Binding appears in 2 systems: the same name is used for more than one thing. Both are shown below.
Rituals
Binding
Binding is a spellcraft ritual of restriction, from the Folk Western tradition. It has 4 steps and opens with: Name exactly what is being bound and why.
Binding is ethically loaded: the corpus records it as a practice with a stated limit, and does not present it as a cure for a situation that needs a conversation or the law.
Practice
- Purpose
- Restriction
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Nature and meaning
- Category
- Spellcraft
Details
- Timing
- on the waning moon, with a clear limit on what is bound
- Optimal Timing
- Moon phases
- Steps
- Name exactly what is being bound and why.Bind the poppet, cord or object while stating the limit.Seal it and place it somewhere it will not be disturbed.Record the working and the condition of release.
- Keywords
- BindingRestrictionProtectionJustice
Workings
Practice
- Difficulty
- Advanced
Nature and meaning
- Category
- Influence
Details
- Optimal Timing
- Avoid phasesPlanetary hoursSaturnBest seasonsWinterTime of dayMidnightEvening
- Correspondences
- PlanetsColorsBlackGreyDark blueScentsMyrrhCypressVetiverPatchouli
- Keywords
- BindingRestraintControlLimitationPreventionRestriction
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Every entry that names Binding, grouped by the system it comes from.
◇ Workings 2
- Protection Rituals
- Warding Rituals
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