundle to your heart as you chant and dance. Raise
your energy, and when you feel your energy peaking, direct it
into your abundance bundle.
See, feel, and know the well-being, prosperity, and abundance

that you will create and receive.
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5. Thank Mother Earth and the Mother Goddesses. Place the
bundle on your altar or somewhere safe, keep it with your check
book or bank statements, or carry it with you for at least one
full lunar cycle or until abundance manifests. Periodically, roll it
between the palms of your hands. Enjoy the scent of prosperity.
Act in accord: Be attentive and grateful for all the blessings

you already have. Save money every time you receive money,
ask for a promotion, look for a job with better pay, invest in
yourself, begin your internet venture, go back to school, write the
book, devote yourself to your art, and work, work, work, with the
Mother. Remember to be patient—you can’t make the grass grow
faster by pulling on it. When your abundance bundle spell and
hard work pay off, give thanks by making an offering and giving
back in return; make a donation to an environmental group, give
something to someone in greater need, and take care of Mother
Earth.
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H ealing Spell for
Mother Earth
A few wise words:
This is a spell that works with the powerful technique of

grounding to heal your relationship with Mother Earth. All
good things, for you and Her, will flow from that healing. We
are all Her children and She loves, nourishes, and sustains us:
The air you breathe, the water you drink, the fire that keeps
you alive and provides all the material comforts you enjoy, the
plants and animals that feed you—they all come from Her. But
for thousands of years, we’ve taken without giving back, done
damage without realizing the consequences, and disregarded
the divinity embodied by Mother Earth. We’ve reached a
critical moment. The Earth is suffering, and Her children are
dying because we’ve forgotten to be grateful, we’ve forgotten
Her wisdom and ways.
Witches heal and honor Mother Earth as the embodiment of

Spirit. As you begin to heal your separation from Mother Earth,
Mother Earth begins to heal. It will become natural to take
actions to protect rather than harm Her. This healing spell for
you and Mother Earth will reconnect you to Her. You’ll awaken
the magic that flows from living in harmony, peace, and well-
being with Her and Her other children. You’ll begin to remember
who you are, where you are, and why you are here. You’ll awaken
the Witch within. The key is humility, gratitude, and finding ways
to act in accord. The key is to be the change you wish to see in
the world.
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Ingredients: You; Mother Earth; an offering like bird seed.
Timing: Now and regularly.
Cast your healing spell for Mother Earth:
1. Take your offering and go outside to someplace lovely and

natural. Go to a park, a botanical garden, the wilderness, or even
your backyard.
2. Take a walk. Walk slowly. Look carefully. Listen carefully. Pay

attention. Listen to the birds. Look closely at what is growing.
Look closely at a leaf, a bud, a flower, an insect. Look at the
beauty and abundant life that surrounds you, that embraces you,
that supports you in endless ways.
Breathe. Say thank you.
3. Look for a tree that will work with you. Ask and pay attention
to the sense of agreement. You’ll feel it.
4. Sit down and lean your back against the tree’s trunk.
Thank the tree for working with you. Close your eyes. Listen.
Feel. Breathe. Ask the tree to help you heal your relationship with
Mother Earth.
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5. Feel yourself becoming one with the tree. Feel time slowing
down, s l o w i n g down, s l o w i n g d o w n . . .
6. Ground: Feel the Earth supporting you. Feel roots descending

from the base of your spine, going deeper into Mother Earth.
Feel Her welcoming you, feel Her warmth, moistness, nourishing,
loving energy flowing into your roots, into you, up your spine, into
your heart.
Feel the gift of life that Mother Earth constantly, continuously,

joyfully gives all Her children. Feel Her energy, Her life, Her love
flowing through you. Take your time. Feel the fullness and healing
power of your connection to one another.
7. Ask Her what She needs from you. Listen carefully for Her
reply. She will tell you or show you what She needs from you.
Tell Her you will do as She has asked. Promise.
8. Feel Her blessing you with life and healing, Her energy
flowing through you, through your heart, up your spine, and out
of the top of your head like a fountain of energy cascading back
down, a rain of love and gratitude and healing back into Mother
Earth. Feel this energy from you into Her.
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9. Thank Her. When you know you have nourished Her as She
nourishes you, draw your roots slowly back and curl them into
the base of your spine. Take your time. When you’re ready, open
your eyes. The world will probably be very, very bright and you
may see auras.
10. Leave your offering.
Act in accord: Keep your promise and do whatever it is Mother

Earth has asked of you. Ground regularly. Take no more than
you need and give back with thanks for what Mother Earth gives
you. Be the change you wish to see in the world: Remember who
you are, where you are, and why you are here.
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Phyllis Curott is one of America’s first public Wiccan Priestesses, an attorney and
author whose ground-breaking books have made Witchcraft accessible to the
world and awakened an entire generation to the Goddess. Widely covered in the
international media, she was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of
Clergy and Scholars, is Vice Chair Emerita of the 2015 Parliament of the World’s
Religions, and founder of the Temple of Ara.
Curott received her degree in philosophy from Brown University and her Juris Doctor
from New York University.
Connect with Phyllis at www.phylliscurott.com

Facebook: phylliscurott
Instagram: @phylliscurott
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The information given in this book should not be treated as a substitute for professional medical advice; always
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THE MODERN WITCH’S ESSENTIAL

A gift for you

The Sphere of Light Spell.................................................... 11

The Solar Blast Spell............................................................... 15

Inspiration and Purpose Spell.......................................... 22

True Love Spell.......................................................................... 24

The Abundance Bundle Spell............................................ 28

Healing Spell for Mother Earth......................................... 32

The practice of spellcasting is ancient, sacred, and powerful. It’s

I’m sharing some of my favorite and most effective spells for

The Secret of Successful Spellcasting

The secret of successful spellcasting is the power of the Sacred

That is the energy empowering your spellcasting. With it, your

Spells energized by your connection with the Divine will deepen

You’ll discover that magic is real. Magic changes everything

All magic begins with purification—clean out what clutters

Remember, one of the keys to effective banishing magic is

Timing: Around midnight, when the Moon is waning or dark.

Cast your banishing spell:

3. Place the candles and the paper in front of you.

4. If you have a guardian spirit, power animal, or spirit helper,

5. Call Cerridwen, Goddess of cosmic recycling and magical

6. State what you want to banish and write it down on one

7. Light the black candle. Hold the paper in your non-dominant

8. Recite this incantation:

Farewell, farewell to what was wrong,

I cast this spell now three times three.

Decisively blow out the black candle. Declare:

One thing becomes another,

Let a joyful/prosperous/loving/healthy, etc.

15. Now, let it go! Get some rest.

16. As soon as possible, make an offering to Cerridwen: You

17. Re-read your positive vision or intention. Keep it in your

A few wise words:

You’re more powerful than you realize. In the midst of any

1. Take a few deep breaths.

2. Calm and focus your mind.

3. Ground and draw the energy of Mother Earth up and into

5. Visualize a sphere of light in the center of your stomach.

7. Feel the energy growing. Feel the sphere of light expanding

8. Unleash your power! Clap your hands hard! Exhale strongly!

11. Nothing can get through this sphere of protection except

I have the protection of Athena’s shield.

14. Set your protection spell with these words:

15. Feel yourself well-protected as you go about daily life and

Act in accord: Remember to maintain healthy boundaries.

A few words of wisdom:

This is an empowering and versatile transformation spell. It

The solar blast spell is incredibly adaptable, providing that

Prolonged and extreme anxiety may stem from physiological

Ingredients: A large yellow or orange pillar candle; matches or

Potion/offering: Iron filings (Yup, this is old school—you can

Timing: Around noon on a sunny day, preferably between the

Cast your solar blast spell:

I am one, I am one, I am one

6. Carve the Sun as a large circle surrounding your name and