A Seashore Spell
TO ATTRACT A FOREIGN LOVER.
There has always been something glamorous and superior about a love affair with a foreigner. If you have drunk from the cup of holiday romance but prefer that, this time, he should come to you, plan a trip to the seaside, and see what you can do to influence the fates.
YOU WILL NEED
A seashell; a lock of hair; a small silver charm; a sprig of rosemary; a small piece of paper; a red ribbon or cord; sealing wax; a flask of wine; your magic mirror; matches
WHEN THE MOON IS NEWEST AND THE EVENING LONG, JOURNEY TO A QUIET SEASHORE.
the spell
In a pouch carry the above, tokens of your love. At day’s end, sit by the water’s edge facing the rising moon.
Breathe in the salty fragrance. Imagine your life filled with love, with the partner you hope might be your companion.
Hold the talismans in your outstretched hands:
- the shell, symbol of the traveller;
- the lock of your own hair to represent your thoughts and your true self;
- a silver charm (formerly a sixpence) sacred to the moon, for luck;
- and the sprig of rosemary, token of love and sacred to sea-spells.
ASK THE MOON TO SEEK YOU THE ONE BEST QUALIFIED TO APPRECIATE YOUR WISE MIND AND LOVING HEART. WHEN SHE HAS FOUND HIM, SEND HIM ON HIS JOURNEY TO FIND YOU.
Now write your name on paper and wrap it into a scroll with the red cord, then seal with the wax and show it to the moon and the sea.
Sip wine from the flask and toast the moon, mistress of the sea, our emotional tides, and the night-time companion of us all.
Take the air, sea and sky into your mind, try to become one with them, and watch the tide lapping onto the shore, seeing it bringing your beloved right to your feet.
NOW WHISPER NINE TIMES:
‘Shine your light across the ocean, Guide to me my love’s devotion, He who’s known another life, May now make of me his wife.’
Whilst you are chanting cast the scroll into the water. Before you lose sight of it, hold up your mirror to the moon to catch her light and then to the ocean so that it glimpses your scroll in its glass.
Take the shell, rosemary and lock of your hair, in the other hand, offer the silver token up to the moon, inviting her blessing.
Make a small hole in the sand or pebbles beside the water with your hand and place herb, hair and shell into it.
Splash a drop of wine into the hole, cover it again and lay your head on top of the mound for a moment. Now you have asked the earth, too, to help.
YOUR MAGIC IS COMPLETE AT THE SEASHORE.
When you return home, hold the silver up to the moon again to bring your magic into your home and stand a broom in any corner of your home.
For a month, show the silver to the moon each night and sleep with it under your pillow.
WITHIN ONE TO THREE MONTHS, YOUR ‘FOREIGNER’ SHOULD HAVE APPEARED.