Keep Love Strong Spell

Here is a spell I wrote in June.  This is a simple spell with step by step instructions.  Very Easy for even the newest of witches =)
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Keep Love Strong Spell


FULL MOON



Supply List:

Basic Alter, Element, Circle, and Ritual Supplies

Wooden Spell box personalized for this spell

Pink or Red Candle

Sachet or fabric and string for herbs (preferably Pink or Red {for love})

Herbs listed (you do not have to use every 1 of them)

Pressed Rose Petals

Small Piece Pink Yarn

Your hair and His hair

A small, square piece of pink paper

A pen

A full moon

Established love



I have prepared all of my things that I needed in advance. I have a small wooden box that I will use for this spell. I have painted it black and wrote Jen and Rick Forever Love on the top around a heart. The top of the box has Runes that I have painted. The runes are as follows: (you can always used different ones, but these are great to use.)

Used to prevent anger and to avoid wrath

For protection

Balanced Joy

the one on the top left.. love charm from a woman to a man

Stability

One on the Left maintain a lasting relationship. One on the Right For happy Marriage and family

Also, I wrote on the box in Runic form: Keep Our Love Strong. I lined the box in dark red sateen.

I will also use herbs for this spell. I will make a sachet of herbs to keep in the box and I will burn some in a PINK CANDLE(represents love) as well. The Herbs that I will use are as Follows:

ALLSPICE-- used for protection. Prosperity good luck & healing

BASIL-- use it for Protection in business, prosperity & loving relationships.

CINNAMON-- Good for lust, success, & money.

CLOVE-- Use for healing, protection, calming.

CUMIN- - For love, protection and loyalty.

GINGER-- Very Energetic. Use for Love and prosperity.

JASMINE- Very tranquil, use for love, & prosperity.(If Jasmine cannot be found alone, Jasmine Tea is fine as well)

PARSLEY-- Good for Lust & fertility, prosperity & protection.

ROSEMARY-- Use for increased Memory, healing, love, protection and mental strength.







The Ritual

To begin, mark the four points of a magick circle with the four elements at their corresponding cardinal points. You will place dish of salt at the North, for earth; an incense cone or feathers at the East, for air; a red candle at the South, for fire; and a dish of water at the West, for the element of water. In addition, when I performed this ritual, I had my Book of Shadows resting on my bookstand in the middle of the circle(if u do not have a book stand, just keep it beside you in view or in front of you, which ever feels more comfortable). You should also have your alter set up as usual But you must also have hairs, herbs, and other supplies for this ritual close to hand.

Light the candle and incense.

CLEANSE YOUR SPACE

Take up the besom and walk counter-clockwise around the circle sweeping from the center outward to cleanse the circle of negative energy. Recite this chant as you sweep from the center of the circle outwards:

"Sweep out evil, sweep out ill, Where I do the Lady's will. Besom, besom, Lady's Broom, Sweep out darkness, sweep out doom.

Witch's broom swift in flight, Cast out darkness, bring in light. Earth be hallow, air be pure, fire burn bright, as water cures.

A sacred bridge this site shall be, As I will, so mote it be."

BLESS THE ALTAR AND TOOLS

Pick up the athame and draw an invoking pentagram in the air above the altar. Replace the athame and say this invocation:

"Blessed Be, Instruments of Light, Tools of magick with power and might."

BLESS THE ELEMENTS AND SPACE

Hold your hand over each of the four Altar Elements and say for each one:

"Element of (Earth, Air, Fire, Water), I cleanse and consecrate thee in the names of the Lord and Lady. I bring their blessings upon you now. So mote it be."

Pass your hand over the element 3 times to banish, and then hold your hand steady to bless. Visualize a sparkling light surrounding and infusing the element. Take up that element and go once clockwise around the circle. While walking, disperse the element while reciting the corresponding blessing below:

"Powers of (Earth, Air, Fire, Water), this circle grace. Purify, cleanse, and bless this space."

CAST THE CIRCLE

Take you athame to your chest and say:

I conjure thee, Circle of art,

The veil between the worlds to part;

Round and round the circle is bound,

That within protection shall be found.

Contain the power raised within,

Until I set it free again;

In the name of the Lord and Lady,

As I will so mote it be.

Then, cast the circle,

Face north. Hold your athamé or wand out at waist level. Walk clockwise thrice around the circle perimeter charging it with this chant.

Recite one verse for each of the three circles:

1. Round and Round the Circle's Cast, Joining Present, Future and Past

A Sacred Place, A World Apart, Where Powers Merge and Magick Starts.

2. Round and Round the Circle's Cast, Joining Present, Future and Past

This Sacred Space shall now be Bound, As I cast this Circle Round.

3.Round and Round the Circle's Cast, Joining Present, Future and Past

Thrice is the Circle cast this Night/Day and now begins my Magick Rite/Way."

Once the circle has been cast, salute in the following way:

Take up athame and point it to the sky, while saying, "As above..."

Then lower athame to point it at the ground, while saying, "So below."

CALLING THE QUARTERS:

Starting in the North and moving clockwise around to the West, light the corresponding elemental candle, and then invoke the quarter:

[North]

Spirit of Earth, your child invites you here.

Come from the mountains of midnight, with new strength and vigor appear.

You are the field of my pleasure, you are the source of my might.

Spirit of Earth, keep me strong through my rite.

[East]

Spirit of Air, your child invites you here.

Come on the winds of the sunrise, give me your vision so clear.

You are the gentle spring breezes, you are the glory of flight.

Spirit of Air, keep me wise through my rite.

[South]

Spirit of Fire, your child invites you here.

Come with your blazing noon passion, banish all sorrow and fear.

You are the flickering candle, you are the bonfire bright.

Spirit of Fire, keep me brave through my rite.

[West]

Spirit of Water, your child invites you here.

Come on the waves of the sunset, bring to me joy and good cheer.

You are the well of deep comfort, you are the crashing waves height.

Spirit of Water, keep me sure through my rite.

INVITE THE GOD AND GODDESS:

I call upon Mother Earth, Goddess of the Moon, and the Father of the Heavens to descend

Upon this circle & to lend Your energies to this rite And grant success unto my plight.

LIBATION AND OPENING TOAST

Pour some wine into the libation dish and say, "To the Lord and Lady!"

Fill the altar goblet with wine. Hold up the altar goblet and say, "I drink to the God and Goddess."

Take a sip from the goblet, and say, "Blessed Be."

RITUAL OR SPELL WORK

You now must prepare your box for spell work by blessing it. While standing at your alter: open the lid of the box, exposing it to the full moon.

With it raised say: I prepare this box for the use of magick.

Walk to the north and say: By the powers of the Earth…

Walk to the east and say: By the powers of the Air…

Walk to the south and say: By the powers of Fire…

Walk to the west and say: By the powers of Water…

Return to your alter and raise the box once again and say: I empower this spell box, you are now a tool of magic. Assist me in my workings!

Bless the box

“I call upon the Lord and Lady,

Please be present here with me;

As I dedicate this tool to you,

And to the work with it it’ll do”

Starting in the North and ending in the West, hold the object over the element and say:

“From the

(North, East, South, West)) the element of

(Earth, Air, Fire, Water)

now cleans,

This spell box for positive means.

Go back to the alter and raise the box and say:

This box will be used to keep my love alive. He loves me and I love him, and by our love we shall abide.

“Earth, Air, Fire, Water,

Come to me and do not falter;

I ask that you now come together,

Your energies here, & this spell box bless.”

Now that your spell box is ready, you can start your Ritual.

SPELL

Start by saying: I called the powers here tonight to aid in my need of keeping my marriage strong. We love each other dearly, though I fear we cannot do it alone.

Light the pink ritual candle and say: This candle represents our love that burns for one another.

Take the ALLSPICE, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: For protection of our love, Prosperity in our life together, and healing of any pain that we have or may cause each other.

Take the BASIL, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: For a loving relationship.

Take the CINNAMON, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: To keep us lusting for one another.

Take 2 CLOVES, add 1 your cauldron, & 1 to the burning candle and say: To help keep us calm toward one another.

Take the CUMIN, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: For protection of our love against outside influences.

Take the GINGER, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: To keep our love energetic towards one another.

Take the JASMINE, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: To keep our love tranquil, and our sexuality alive.

Take the PARSLEY, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: To aid us with fertility if we decide to have another child.

Take the ROSEMARY, add a pinch to your cauldron, & a tiny sprinkle to the burning candle and say: To help us remember all of the good times that we have shared and the reason that we are still in love.

Now that you have all of the herbs in the candle you can leave it alone and let it burn it’s magick through the remainder of the ritual. You will now take your athame and blend your herbs together in your cauldron. While doing so say: I blend these herbs to help keep our love strong in all aspects. You will say this 3 times. Now that the herbs are blended, you will take a pinch and put it into your offering bowl and say: For the God & Goddess to aid in your love as well as mine.

You will now get your hair, your lover’s hair, and your small piece of pink yarn. You will now unravel the yarn into 2 pieces. Place your and your lover’s hair together with the string. You will now wind it back together by tieing it in knots until it is a ball.  As you are doing so you will say:

I bind the two of us together to keep our love strong forever.

Be us ever lovers closely wound together

Sharing our lives, hopes, wishes and dreams

Treasured to each other we are destined

Lovers always we will be for eternity!

Now that your hair is bound in the yard with theirs and these words have been said, place the yarn/hair in the cauldron with the herbs. As you mix this with the herbs you will say:

My love we two are lovers many years

We have found a comfortable place with each other Through the years.

I want to rekindle the days of youth When we burned for each other

Each kiss electricity, each touch a melting sensation

Make our love eternal and great and like that forever.

Leave the yarn/hair in the cauldron to absorb the essence of the herbs.

You will now take you piece of small, pink paper and your pen. You will fold it in half and open it back up. On 1 side of the fold you will write your full, given, name 3 times. You will then turn it and write your partners full, given name 3 times. You will then fold it back together, seal it with wax from your pink ritual candle and say:

May we be beside each other forever as our names will be.

You will then stick this paper in the sachet/fabric. You will then take the yarn/hair and put it in as well. You will take your cauldron and pour the herbs in the sachet/fabric. Set your cauldron down then they are all in. Tie it up and say: I bind these things together so that they may work for my purpose. Now set the sachet/fabric down on the alter and get your spell box and your rose petals. You will put the rose petals into the bottom of the spell box and say:

I add these rose petals to represent our bed of love.

Blow our your pink ritual candle and pass the sachet through the smoke

You will then place the sachet/fabric on top of the rose petals and put the extinguished ritual candle. You will now write what you want out of this spell on a red piece of paper and put it in the box and then close the box. Raise the box and say:

These rites I have performed to help keep our love strong. As I will it, so mote it be.

You may now set the box on the alter.

Place your hands on the box and envison what you are here to accomplish and let your energy and the power of your words flow into the box.

CAKES AND ALE

Take up the plate with the cakes and say "May I never hunger." Take a bite, and then say, "Blessed Be."

Take up the wine and say "May I never thirst." Finish the wine in the chalice and then say, "Blessed Be."

Now say:I thank you for allowing me to love, and be loved. I ask now that you assist me in keeping this love strong.

RELEASING THE QUARTERS

Starting in the North, and moving counter-clockwise around the circle to the East, go to each element candle and say the following release:

[North]

Strong One, I bid you now hail and farewell.

Go by the powers that brought you, Go by the unweaving spell.

As thy bright pentagrams fade, Depart, 'ere the circle is gone.

(Blow out the Northern element candle before proceeding to the next quarter)

[West]

Sure One, I bid you now hail and farewell.

Go by the powers that brought you, Go by the unweaving spell.

As thy bright pentagrams fade, Depart, 'ere the circle is gone.

(Blow out the Western element candle before proceeding to the next quarter)

[South]

Brave One, I bid you now hail and farewell.

Go by the powers that brought you, Go by the unweaving spell.

As thy bright pentagrams fade, Depart, 'ere the circle is gone.

(Blow out the Southern element candle before proceeding to the next quarter)

[East]

Wise One, I bid you now hail and farewell.

Go by the powers that brought you, Go by the unweaving spell.

As thy bright pentagrams fade, Depart, 'ere the circle is gone.

THANKING THE GOD & GODDESS

Say:

"I give thanks to the Lord and Lady for guarding my circle and joining my rite. Hail and farewell."

Extinguish the alter candle.

CLOSING THE CIRCLE/SALUTE:

Circle of art open wide

The realms of man & spirit divide;

Round and round now be unbound

Energy sink into the ground.

Let us now return again,

To time & place that are the same;

Take the Athamé or Wand and retract the energy of the circle back into yourself moving widdershins beginning in the north around to the east using the following chant:

1."Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.

I now Dissolve this Sacred Space and send all Powers back to place.

2.Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.

Stay if you can, Go if you must, with Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.

3.Circle Round, now be Unbound as I make my way around.

My Work is finished for the Night/Day and now I End my Magick Rite/Way."

Once the circle is closed, say the following salute:

"The circle is open, but unbroken."