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A Witch’s Amulets (by Carolina Gonzalez)

Text from the book “Witchcraft In The Canary Islands” written by Domingo García Barbuzano. Image from the book “Practise And Belief Of A Canarian Healer”, written by the same author.

Before you read the spells, please keep in mind that these spells are from the XVI century – the controversy about using animal parts of Witchcraft did not exist then. These spells are shown here for educational purposes only, as a historical curiosity. I do not sacrifice animals of any type on my practise, but I will gather any animal part that Nature offers me while I’m making my herbal gatherings, and I think it is each Witch’s right to decide.

Also, words marked between these signs (**) have been added as they were on the book, they are not words in spanish. It is very likely that they are derived from ancient greek.

To Conjure The Devil
Pour salt, frankincense and sulphur over the fire.

To Make Someone Sleepless
Put a swallow’s eye under the person’s pillow.

To Make A Sleeping Person Tell His/Her Secrets
Place the heart and the right leg of an owl over the sleeping person’s chest.

To Make A Lover Faithful Forever
Take seven hairs from the lover’s head, burn them to ashes and sprinkle the ashes over the mattress, which should be previously smeared with honey.

To Make A Man Powerless
Capture a firefly, crush it in your hand a smear it on the back of the person’s neck.

To Curse Someone
Steal a picture of the person you want to curse and stick seven pins on the person’s head; while the sun is setting, bury it on a pile of manure for eight days.

To Become Invisible
Take the gizzard of a pigeon, a crow and a partridge, dry them and grind them to a powder. Whenever you want to become invisible, sprinkle the mixture over your head and say: ” *Expybra, sama, eshymen, os derri *, I conjure all those who have the power to cover me, and I shall not be seen by anyone”. After that, say: “*Ardues, ardares, ardues, geres, flavidos*, I conjure all creatures that God made to hide me”.